Professional Resume

Woodrie Burich

Professional Synopsis

Over twenty years of corporate experience with a focus in business and executive coaching, strategic and communications consulting, project management, customer relationship management, and tailored solution development. Expertise in establishing and building relationships, collaborative problem solving, conflict resolution, change management and enterprise level quality assurance. Specific work experience includes communications strategy development and implementation, mergers and acquisition communications, optimization of internal business processes, strategic development planning, development and implementation of customized training curriculum, gap analysis, business analysis, and technical writing.

Experience

President/Owner

The Integration Group, Anchorage, AK

2011 – Present

Executive & Business Coaching (1:1 and team) for a variety of global Fortune 500 and national enterprise organizations, as well as multiple local and non-profit organizations
Lead corporate training and workshops related to work boundaries with a focus on helping professionals successfully incorporate stress relief techniques, implement work-life balance tools, and sustainability into business processes and programs
Leadership and management consulting in business development, change management, program and process development, sales and marketing support, internal and external communication processes, procurement support, as well as team building
Speaker Highlights:
- 2022 – TEDx Anchorage Speaker
- 2022 & 2021 – Women Global Tech Conference, Virtual Conference
- 2018 – Foraker Leadership Summit in Anchorage, Alaska
- 2014 – International Symposium for Contemplative Studies in Boston, MA (affiliated with the Mind-Life Institute)
Publishing Highlights
- Quarterly columnist with the Alaska Business Magazine
- Book excerpt related to our Resilience Roadmap in “Deepening the Leadership Journey: Nine Elements of Leadership Mastery” by Al Bolea & Leanne Atwater

Communications, Training and Change Management Consultant

Global Energy Company

2011 – 2020

IT Communications Lead for $5.6 billion dollar Merger & Acquisition project
- Led IT Communications Team for all IT&S divestment related activities including weekly communications with Transition Management Office representatives, global project team, and end user community. Responsible for cutover communications and deliverables.
IT Communications Lead Analyst for $23M SAP implementation.
- Responsible for development of all user communication and content materials. Provided strategy planning support. Hosted events, workshops, and presented at meetings.
- Responsible for regional project team cross communication including global and regional status updates and lessons learned discussions. Responsible for graphic design oversight and final messaging.
Other duties: provided regional project escalation support for IT team in Alaska. Led communications and training teams for multiple tech programs/projects including: multi-million dollar desktop migrations, video and audio conferencing projects in diverse locations, as well as a host of other projects. Strategic advisor and consultant for the development of a draft communication plan for $45M program. Highlight: Our regional project team was nominated for a global award.

Adjunct Organizational Behavioral Professor

University of Alaska Anchorage

2011

Director of Business Development

Local Tech Company

Winter 2008 – 2011

Responsible for all business development, marketing and branding initiatives as well as sales team management
Responsible for organizing management and leadership yearly goal setting initiatives

Project Manager/Consultant

Global Energy Companies

Fall 2008

Responsible for developing governance documents for a Joint Venture between two global Fortune 500 energy companies
Provided business analysis and executive interviews with management team to identify requirements as well as a gap analysis of governance requirements

Personal Sabbatical

Spring & Summer 2008

Traveled throughout the contiguous United States

Account Executive

Global Tech Services Company

2003 – 2008

Responsible for business development and account management activities
- High Achiever Sales Awards for 2005, 2006, and 2007
Provided oversight, business analysis and management assistance on multiple projects

Client Service Manager & Purchasing Manager

Local Tech Company

2001 – 2003

Project Management Intern

National Teleservices Company

Spring 2000

Bank Intern

Global Bank, Germany

Summer 1999

Education

MBA, University of Alaska Anchorage

May 2011

General Management

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

BSBA, Creighton University

December 1999/Summer 2000

3 undergraduate majors: International Business, Management Information Systems, and German

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Certifications

Certifications: International Coaching Federation (ICF) Coach, Professional Member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Right Use of Power (RUPI) certified instructor and trainer, Leadership Circle Profile (LCP)

Trainings

MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), G.R.A.C.E. (compassion training based on neuroscience, social psychology, ethics, and contemplative practices) and NVC (Non-Violent Communication)

Community

Memberships: Alpha Sigma Nu (national Jesuit honor society), Beta Gamma Sigma (business honor society), Omicron Delta Kappa (national honor society), Phi Beta Delta (international honor society), Phi Kappa Phi (honor society).

Community: Current Vice President/Board Member for the Alaska Women’s Leadership Forum (since 2017); Active volunteer for various pro-bono coaching programs and speaking events (i.e. ICF Washington Chapter University Coaching Program, local non-profit events, etc.)

Awards & Recognitions:
2022 Gold Award for Achievement in Thought Leadership, Stevie Business Awards
2022 Bronze Award for Female Thought Leader of the Year, Stevie Business Awards
2022 TEDx Speaker on “The Power of Work Boundaries”
2023 Forbes Coaches Council Member

Woodrie Burich

PO Box 252514

Anchorage, Alaska 99524

Phone: (907) 931-2600

Email: woodrie@integratingwork.com

Woodrie Burich

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