|
| |
|
|
Nick Horney,
Ph.D. - Nick is a Principal
and founder of Agility Consulting and Training and specializes in
providing products, consulting and training that enable individuals,
teams and organizations to effectively respond and manage
change. He held senior leadership roles in Human Resources and
Quality in divisions of Nestle' and Pepsi. Nick was a Vice
President at the Center for Creative Leadership responsible for global
marketing, business development, partnerships and alliances and the
client services center. His passion for agility was developed
during his 23-years in the Navy leading diving and explosive ordnance
disposal teams. Nick retired from the U.S. Navy Reserves at the
rank of Captain. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational
Psychology from the University of South Florida. (more
about Nick) |
|
|
Tom O'Shea,
CMC - Tom is a Principal
in Agility Consulting and specializes in strategic business
development and organizational improvement. He is a Certified
Management Consultant and former President of the Carolinas Chapter of
the Institute of Management Consultants. He has more than 25
years working in consumer products and the apparel trade with industry
leaders VF Corporation and Kayser-Roth Corporation. Tom's
diverse background includes senior executive roles in Human Resources,
Strategic Planning and General Management. Tom has a master's
degree in Organizational Psychology and extensive practical experience
helping organizations re-focus business strategy to improve
organization performance and alignment. Tom also has extensive
experience in helping organizations compete in the major retail and
international markets. He has been active in the sporting goods retail
channel and in leadership roles within community, state and national
level non-profit organizations. |
|
AFFILIATES |
|
United States |
|
|
Brian
Anderson - Brian has spent more than 20 years
of experience as a consultant, line executive and human resources
executive, he has helped companies reach higher performance through
strategies that optimize business processes and leverage human
capital. He has worked in many leading companies to drive
organizational transformation, execute strategies and improve
leadership effectiveness. Brian has worked with many Fortune 500
companies including Accenture, Agilent, Apple Computers, Barclays
Global Investors, Bechtel, Blue Shield, Boeing, Cisco Systems, Hewlett
Packard, Honeywell, Sun Microsystems, Transamerica, TRW and Wells
Fargo. He has an MS degree in Industrial/Organizational
Psychology from San Jose State University. |
|
|
MARILYN BUCKNER,
Ph.D. - Marilyn specializes in leadership development and is a coach for
leaders and managers in such companies as Siemens, Disney, Lockheed,
Delta Airlines, Darden and DexMedia. Her unique focus is
providing customized coaching materials that leaders can apply
directly to improve their operations in areas of strategic planning,
process improvement, leadership skills and coaching others for high
performance. Marilyn has her Ph.D. in Counseling and Management
from Georgia State University. She currently teaches at the
Leadership Institute at the University of Central Florida and is
active in the Human Resource Planning Society where she was the past
national Chairperson and taught many of their workshops. |
|
|
GARY CHIN, PMP
- Gary specializes in increasing organizational performance through the
creation and tuning of business planning, project management, and
operational processes. His expertise and experience span
technical management, product development, manufacturing, and business
development in both Fortune 500 and start-up environments. Gary
is the author of Agile Project Management which provides
concrete strategies and tactics for managing projects in today's
dynamic environment. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in
Marketing from Bentley College. |
|
|
MATT DURFEE
- Matt specializes in outplacement/career transition,
leadership development & executive consulting - Matt held Senior
Vice President, Vice President and executive-level Human Resources
positions in a number of the world's most admired companies including
Pepsi Cola, Nestle, Frito-Lay International, Hard Rock Cafe, Bank One,
Cendant and Centex Homes. His expertise in career &
Leadership transition, change management and executive development is
supplemented with extensive experience in roles ranging from the
business unit level to the Board of Directors. Matt earned his
Master's degree in Labor & Industrial Relations from Michigan
State University and subsequently completed an executive program in
Financial Analysis at the University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business. More information about Matt is available via www.navexec.com. |
|
|
MARY ECKENROD
- Mary collaborates with a global client base to build talent and
organization capability. Her recent work with technology leader,
Lenovo, has given her extensive experience creating and implementing
talent initiatives in emerging market countries, especially in China
and Asia. Mary has led talent management for Cisco Systems,
Rockwell International, Johnson Controls International and Kraft
Foods. Her experience and impact has been in the areas of
organization capability and change, succession and talent management,
learning and executive education, international assignment programs,
diversity, staffing and recruiting. Mary has a BS in Science, a
masters in Organizational Behavior, and doctoral coursework in
Business Strategy from the University of Wisconsin where she also
taught in the MBA program. |
|
|
CATHY LEE GIBSON
- Cathy is committed to enhancing the performance of
individuals and teams in workplaces. To this role, Cathy brings
more than 20 years of training, consulting, HR and management
experience from a range of industries, organizations and
sectors. Cathy's expertise spans a variety of topics, with a
particular focus on strategic interviewing and performance management
initiatives. Cathy most recently served as the Director of Human
Resource Management Programs at Cornell University's School of
Industrial and Labor Relations. Cathy holds a BA degree summa
cum laude from Ithaca College and an MBA from Pace University where
she was recognized for outstanding scholarship in the field of
management. |
|
|
MARK HAAS, CMC
-
Mark's primary expertise is in organizational assessment, strategy
development, performance measurement and managerial decision support
for the public and private sector clients. To help clients
understand their organization, markets and customers, Mark uses
traditional as well as proprietary methodologies, including the
Baldrige quality assessments, systems dynamics models, workforce
management, process analysis, decision support and performance
improvement programs. Mark is a Certified Management Consultant,
the highest professional designation in management consulting.
