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Teiji Kimball

Teiji Kimball

Chief Technology/Information Officer

Technology / Internet

Nairobi, Nairobi Area

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About Teiji Kimball:

As an experienced executive with over 45 years of expertise in technical development, project management, and leadership, I aim to leverage my skills to drive innovation, achieve strategic goals, and positively impact society. With a proven track record across multiple technological domains, including strategic planning, software, and hardware development, program implementation, change management, and team building, I have consistently delivered exceptional results while effectively leading and managing teams. I am passionate about utilizing my executive experience to help organizations navigate the rapidly changing technological landscape and drive positive change. I aim to continue making a meaningful contribution in these areas while delivering outstanding results and exceeding expectations in executive roles.

Experience

Teiji Kimball has spent his life trying to make a positive difference in the lives of others. His career spanned over forty-five years in technology, beginning with the first personal computers; software and hardware development; network design and implementation; and consulting. As an IBM employee, he helped design and develop seven patentable technologies in cable modems, network load balancing, and routers. In addition, he led three research facilities in developing event-driven business intelligence systems for the Global Financial Services sector. He is working on new research and development to utilize technology to overcome the basic human physiological and safety needs as defined by Abraham Maslow.

As a technology and business leader, he has worked with some of the most prestigious companies, researchers, and executives on six continents. He recently left a mobile technology company as the Chief Technology Officer to pursue his dream and passion of preparing people to engage and change their futures with a "Pay it Forward" attitude. 

He is the Founder and Leader of PHIRST Labs and PHIRST Labs Academy, which was established for applied research and development for technological solutions for the betterment of humanity.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

•  Strategic and tactical planning and execution to achieve specific results within business constraints for Fortune 500 and Global   Companies and Governments

•  Holistic solutions for enterprise resource leveling; linking business processes to the supporting resources

•  Organizational design and staff development utilizing a client service-oriented model

•  Experience with leading teams on a local, state, national, and global level for linear, horizontal, and matrix organizations

•  Coach and Consultant for technological startup ventures and businesses

OPERATIONAL AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP

•  Successfullymanaged budget to maximize business results and reward individual contributors to business success

•  Developed and launched a new methodology and applications to help the Sales and Distribution teams sell "Value"" utilizing all

of the brands to support specific customer "pain points."

TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP

•  Experienced IT Executive leading teams with annual budgets of over $30 million

•  Full lifecycle development and management of software and hardware projects

•  Experienced in mobile technology development

•  Designed and implemented platform standardization for WAN/LAN, mainframe to microcomputer connectivity for 60,000+ nodes encompassing 1400+ national sites

•  Developed seven patentable codes for network hardware and software

•  Published software through John Hopkins University Press

•  Artificial Wisdom Theorist and Big Data practitioner

PROJECT MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP

•  Experienced Executive Project Manager of global teams with annual budgets of over $4 m

• Sector-focused expertise in financial services, education, government, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications,

information technology, and consulting

•  Designed, developed, and implemented consulting methodologies for business and technology services(Agile, Lean Six Sigma)

EXECUTIVE MENTORSHIP AND MOTIVATIONAL ENGAGEMENT

•  Mentor entrepreneurs and startup business executives in personal and business brand development with the use of technology

•  Coach pastors and church laypeople in organizational structure and organizational growth

•  Coach for Technology Startup Weekends

•  Motivational speaker for leadership, political, and civic local legislative organizations

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

•  Work with National, State,and Local Legislative officials on education policy engagement

•  Chief Election Judge, Durham, North Carolina (2000 – 2015)

•  Planning Commissioner, Durham County, North Carolina

Education

  • BS, NC Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina Summa Cum Laude - Business Administration
  • UNC School of Business, Chapel Hill, North Carolina - NC Memorial Hospital Management Institute
  • IBM LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE UNIVERSITY, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - Distinguished Honor Graduate

    IBM CERTIFICATIONS

  • Market Management Principals and Skills
  • Marketing Specialty: Channel Enablement Specialty, Certification
  • Project Management Certification
  • Professional Consulting Certification

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