Robert Ressler Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx

COO/Director of Operations at Wesley Prep building a resilient organization which focuses on "Developing joyful leaders".

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Provide expert-level consulting services in areas such as Human Resources, Project Management, and Change Management. Work jointly with clients in various stages of operations, including start-up, turnaround, and high-growth environments, with a focus on meeting their human capital needs. Serve in a leadership roles with clients as an Interim Human Resources/Administration Leader or as a key team member on a large project leading HR-based initiatives, including staff training, inter-department communications, and user support.Have led multiple projects as Program Manager and possess deep experience in Process improvement.Selected as Interim HR leader for a $100 million U.S. oil & gas start-up (part of a $43 billion multinational Mexican corporation). Spearheaded Change Management activities to support Oracle implementation for merger of Dallas, TX and Canada companies. Oversaw operations impact assessment, project governance, communications, and risk management functions. Achieved successful Phase 1 completion with minimal interruption to business.Created Post-Merger Integration Methodology and tool kit for national firm, with integration of Finance, HR, and IT functional areas.

At Catholic Leadership Institute, we combine the science of leadership with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church and provide world-class leadership training and consulting services for dioceses and parishes throughout North America.

Directed Business Development, Organizational Development, and Human Resources functions within a management consulting firm (focused on Operational Excellence services). Created strategies to acquire new clients and build the capacity to deliver consulting services. Delivered $1.75 million in new revenues to the company to achieve turnaround success. Defined consulting services based on in-depth market research, assembled a top-performing consulting staff, and acquired new clients to reverse a previous “minimal growth” state.  Oversaw a series of successful projects for companies across multiple industries. Led team members and clients through all phases of engagements. Highlights include: Global Banking Company – Directed project to streamline IT security access for employees and contractors following merger of 3 organizations. Created approach that reduced time significantly for employees and contractors to gain access and tools to the system.  U.S. Non-Profit Organization – Directed multiple projects for such areas as Organizational Transformation, Organizational Restructuring, and Strategy Execution. Collaborated with the Board of Directors, COO, and other key executives; delivered Problem Solving and Change Management workshops for leaders. Created turnaround improvement model and approach to address units in financial distress, utilizing internal resources to drive substantial performance gains.

Oversaw all strategic planning and operations/HR leadership for a management consulting firm (focused on Enterprise Transformation and Change Management services). Co-founded and built practice for Executive Coaching, Project Management, and Leadership Development initiatives. Built methodology for implementing continuous budgeting process introduced with success in a Class A railroad company. Additionally delivered workshops for executive leadership team of a financial services firm for implementing dynamic business planning model to replace traditional budget process. Facilitated new market penetration for a food industry leader. Developed business strategy, created plan, and delivered presentation to the client; launched successful product test in TX.  Coached CEO and Director of a publishing company in defining initiatives for new business development, leading to a communications campaign and organization-wide culture change. Designed strategies for multiple business units that led to increased sales and reduced costs. Revised HR training program, materials, and policies for a petrochemical manufacturer.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Brought on board to lead turnaround and grow local office in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for consultancy firm. Addressed challenges that included minimal market presence, low revenue and an inexperienced consultant team.  Assembled a talented team of 15 experienced consultants who maintained a revenue stream of $3 million per year.  Developed and maintained a list of notable clients that included TXU, La Quinta Hotels, Texas Instruments, DMX, BNSF, LSG Sky Chefs, Neiman Marcus, and Fluor.

Led the Strategy, Organization and People team for the Southwest; typical projects were related to project and change management associated with an SAP, Oracle, People Soft, Kronos and SeibelSkills included business development, project management, team development and Solution design and delivery.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Hired to participate in building a Change Management practice, with initial focus on the Dallas market and subsequently emphasis in the Southwest and West U.S. regions. Assembled and led a team of 100+ consulting professionals, achieving utilization rates of over 80%. Generated over $14 million in annual revenues for the firm. Gained reputation as a Knowledge and Thought Leader in the U.S., teaching Change and Leadership Skills classes at the Global Campus to both veteran and new consultants. Selected to serve on the Global Leadership team for Strategy, Organization, and People services. Managed series of successful client projects that covered the following araes: Human Resources; Category Management; Change Management; Merger Integration; Training; and Talent Management.

Key responsibilities included Project management, solution delivery, client satisfaction and business development. Key projects included Campus development and PMO, CRM system selection and business restructuring in the Hi-tech and telecom industries

Various Management PositionsAreas of increasing responsibility included Labor Management Relations, Employee Development, and Process Safety and Transportation planning.

Ma, Psychology

Ba, Social Studies