“Evaluator” sounds very formal; it makes me picture someone holding a clipboard, with an expression suggesting disapproval of everything I am doing. As I completed my own skills assessment, I entered the process with very low expectations about the skills I could contribute. To my surprise, I discovered that I possess many crossover skills aligned with those of a formal evaluator. As a result, I rated myself a 3 out of 6. I am not starting from zero, but I am not yet fully equipped for formal evaluation work. I have developed strong informal evaluation instincts over my 26-year career within my organization. The gap lies in translating that intuition into formal, systematic evaluation practices. This process highlighted two specific strengths: building trust and keeping teams on track. Beginning with AEA 5.4, “Builds trust throughout the evaluation,” my deliberate, relationship-centered approach enables both influence and project success. This was evident during a 14-month projec...