Meet Our Panel of Experts
Get the inside scoop from our experts, who have been working with tech-driven businesses and software development firms for 20+ years.
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Host
Rich Wanden
Chief Customer Success Officer, Accelerance
As Chief Customer Success Officer, Rich oversees Accelerance marketing and sales operations globally with a focus on helping customers make the best decisions for choosing a software development team and working together.
Prior to joining Accelerance, Rich has worked in management consulting, IT advisory and outsourcing for over 25 years with Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Logica, Computer Sciences Corp. and Tech Mahindra.
Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Rich has lived in Japan, Australia, and currently resides in Charlotte, NC. Rich has worked on assignment in India, Malaysia, Singapore, US, New Zealand and Australia.
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Panelist
Olivier Poulard
Managing Director of Global Software Engineering Strategies, Accelerance
Olivier is a change agent with over 20 years of global international leadership experience, combining all aspects of digital product development, technology management, software engineering, program management, and offshore outsourcing at scale. His passion for delivering better software has led him to reimagine how large, distributed offshore programs should be envisioned, organized, planned, contracted, and executed.
In the last 16 years, Olivier has led the development and release to production of a wide array of complex, mission-critical, distributed IT systems with more than 2,100 talented software engineers and technologists from Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ukraine, Russia, and India.
Panelist
Ryan Schauer
Director of Partner Success, Accelerance
Ryan is responsible for building partnerships and quality management of Accelerance’s global software outsourcing network. He maintains a working knowledge of in-demand technologies, industries, strategies, and practices relating to software development outsourcing.
Ryan has more than 10 years of managing software development projects, all with globally distributed teams. His experience includes enterprise project management with Bank of America, focusing on core technology platforms and systems.