William Wurtz Email & Phone Number

Southern Pines, Nc

The mission of the American Creativity Association is to promote a more creative society. It is a primary resource for learning and applying creativity, innovation, and problem-solving tools and techniques.

College Station, Texas, United States

Redmond, Wa

Private practice focused on organizational change through leadership coaching and org/systems design and development with special emphasis on creativity and innovation. Accomplishments include developed performance diagnostic program used by work teams in Boeing, University of Washington, Shell Anacortes refinery, and other organizations; co-developed project management course for innovation; developed and delivered trailblazing “Personal Reinvention” course to help people find new ways to… Show more Private practice focused on organizational change through leadership coaching and org/systems design and development with special emphasis on creativity and innovation. Accomplishments include developed performance diagnostic program used by work teams in Boeing, University of Washington, Shell Anacortes refinery, and other organizations; co-developed project management course for innovation; developed and delivered trailblazing “Personal Reinvention” course to help people find new ways to gaining fulfillment through work and life; served as the chief learning psychologist reviewing and validating the comprehensive revision of a state-wide home health care aide training curriculum; guided OD process within legal services firm to significantly restructure operations, leading to 25% productivity improvement, greater accountability for results, and better teamwork; producing a comprehensive development program for innovation project leaders for a consulting firm, including creating and validating assessment instruments. Show less

Redmond, Wa

Owner and operator of a tutoring matching franchise service. Performed all business functions, including marketing, sales, recruiting and orienting, and finance.

Redmond, Wa

Strategic team member in developing world-class learning products and programs for global software company. Worked on several major projects, including developing a new learning curriculum for the "organizational architects" function when the role was being significantly revised; and developing a change management plan for a group in the Finance department preparing to roll out a new data analytics tool.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Part-time consulting practice while working on Ph.D. aiding organizations in becoming more creative and innovative.

Bellevue, Wa

Led organization’s learning function, playing key role in implementing new business model to outsource traditional utility functions. When new CEO came in with goal of returning to traditional utility business model, accepted assignment as senior learning consultant to finish certain projects, prior to embarking on PhD studies.

Idaho Springs, Co

Conducted major business outcome-based evaluation studies of Fortune 500 companies, for example, investigated a major telco’s customer service and in-bound and out-bound sales center, Identifying performance barriers and perverse incentives resulting in major changes in policies, protocols, management practices, and training.

Dayton, Ohio Area

Used change management methodologies to advance firm’s move from “box” (manufacturing) to “bundled solutions” business model. Example: Architect for corporate HR group on transformation from bureaucracy to customer service model, which reduced rework by 25%.

Westwood, Ks

Established OD function in this Fortune 100 company; project-managed several key performance-improvement efforts, including Total Quality Management and self-managed teams initiatives, with documented savings in millions of dollars; and creating the evaluation research unit within the corporate university.

Kansas City, Mo

Promoted to this manager-level position after serving as OD consultant (specialist). Conducted learning programs and interventions for this Fortune 100 company. Designed and developed multi-level management development curricula to revitalize company after severe downturn.

Certificate As Master Business Innovator, Creativity And Innovation

Completed demanding certification program in business innovation.

Certificate In E-Learning Design And Development, E-Learning

Completed multi-month certificate program in how to design and develop e-learning programs

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Educational Psychology

Activities and Societies: Inducted (2008) into national honorary society Phi Kappa Phi, signifying that I was among the top ten percent.

Certified Business Coach, Business Coaching

Activities and Societies: Completed rigorous course of study and practice at first and most prestigious coaching program