Michael Mcdermott Email & Phone Number

Palatine, Illinois, United States

In December, 2022, Mike and Barb relocated back to the Chicago area to reside closer to their daughter, Katy, and son Andy, along with their six grandchildren. They are now fully engaged in "doing life" with an active family. Mike is "almost" fully retired but continues to support the executive coaching needs of one client organization with whom he has.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Mike and Barb relocated to the Phoenix, Arizona area for both personal and professional reasons in January, 2010. He continued his consulting and business development role with BPI group through August, 2010.Mike then joined Leathers Milligan & Associates in September, 2010 to lead the firm's executive coaching practice. In that capacity, he delivered.

Paris, France; Chicago, Il.

• Originally joined BPI group’s acquired business, Scherer Schneider Paulick, in early 2005 as an equity partner, to plan and implement the firm’s growth strategy into southeast Wisconsin. His accomplishments in this role:
• Successfully launched initial office in Racine, Wisconsin in early 2005, seizing business from local competitor and quickly achieving marketplace competitive advantage and financial success. Following startup year.
• Planned and executed the successful startup of a Milwaukee office in 2008, again achieving better than projected financial results.
• Recruited, selected and led an exceptional staff of business development, coaching delivery and administrative professionals within the two Wisconsin offices.
• Managed the business development strategy which led to successfully securing a strong client base of Wisconsin public and private organizations including Snap-On, Inc., BRP, Inc., InSinkErator (Division of Emerson.
• Served as member of BPI group US operations management committee.

Kenosha, Wisconsin

• Chief Human Resources Officer for this privately-held, 5000 employee multi-national apparel products business. Reporting to the President and Chief Operating Officer, the position managed a staff of sixty and.
• Designed, implemented, and managed a market value based salaried compensation and total rewards program.
• Led organizational effectiveness reviews within all Jockey functional groups resulting in promotability status, succession plans and human resources planning.
• Achieved 75% of all management level positions filled from within.
• Annual salaried turnover reduced from 25% to fewer than 4% during tenure with company.
• Designed and implemented an Individual Development Planning process for all company salaried employees.

Deerfield, Illinois

Publicly traded $1 billion, twenty location manufacturer of brown paper, corrugated boxes, multiwall and grocery bags. Company assets were subsequently acquired by Temple-Inland (Austin, TX) and then by International Paper Corp.Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, was responsible for the entire Human Resources function including.

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Principal Partner with this multi services human resources consulting firm following the acquisition of my business, People Management, Inc. Used expertise to provide consulting services focused on progressive workplace design, organization assessment, planning and development, managerial coaching and leadership effectiveness. Clients across the U.S..