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Founder, CEO, Developer
Carrie Root, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Alpha UMi, focuses her efforts to develop and provide access to transformative, high-quality human-skills workshops. She works with colleges, universities, and workforce development offices to make these workshops accessible to those who need it most.
Dr. Root spent over two decades as an engineering consultant and high-level trouble shooter for the Department of Defense and NOAA. Today, she is bringing innovative professional development curricula to tomorrow’s workforce. She is committed to providing the opportunity for human skill development to all who desire it.
Dr. Root was recognized as a Commander’s National Award Winner for Science and Technology. She was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of her work bringing transformative leadership skills training to IEEE’s Women in Engineering and to engineering students. She is an engaging speaker and has articles, podcasts, and a book, The Other Soft Skill: How to Solve Workplace Challenges with Generational Intelligence.
Often sought as a writer and speaker on generational challenges at work, her favorite interview was published in the article “On a Mission to Combat Ageism in the Workplace”, which addressed questions of ageism that were triggered by William Shatner’s venture into space, published by Rethinking65. Her most recent article, Viewpoint: How to Create a Boomer-Friendly Workplace, was published in April 2023 by the Society of Human Resource Management.
Senior Development Officer
Robert Clark is a technology executive, entrepreneur, and business leader with 30 plus years of experience driving innovation, scaling organizations, and leading strategic growth. As CEO and Chairman of TAO Connect, he grew the company from startup through multiple investment rounds to a successful acquisition and serving more than 200 colleges and universities.
Previously, as CIO of JSA Healthcare, he led technology strategy during rapid expansion from five to over one hundred locations. Robert is known for digital transformation, strategic planning, and building high-performing teams that deliver lasting results.
Senior Sales Manager
With 40 years of experience in corporate America, Victor Calder has learned that adversity can be a catalyst for growth, resilience, and high performance. Life has taught him to embrace challenges, adapt with purpose, and turn setbacks into opportunities to become stronger, wiser, and more capable.
Vic believes in Kaizen—the discipline of continuous improvement, making meaningful progress one intentional step at a time. He strives to lead and live with emotional intelligence, curiosity, sound judgment, resilience, and integrity.
Vic defines success not only by outcomes, but by how we respond under pressure—with composure, grit, and the willingness to learn, adapt, and rise again. By balancing the five intelligences—EQ, AQ, GQ, TQ, and PQ—his goal is to build a life that is successful, healthy, connected, and useful to others.
Assessment Lead
With a career built at the intersection of people, business, leadership, and relationships, Lynee brings a unique perspective to helping individuals and organizations recognize their potential and turn insight into meaningful results.
Lynee helps business owners, leaders, teams, and individuals gain a deeper understanding of their natural behavioral tendencies, strengths, blind spots, communication styles, and opportunities for development. Through behavioral profiling, personalized coaching, and practical strategies, she helps clients move beyond self-awareness to intentional action, greater effectiveness, and measurable growth.
Over the years, Lynee’s focus on relationship-building, sales, training, business strategy, and psychological assessment expertise has helped organizations make better decisions about their people and business strategies. She provided leadership and coaching to hundreds of global clients and delivered presentations and seminars focused on business strategy and organizational effectiveness. Her work contributed to 13% annual revenue growth for four consecutive years while strengthening long-term client partnerships and business outcomes.
Lynee brings years of experience together to help individuals and organizations identify the behaviors, skills, and opportunities that can make the greatest difference. Whether uncovering gaps within an individual, strengthening a leadership team, improving communication and collaboration, or identifying disconnects between an organization’s mission and the people responsible for bringing it to life, she creates a personalized path toward greater alignment, effectiveness, and success.
Her philosophy is simple:
The goal isn’t simply to understand who you are. It’s to understand what you can become—and provide the insight, coaching, and strategy to help you get there.
Insight That Illuminates. Coaching That Transforms.
Facilitator
Graphics Lead
Jordan Marrs is a digital media specialist with a focus on graphics, video, and digital marketing material. He has been producing videos and illustrating since a very young age, and has pursued these interests through college into professional life.
Alpha UMi was the doorway into bringing Jordan’s lifelong areas of interest into a professional setting, and he has been with the company since 2019. Since then, Jordan has made it his mission to solidify the company’s visual brand with an energetic and cohesive quality.
In his freetime, Jordan enjoys creating traditional (digital) 2d animated works, and runs a youtube channel that has been going strong since 2009.
