Dennis Daniel Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Peak Performance Partners, a Square Circle Ventures company, is a forward-thinking services group dedicated to elevating the performance of individuals and organizations. We specialize in leadership development programs to maximize team performance, achieved through customized leadership development and coaching programs. Our mission is to integrate personal growth with technological proficiency, driving success in the modern professional landscape. As Principal Managing Partner, I lead the organization's efforts, ensuring excellence and innovation in all our endeavors.Primary Responsibilities:Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the strategic direction, ensuring alignment with our mission to enhance personal and organizational performance.Client Relationship Management: Cultivate and manage high-level relationships with key clients, ensuring their needs are met with tailored solutions that drive their success.Team Development: Lead, mentor, and inspire our team of coaches and consultants, fostering an environment of professional growth and excellence.Service Innovation: Oversee the development and implementation of our teaching, coaching, mentoring, ensuring they remain cutting-edge and highly effective.Performance Metrics: Develop and monitor key performance indicators for the organization, ensuring that all projects and services meet our high standards and contribute positively to our clients' objectives.Financial Oversight: Manage the financial strategy of the organization, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation to ensure profitability and sustainable growth.Major Projects and Initiatives:1) Leadership Development Programs: Design and lead programs and workshops that enhance leadership skills across various organizational levels.2) Innovative Problem-Solving Initiatives: Lead initiatives that tackle complex challenges in team dynamics and personal barriers to growth.3) Behavioral Assessment Implementations

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

After a distinguished career spanning over four decades in information technology and strategic leadership, I've transitioned my expertise into the fields Leadership and Career Performance Optimization and IT Management Consulting as the Executive Director of a new business venture. My background gives a unique perspective on the integration of technology and business strategies, making me a valuable asset to those seeking to elevate their career, leadership skills, and personal development. As a member of the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team, I'm adept at identifying and nurturing individual and organizational potential through a range of services including leadership training, personalized coaching and mentoring, and behavioral assessments. This solutions approach is deeply rooted in understanding individual and organizational needs, and in leveraging my extensive technical, managerial and organizational experience to offer customized solutions that lead to significant improvements in performance and outcomes.

Creedmoor, Nc

The Creedmoor Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial body which acts on appeals for variances, special exceptions and interpretations in the city zoning regulations. The function and duty of the Board of Adjustment is to hear and decide appeals from and review any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official charged with enforcing the City of Creedmoor Zoning Ordinance. This Board shall also hear and consider any and all requests for variances and conditional use permits from the public at Large. Served as the Board Chair since January 2020.

The Lash Group/Ft. Mills, Nc

Recruited to help transform next-generation Fusion platform to upgrade services for clients including five (5) of the top 12 global pharmaceutical companies. Established methods and processes to consistently offer cost-effective solutions on budget and schedule. Oversaw Salesforce technical professionals and worked with customer program managers, operations, and development/testing teams. Trained peers/clients and facilitated knowledge transfer during acquisitions. Conducted quality status checks and met with clients to ensure solutions met pharmaceutical industry standards. • Architected end-to-end implementation of Salesforce-based Fusion new client and brand product and program launches, ensuring on-time delivery within scope and budget with focus on identifying and mitigating risks to achieve project success.• Collaborated with clients and internal stakeholders to understand business objectives and prioritize operational requirements, translating into customized Salesforce-based Fusion solutions to attain increased client satisfaction and repeat business.• Orchestrated and managed IT delivery processes and activities for internal/external stakeholders during project lifecycle, including implementation of patient support services for new clients, pharma manufacturers, products, or drug therapies.• Translated business requirements and technical specifications to meet needs of target customers and interactions with patients/providers across entire supply chain including pharmaceutical manufacturers, drug stores, and retailers.• Served as Program Chair for global ERG tasked with designing employee professional development programs to strengthen talent bench and expand DE&I. Supported ~10K employees with remote mentoring and career planning.

