Business Consulting - Primarily Aviation Strategic Planning International Corporate Formation Business Systems & Network System Planning Offshore Team Management

Professional Strengths

• Experience in overseeing all activities and people associated with projects of corporate wide scope.
• A business planning discipline that focuses on immediate objectives while adhering to the vision of the organizational mission.
• Ability to think "outside the box" - using creative problem solving to generate solutions and directions
• Ability to analyze, articulate and present solutions to complex business issues.
• Ability to build organizations through the judicious application of organizational, business and management skills.
• Ability to inspire, create rapport, and build teamwork among employees and contracted personnel at all experience and skill levels throughout the organization.

Summary

Dynamic, energetic, and dedicated professional. Effective and efficient administrator. Superior planner and organizer. Excellent manager and people motivator. Extensive experience includes:

• Development of five-year financial plans.
• Development and execution of enterprise-wide accounting and financial systems.
• Directing large-scale systems integration efforts.
• In depth knowledge of various aviation business models.
• Reorganization, implementation and management of multi-national organizations.
• Directing the research, evaluation, selection and installation of data center hardware and software.

Experience

Co-founded a startup company that includes an interactive online community, newsletter, and print publications. Developed and implemented customer service, business and marketing plans.

• Developed and implemented cash basis accounting system
• Managed the publication process for Taming the Dragons, 50 Essays from the Corporate World.
• Developed and managed a five-year rolling financial plan.
  

1. Planned and initiated infrastructure (including financial, human resources, and marketing) to open European Operations for Syntel-Selectica (U.S.). The first office was based out of Queidersbach, Germany, with project locations in Mannheim Germany, Zurich Switzerland, Ludvika Sweden, and Helsinki Finland. Developed ad campaigns for project support staff. Performed extensive business analysis concerning branch office locations, clients, etc.
2. Formed project teams and led project to implement e-commerce solutions for ABB's 130 business units. Assisted Selectica to establish business methods.

Accomplishments

• Set high-level strategy on business, product and customer service needs. Facilitated project team meetings during identification of requirements, and developing strategy, project plans and business cases. Worked with sales and account managers during solution design (each business unit was unique) and pre and post sales support.
• Facilitated workshops with client product management teams and developed very close working relationships during project execution. Coordinated project change management.

1. Directed the development of an Intranet application that was a new graphical user interface (GUI) design for the client's product (CMDS). The project was three months old and had challenges when I was asked to assume the responsibility. After a three-week design review and progress analysis, I reassigned some staff, subcontracted with a JAVA development firm and completed the project on schedule.
2. Directed the planning and initial execution of a Year 2000 compliance project that encompassed a large multi-state cross-functional team organization.
3. Architected a master plan commissioned by executive management to implement and coordinate projects based on Intranet and employee ideas to improve productivity and reduce cost. Initiated and directed this series of highly complex projects and led the planning and estimating of tasks and timelines.
4. Negotiated with and influenced executive (board level) and other management through frequent and regular meetings.

• Developed an integration strategy for the infrastructure projects (First Security Bank) to align them with the corporate direction and policy in an approved time frame using the cross-functional team process. This "Master Plan" was actually a program management system containing project plans with phases, milestones, tasks, and PERT charts.
• Developed an Intranet strategy for many First Security branch functions and central processing. The bank data center was almost entirely a manual operation. The number of staff required to operate this environment was becoming prohibitive. The implementation of this strategy began with a proof of concept, a pilot project, and continued through the merger of Wells Fargo with First Security. Implemented comprehensive project cost and budget controls that provided for weekly financial reporting.
• After having declared a disaster, the President of FSITI asked me to lead a project replace their data center before the bank was decertified by the OCC. Led a team of 135 people during this project. The project was accomplished ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Developed a strategic plan and a tactical validation method for corporate telecommuters to access client/server, image and e-mail applications along with a "roll-out" of all new standardized desktops for a 6500 workstation environment.

Personal Interests

	Motorcycle Touring   Although I've owned many and varied motorcycles, the Harley is my all time favorite. We've been on two trips on the 2002 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. One trip up Highway One in California through Yosemite and Big Sur, the other trip pretty much all over the country.
	Skiing   The Alps are beautiful, but the best skiing is still at Alta, Utah.
	Scuba Diving   Spent  a Thanksgiving at the CocoView Resort in Roatan, Honduras.  I am looking forward to doing that again!
	Helicopters   When I grow up I want my own helicopter. (Actually don't plan to grow up. But do plan to get one.)  I have been looking at the MD600N NOTAR.

Contact Information

E-mail: jfw@ravenwerks.com

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