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Frederick Douglas Lumpkin, MIS

Operations Manager
Farmington Hills, MI, US
Business Strategy
Negotiation
Leadership
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Guiding Future Leaders by Day | IT Professor by Night | Co-Founder & Strategic Solutions Architect at Work For Tomorrow | Youth Work-Study Advocate
With over a decade of experience at the intersection of education, workforce development, and technology, I help organizations empower young people with career exposure and readiness. I provide academia, businesses, and students (ages 15-24) with a talent pipeline framework that tracks, evaluates, and measures student work-based learning performance. I deliver a true end-to-end talent pipeline program that is supported by a work-based learning program driven by data to track and provide insight into key KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) of emerging talent. We are changing lives and providing organizations with a proven model that impacts their talent pipeline initiatives. I am the founder of Optimal Path, a cloud-based talent pipeline platform that manages youth career development experiences.

Projects

Projects - 2025

Across education, workforce development, and enterprise technology environments, I have led and delivered projects that align talent, technology, and organizational outcomes. In enterprise and government settings, I managed multimillion-dollar technology and data services portfolios, leading the implementation of secure, compliance-driven systems and enterprise solutions. This work resulted in the successful management of a $2.3M account portfolio, the delivery of a $1.1M revenue-generating system implementation, and the closing of a $1.1M multi-year contract in secure data services, contributing to 30% of regional cloud and data services growth. In workforce development, I designed and scaled a large employer-funded work-based learning model that aligned early-career talent with corporate workforce needs. By introducing a multi-year employer commitment framework and performance reporting structure, the initiative generated more than $14M in earned revenue, increased employer engagement by 20%, and established a sustainable, repeatable workforce funding model. In higher education, I developed and delivered an applied data science curriculum that bridged theory and practice for graduate and international students. Using real-world datasets and industry tools such as R and SQL, the initiative improved student mastery of analytics concepts, strengthened workforce alignment, and provided a replicable model for experiential, career-relevant instruction.See More

Work History

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Co-Founder

Work For TomorrowI’m the Founder of Optimal Path—a powerful platform designed to revolutionize how organizations deliver, track, and scale youth career development experiences like internships, work-based learning, and afterschool programs. For over a decade, I’ve worked at the intersection of education, workforce development, and technology, helping schools, nonprofits, government programs, and employers empower young people with real-world career exposure and readiness. Help youth, and young adult serving organizations streamline career pathway programs using smart technology. Support internship coordinators, afterschool leaders, and WIOA providers in tracking student progress. Deliver tools to increase engagement, reduce administrative chaos, and show measurable impact. Results We can Deliver: Hours of career readiness experiences tracked, real-time dashboards and reports to prove outcomes, custom onboarding, support, and scaling strategies.
W

Co-Founder & Strategic Solutions Architect

Work For TomorrowFounder of Optimal Path—a cloud-based talent pipeline platform to manage youth career development experiences (internships, work-based learning, and afterschool programs). Led product development, deployment, partnerships, and scaling strategies.
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Assistant Professor

Trine UniversityInternational Student Academic Advisor; Designed and deployed Data Science International Student Seated Class Data Science Project. Taught Data Visualization, Data Science, and Data Mining; used SQL, Java, JSON, and R to present analyzed data.
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Professor | International Student Advisor

Trine UniversityCourses Taught - Data Visualization, Data Science, and Data Mining. These courses cover data mining process and standards, data preparation, advanced data analysis, pattern recognition, and algorithms. Dashboards and data visualization technologies are used to present analyzed data.
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Director - Corporate Work Study

Detroit Cristo ReyAug 2014 - Aug 2022 • 8 yrs 1 moLed Operations and Management of the Cristo Rey High School Work Study program (largest in Michigan), supervising 300 students and 70+ partner businesses; managed a $2.4M annual revenue goal; led a 5-person team and coordinated 21 transport vehicles; presented Work Study Operations to the School Board.
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Director of Business Development

Information Systems ResourcesOct 2011 - Mar 2014 • 2 yrs 6 mosDeveloped and implemented IT Asset Management solutions for Fortune 1000 organizations; led consulting services for data protection and data storage solutions; increased revenues by 7% by selling/implementing IT asset management delivery model for Fortune 1000 Tier 1 auto supplier. Secured asset management services for over 30 states by developing national procurement partnership with global records management organization.
I

Data Protection Consultant

Iron MountainDec 2007 - Sep 2011 • 3 yrs 10 mosDelivered comprehensive IT data protection solutions and services to organizations. Led Consulting Services for data protection and data storage solutions. Secured $1.1M multi-year engagement to manage critical data assets utilizing secure national underground data center. Generated 30% of region’s Cloud Services, $350k annually, in 2009 and 2010.
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District Manager

ADPOct 2004 - Oct 2007 • 3 yrs 1 moResponsible for the Consulting Services of Human Resource outsourcing solution. Includes the implementation of Human Resource Information Management System, Human Resource Compliance Module. Completed FY 2007 at 124% of Quota. Project Implementation to Corporations and Non-Profits.
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Government Account Manager

CompuwareJul 2002 - Oct 2004 • 2 yrs 4 mosResponsible for the Implementation and management of Professional Technology Consultants for City and County Governments. Managed over $3.3 MM/year of Technology Resource Revenue. Sold Major Vehicle Maintenance System Installation to Department of Transportation (over $1.1 MM in Revenue).

