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April Drake, Founder

Empowering Engineering Teams Success

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Part-Time, Remote, Flexible Schedule
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Expertise

Experience and Dedication

With over 20 years of experience, Your Fractional TPM offers expert Technical Program Management services to enhance your engineering teams' effectiveness. Specializing in Agile solutions and process improvements, we drive project success in cloud environments. Let us elevate your projects with precision and agility.

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Testimonials

Discover the real-world impact of my work through the voices of those I've helped. Here are some testimonials from colleagues, clients and employees who have benefited from my expertise, dedication, and personalized approach to Technical Program Management. For more, visit my LinkedIn page, where I have 51 and counting.
Alexander, Senior Engineering Director

I had the pleasure of working with April for three years when she held the role of Enterprise Technical Program Manager at Edifecs.

April is an exceptionally skilled and experienced program manager who excels in simplifying processes through unification, automation, and innovation. Thanks to her efforts, multi-step processes involving cross-team collaboration are now well-documented, straightforward, and efficient.

Among other things, April has a remarkable ability to facilitate collaboration across teams and consistently track critical company projects to successful completion.

I highly recommend April as a Technical Program Manager.

Marcel, AVP Software Engineering

I had the privilege of working with April as she served as an Enterprise Technical Program Manager for our engineering team. She was exceptionally effective in representing our engineering perspective on critical technical goals across the organization. Her superior vendor management and negotiation skills were invaluable, as was her proficiency in transitioning outdated software development systems and processes into an Agile CI/CD-based methodology using GitLab.com.

April built creative and innovative solutions from the ground up for release management, eliminating roadblocks and breaking down communication silos, which smoothed our entire team's production and release processes. She also adeptly managed multiple large-scale technical projects, involving Legal, Security, Support, Infrastructure, and Engineering, showcasing her cross-functional leadership.

Her dynamic and fun personality engendered trust and fostered a collaborative environment. April's contribution to our team's success was significant, and she is a standout professional in every respect.

Ion, Engineering Manager

I highly appreciate the time I worked together with April. She helped our team and engineering department make significant progress towards breaking the silos and functioning like a well-oiled machine. April excels at managing multiple parallel projects—she makes sure nothing falls through the cracks. She always strives to improve processes and comes up with smart and innovative solutions. She is passionate about the work she is doing and great with the people she is working with. I would absolutely love to work with her again.

James, Business Leader

I am pleased to recommend April, who excelled as a Senior Technical Program Manager. Her meticulous organization and attention to detail ensured the seamless management of multiple Business Integration projects. April’s clear communication and feedback facilitation fostered a collaborative environment, leading to successful project outcomes. She consistently demonstrated readiness to assist with backlog prioritization, project sizing, and resource constraint problem-solving. I wholeheartedly endorse April for any organization seeking a dynamic, professional manager capable of steering complex technical projects to successful completion. Her ability to maintain project timelines and stakeholder satisfaction sets her apart as a standout asset on any team.

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