He received a graduate degree in planning from the Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University and his undergraduate degree in biology
from Colgate University. He has completed additional course work
in quality management, mathematical economics, engineering, financial
and program evaluation and systems sciences. |
|
|
JOEL KATZ
- Joel specializes in leadership and performance management. He
serves as the architect for the design of best practice leadership
development tools, processes and content. He personally delivers
consulting engagements for leaders in the public and private sector
enabling them to transform their vision to action by anticipating
change and building more adaptive capabilities. Joel has held
senior level human resources development positions at ARAMARK
Corporation, GE Aerospace, RCA Service Company and Vornado
Corporation, a major retail chain. Joel holds a BBA in Marketing
and Economics from the City University of New York-Baruch School of
Business, an MS in Organizational Psychology from Brooklyn College and
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (Ph.D. without dissertation)
in Instructional Design from New York University. |
|
|
GERRY
SEQUEIRA - Gerry advises executive management of
America's leading corporations, helping them to define and translate
strategies into action plans that drive exponential results. He
has a demonstrated ability to bring people and resources together to
achieve breakthrough performance. Gerry has designed
customized Six Sigma programs for JP Morgan Chase, Caterpillar, Merrill Lynch and Dow
Chemical. Gerry's background in finance and operations brings to
clients a practical and results-based approach to helping business
leadership align Six Sigma with business strategies. Gerry is fluent in
English and Spanish with an effective working language capability in
both French and German. He has instructed and coached hundreds
of black belts and other internal consultants throughout North
America, Latin America and Europe. |
|
Canada |
|
|
HAL RICHMAN,
Ph.D. - Dr. Hal Richman helps build the capacity of people
so they can perform in a stellar manner to support business
results. He has more than 15 years experience in the design and
implementation of over 60 projects at the intersection of learning,
performance and evaluation. He has provided services to
provincial and federal government in Canada, the Republic of Macedonia
and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since 1996, the focus of his work
has spanned areas including creating of training and development
strategies; learning needs analyses and competency mapping; design and
implementation of e-learning methodologies, programs and content;
marketing analyses for the design and positioning of eLearning
products; and evaluation of training and development
initiatives. Hal received his BA from the University of
Rochester and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill in Political Science. |
|
Europe |
|
|
JUERGEN ROHRMEIER
- Juergen specializes in Human Resource Management, Coaching and
Recruiting. Juergen is involved in international, partially
worldwide projects such as Leading Change, Performance Management,
Career Development, Competency Development Corporate Universities,
Redesign, Restructuring, Remuneration and Global Recruiting. He
is a Certified Pathfinder Career Counselor and trained in
Client-centered therapy and non-directive coaching. Juergen is a
member of the Human Resource Planning Society, New York and the
American-German Business Club, Vice President of the European Human
Resources Forum and Assistant Professor of International HR Management
at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. |
|
|
MARK SAXTON
- Mark is a strategic, commercial, customer and delivery focused
Director with experience up to group Board level and a track record of
success in HR and general management roles, including acquisitions and
disposals, across transport, food, clothing and housing industries in
Europe, Africa, Middle East and India. He has lived and worked in
eight countries speaking German, French and Spanish and has
operated within both the strategic development and implementation
environments, with a specialty in cultural change. Mark has held
positions in Arriva PLC, Cadbury Schweppes, Haven Management Services
and Blue Bell. He received his MSc in Industrial Relations from
the University of Bath.
|
|
|