Education

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The College of Wooster

Bachelors of Arts, Economics
U

University of Detroit Mercy

Master of Science, Computer and Information Systems

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The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

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Guiding Future Leaders by Day | IT Professor by Night | Co-Founder & Strategic Solutions Architect at Work For Tomorrow | Youth Work-Study Advocate
With over a decade of experience at the intersection of education, workforce development, and technology, I help organizations empower young people with career exposure and readiness. I provide academia, businesses, and students (ages 15-24) with a talent pipeline framework that tracks, evaluates, and measures student work-based learning performance. I deliver a true end-to-end talent pipeline program that is supported by a work-based learning program driven by data to track and provide insight into key KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) of emerging talent. We are changing lives and providing organizations with a proven model that impacts their talent pipeline initiatives. I am the founder of Optimal Path, a cloud-based talent pipeline platform that manages youth career development experiences.

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Top Talent like Frederick Douglas are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Frederick Douglas Lumpkin, MIS

Operations Manager
Farmington Hills, MI, US
Business Strategy
Negotiation
Leadership
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Projects

Projects - 2025

Across education, workforce development, and enterprise technology environments, I have led and delivered projects that align talent, technology, and organizational outcomes. In enterprise and government settings, I managed multimillion-dollar technology and data services portfolios, leading the implementation of secure, compliance-driven systems and enterprise solutions. This work resulted in the successful management of a $2.3M account portfolio, the delivery of a $1.1M revenue-generating system implementation, and the closing of a $1.1M multi-year contract in secure data services, contributing to 30% of regional cloud and data services growth. In workforce development, I designed and scaled a large employer-funded work-based learning model that aligned early-career talent with corporate workforce needs. By introducing a multi-year employer commitment framework and performance reporting structure, the initiative generated more than $14M in earned revenue, increased employer engagement by 20%, and established a sustainable, repeatable workforce funding model. In higher education, I developed and delivered an applied data science curriculum that bridged theory and practice for graduate and international students. Using real-world datasets and industry tools such as R and SQL, the initiative improved student mastery of analytics concepts, strengthened workforce alignment, and provided a replicable model for experiential, career-relevant instruction.

Work History

W

Co-Founder

Work For TomorrowI’m the Founder of Optimal Path—a powerful platform designed to revolutionize how organizations deliver, track, and scale youth career development experiences like internships, work-based learning, and afterschool programs. For over a decade, I’ve worked at the intersection of education, workforce development, and technology, helping schools, nonprofits, government programs, and employers empower young people with real-world career exposure and readiness. Help youth, and young adult serving organizations streamline career pathway programs using smart technology. Support internship coordinators, afterschool leaders, and WIOA providers in tracking student progress. Deliver tools to increase engagement, reduce administrative chaos, and show measurable impact. Results We can Deliver: Hours of career readiness experiences tracked, real-time dashboards and reports to prove outcomes, custom onboarding, support, and scaling strategies.
W

Co-Founder & Strategic Solutions Architect

Work For TomorrowFounder of Optimal Path—a cloud-based talent pipeline platform to manage youth career development experiences (internships, work-based learning, and afterschool programs). Led product development, deployment, partnerships, and scaling strategies.
T

Assistant Professor

Trine UniversityInternational Student Academic Advisor; Designed and deployed Data Science International Student Seated Class Data Science Project. Taught Data Visualization, Data Science, and Data Mining; used SQL, Java, JSON, and R to present analyzed data.
T

Professor | International Student Advisor

Trine UniversityCourses Taught - Data Visualization, Data Science, and Data Mining. These courses cover data mining process and standards, data preparation, advanced data analysis, pattern recognition, and algorithms. Dashboards and data visualization technologies are used to present analyzed data.
D

Director - Corporate Work Study

Detroit Cristo ReyAug 2014 - Aug 2022 • 8 yrs 1 moLed Operations and Management of the Cristo Rey High School Work Study program (largest in Michigan), supervising 300 students and 70+ partner businesses; managed a $2.4M annual revenue goal; led a 5-person team and coordinated 21 transport vehicles; presented Work Study Operations to the School Board.
I

Director of Business Development

Information Systems ResourcesOct 2011 - Mar 2014 • 2 yrs 6 mosDeveloped and implemented IT Asset Management solutions for Fortune 1000 organizations; led consulting services for data protection and data storage solutions; increased revenues by 7% by selling/implementing IT asset management delivery model for Fortune 1000 Tier 1 auto supplier. Secured asset management services for over 30 states by developing national procurement partnership with global records management organization.
I

Data Protection Consultant

Iron MountainDec 2007 - Sep 2011 • 3 yrs 10 mosDelivered comprehensive IT data protection solutions and services to organizations. Led Consulting Services for data protection and data storage solutions. Secured $1.1M multi-year engagement to manage critical data assets utilizing secure national underground data center. Generated 30% of region’s Cloud Services, $350k annually, in 2009 and 2010.
A

District Manager

ADPOct 2004 - Oct 2007 • 3 yrs 1 moResponsible for the Consulting Services of Human Resource outsourcing solution. Includes the implementation of Human Resource Information Management System, Human Resource Compliance Module. Completed FY 2007 at 124% of Quota. Project Implementation to Corporations and Non-Profits.
C

Government Account Manager

CompuwareJul 2002 - Oct 2004 • 2 yrs 4 mosResponsible for the Implementation and management of Professional Technology Consultants for City and County Governments. Managed over $3.3 MM/year of Technology Resource Revenue. Sold Major Vehicle Maintenance System Installation to Department of Transportation (over $1.1 MM in Revenue).

Education

T

The College of Wooster

Bachelors of Arts, Economics
U

University of Detroit Mercy

Master of Science, Computer and Information Systems

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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