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Chester Nielsen
Executive Chief of Staff and Strategic Operations Leader across SaaS, government, and national security
DatasiteMIT Sloan School of ManagementWayland, MA20 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks On-Site
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Entrepreneurial consultant who relocated to Boston to build a practice from scratch through intensive networking and pro-bono work, leading to being listed as a trusted provider in Leader Bank's CEO toolbox and generating qualified leads. Uses structured strategic frameworks (OODA, Porter's Five Forces, SWOT) to evaluate risk, resource lift, and enterprise/customer impact, with a strong ownership-and-accountability orientation.
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Certified Scrum Master (SSGI)Six Sigma Agile Leader (SSGI)McChrystal Group Academy: Certified Chief of Staff ExecutiveCertified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) - IAPPCentral Intelligence Agency: Field Tradecraft Course I-IIIUnited States Parachute Association: Class A Skydiving LicenseMassachusetts Bar Association/Board of Bar Overseers: Member/ActiveU.S. Senate: Commissioned U.S. DiplomatMassachusetts Bar (Member/Active)CIA Field Tradecraft Course I-III ("The Farm")
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