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Walt Hogan is a certified organization development (OD) consultant/executive coach with expertise in the areas of leadership, management and human resource development (HRD), also team and staff development.  Walt's other interests and professional expertise's are in the areas of team coaching, group facilitation, customer service, mentoring, and diversity/inclusion training.   For over 18 years Walt has provided a wide range of OD and HRD interventions for both public and private enterprises. 

Walt has worked in several managerial positions in both government and private industry. In addition he has held several senior management positions within Cable and Wireless, plc (C&W) a multinational telecommunication company, based in the United Kingdom.  At (C&W) he led many human resource development, executive, leadership, and organizational development initiatives while managing the training and development function supporting over 5,000 employees. 

In May 2003 Walt started his own OD/HRD consulting company called Symbiosis.  The focus of Symbiosis is to assist his clients with improving the bottom line, by focusing on the client's staff, management and leadership development needs.  

Walt is a proud graduate in Business Administration, from Strayer University, where he was a member of the 1991 Who's Who among American Universities and Colleges.  Walt has a Master of Arts degree from Marymount University, in the field of Human Resource Development.  Walt studied at George Washington University and received accreditation in the field of Executive Leadership Coaching. In addition, Walt is has been an adjunct professor at Northern Virginia Community College.

Walt is a certified coach/trainer/facilitator/advocate in OD, HRD, Myers-Briggs' (MBTI), BarOn Emotional Intelligence 360°, Conflict Dynamic 360°, Ken Blanchard's Performance Technology, Personnel Decision International (PDI) and Savilles Holsworth (SH) 360° feedback.  Walt is also certified in Achieve Global's leadership development, customer satisfaction and competency modeling programs. He is an active advocate and user of the GE WorkOut Process and the Personal Profile System (DISC).  Walt has received his Associated Certified Coach (ACC) certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

Walt is married with one son, aged 19. He is also very active in his community.  He is a participating member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and a 1996 Leadership Loudoun graduate and current workshop facilitator. Walt enjoys fishing and is an avid gardener.