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Strategic delivery and transformation leader with 15+ years of results across consulting, higher education, government, enterprise cloud, and AI-enabled change.

Last updated: September 11, 2026

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Charles Ackerman

Strategic Delivery & Transformation Leader

DeLand, FL, USA

Executive Summary

Strategic delivery and transformation leader with 15+ years spanning enterprise consulting, higher education, government, Salesforce, and AI-enabled change. Builds governance, portfolio, and operating models that convert strategic intent into measurable outcomes. Proven record directing $5M portfolios, stabilizing at-risk programs, restoring executive confidence, scaling professional services, and developing high-performing leaders across distributed teams.

Areas of Expertise

•Program & Portfolio Leadership
•Transformation Strategy & Assurance
•Delivery Governance & PMO Design
•AI Strategy, Adoption & Operating Models
•Executive Stakeholder Engagement
•Professional Services Operations
•Salesforce & Enterprise Cloud Transformation
•Business Process Re-engineering
•Cross-Functional & Distributed Team Leadership
•P&L, RevOps & Performance Metrics

Professional Experience

Co-founder & Technical Delivery Director

Arqvera • Remote

2025–Present

Co-founded an independent, AI-native transformation and delivery consultancy. Lead the North American practice and advise U.S. organizations and programs with transatlantic scope.

  • •Built AI into the firm's operating model, consulting methods, and client delivery approach.
  • •Design governance, program architecture, and organizational maturity systems that improve executive decisions and reduce transformation risk.
  • •Provide fractional delivery and transformation leadership without the overhead of a traditional large-consultancy engagement.
  • •Develop proprietary frameworks for trust, value realization, change, AI adoption, and professional-services growth.

Account Director

Cloud for Good • Remote

2024–2025

Directed strategy and execution for Salesforce Education Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, and Experience Cloud implementations. Partnered with sales, delivery, and solution architecture to unify governance and growth strategy.

  • •Re-architected a $5M portfolio by instituting delivery governance and coaching engagement leads—reducing escalations and restoring C-suite confidence.
  • •Stabilized a critical post-go-live account by redesigning support operations and re-aligning IT and business owners—retaining the account and clearing backlog debt.
  • •Launched firm-wide accelerator governance model linking tools, delivery playbooks, and sales processes—driving scalable growth and differentiation in higher ed market.

Regional Head of Delivery, North America / Principal Delivery Manager

VRP Consulting • Remote

2022–2024

Led North American delivery portfolio for Salesforce and public-sector engagements, managing multi-million-dollar projects across global delivery centers and vendors. Partnered with Customer Success to align delivery performance with retention and growth.

  • •Transformed a $2M state technology engagement into a showcase program through governance and delivery discipline, re-establishing the firm’s credibility and expanding its public-sector footprint.
  • •Drove $1M+ managed-services growth in hospitality sector through governance and renewal strategy.
  • •Restored a 200-year-old nonprofit's Salesforce ecosystem to integrity and trust, creating sustained efficiency and long-term retainer and recovering a Salesforce red account.

Senior Project Manager / Project Manager

Coastal Cloud • Remote

2019–2022

Oversaw large-scale Salesforce initiatives for state agencies and nonprofits; developed project governance frameworks and mentored emerging leaders.

  • •Introduced scalable governance and delivery structures that expanded a state government technology portfolio from $1M to $5M and established a repeatable framework for executive oversight.
  • •Standardized delivery playbooks and BPMN process maps for a statewide emergency management program, reducing cross-functional friction and accelerating execution across multiple teams.
  • •Coached and developed next-generation PM talent, building bench strength and sustainable capacity for growth.

Project Manager

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Daytona Beach, FL

2015–2019

Founded and led the University's first Project Management Office (PMO). Partnered with executive leadership to institutionalize governance, success metrics, and portfolio discipline.

  • •Delivered enterprise IT projects spanning software, hardware, and process change initiatives.
  • •Elevated PM maturity from ad-hoc to structured governance, standardizing tools and reporting.
  • •Elected by peers to lead Work Environment Quality Council, driving measurable improvement in engagement and leadership dialogue.

User Support Manager

Volusia County Schools • DeLand, FL

2013–2015

Directed district-wide technology support operations serving 62,000 students and 7,600 staff.

  • •Implemented data-driven resource allocation and workflow automation to enhance service delivery.
  • •Reduced response times and boosted user satisfaction through platform modernization and process design.
  • •Negotiated vendor contracts and introduced iterative improvement cycles to sustain performance gains.

Earlier Roles

Volusia County Schools & Others

2012–2013

Learning Technologies Specialist and Career & Technical Education Teacher roles provided early foundations in leadership, systems thinking, and delivery.

Education

•Master of Science in Computer Information Systems — Boston University, Concentration: IT Project Management
•Bachelor of Arts in Radio/TV/Film Production — Rowan University
•Bachelor of Arts in Writing Arts — Rowan University

Certifications

•Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI
•Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), PMI
•Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance
•Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Alliance
•Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator
•Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
•Salesforce Certified Education Cloud Consultant

Publications & Professional Contributions

•Contributor - Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures — Project Management Institute, 2019
•Contributor - The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects — Project Management Institute, 2019