Scott Nakagawa, PMP, CBAP, LSSMBB
Chief Executive Officer, Principal Consultant

RESUME-AT-A-GLANCE: 

  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) 
  • TOGAF 9 Certified 
  • Certified Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints 
  • IIBA Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) 
  • Oracle Certified Foundations Associate 
  • Certified Coach from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Care Policy and Clinical Practice 
  • Certified Emotional Intelligence Life Coach from Transformation Academy 
  • iServer365 Foundation certified by Orbus Software 
  • Stanford Certified Advanced Project Manager from the Stanford Center for Professional Development 
  • Scrum Master Professional Certification (SMPC) 
  • Scrum Product Owner Professional (SPOPC) 
  • Agile Coach Professional Certification (ACPC) 

EDUCATION: 

  • Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Hawaii 
  • Bachelor of Arts in International Trade from Chaminade University 

Scott is the Principal Consultant at Mana’olana International and was born and raised in Hawaii. He’s spent time working in various states and around the Pacific Rim, Japan and Korea as part of his duties as a contractor for the United States Army. Scott has served as a Hawaii Award of Excellence examiner and recently served on the Board of Directors of Kamalani Academy (a K-8 Na Mea Hawaii, Arts Integration, Leader In Me Public Charter School). When he’s not working, Scott can be found exploring our ʻāina hiking, or enjoying the ocean surfing or stand-up paddling