Granville County, North Carolina, United States

The Human Relations Commission has been established to encourage understanding and good will between all citizens regardless of race, sex, religion, creed, nationality, or economic status, and thus promote the general welfare of the community. The Commission is to report and to recommend to the Board of Commissioners Human Relations Programs designed to promote the welfare of the community; to identify Human Relations concerns within the community which could jeopardize the welfare of the community; to act as an impartial public forum to the end that there will be better communications between all segments of the community and; to promote peace, understanding, respect, good will and harmony among all citizens. Upon the prior approval ofthe Board of Commissioners, the Commission may sponsor meetings or forums intended to lead all citizens to a clearer understanding of true meaning of responsible citizenship in the community, of the obligations inherent in being a good citizen, and of the need for mutual understanding and respect by all citizens for each other. The Commission shall have the authority to create and devise Human Relations Programs for recommendation to the Governing Body.

Raleigh, Nc

Responsible for after-sales delivery of cost-effective, high quality technical solutions and services to TEKsystems customers, including optimization of the utilization of service resources to provide technical support through effective planning, developing and managing after-sales service standards and procedures; continually monitoring the performance of the after-sales business and adjust action plans to achieve target growth; work closely with market service teams, and other business functions and customers, to develop high customer satisfaction service solutions and sustain TEKsystems service leadership position in the industry.

Richmond, Va

Responsible for managing the team providing services to clients while making sure the service levels are effective for maintenance and support of policy administration systems for the wholesale business of a mid-sized multinational Property & Casualty and Specialty line publicly traded insurance company. As Service Delivery Manager coordinated and managed the relationship and interaction among projects, programs, customers and resources, supervising the service delivery team and ensuring that application support runs effectively; responsible to ensure that the services provided are of quality and profitable as defined by the statement of work and expected by the client. Also responsible for working with client to determine and evaluate their business needs to establish service delivery and work priorities.

Richnmond, Va

Responsible for all aspects of program service delivery and administration for the maintenance and support of policy administration systems for the wholesale business of a mid-sized multinational Property & Casualty and Specialty line publicly traded insurance company. As Engagement Manager was responsible for managing relationships with client stakeholders, and the staff engaged on the assigned project. Owned client retention and growth, as well as new business opportunity identification and development, responsible for overall project success, from project scoping through implementation and completion. Role including interfacing and coordinating with the clients, TEKsystems technical staff and the TEKsystems PMO and Sales organization; Develop presentations and proposals that address client requirements and objectives with recommendations; partner with Project Management to scope and deliver on proposed solutions; Support Project Management’s governance of projects and client deliverables, and manage the client to the scope of work or change order

Markel Insurance; Richmond, Va

Responsible for providing expertise and support in the area of information technology trends and implementation, and staff augmentation and outsourcing arrangements best practices in the insurance industry, in support of the client’s vision and strategic direction. The client engagement was the wholesale business of a mid-sized multinational Property & Casualty and Specialty line publicly traded insurance company. Other responsibilities include articulating and implementing best practices related to insurance industry IT trends; defining business requirements and recommending a technical approach to meet those needs; translating client business requirements into service delivery objectives; maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, project managers, developers, and senior staff members. The position involved actively participating in multiple work-groups at one time, and disseminating information across all levels of the client and the TEKsystems Service Delivery, PMO and Sale organizations; responsibilities in overall project success, from project scoping through implementation and completion.

Louisville, Ky

The duties of the Travel Ball Recruiting Committee:(1) Monitor recruiting rules and policies within the Travel Ball community of NFCA and make suggestions for change.(2) Communicate rules, regulations and interpretations to the various members of the NFCA Travel Ball community.(3) Develop educational material for coaches, players and parents, including, but not limited to:(a) the NFCA Recruiting Brochure(b) Top Recruit annual publication(c) Recruiting section of the NFCA web site(d) articles for Fastpitch Delivery, and other sections of the NFCA web site.

