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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Teaching a Corporate Governance course to full-time MBA students.

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Milwaukee, Wi

John leads the Performance Improvement and Merger Integration services for McGladrey. These service areas cover all industries and encompass helping clients with the strategic, operational, and technology aspects of their business performance and merger integration challenges

Milwaukee, Wi

ManpowerGroup is a $22 billion company which provides innovative workforce solutions to clients across 80 countries. The ManpowerGroup suite of solutions is offered through ManpowerGroup Solutions, Experis, Manpower, and Right Management. Reporting to Global Managing Partner of Experis, responsible for design and deployment of vertical practices and solutions development component of global initiative to implement a common operating model across the $3+ billion Professional business segment. All Professional businesses now operate under the Experis brand. Experis offers clients and candidates professional resourcing and project solutions across the IT, Finance and Engineering verticals. - Migrated 5 brands and 31 different operating models into Experis brand and single global operating model resulting in SG&A savings of 20% and first year revenue growth of 12% - Led all aspects of Jefferson Wells product management and human resource functions integration into Experis - Led the codification of global solutions and established subject matter expert network across the IT, Finance and Engineering verticals; global solutions are 60% more profitable and growing three times faster than non-solution business- Established communities of practice across 31 countries for IT, Finance and Engineering vertical leaders which has enhanced collaboration among countries, better client service and incremental revenue- Built SharePoint site for marketing, selling and delivery support to shift mindset from “create locally” to “global standard customized for local use” which frees up sales personnel to spend more time with clients

Greater Milwaukee Area

Jefferson Wells, a professional services firm with 45 offices across 7 countries, provided clients risk advisory, tax and finance operations services. Reporting to CEO/President, built and led product management team of 15 responsible for product strategy, product sales and delivery support, thought leadership and quality. Reporting to CEO/President, added this additionally responsibility in 2006 where I reorganized and refocused the human resource team of 40 both at corporate and in the field. - Led efforts to productize key service offerings- Responsible for design and deployment of global Service Quality Process which resulted in client satisfaction improvement each year and 60% reduction in write-offs - Oversaw rationalization of service offerings from 200 to 50 across 4 practice areas saving 25% on practice support costs, clarifying our market offerings for clients and candidates, tightening up our core competencies and aligning with our brand promise - Formed 6 Centers of Expertise and drove hiring of subject matter experts for each resulting in incremental revenues which in aggregate grew to be 15% of business - Reorganized the global human resource function with globally consistent strategy, key performance indicators, organization structure with common titles, roles and responsibilities and a balance of centralized and decentralized processes resulting in improved service levels and 20% lower costs - Led the reengineering of the hiring process for key personnel with benefits including improved overall employee productivity and higher retention of Directors and Business Development Managers - Served as Managing Director of Pacific Northwest office for 6 months where I grew revenue and reduced costs leading to turnaround from monthly losses to profitability - Recognized by ManpowerGroup as the 2006 Power Award Winner for contributions made on two global initiatives

Greater Chicago Area

BearingPoint is a multi-national management and technology consultancy firm. Formerly KPMG Consulting, BearingPoint became a public company in 2001. - Overall client service leader for all productivity improvement projects at Sears Roebuck & Co. whose aggregate benefit exceeded $1 billion - Reporting directly to Sears’ CEO and CFO, I lead the formation, staffing and overall program management for 10 teams and 100+ consultants spanning all major home office functions and business lines

Greater Milwaukee Area

2000 - 2002 - Central Region Line of Business Partner for ERP, Higher Education, Healthcare, Strategy and Finance Operations practices which represented 65% of regional revenues and 90% of profit - Increased top and bottom line by more than 20% each year thru strong business planning and execution and proactive talent planning and performance management of direct reports1990 - 1999 - Promoted to Managing Partner of the Milwaukee Business Consulting practice after I orchestrated the growth of the practice from start-up to over 100 consultants - Managed the Milwaukee office business consulting business and consistently delivered top quartile performance in revenue growth, profitability, and employee and client satisfaction - Hired experienced personnel with subject matter expertise and leadership skills leading to an expanded service portfolio including Supply Chain, ERP, CRM, Finance Transformation and Change Management - Sold/supervised $4+ million revenues each year with engagements in strategic planning, cost management, reengineering, target costing, performance management, ERP selection and implementation1981 - 1989 - Progressed from Audit Staff to Senior Manager - External auditor for privately held companies including multiple special projects for clients in areas such as mergers & acquisition, internal controls design and testing, financial statement restatements, inventory shrinkage analysis, etc.