Adelina Chalmers

Since 2011, I've worked with scientists and engineers at all levels, from CTO/CSO all the way to graduate engineer/scientist who work for: Arm, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Astra Zeneca, Deloitte, Imagination, Cambridge University, Cranfield University and many more. I guest lecture at Cambridge University, Department of Engineering (Institute for Manufacturing) on effective communication with executives in corporate environments. I won Cofinitive's Top 7 People to Watch 2019 and was nominated on Computer Weekly’s Top Influencing Women in IT list in 2021 and 2022.

The name "Geek Whisperer" came from someone who observed her in 2012 working with engineers and said: "I have never seen anyone connect with engineers like this. It's like you are a geek whisperer." She loved the name, but did not take it on until years later because she worried it might sound patronising. After she spoke to countless engineers and scientists with whom she worked and asked their opinion over several years, the vast majority (93%) said they loved the name and found it quirky, so she decided to take it on.

I have a track record of working with science and technology executives for whom I have achieved:

• improved performance and productivity of science/tech senior manager/executive which lead to increased profitability of an average of £1m-£5m

• engineering performance improvement of 3x-6x

• the CTO/VP Engineering got £2m+ in resources for engineering/science team from the board in a company of 2,000 staff (when they’d been struggling for 6 months prior)

• saved $100,000/week in wasted engineering time

• accelerated a company acquisition integration which initially was proving very challenging

• enhanced retention of highly valuable science or technical talent who don't understand the new (more business strategic/leadership) role they've been promoted into

• tech senior manager/executive gained the confidence to change the culture in their department

• CTO / VP Engineering gained confidence to realise that they do have more power and authority than they thought

What is the evidence that The Geek Whisperer approach works with engineers?

• • 99% of engineers who’ve taken our training would recommend The Geek Whisperer®

  • 67% of engineers who come to our training have never been to soft skills training before, yet they voluntarily signed up to ours

  • 300+ positive testimonials from engineers and leaders on LinkedIn and Google

  • The average NPS score of our courses is between 67 – 77 (i.e. between “excellent” and “world class”, we achieved this high score despite Europeans and engineers giving lower scores than the average USA NPS score.)