CJ Young Consulting, LLC

About Me

About Me

Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Founder/CEO

Dr. Cynthia J. Young, PMP, LSS MBB, CMQ-OE is the founder and CEO of CJ Young Consulting, LLC, a knowledge management consulting firm in Chesapeake, VA. Before founding CJ Young Consulting, Cindy retired from the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer after 23 years of active duty.

Dr. Young holds various professional certifications:

  • Project Management Professional
  • Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
  • ASQ-Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence

She holds several accredited degrees:

  • Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Project Management from Walden University. Her doctoral study, Knowledge Management and Innovation on Firm Performance of United States Ship Repair, provided her the opportunity to gain additional professional and academic expertise to facilitate improvements in organizational knowledge management.
  • Two Masters of Business Administration (MBA), one in e-commerce and one in advanced management studies, from Trident University International
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park

Dr. Young enjoys speaking at knowledge management, operational excellence, and process improvement conferences with human-centric knowledge management as a primary element in her presentations.

She spoke (virtually) for TEDxBeaconStreet, A Knowledge Mindset: What You Know Comes from Where You Sit.

Cindy is also the co-author of two #1 Amazon best-selling books.

Cindy has published and contributed to numerous articles specializing in human-centric
knowledge management and business.