Lou Shields
InvestorGeneral Manager, Federal Services Segment at Maximus Ventures
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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About
Lou Shields is General Manager of the Federal Services Segment at Maximus, overseeing operations for the company's Federal segment programs since joining in 2013. He has served as executive lead on several of the firm's largest contracts since 2019 and led the transition of more than 12,000 employees to remote work in March 2020. He began his career as a computer programmer and has over 35 years of operational and government contracting experience.
Experience
- Maximus FederalSVP - Federal Operationscurrent2019 — present
- 4GEE Consulting LLCPresident2012 — 2019
- Zenith AmericanCIO2011 — 2013
- ACS, a Xerox CompanyManaging Director, Education Solutions LLC2010 — 2011
- ACS, a Xerox CompanySVP Chief information Officer2005 — 2010
- Waste Management, Inc.Consultant2000 — 2004
- Answerthink ConsultingSenior Director1999 — 2004
- Ernst & YoungSenior Manager1997 — 1999
- Lucent TechnologiesManager1997 — 1998
- AT&TManager1989 — 1996
- AT&T / Lucent TechnologiesManager1986 — 1996
Skills & more
SDLC47Program Management48Vendor Management45Integration41Business Analysis26Business Process Improvement27Business Intelligence15Software Project Management25Requirements Analysis20Change Management17ITIL8Data Center12
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Project ManagementData WarehousingProcess ImprovementFrom Lou's professional profile.
Colleagues at Maximus Ventures
Anne Altman
Advisory Board at Blue Delta Capital
Bruce Caswell
President and Chief Executive Officer at Maximus Ventures
Carter Kounovsky
Senior Accountant at CCM Group
Darryl M. Edelstein
Chief Financial Officer at CCM Group
David Mutryn
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Maximus Ventures
Derrick Pledger
Chief Digital and Information Officer at Maximus Ventures
Dr. Arvenita W. Cherry
Vice President, Global Impact and Belonging, and President and Chairperson, Maximus Foundation at Maximus Ventures
Dr. Paul Williams
General Manager, Outside of the U.S. Segment at Maximus Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lou Shields?
- Lou Shields is General Manager of the Federal Services Segment at Maximus, overseeing operations for the company's Federal segment programs since joining in 2013. He has served as executive lead on several of the firm's largest contracts since 2019 and led the transition of more than 12,000 employees to remote work in March 2020. He began his career as a computer programmer and has over 35 years of operational and government contracting experience.
- Where does Lou Shields work?
- Lou Shields is General Manager, Federal Services Segment at Maximus Ventures.
- Where did Lou Shields go to school?
- Lou Shields studied at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven (B.S Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Commonwealth University-Lock Haven1
Shared employers
Also worked at Waste Management, Inc.9
Deb RandManaging Director at Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Greg KaparskiHead of Finance at Scout VenturesDuncan CarlsonPrincipal at LowercarbonMelanie BellCo-Founder, Strategic Piece at Seed Round CapitalLeslie Goldman TepperFounding Partner at The Artemis FundDavid LevesqueAssistant Controller at Heartwood
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Also worked at Answerthink Consulting2
Also worked at Ernst & Young2,000
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesKirsten MelloPartner + Chief Financial Officer at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Lucent Technologies340
Nick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline Ventures
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