OUR TEAM

Our ever-growing team of Digital Transformation professionals is widely diverse in their experience, skill sets as well as their personal interests. We believe this helps us build upon a framework that gives greater insight to not only the technical aspects of a program but also the human side of change management that are the ever so delicate and difficult part of projects we take on. We hope that you will find this to be true as well.

RICK CATALANO

RICK CATALANO

FOUNDER, MANAGING PARTNER

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Rick Catalano is the Founder and Managing Member of Platinum PMO, LLC, a software, consulting and education company helping organizations implement their digital transformation initiatives. As a Digital Transformation Delivery Executive, Rick has used his 25+ years’ experience jumpstarting implementation success for mid-size to Fortune 500 industry leaders. His program and project management abilities have propelled the successful launch of dozens of digitally-enabled transformations for clients around the world– driving process improvements and profit growth.

He has successfully led and implemented large-scale, multi-million-dollar global implementations including custom-built applications, systems integration across multiple technology platforms and change management. His industry expertise spans a variety of industries including consumer and industrial products, oil & gas, utilities, retail & fashion, aerospace & defense and publishing spanning the entire value chain.

As a program leader, Rick is known as a strong mentor and coach that will motivate his people to overcome obstacles. He brings out the best in his teams in terms of efficiency and effectiveness and has developed skills to handle the complexities of multi-location, multi-cultural global implementations.

Rick is also the visionary architect behind the state-of-the-art Digital Transformation Implementation Platform, AMIGO– the all-in-one platform that connects all of the people, processes and functions a company needs to deliver their Enterprise Digital Transformations on time, on budget and with the value promised in their business case.

Rick has a Master of Science in Management Information Systems and holds accreditations from the Program Management Institute as a certified Project Management Professional and Risk Management Professional as well as Digital Transformation Professional accreditations from CXO Transformation.

He is considered an outstanding program leader; a natural motivator and a change agent who strives to drive proactive transformation and achieve quantum leaps in productivity and efficiencies. Rick is a father of three adult children and resides with his wife, Cheryl in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.

DEBASISH ADDY

DEBASISH ADDY

PARTNER, DIRECTOR OF ASIA OPERATIONS

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Debasish Addy has been associated with Software Product Development for a major part of his career. Debasish earned his Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Jadavpur University, India, and joined the Software Industry developing Telecom Billing Products.

Debasish’s next tenure was with Hughes Software Systems (later known as Aricent) whereas a part of the Telecom Products Team he kept developing Wireless Protocol Stacks Products for 2G, 3G, and 4G. Debasish was associated with Nokia’s Multi-Radio Product Development and later assumed the role of Principal Point of Contact for Nokia’s Multi-Radio Basestation Customer Support.

Debasish holds a Post Graduate Program for Executives from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and joined Airtel as General Manager and Head of Network IT in 2015. In 2017 Debasish launched his Software Delivery Business called Addy Digital Analytics and joined Platinum PMO as Head Product Development in 2018.

Debasish now leads the Engineering Division of Platinum PMO as Director of Asia Operations.

Debasish is an accomplished Golfer, technology enthusiast, enjoys learning and appreciating different cultures, and a good food connoisseur.

FRANK HOWARD

FRANK HOWARD

PARTNER, CHIEF SALES OFFICER

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Frank Howard is a Partner at Platinum PMO and brings many years of IT-related business acumen and creative solution-building expertise to helping clients maximize the ROI on their IT resources. He previously worked at IBM, Shipley Associates, and Aotea Global Services.

Throughout his career, Frank has established himself as a thought leader, an “idea guy” who thinks outside the box, and a proven builder of long-term relationships with clients.

Frank served in the U.S. Air Force and attended Old Dominion University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He is active in his community as a volunteer and has served as a member of the Board of Directors for local non-profit organizations including the Second Chance Wildlife Center in Maryland