It is with much pleasure that I
announce Roni Leeds Shapiro is joining Excell Puget Sound, taking on the
role of Senior VP of Operations.
Roni
brings a wealth of experience, including her recent participation as a member
of an Excell Group. Roni is
enthusiastic and excited to be focusing on operations, business development,
and market development/awareness.
Roni brings a breadth to business operations,
sales and customer experience developed during 30+ years of experience working
in diverse industries, for Fortune 100 as well as startup companies, in US and
international sites.
She has a sharp interest in the underlying
processes for reaching operational excellence, cultivating high-performing
teams, and building long term business value. Roni’s career includes growing
and managing profitable and sustainable sales and service organizations in four
continents for such companies as Microsoft, Cisco, 3Com, Tandem Computers (now
H-P) and Jonckers T&E.
Roni holds a BA from SUNY at Buffalo and MS
from Iona College, both in Spanish. She also speaks French and
Portuguese and at last count has traveled to 44 countries of the world.
Roni has an Executive MBA from Wharton and
is a certified PMP by the PMI organization and CPIM by the American Production
and Inventory Control Association. Roni was awarded her Culinary Diploma from
Le Cordon Bleu during a break from technology and she recently published a book
about her passion for eating healthfully as a family, The 10-Minute Menu, available on Amazon.com. Roni is a past Board member of Bet Alef
Meditational Synagogue and currently volunteers with the Puget Sound PMI
Chapter.
Roni lives in Seattle with her husband,
David and their two four-legged joys, Kodak and Sylvie. In her leisure, Roni loves to cook,
walk around the lake, travel and visit her family.
I hope you will join me in welcoming Roni to
the team and wishing her well.
