Zehn has applied key proficiencies to help organizations grow and thrive throughout his career, including product development, project management, product management, team building, and leadership. This beneficial intersection of competencies has been especially valuable to startups who typically cannot afford five executive-level hires or contractors to tackle the demands growing organizations face. Significant accomplishments include helping transform a small four-person engineering startup into a thriving Inc. 5000 marketing and business solutions agency (with sustained 35% YoY growth) through strategic product development and cross-functional team building. With the help of talented and dedicated teams, Zehn developed award-winning products broadly heralded by the industry, built high-performing teams, and created new revenue streams, all fueling growth to successfully scale organizations. Zehn is a life long Project Management practitioner and certified PMP. Zehn's expertise is not just at the executive level having mastered numerous technical production disciplines from web design and development, technical illustration, and more - and holds the proud distinction of a LinkedIn "Top Web design Voice."

Private Sector Work:

Zehn has helped transform startups into thriving Inc. 5000 businesses - accomplished through in-depth business analysis (business case, financial case, technical case, product case), strategic product development (BaaS), and strong cross-functional team building to sustain YoY growth. Zehn has built over 30+ products for businesses that contribute millions in revenue to those organizations.

Philanthropy Through Resources and Expertise:

Zehn donates both expertise and resources to AReL: Action for Refugee Life. AReL is a refugee-led social impact organization in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, uplifting and empowering the refugee community. AReL provides the refugee community with tools, resources, and support through its diverse digital training courses, job market readiness programs, and comprehensive post-graduation support. Zehn contributes his role to AReL as a Consultant and the Director of Project Management, where he leads the organization’s PMO function. Project Management continues to play a key role in maintaining traction across the organization's objectives and endeavors. Zehn also serves as a Guest Instructor in the digital training courses.

Bnevol provides vital server resources to refugee students embarking on their digital skills training, fostering digital inclusion. AReL's students receive (at no cost to AReL or its students) a comprehensive suite of technical resources: server resources, dedicated cPanel accounts for each student, software subscriptions, and dedicated subdomains. The donation of this technical infrastructure supports refugee students embarking on their digital skills training, fostering digital inclusion, creating access while bridging the digital divide.