Senior Executive at Larry H Miller Group of Companies
2004 - 2008
Company owns and manages up to 200 sports (e.g., Utah Jazz), entertainment (movie theatres, sports centers & restaurants), real estate, and automotive businesses. Reported to Larry for special projects:
⢠Conducted world-wide assessment and developed strategies for optimizing international logistic, finance, construction, manufacturing and welfare operations
⢠Led planning and redesign of library, archive center, publications, museum, historical sites, and preservation operations
⢠Program managed large-scale, highly visible publication initiatives
⢠Oversaw redesign of one of largest theme restaurants in U.S.
Director, Corporate Projects at FranklinCovey
2001 - 2004
Direct report to CEO responsible for training, facilitating and providing oversight to corporate projects aligned with firmâs turnaround strategy
⢠Trained, facilitated and/or led 70-90 concurrent product development, operational improvement, marketing and sales projects
VP, Strategy and Consulting Services at Employer Solutions Group
2000 - 2001
Responsible for strategy planning and management of consultants providing HR outsourcing services to 240 client companies
⢠Company ranked number 1 in âtop 25 under fiveâ Utah award, âtop 15 emerging eliteâ award, and âfasting growingâ Utah award
Principal Consultant - Consulting Manager at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
1998 - 2000
⢠Responsible for management of 100+ Texas-based consultants
⢠Generated 30-40% of all consulting engagement work. Texas one of top financially performing areas in region
⢠Responsible for resource management, organizational development, career development, human resource planning and recruiting
Senior Management Consultant at EDS
1996 - 1999
⢠Provided business analysis, planning, process reengineering, and systems analysis consulting services. Team member in planning and developing high growth consulting practice
⢠Project manager â designed best practice training, logistics, travel, finance, personnel, and security processes; developing customer service center model; analyzed current applications; defined technology requirements
⢠Project manager - Assessed organization structures & information management processes; determined process costs; defined process improvements; outlined reengineering needs
Senior Management Advisor at National Security Agency
1983 - 1996
⢠Launched NSAâs strategic planning and quality management initiatives
⢠Program manager for 100+ corporate process reengineering, process improvement, and organizational
effectiveness projects
⢠Successful in launching aggressive strategic planning practices
⢠Facilitated travel reengineer process team that won USA Today Quality Cup Award; identified as one of four most successful NPR initiatives
⢠National recognition winning U.S. Senate Quality and Productivity Award
⢠Co-led reengineering of supply chain process (receiving, warehousing, distribution and purchasing functions) = 5 year projected savings of $175 million; cycle time reduction from 85 days to hours
CEO at Breakthrough Practices
2003
Parent Company
Strategy & Turnaround Consulting, Publishing & Retail
⢠Led business strategy and turn-around consulting initiatives for publication, entertainment, retail, financial and technology operations businesses or operations.
⢠Partner and supplier for top retailer.
⢠Publisher.