Peter Gustaf Email & Phone Number

Madison, South Dakota, Us

Private equity and business financing, and management consulting company.Responsible for all company activities including investments, marketing, P&L andconsulting arrangements.- Co‐founder and director of Campus Connect, LLC, MAAK Finance, ImEpik, LLC., andErijo Finance, LLC.- Successfully started a software development company, a telecommunicationscompany, leasing company and an innovative education and training deliverycompany.- Finance, technology, and strategy officer for Global Polymer Industries, Inc., aplastic molder.- Designer and start‐up consultant, Mindfire Academy.

Buhler, Ks, Us

Leader in the advancement of broadband rural telecommunications.- Responsible for strategic management, sales, marketing, financing, and businessstrategy.

The Bellwether College Consortium consists of an annual selection 20 colleges thathave been recognized as Bellwether Award winners for innovation and excellence.- Responsible for developing and implementing a plan for leveraging the collectiveinnovative power of the consortium for the betterment of education nationwide.

Wichita, Ks, Us

Chief Executive of one the fastest growing highly technical colleges in the US.- Foresight to bring forward thinking technology programs‐replaced many programs- Communicated with a diverse staff of technology Subject Matter Experts- 211,000 square feet Rebuilt school with a cutting edge technology focus- Reorganized, restructured and galvanized a small urban trade school into thelargest technical college in Kansas. Led the college in achieving first‐time regionalaccreditation through the North Central Association Commission on HigherEducation (NCA) after unsuccessful initial attempt prior to my tenure. Led theCouncil on Occupational Education national reaccreditation, resulting in a visitwithout negative findings.- Became the 2nd fastest growing two‐year college in the United States in threeyears. Enrollment increased from 700 to more than 3,000 students. Ranked inthe top 10% of two‐year colleges nationally.- Developed 26 new highly technical educational diplomas, certificates and degrees.- Implemented a new comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) system –ERP supplier praised the College team for delivering the fastest (14 months),problem free and highest quality ERP implementation in their company history.- Negotiated a five million dollar acquisition of Cowley College Aviation andSouthside Center.- Incubated, designed, and built consensus for a $54 million, 224,000 square footaviation and manufacturing training center opened in October of 2009. Raised atotal of $64 plus million in public and private resources.

- Organized Sedgwick County appointed business board of area business leaders tooversee, create policy, and design long‐term technical education in south‐centralKansas.- Developed the vision and conceptual plan for technical education in south‐centralKansas.

Coalition of the largest South Central Kansas aviation employers. An initiative to transform the delivery of technical education.- 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Pushed through legislation to fund education,- Communicated with highly technical experts in diverse fields- Led a cooperative effort among the five global aviation companies (Boeing, CessnaAircraft, Raytheon Aircraft, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Bombardier‐Learjet) andofficials from the State of Kansas, Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita in thedevelopment of a world‐class technical training system.- Navigated federal, state, county and local political systems and maderecommendations- Leading to the establishment of an FAA certified aviation maintenance school inWichita.- Conceptualized and partnered to create the Kansas Institute for TechnicalExcellence (KITE), a consortium of four regional community college and technicalinstitutions, to provide a creative, demand‐driven and cooperative delivery systemfor the technical education programs.- Visualized, conceptualized and developed a plan to construct a state‐of‐the‐art,globally recognized program dealing with advanced technology- Competitive 224,000 square foot aviation and manufacturing training center.- Served as the Kansas delegate on Midwest Governor’s Conference Committee.

"As Educational Leaders, we will take a prominent role advocating a dynamic quality education for each student in South Dakota."

Governing body responsible for K‐12 and post‐secondary technical education forSouth Dakota.- Advised the Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs on the design andimplementation of state‐of‐the‐art distance learning delivery systems.- Served as lead negotiator on behalf of the technical institutes regardingarticulations.- Negotiated first successful operation and articulation agreement in 10‐years withthe South Dakota Board of Regents.- Reviewed and evaluated testimony on university teacher education programs.Implemented the first statewide content standards in all K‐12 subject areas.

Vermillion, Sd, Us

Management and Business Consulting Small Business Development Center.- Consulted and trained businesses ranging from small start‐up entrepreneurs tolarge established companies on a wide variety of business, communication,marketing, financial and technical issues.- Responsibilities included analyzing problems businesses to determine a swiftcourse of action to correct any problems- Consulted with companies not performing to their market expectations and alsoto companies that sought to increase their market penetration.- SPDC Government program Reviewed business plans, train entrepreneurs,certified NeXt instructor

Start‐up transportation services company offering document imaging of trip sheetsand driver logs preparation of nationwide fuel tax returns, and debit card services forfuel and maintenance purchases and incubated a truck finance factoring division.- Responsible for P&L, employee procurement, development and retention, andmanagement of company- Development and implementation of effective sales and business objectives,training and support organization, expenses allocation and control. Customersatisfaction policies and procedures, business development functions, forecasting,budgeting, sales and personnel operations of the start‐up technology servicescompany. Identified, contacted and negotiated agreements with service bureausthroughout the United States and Canada.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Emba, Business Management

Mis, Management Of Information Systems

B.A., History, Political Science