Meet the Instructor

Joe Gecas

Senior Program Manager

Joe Gecas is a senior program manager with 20 years of experience leading complex, multi-million dollar projects and programs for Fortune 500 companies, including Starbucks, Amazon, Nintendo and Premera Blue Cross. Gecas enjoys leveraging his versatile project management expertise across various industries, such as technology, retail, e-commerce and healthcare.

As part of Nintendo’s new Strategic Initiatives team, Gecas created and implemented a project management infrastructure, including PM tools, processes and training that improved efficiency, product quality, vendor management, issues and risk management, as well as communication and visibility throughout the organization. Previously, he served as Global Beverage Commercialization Manager for Starbucks, where he managed all global beverage launches across every Starbucks promotion, representing about 15% of Starbucks’ global annual sales.