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James Larson

@jameslarson

Prosci- & PMP-certified change management leader driving federal, state & enterprise transformation. 20+ yrs. SDVOSB founder.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead enterprise transformation as a trusted OCM and program partner—embedding adoption work into delivery, building measurable readiness and communications, and helping senior leaders drive human adoption through structured methodologies.

I'm a change management and organizational transformation leader with more than 20 years helping large, complex organizations navigate the human side of change. I'm Prosci® Certified and a PMP, and I founded Marins Consulting, a VA-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) change management practice through which I lead OCM engagements for federal, state-government, and enterprise clients. My specialty is federal and state health IT and Medicaid modernization: the high-stakes, heavily-regulated programs where adoption failure isn't an option.

Right now I'm leading organizational change management for Missouri's Medicaid Provider Enrollment modernization, replacing a 1980s-era legacy system. It's a program that touches a 26-person state enrollment unit, 85,000+ enrolled providers, six state agencies, and three managed care organizations ahead of a fixed 2027 go-live. I own 18 contractual OCM deliverables (charter, change management plan, stakeholder and impact analyses, resistance and governance plans) anchored in the Prosci Prepare-Manage-Sustain framework and ADKAR®, with executive adoption targets of 85% awareness, 95% training completion, and 90% 30-day adoption.

My career has been a steady progression from active-duty U.S. Coast Guard acquisition and logistics leadership into federal program management, and then into full-time change leadership. Along the way I've stood up an enterprise portfolio-governance rollout at the New York Power Authority that hit 100% compliance ahead of milestones, led Medicaid data-platform modernization and OCM at CMS/HHS, and architected the process and training frameworks behind enterprise certifications including CMMC, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and CMMI-DEV Level 3. I pair structured change methodology (Prosci, ADKAR®, the ACMP® Standard, and Leading SAFe®) with hands-on delivery: building change champion networks, designing role-based training, and standing up Power BI adoption analytics that turn readiness into a defensible go/no-go signal.

What drives me is mission-driven transformation: modernizing the systems that public agencies and their stakeholders rely on, and making sure the people inside them actually adopt the change. I'm especially drawn to health IT, Medicaid, and public-sector modernization, and I value work where executive partnership, measurable adoption outcomes, and genuine care for the workforce all matter.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Change Management Lead

Current

Computer Aid, Inc.

Feb 2026 - Present (5 months)

Led end-to-end organizational change management for a statewide Missouri Medicaid provider enrollment modernization replacing a legacy enrollment system. Authored the change portfolio framework, conducted readiness assessments, and designed provider engagement and change champion networks with adoption measurement and training completion targets.

Prosci 3 Phase ADKAR Change Management Stakeholder Analysis Resistance Management Plan Change Readiness Assessment Change Network

Current

Founder & Principal Change Consultant

Current

Marins Consulting, LLC

Jan 2019 - Present (7 years 6 months)

Founded and led an independent change management consulting practice delivering organizational change strategy and adoption for federal health, state Medicaid, utility, and defense transformations. Served as the principal change consultant embedded on prime-integrator delivery teams.

Prosci 3 Phase ADKAR ACMP Change Readiness Assessment Stakeholder Analysis Resistance Management Communications Planning Implementation Strategy Instructional Design Project Management Resource Planning Budget Management Executive Advisory

Senior Program Manager - OCM Lead

PM Solutions / PM College

Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 (1 year)

Owned an enterprise portfolio OCM program for NY Power Authority governance rollout across utility sites, headquarters, and IT. Designed stakeholder mapping, impact analysis, readiness planning, role-based training, Power BI adoption analytics, and executive-aligned communications integrated with delivery sprints.

OCM Program Design Stakeholder Analysis Impact Analysis Instructional Design Power BI Sprints Azure DevOps Executive Reporting

Senior Program Manager - OCM & Transform

Magnum Multimedia / Centeva

Jun 2019 - Feb 2025 (5 years 8 months)

Led program management and organizational change management for CMS/HHS Medicaid system modernization and health-data infrastructure. Developed change management plans for data-platform and analytics adoption, owned program governance and dashboards, built Power BI adoption analytics, and led enterprise certification programs including CMMC, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and CMMI-DEV Level 3.

Program Management Change Management Impact Assessments Dashboards Power BI Adoption Analytics CMMC ISO 27001 ISO 9001 CMMI DEV3 Gap Analysis Process Mapping Audit Preparation

Federal IT Integration Programs

U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Acquisitions

Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 (11 months)

Led change management strategy for large-scale federal IT integration programs, coaching senior leaders to build organizational readiness during transformation within FAR/DHS program structures.

Change Management Organizational Readiness FAR DHS

C4ISR Program & Portfolio Management

U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground

Oct 2017 - Jul 2018 (9 months)

Built program and portfolio management processes for C4ISR systems and tailored change strategy for Major Defense Acquisition Programs. Facilitated IPT and Configuration Control Board forums and deployed a SharePoint knowledge-management platform.

Program Management Configuration Control Board SharePoint

GCCS-JE Program Office Support

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)

May 2017 - Oct 2017 (5 months)

Provided PMO program-management support for the GCCS-JE Program Office and authored acquisition and programmatic documentation supporting change initiatives in a large-scale IT environment.

PMO Support Program Management Acquisition Documentation Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)PMP

IT PMO & Master Schedule

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs

May 2016 - May 2017 (1 year)

Led a team of six IT project-management consultants supporting senior leadership, owning the integrated master schedule and reinforcing PMO discipline and change-management best practices across the portfolio.

IT Project Management Integrated Master Schedules Master Scheduling Change Management

ILS Management Team Leader

U.S. Coast Guard Asset Project Office (CG-9)

Jan 2012 - Jan 2016 (4 years)

Served as the Acquisition PMO ILS Management Team Leader (Active Duty USCG), leading acquisition-related planning and strengthening organizational project-management maturity. Developed WBS and schedules, managed contract development end-to-end, and delivered PMP boot camps.

ILS Management Scheduling Contract Development