Raised in a rural Ohio village, I learned the value, necessity, and gratification of hard work at an early age. Working as a roughneck on an oil and gas drilling rig to pay for the privilege of going to college taught me the value of learning and education.Throughout my career I have made continuous personal and professional investments in the practice, research, and study of organizational change, transformation, and organizational effectiveness; often seeking the perspectives and advice of globally renowned experts such as John Kotter, Professor Emeritus of the Harvard Business School.While often not recognized, attempting to impact organizational results through major organizational transformation; organizational effectiveness and execution are not a short-term proposition and do not improve without organizational learning. This is perhaps why “the vast majority of major planned organizational change efforts fail to yield desired results, or fail completely more than 70 percent of the time” (Kotter, 2007; McKinsey, 2012).The imperative for organizational change is accelerating. In the hyper-competitive global environment of the knowledge era, it is widely recognized that the primary source of competitive advantage and sustainable success is the effectiveness of our people. As an organizational development leader, I have personally led multiple highly successful, large-scale organizational transformations in leading companies by developing and executing the strategic human capital and business processes and strategies necessary for building and sustaining competitive advantage.COURSES DESIGNED, DEVELOPED, AND TAUGHT Introduction to Business Principles of Marketing Fundamentals of Management Small Business Management Change and Organizations Organizational Transformation Analysis of Contemporary Business Issues Buyer-Seller Alignment Program Compassion Inquiry Method: Successful Healthcare Decisions for our Greatest Generation