The SolutionsIQ Management Team

Charlie Rudd
CEO

As the CEO of SolutionsIQ. Charlie Rudd leads the company’s exploration of what it means to be an Agile enterprise. With more than thirty years in IT, he has an exceptionally broad background that includes systems development, program management, executive leadership, and business management, and has worked in academics as well as in the software and consulting industries. Over the last five years, Charlie has been especially interested in exploring how to effectively apply Agile principles and values to general management and leadership.

John S. Rudd
President and Managing Director

John Rudd was formerly a managing partner of a financial consulting and investment banking firm, where he focused on advisory services, mergers and acquisitions, and interim management. He has filled interim executive roles (including CEO, CFO, and Chief Restructuring Officer) for multiple companies in an array of industries.

Earlier in his career, John was a commodity lender for ING and the CFO of a West Coast oil company. He has BS in Economics from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the University of Southern California. Learn more about John in this InfoQ interview in which he discusses using real options for Agile portfolios and projects.

Tisha Cornwall
Vice President, Finance and Controller

As the head of SolutionsIQ’s Finance, HR and IT departments, Tisha is responsible for the financial and administrative objectives of the company. She has 15 years of accounting and business management experience in the private sector — her areas of expertise include business process definition, cash management, financial analysis, report development, and training. She also has 5 years’ experience implementing financial and business systems, including software selection and configuration, systems integration, data conversion, and financial reporting.

Prior to joining SolutionsIQ in 2005, Tisha worked as a controller and business consultant. Her industry experience includes Seed and Grain, Construction Equipment Sales and Rentals, Telemarketing Call Centers, Courtroom Technologies, Healthcare Associations, Car Rentals, Power and Energy Solutions, Laser Manufacturers, Technology Staffing, and Professional Services. She received her BS in Finance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Bryan Stallings
Vice President, Services Strategy and Managing Principal

Bryan Stallings leads the efforts of the Professional Services Consulting team to maximize the benefits that agile methods present to SolutionsIQ’s software development and agile consulting clients. He is an experienced leader of Agile adoption initiatives, both as a consultant and as an internal change advocate. Before joining SolutionsIQ, Bryan defined and led the enterprise agile adoption programs at two previous companies where he was employed. A Certified Scrum Trainer, Bryan regularly leads Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Product Owner training courses.

Bryan is known for his skill at facilitating collaboration with senior leaders and within empowered project teams—across organization, geographies, and cultures—to foster productive relationships and achieve critical business results. During his 15 years of international and domestic experience in information technology, financial services, and manufacturing, Bryan has worked with the full spectrum of companies from large multinationals to small growth firms. A graduate of the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, Bryan has an MBA in International Business. He also holds a Six Sigma certification and is fluent in Spanish.

David Wylie
Director of Agile Development Services

David Wylie oversees the delivery efforts of SolutionsIQ’s Agile software development teams. Using Agile management, he collaborates with customers on prioritization, successful delivery, and ongoing enhancements to software and application systems. The results are frequent delivery of high-quality software, incrementally increasing business value while reducing risk and time to market.

An experienced leader, David has worked as a software developer, tester, analyst, project manager, and consultant during his 27-year career. He has also been a principal at two technology project management consulting firms. During the last 19 years, he has advised a wide variety of industries – including telecommunications, insurance, and healthcare – on effective implementations of technology. David has a BS in Forestry and an MBA.

Vibhu Srinivasan
Managing Director, SolutionsIQ India

As Managing Director of SolutionsIQ India, Vibhu Srinivasan is responsible for our business operations and delivery teams based in Bangalore. With over a decade of experience in Agile practices, he has a deep understanding of software delivery excellence, Agile coaching and consulting, and building large-scale systems and high-performance sustainable organizations.

As an Agile coach and member of the SolutionsIQ Agile Consulting team, Vibhu has successfully led many agile transitions. Before his recent return to India, Vibhu lived in the U.S. for 13 years. He has an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business, and an Electrical Engineering degree from Karnatak University, India.