Member of the Organizing Committee, Executive Committee and Board of Directors of a non-profit youth sports organization created to be a player development and college recruiting vehicle for aspiring girl's fastpitch softball student athletes. Involved in and responsible for management consulting, and strategic direction, including marketing, operations, and administration. Organizational development involvement and responsibilities include development of business plans; development and implementation of marketing and recruiting strategy; Establish financial processes and procedures; Selection of professional support team (coaches, legal, financial); Contract negotiation; Attract and retain head coaches, directors and players; Interaction with industry and business organizations on behalf of the entity

Creedmoor, Nc

SGAA is a non-profit organization comprised of Board Members who volunteer their time to promote athletics and community spirit for the parents and children in Southern Granville County. It is one of the largest and oldest organizations of its kind in the Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC area.The non-profit organization was founded over 30 years ago and is proud and appreciative of the generations of children who have passed through the various programs over the years. SGAA encourages volunteer participation because without volunteer help and support the organization cannot be successful and carry out its mission. Of course the children are the beneficiaries the great opportunities and development gained through team building and athletics. Many who participate in SGAA programs develop to play high school sports and some have gone on to play their chosen sport in colleges and universities.The following sports activities are provided by SGAA:Baseball Basketball Cheerleading Football Soccer Softball Volleyball WrestlingSGAA is committed to providing a safe environment for the children of southern Granville County and the surrounding areas to participate in recreational sports activities.

Rtp, Nc

Established in 1968, the Society for Information Management (SIM) is a not-for-profit world-wide professional association comprised of Information Technology (IT) leaders, including CIO’s, CTO’s, Directors and other key professionals within the IT community. SIM members represent a range of organizations, including business, consulting, and the academic community. SIM provides its diverse membership with the unique opportunity to pool their insights, the result: access to international IT perspectives, continuing professional development opportunities and an elite network of peer resources.The North Carolina Chapter of SIM, based in RTP, NC, working closely with SIM international, fosters management education, best practices and sharing among IT leaders working in the region. We achieve this through periodic meetings, dinners, conferences and company sponsored visits and tours. The SIM NC chapter currently has 76 members, of which 58 are “practitioners” – IT Executives or their direct reports.

Rtp, Nc

Established in 1968, the Society for Information Management (SIM) is a not-for-profit world-wide professional association comprised of Information Technology (IT) leaders, including CIO’s, CTO’s, Directors and other key professionals within the IT community. SIM members represent a range of organizations, including business, consulting, and the academic community. SIM provides its diverse membership with the unique opportunity to pool their insights, the result: access to international IT perspectives, continuing professional development opportunities and an elite network of peer resources.The North Carolina Chapter of SIM, based in RTP, NC, working closely with SIM international, fosters management education, best practices and sharing among IT leaders working in the region. We achieve this through periodic meetings, dinners, conferences and company sponsored visits and tours. The SIM NC chapter currently has 76 members, of which 58 are “practitioners” – IT Executives or their direct reports.

Rtp, Nc

Established in 1968, the Society for Information Management (SIM) is a not-for-profit world-wide professional association comprised of Information Technology (IT) leaders, including CIO’s, CTO’s, Directors and other key professionals within the IT community. SIM members represent a range of organizations, including business, consulting, and the academic community. SIM provides its diverse membership with the unique opportunity to pool their insights, the result: access to international IT perspectives, continuing professional development opportunities and an elite network of peer resources.The North Carolina Chapter of SIM, based in RTP, NC, working closely with SIM international, fosters management education, best practices and sharing among IT leaders working in the region. We achieve this through periodic meetings, dinners, conferences and company sponsored visits and tours. The SIM NC chapter currently has 76 members, of which 58 are “practitioners” – IT Executives or their direct reports.

Business Development: Responsibilities include development and implementation of marketing strategy, design and creation of services marketing materials, contract negotiation, proposal preparation, negotiations with partner industry and business organizations, development of strategic business alliances. Specific tasks include end user support, network integration, information systems analysis, technical project management, and end user training.January 2008 – April 2009 ; North Carolina Life Insurance CompanyProvide project management, business and systems analysis, and technology and systems solutions consulting. Projects and responsibilities include program management; information systems analysis; and systems integration. Specific projects include migration from Novell to Windows 2003; Outsourcing Enterprise End User Printing Solutions; Data Center Outsourcing (Managed Hosting); Business Acquisition Integration Management; Modernization of Core, Enterprise-wide, Mission Critical System; Replacement of Legacy Document Management, Composition & Assembly System.Key Achievements:• Project management and coordination of data center move to and outsourced provider• Negotiation of service level agreements in support of business objectives for managed services and outsourced systems administration• Analysis, project plans, solutions review and RFP for a Policy Print and Correspondence Generation Systems (Document Composition, Assembly and Management) leveraging Microsoft Office and SharePoint Server to create an Enterprise Content Management system.• Procurement lifecycle management of the outsourcing of end user printing to improve support and capabilities.

