Our team has all of the elements to ensure that attendees are able to walk away from a training session and know that they are able to apply what was learned to the real world.

We require that BIZ-NOVA instructors have more than 10 years of applicable experience as well as strong facilitation and delivery skills to get you and your organization to the next level.  All BIZ-NOVA instructors are current with industry best practices such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge.

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Tyrone “Ty” Anthony Howard is a former NCAA Division I athlete, MBA Program Professor, chief information officer, and serial entrepreneur.  He founded BizNova Consulting, LLC in 2007 to provide project management training and consulting and is the Co-Founder and President of an internet start-up Ghostrade.com.  Mr. Howard has merged his various experiences to mentor, coach, motivate and engage learners, while working with clients to enhance their own personal brand of success. He provides both “theory” and “real world” application in his training and consulting engagements.

Certified as Project Management Professional (PMP), with Masters in Instructional Technology—He has a proven track record as a strategic partner at the business table, has consulted across several industries and has successfully identified gaps and provided custom management and training solutions for organizations.

Ty has been recognized by international professional organizations in technology and project management as a change agent and a “Leader to Watch.”  Organizational bodies include: CIO Magazine, Computer World Magazine and the Project Management Institute International.  Mr. Howard has amassed a working knowledge of industry best practices; acquired close to two decades of experience in managing projects; developed strong interpersonal and communication skills, and has experience in leading organizations successfully through change. 

His theory is that everyone has “Fire” that needs to be protected, and grown (...his “Theory of Fire”). He has been a speaker at various events and conferences helping people find their fire and take their project leadership skills to the next level. Ty is available as a motivational speaker as well.

History of Speaking Engagements

• IT Summit - Phoenix AZ, May 2010
• PMI Phoenix Symposium, November 2009
• NCOA Conference – Scottsdale AZ, August 2009
• NIC Conference – Scottsdale AZ,  May 2009
• Phoenix IT Business Summit, 2008
• Ohio PMI Conference, 2008
• PMI Honolulu Chapter Conference, 2007
• Arizona Governor’s Office, State-wide Conference, 2007
• Governor’s Efficiency Review, 2007
• PMI Phoenix Chapter Conference, 2006
• Arizona State University WP Carey MBA Program, 2006
• DHL PMI Chapter Conference, 2006
• CIO Magazine- Executive Conference, 2005

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Tracée Howard is the Co-Founder and Vice President for Biz Nova Consulting LLC, founded in 2007 and is the Co-Founder and VP of Projects for an internet start-up Ghostrade.com.  She has strong knowledge and experience of operations and consulting services. She searches and responds to RFP’s, is the contract developer, writes and submits patents and trademark development. She is instrumental is developing the company sales model as well as design of the business collateral and company online business portal. Her experience in trade show and event planning has provided BizNova the opportunity to reach out to the surrounding IT communities and helps to broker business relations.

Mrs. Howard works closely with all vendors, strategic partners and is responsible for enhancing the internal organizational processes and infrastructure that has allowed Biz-Nova to achieve its goals.  She oversees the financial forecasting and payroll for the company. Additionally, she is in close contact with the advisory team, consultants and project managers on various levels, reaches out to the Angel and Venture Capital investors and entrepreneurial community’s.

Professional Accomplishments 

• Executive coaching, franchise development, personal branding for executives and entrepreneurs in the following areas; time management, image, budget analysis and financial forecasting as well as best tools and resources to use.
• RFP search and response, developed provisional patents, trademark and consulting agreements for all ventures.
• Over 20 years of real-world experience contributing to several socially and environmentally responsible organizations. 
• Gained progressive entrepreneurial experience while starting a sister company, Ghostrade LLC, an innovative venture that will revolutionize the way the world views pre-owned technology and has managed every aspect of the technology start up to date.
• Worked through the ASU Technopolis MBA Program incubator to develop business plan and present concepts and model to Angel Investors and Venture Capitalist. The business model is projected to generate $100 million within five years.
• Worked with The Venture Technology Group MBA students regarding research and development.
• Oversees Project Manager for both Business Nova and the Ghostrade project.
• Successful sales performance in her previous wireless career of 3 years regularly achieved 115%+ to quota.

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Michael Patterson brings over twenty years’ experience working for various financial institutions to the BizNova team as a consultant, starting his career right out of high school as a teller.  His career brought him to training in April 2000, and is currently the AVP of Training & Development for TruMark Financial Credit Union, a 300 employee credit union headquartered in southeastern Pennsylvania. 

Michael facilitates workshops on diverse topics such as leadership, employee retention, coaching, diversity, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. He frequently visits high schools to discuss interviewing techniques and business ethics.  Michael is the author of Promotions Are Not Served at the Deli Counter (CreateSpace: May 2010), a straight-forward but light-hearted guide on how to succeed and be promotable in work.  He has been published in cumanagement.org. Michael is a member of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), and graduate of the Judge Bradley Credit Union Institute.

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 Matthew Brada is a Senior Consultant in the Defense and Government Services aerospace sector at Lewis & Fowler. Matthew focuses on Program Planning and Controls and Program Management assisting clients in process and delivery improvement and government compliance.  He brings over 12 years of IT program, project management and technical experience to the BizNova team as a consultant.

As the Lewis & Fowler program lead with our Aerospace & Defense clientele, Matthew is currently leading a specialized project team in Arizona supporting the space program where his team drives the timely completion of client deliverables to ensure contractual compliancy for a program worth over $500 Million. His background in the commercial ERP sector has given him the ability to improve and streamline the processes that are critically important for project delivery, such as scheduling, change management, resource management, supply chain management, and thorough technical review cycles. Matthew’s ability to communicate at all levels of the organization makes him a frequent contributing member to the client’s executive team.

With previous experience as a commercial software and hardware project manager, Matthew has led cross continental project teams in a variety of industries including data warehousing for the healthcare industry and ERP implementations in the publishing and food and beverage industries. As an experienced SCRUM leader, he combines his technical background with his project leadership skills to produce highly functional teams capable of both broad band and tiger approaches. His management and leadership style protects his customer’s financial investments and produces tangible deliverables, providing his clients invaluable results. 

Matthew is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute and earned his BS in Aeronautical Technical Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Prescott, AZ. He is completing his Masters of Science degree at Carnegie Mellon University in software management with an emphasis in Contextual Design Software Engineering. 

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Al Lepore brings more than 12 years of project and program management experience to the BizNova team. He is an accomplished senior program manager at General Dynamics, managing space electronics and satellite programs, whose clients included NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).  Al applies a strong sense of expertise and results with an expansive knowledge of cost and scheduling systems.   He has been responsible for budgets ranging from $5 to $200 million.  His experience can be your experience – giving you a well rounded knowledge in all aspects of financial forecasting, resource allocation, and cost and schedule control.

With a people oriented management style, Al brings all of his skill and know-how to improving overall morale and confidence to project and program management.  Al is a holder of two patents and several managerial awards, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bloomsburg University and Masters in Program Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.

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