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Jeff Shelby

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Mainframe Modernization Offering Lead (Federal) at IBM
📍 Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States

Jeff is a Modernization Consultant and the Mainframe Modernization Offering Lead for federal clients at IBM. He has a proven record of guiding strategic modernization engagements at major tech firms like AWS and IBM. People often describe him as articulate, customer-focused, and technically solid. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

He was an original member of the startup team at Stonebranch, helping grow the business to a $20 million company.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Mainframe Modernization Offering Lead (Federal)
Job Level
Senior
Location
Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Jeff shows up

Charismatic
Friendly But Fast
Informal

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Jeff cares about

Mainframe Modernization
His entire career, from AWS to his current Federal Lead role at IBM, is focused on helping clients modernize their mainframe systems and applications.
AI-Driven Innovation
He frequently shares content on the importance of data readiness for AI and how IBM's application transformation services are enabling AI-driven outcomes for enterprises.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Mainframe Modernization Offering Lead (Federal)
IBM
11-2021 - 8-2023
Senior Business Development for Mainframe Modernization
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
3-2018 - 11-2021
Director Of Business Development
Blu Age
12-2010 - 3-2018
Director Application Modernization
Advanced
10-1999 - 5-2010
Director of North American Sales
Stonebranch
In the press

Media appearances

Jeff Shelby – Mainframe Modernization Offering Lead (Federal), IBM – GovAI Summit Speaker. Featured in GovAI Summit
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Education
1979 - 1983
Bachelor's degree
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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