Lavelle Shields
Senior Consultant - Power System i Sales
Lavelle is a former senior level manager at IBM who has a wide range of marketing and planning experiences within IBM and its partners. She is a subject matter expert in international brand management, training, product launch/support education and strategic planning and known for her professionalism, dedication, commitment and the ability to produce results while teaming with many diverse communities across geographic and functional areas.
Last position Lavelled held at IBM was as the Program Director Product Management iSeries for EMEA and in 2002 this responsibility was extended to Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. The scope of this role was both strategic and tactical, and required an understanding of geographic requirements and translating these to product development. Extensive working knowledge of IBM strategies was necessary to meet the needs of the market, financial objectives, and product introduction, as well as guiding project stakeholders.
She currently teaches the IBM Power System i Sales course for IBMers and IBM Business Partners around the world. | 
