Serves as Managing Director for Catalyst Connection, an economic development and manufacturing consulting organization that strives to advance the performance of manufacturing companies in southwestern Pennsylvania. Directs the company’s Organizational Development consulting practice area. Conducts client site visits, HR audits, and business reviews to determine appropriate intervention and improvement strategies. Works closely with client leadership to implement both targeted and broad-based approaches to ensure that “the right people are on the bus, the wrong people are off the bus, and the right people are in the right seats." Integrates Lean and OD principles to create innovation cultures.Key Achievements: Decreased turnover rate of a large, cookware manufacturer from 180% to 35% in 14 months by conducting job and competency analyses to determine critical skills/behaviors, and validated employment tests used to screen candidates. Increased tire manufacturer’s organizational performance through leadership continuity by identifying key position vulnerabilities, interviewing incumbents to document job knowledge, assessing employees using Motorola 9-box grid, and recommending development opportunities to bridge gaps. Client reported being able to respond to unexpected departures with confidence after Succession Plan deliverable was submitted. Increased employee engagement at a medium-sized electronics component manufacturer by surveying and interviewing employees to determine root causes of job dissatisfaction, and made recommendations to senior management for improving communication, trust and engagement. Increased employee productivity and morale, by delivering DDI Leadership courses to hundreds of local manufacturing supervisors. Followed up with participants to ensure sustainability of skills learned in classroom. Grew practice area fee income revenue 169% over 5 years through consistent add-on client projects.

Boutique consulting firm focusing on organizational development and workforce development service offerings. Clientele included private, non profit and educational institutions.