Training

Markon’s training programs developed organically from the services we were already providing to clients. We invite you to explore our training capabilities below. Contact Leigh Valudes for more information on any of our training opportunities. 

Our Capabilities

Leadership Development Leadership Development Markon’s Leadership Development Program teaches emerging leaders to plan strategically, grow and enhance client relationships, identify and develop business opportunities, build company culture, develop and manage employees, and understand and manage finance. Read More
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Leadership Development

Leadership Development

Leaders drive success. Are your next-level managers ready to lead?

Markon’s Leadership Development Program teaches emerging leaders to:

  • Plan strategically
  • Grow and enhance client relationships
  • Identify and develop business opportunities
  • Build company culture
  • Develop and manage employees
  • Understand and manage finance
Agile Scrum/Agile Construction Management Agile Scrum/Agile Construction Management This methodology can be used to manage any project in any industry with the utmost efficiency. Read More
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Agile Scrum/Agile Construction Management

Agile Scrum/Agile Construction Management

Agile methodology is quickly becoming standard practice in industries beyond IT, including construction management. This methodology can be used to manage any project in any industry with the utmost efficiency. Markon developed a AgileSCRUM training class in an effort to support our clients with industry best practices. As a result, that contract was modified to include this class, which is taught by our team to government staff four times per year.

Project Controls - Regional Integrated Project Mapping Project Controls - Regional Integrated Project Mapping Regional Integrated Project Mapping is another layer applied to traditional scheduling methodology to allow for geographic mapping of multiple projects over a large campus or base. Read More
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Project Controls - Regional Integrated Project Mapping

Project Controls - Regional Integrated Project Mapping

Regional Integrated Project Mapping is another layer applied to traditional scheduling methodology to allow for geographic mapping of multiple projects over a large campus or base. The tool divides the large area into geographic regions, then geographic regions are further subdivided into labeled work areas. The region and work area coding is added to traditional schedules for conflict resolution of overlapping project sites, access points, and laydown areas. Additionally, it allows greater visibility into project-to-project start-finish relationships within the same work area.

Typical clients include:

  • Reservations
  • Campuses
  • Military Bases
  • Medical campuses
  • Universities

Talent Spotlight

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Steve Genn Steve Genn Senior Director Read Bio
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Steve Genn

Senior Director

Steve leads client delivery and portfolio growth at the Department of Defense (DoD). He is accountable for the team’s professional growth and development, client satisfaction, and the portfolio’s success. He has served clients across the DoD, Intelligence Community, federal civilian, and commercial healthcare markets. With a passion for developing the next generation of leaders, Steve co-developed and facilitates Markon’s Leadership Development Program.

Prior to Markon, Steve supported clients for PwC, West Hudson/Cardinal Health, and several highly regarded management consulting firms. He received his MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a BA from Louisiana State University, where he was commissioned through Air Force ROTC. Steve's military career includes service as an active duty Air Force Air Battle Manager, during which he flew missions in Desert Storm. He retired as a Colonel from the Air Force Reserves.

Steve currently holds the Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential and is a Certified Executive Coach (CEC), as well as a certified Myers-Briggs practitioner.

301.442.7238
Leigh Valudes Leigh Valudes Vice President Read Bio
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Leigh Valudes

Vice President

Leigh Valudes leads both the Solutions Division, focusing on our core competencies, and our Non-Federal Portfolio, pursuing commercial and state/local projects. He is also responsible for quality control, branded solutions, and Markon University. 

During his 19-year consulting experience, Leigh developed expertise in strategic planning, mission analysis, requirements programming, facilities project management, design and construction management, business operations, and strategic marketing. Leigh has supported some of the largest campus programs in the DC metropolitan area including the Intelligence Community Campus in Bethesda, $5.5 billion Pentagon Renovation Program, and $4 billion Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Campus Program.

He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware majoring in both government and history and graduated from American University’s Washington National Semester Program with a focus on national and foreign policy. Leigh holds the Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential and is a LEED Accredited Professional certified by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

571.421.2619
Joel Timmins Joel Timmins Senior Director Read Bio
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Joel Timmins

Senior Director

Joel has over 25 years of experience managing cross-functional teams and leading a variety of projects/programs for commercial, state, and municipal projects. Joel's focus is on strategy and business development for private sector real estate development and workplace modifications. He recently supported a renovation project at New York Avenue in Washington, DC and oversaw a window replacement project at Colonial Place in Arlington, VA. In addition, Joel is working on one of Markon’s most technologically-advanced facilities projects using a proprietary software to provide analysis and consulting support on construction projects around the country.

Joel’s construction project management expertise spans a variety of clients from commercial renovation projects to U.S. embassies. Joel has provided project management services for the U.S. intelligence community supporting the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Intelligence Community Campus in Bethesda, Maryland. He has also supported high-profile Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) throughout the DC metropolitan area including the U.S. Capitol building, Senate Office Buildings, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Joel’s passion for continuous improvement led him to establish Agile Construction Management, a construction management ideology that focuses on the built environment as the customer, embraces change, and accepts transparency. He is an advocate for this methodology and has presented the concept at numerous conferences including the Construction Management Association of America National Conference, Construction Managers In-Training Rising CM Conference, and National Facilities and Maintenance Technologies Orlando Conference.

Joel received his BS in Organizational Leadership from Pennsylvania State University. Additionally, he is a PMI certified Project Management Professional (PMP®), a Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and Certified Agile Leader I (CAL).

202.674.9360