Responsible for directing all aspects of the companies' information technology and systems, the use of IT to support the business goals, and aligning the information technology deployment strategy with business strategy. This includes the data centers, technical services, production scheduling functions, help desk, data communication networks, computer program development, and computer systems operations. As a corporate officer, is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all electronic and optical books and records of the enterprise. Leadership role in supporting the reengineering of IT infrastructures in response to the information technology direction of the insurance industry and the needs of North Carolina Mutual customers to achieve more productive, efficient and valuable use of information within the enterprise. Adept in presenting the IT value proposition to senior managers, board of directors, customers, prospects, partners and trade organizations.

Responsible for operations and administration of a privacy and security services consulting services group. Involved and responsible for a variety of technical consulting services, in particular security infrastructure; vertical market solutions (healthcare, financial services, homeland security); directory services design and implementation; systems integration; network design, implementation & integration; business process analysis; information systems analysis; technical project management; data warehouse design and implementation; systems integration. Also has responsible for evaluating, revising and implementing project management and technology solutions methodology. Responsibilities also include development of marketing and operational plans; attracting and retaining key consulting resources; proposal preparation; and development strategic business alliances.

Provide project management and technical infrastructure consulting solutions for clients, and technical leadership and support of business development efforts for the regional office. Involved and responsible for a variety of technical consulting services specifically associated with internet architectures, including computing architecture infrastructure; directory services design and implementation; data warehouse design and implementation; systems integration; business process analysis; information systems analysis; technical project management; end user training. Formal training in HIPAA EDI remediation; taught HIPAA compliance classes for clients; Project Manager for a enterprise-wide HIPAA Gap Analysis and Remediation project for a large insurance company.

Responsible for marketing, operations, and administration for a consulting services group. Involved and responsible for a variety of technical consulting services; provide technical and project management consulting. Specific job responsibilities include application development, network integration, business process analysis, information systems analysis, technical project management, development of marketing and operational plans, attract key personnel, proposal preparation, interaction with industry and business organizations, and development strategic business alliances.

Responsible for developing business opportunities for a data management services organization, including planning, establishing the technology envelope, partner relations, services alignment, project methodology, marketing and sales processes for regional solutions provider specializing in business intelligence solutions systems integration, design & implementation

Responsible for strategic direction, including marketing, operations, and administration for the systems integration and infrastructure design & implementation consulting services group. Involved and responsible for a variety of technical consulting services; also responsible for evaluating, revising and implementing project management and technology solutions methodology for the organization.

Responsible for strategic direction, including marketing, operations, and administration for the engineering services group. Involved and responsible for a variety of technical consulting services; provide technical and project management consulting. Specific job responsibilities include application development, network integration, business process analysis, information systems analysis, technical project management, end user training, development of marketing and operational plans, contract negotiation, client relations, attract key personnel, proposal preparation, marketing, and development strategic business alliances.

Managing partner and project management for a information systems and engineering consulting firm. Responsible for technical and management consulting, and strategic direction, including marketing, operations, and administration, of a multi-state organization. Areas of engagement involvement and responsibility include Application Development; Network Integration; Business Process & Information Systems Analysis; and Technical Project Management. Business development responsibilities include Development of business plans; Analysis of the technical consulting market; Development and implementation of marketing strategy; Design and creation of a corporate brochure; Establish financial systems; Selection of professional support team (legal, financial, public relations); Creation of corporate structures; Contract negotiation; Client relations; Attract and retain key partners and personnel; Preparation of proposals; Establishment of legal operational requirements (incorporation, licenses, taxes, insurance); Interaction with industry and business organizations; Corporate marketing (trade shows, corporate presentations, industry networking); Strategic alliances and corporate financing.