Imperium Consulting has its origins in 2020 when owner and founder Gregg Schuster decided to dedicate his time to helping municipalities that lost their Township or Borough Manager. As a professional interim manager, Gregg puts his 15 years of municipal management experience to use by working with the municipality to ensure a stable situation and ensure the operations run smoothly. We believe a stable environment is critical to hiring a quality manager. Imperium is happy to conduct the recruitment for your next manager or assist in the effort as needed. Imperium Consulting provides interim municipal management services and executive recruiting solutions. When your chief administrative officer leaves, we can run your municipality, stabilize the operations, and assist with the recruitment of your next manager. We can also assist with a variety of other consulting efforts such as union contract analysis and negotiations, strategic plan development, and operational reviews.Interim Borough Manager, Schwenksville Borough (9/2024 - Present)Interim Township Manager, Wrightstown Township (8/2024 - Present)Interim Borough Administrator, Hopatcong Borough (2/2024 - 6/2024)Interim Borough Manager/Consultant, East Stroudsburg Borough (6/2023 - 12/2023)Interim Township Administrator/Consultant, Maplewood Township (10/2022 - 12/2023)Interim Borough Manager, Schwenksville Borough (12/2021 - 2/2022)Interim Township Manager, Lower Providence Township (7/2021 - 1/2022)Interim Township Administrator, Maplewood Township (11/2020 - 3/2021)Multiple financial reviews of municipalities for public safety analysis projects.

Chief Administrative Officer of Warminster Township, PA with a budget of $27 million and a staff exceeding 100 employees. Responsible for oversight of municipal operations including police, public works, finance, human resources, golf course, and land use matters for a community of ten square miles and over 32,000 residents. Achievements include:Finance• Four time recipient of GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award• Issuance of debt for park enhancements, golf course improvements, and TAN• Selection of new investment adviser for pension plan assets• Creation of annual budgetsOperations• Outsourcing of Licensing and Inspection administration• Bidding and award of municipal trash and recycling contract• Annual in-house road paving programEmergency Services• Awarded $1.7 million Federal grant to establish career firefighter program• Selection and transition to new ambulance service• Re-establish K-9 programCommunity• Development of plan and bidding for expansion of Warminster Community Park• 2018 and 2020 PA Golf Club Owners Association club of the year award winner• Full golf course irrigation system replacement• Updated Comprehensive PlanLabor Relations• Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with two unions• Investigation and resolution of all grievances • Re-established safety committeeCommunications• Enhanced social media presence• Launched regular e-newsletter for community• Work with media as needed for accurate coverage

Chief Administrative Officer of Pocono Township. Working with the Board of Commissioners and staff, we were able to bring a professional government to a Township which had just changed its form of government. A balanced budget was put in place, major six party lawsuit was settled, malfunctioning sewer collection system was re-engineered and fixed, capital plan developed and approved, debt refinanced, and new website implemented. This was all accomplished while lowering taxes.Responsibilities and achievements include:Operations• Oversight of all municipal functions including police and public works• Implementation of safety committee• Settlement of multi-million dollar sewer litigation• Development of oversight of RFP process for ambulance servicesLabor Relations• Development and implementation of new employee handbook• First chair for negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with unions • Investigation and resolution of all grievances • Work with recently formed Civil Service Commission to implement civil service process• Investigation of complaints by or about employees • Conflict resolution between employees, vendors, contractors, and public• Coach department heads on labor management• Monitor health claim data and propose cost reduction options Finance• Creation of recommended budgets, including a tax decrease• Developed and implemented purchasing policy• Oversaw multiple rounds of debt refinancing• Developed and conducted RFP process for selection of new investment adviser for pension plan assets • Oversee development of capital improvement plan• All audits completed on time with no commentsCommunications• Development of new website• Launched regular e-newsletter for community• Work with media as needed for accurate coverage

Chief Executive Officer of municipality with a population of over 16,000, a budget in excess of $13 million, and more than 100 employees. Municipality named the 8th Best “Least Crowded” Community in the country by Money Magazine. Achievements include:Operations• Implementation of energy performance contract for town and school facilities which guarantees reduced energy consumption through monitoring and facility improvements• Outsourced multiple functions such as the Health Department, school parking lot snow removal, and certain snow plowing routes for cost savings and risk avoidance• Created monthly measurement system to monitor key performance indicatorsEconomic Development • Improved downtown streetscape through grant-funded project • Worked with state to build a DOT facility and expansion of utility service in a newly rezoned area of town designated for commercial • Attracted multiple new businesses to town Human Resources and Labor Relations• Negotiation of collective bargaining agreements with six unions without arbitration• Implementation of new health plans which held health insurance costs flat• Development of revised personnel and operating policiesCommunications• Implementation of weekly e-mail updates to over 3,000 constituents• Improved communication through extensive use of social mediaPublic Safety• Incident command of four FEMA declared disasters• Upgrading of emergency plans, operations, and infrastructure• Implementation of volunteer retention plan for ambulance staffingFinance• Development and implementation of multiple annual budgets• Recipient of the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for two consecutive years

Direction of projects in Claim division designed to transform a manually intensive Business Intelligence (BI) process to an automated environment.• Created Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system for use in evaluation organizational performance• Developed BI roadmap that dictated 3-5 year development plan designed to deliver new capabilities in accordance with KPI structure• Redesigned solution delivery process that included a streamlined development effort, increased customer participation, and process measurement system• Selected to mentor junior project managers and monitor their progression through involvement in smaller projects• Reported and presented regularly to executive management team

Ran international sales compensation program, provided business intelligence information to executive team, and analyzed satellite purchases for global satellite telecommunications firm.• Deployment, monitoring, and administration of new global CRM system to sales organization • Development and implementation of balanced scorecard / KPI system to evaluate salesperson performance• Creation and management of a $1.6 million sales incentive program• Financial analysis of potential satellite purchases including 15 year revenue forecasts and associated NPV calculations

Managed marketing projects for a regional satellite telecommunications firm.• Led project to rebuild company website• Discovered a major employee embezzlement scheme • Established e-mail and direct mail campaigns that increased participation in customer user group• Developed crisis communications process and was primary contact for customers during emergency situations

Supported all marketing efforts for a life sciences consulting organization.• Led new website development project• Managed international educational seminar program