Millennium Magazine_18th Ed_ Laurie Urbancik

85 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSULTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES Throughout his 20-year career, Robert John Lake has used business analytics and data science to coach, mentor and consult in various roles. To wit, he has successfully developed and grown the skills of many executives through expert guidance over the course of his career. He is an experienced and certified business coach and is passionate about trust management and relationship building. Mr. Lake began his career at Cisco in 1999, working as a data scientist senior manager and a manager of strategy planning until 2017. At Cisco, he was known for his ability to foster trust and strong workplace culture and cultivate a drive for success in those he managed, and he established five internal organizations. This initiative was instrumental in addressing the challenges of team fragmentation and stagnant workforce mobility. His approach created a dynamic and agile company that emphasizes collaboration and trust and established an engaged and accountable workforce. In 2024, Mr. Lake joined FocalPoint, where he serves as a business executive coach, building and leading companies from startup to full capacity as projects are completed. Prior to this role, he excelled as a freelance senior analytics executive from 2023 to 2024, the chief technology officer of PrecisionHawk from 2020 to 2023, and the chief information officer and senior vice president of analytical sciences at Motion Auto from 2018 to 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science and a Master of Science in advanced manufacturing from Teesside University. At FocalPoint, Mr. Lake remains committed to expanding the company’s operations and increasing its market share. He intends to help restructure the company’s daily activities to reduce the time spent on technology-related tasks and increase the time employees can spend with their families, which would enable them to maintain a better work-life balance and improve their overall quality of life. ROBERT JOHN LAKE BUSINESS EXECUTIVE COACH FocalPoint Apex, NC

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