Board
Dr. Dan Patterson, PMP
Chief Executive Officer and President
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Dr. Dan Patterson, PMP is the founder of Acumen and is a recognized thought leader and visionary within the project management industry. Prior to starting Acumen, Dan was Executive VP at Pertmaster leading the Americas business unit from inception to its acquisition by Primavera. Dan is also responsible for developing a now widely accepted integrated qualitative/quantitative approach to risk analysis through facilitated risk workshops. His depth of knowledge extends well beyond risk into schedule analytics and project optimization.
Dan has a proven track record across multiple industries including Aerospace & Defense, Government, Energy and EPC. As CEO of Acumen, Dan now places focus on Acumen Fuse, the most advanced and comprehensive project analytics tool available for Microsoft® Project, Primavera, Deltek®, Microsoft® Excel, and more...
Steve Cook
Chairman
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Steve Cook has over 30 years of experience in the project management software industry, co-founding Welcom (WST Corp.) in 1983. He conceived and co-authored Open Plan, the company's flagship critical path scheduling tool and then became involved in all aspects of the business, taking keen interest in customer satisfaction and expanding the company's product range. In the mid 1990s he took the role of Vice President of Sales. In March 2006, while Steve was President/CEO fo Welcom, the company was purchased by Deltek® and he remained as Vice President of EPM Product Management until November 2006. Welcom recieved a number of awards and recognition including Inc 500 rankings, Entrepreneur of the Year and PC Magazine Editor's Choice.
Steve now serves as Chairman of Acumen.
