Leadership Coaching for Technical Leaders
Specializing in experienced engineers, engineering managers, and technical leaders ready to lead with greater influence, confidence, and organizational impact.
Technical Expertise Gets You Only So Far
Strong technical skills may establish your credibility, but leadership requires more. Greater responsibility brings harder decisions, broader organizational complexity, competing priorities, and the need to influence people you may not directly manage.
My coaching helps experienced technical professionals strengthen the leadership skills needed to operate effectively at that next level without losing the practical, grounded approach that made them successful in the first place.
Expand Your Influence
Build stronger stakeholder relationships, communicate effectively across organizational boundaries, and learn how to create alignment without relying on authority alone.
Lead With Confidence
Strengthen your judgment, navigate difficult conversations, make decisions with incomplete information, and develop a leadership presence that feels authentic rather than performative.
Increase Your Organizational Impact
Move beyond solving the problem directly in front of you and develop the strategic perspective required to improve teams, systems, processes, and organizations.
“Having reported directly to Kimberly, I can vouch for her unparalleled expertise. Beyond her technical acumen, she possesses a unique blend of passion, intelligence, and relatability. Kimberly’s mentorship was instrumental in shaping my journey as an SRE manager. She’s the mentor every engineer dreams of having by their side.”
“Engaging Kimberly’s guidance was one of the best decisions I made for our organization. She provided fresh perspectives, driving a 20% increase in team efficiency and a 15% growth in quarterly deliverables. Beyond the numbers, her insights on motivation and team dynamics changed how we approached leadership. The return on her expertise was clear.”
“Navigating the tech world as an entry-level engineer after relocating and dealing with personal tragedies was overwhelming. Kimberly’s mentorship was my beacon during those turbulent times. Her guidance, genuine concern, and actionable strategies helped me land my dream job in Chicago.”
Books and Resources I Recommend
Leadership development does not stop when a coaching session ends. These are books and resources I recommend for technical professionals who want to strengthen their leadership, management, communication, and career decision-making.
- Good Self, Bad Self
- The Pragmatic Programmer (20th Anniversary Edition)
- Find Your Why
- Leaders Eat Last
- Dare to Lead
- High Output Management
Starting a New Leadership Role?
Moving into a new company or stepping into greater responsibility comes with a learning curve. The First 90 Days remains one of my favorite frameworks for approaching that transition intentionally. Explore The First 90 Days Collection .
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Leadership Experience Behind the Coaching
My perspective comes from years spent leading technical teams, engineering managers, operational programs, and high-stakes technology initiatives across startups and global organizations. My career has included engineering leadership, reliability engineering, incident management, product leadership, nonprofit leadership, and mentorship.
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Principal Incident Commander, MuleSoft at Salesforce
Lead complex, high-impact incident response across technical and organizational boundaries, helping teams make sound decisions, communicate clearly, and restore service under pressure.
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Director of Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure/SRE at Blameless
Led cloud infrastructure and reliability engineering while navigating organizational change, improving operational performance, and maintaining team effectiveness through significant business constraints.
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Director of Engineering, DevOps at Ada Support
Led five globally distributed engineering managers and approximately 30 engineers, developing leaders while coordinating technical execution across teams and organizational priorities.
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Founder, The Difference Engine
Founded a Chicago-based nonprofit that helped more than 200 people from nontraditional backgrounds gain practical web development experience and begin careers in technology.
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Senior Engineering Manager, SRE at Salesforce
Managed Site Reliability Engineering teams, developed technical talent, promoted high performers, influenced distributed infrastructure improvements, and managed significant organizational investments.
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Director of Product at Actualize
Bridged technical teams and customers, translated complex technical concepts into business decisions, improved operational processes, and identified opportunities to increase organizational effectiveness.
