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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Chicago, IL

President of seven co-working, private and shared office locations in the Central Business District of Chicago, IL tailored to small and medium sized law firms. Hired to assess, align operational structure and expand the company throughout the United States.

Chicago, IL

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (2014 – 2018), Chief Operating Officer (COO) (2009 – 2014)Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP is a 2005 spin off from Lord Bissell & Brook. Firm focus is complex insurance, reinsurance, bankruptcy.
• Assessed all aspects of business operations including market position, human capital usage and alignment, technology network infrastructure, hardware and software and physical office space to establish operational.
• Directed new office build-outs, expansions and relocations of Chicago and Houston offices. Participated in site selection process for 45,000 total square feet.
• Increased attorney productivity and collaboration by 35%. Expanded technology network infrastructure and provided 24/7 secure system access, allowing attorneys to work from anywhere at any time.
• Built comprehensive, first-ever, centralized HR function from ground up. Expedited HR transactions and provided a primary HR point of contact for employees.
• Redesigned staff/paralegal roles to align with ever changing attorney and legal process needs.

Greater Chicago Area

• Consulting business focused on helping businesses plan, realign and optimize their growth with clarity, direction and tactical implementation. SELECT CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS
• Law Firm: Implemented web-based digital client management system and targeted client development. Restructured client engagement process resulting in 35% increase in capturing billable time in real time, improving.
• Law Firm: Implemented web-based digital client management system and targeted client development. Restructured client engagement process resulting in 35% increase in capturing billable time in real time, improving.
• Photography Business: Developed web-based system for work product upload and display, client review and selection of high-volume professional photo shoot inventory. Reduced cycle time of client review and approval from.
• HVAC Company: Created digital large-scale contractor invoice submission, review, approval and payment processing using multi-function web-based platform. Reduced cycle time of submission, review to payment by 30 days..

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Recruited and placed senior/executive level sales and marketing professionals - hospitality industry

Sold capital leasing programs to large Midwestern corporations and packaging equipment distributors.

National Account Sales/Strategic Sales Leader for a packaging equipment manufacturing company, two technology network infrastructure/consulting companies and Chicago based finance and accounting consulting company.

Sold Marriott's suite of large convention hotels to Fortune 100 and 500 cliental including Ford, GM (full product line), Chrysler, Harley Davidson, ExxonMobil Corp., Shell Oil and Amoco Oil. Two time winner of Marriott Corporations' Nationally Recognized, National Account Sales Manger of the Year Award.

Series 3 Registered Floor Broker; Staley Commodities, Inc.; First Options Corporation: Thomson McKinnon Securities Corporation