Al is a graduate of New York University with an emphasis in Information Technology, International Business, and Communications. Al is a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternal organization. Al is certified in Project / Program Management, as well as being a professional business coach.Al Uretsky has an exceptional record of achievement leading business development and strategic planning efforts to promote bottom-line growth. Highly accomplished, ambitious executive with 30+ years of consulting experience with prestigious firms such as Ernst & Young, Fujitsu Consulting, and IBM Global Service with industry expertise spanning banking and financial services, healthcare, entertainment, education, restaurants and publishing. Al is dedicated to exceeding client expectations and business objectives by aligning corporate vision and values to actionable initiatives for process improvement. Background includes establishing and managing program management offices, generating double-digit revenue growth, and developing new consultative service offerings. Al has been published in numerous nation-wide publications on various business topics.Al is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist by trade and owns a number of firms including; Estrella Partners Group, Estrella Publishing (DBAs Up The Hill magazine (Estrella & CantaMia), Viva magazine (PebbleCreek), The Hamlet magazine (Palm Valley), The Park magazine (Litchfield Park), Main Street magazine (Verrado & Victory), Mountain View magazine (Vistancia, Trilogy & Blackstone), The Front Porch magazine (Marley Park), The Grove magazine (Sterling Grove), CB Living magazine (Corte Bella), Teravalis Living magazine (Teravalis), and SAM The Octagonian (Sigma Alpha Mu). Al has a history of being an elected official and philanthropist supporting numerous local and national worthy non-profit organization.Selected White Papers (1998-24):Chief Sustainability Officer, A New Face in the C-Suite • PMO, A Term not Fully Understood • Professional Services Pricing Models, Value Based Pricing vs. Traditional Approaches • Retained IT Staff, No One Size Fits All Model • IT Vendor Management in Hard Economic Times • School Zone Column • Biz Buzz Column