Rob Harper Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Jabian Consulting is a local Management and IT consultancy that applies senior level consulting specialists to our client’s top priority projects. At Jabian, we’re untangling some of the most complex problems that businesses face. Jabian focuses on creating and implementing strategies, enhancing business processes, developing human capital, and better aligning technology to help our clients drive business value by increasing revenue and decreasing operational costs. Jabian is headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Charlotte, Chicago and Dallas.Jabian Market Offerings include:• Business Strategy• Operational Excellence• Customer Interaction• Technology Optimization• Technology Execution• Human CapitalFor a complete list of offerings, visit www.jabian.com

The Catapult Showcase is a one-of-a-kind four-day weekend dance festival built to help grow the next generation of contra dance musicians and callers. The showcase event provides a supportive, focused opportunity for first-class, regionally-known musical and calling talent to play/call for a national audience of dance festival influencers and decision makers.Bands\Musicians\Callers have an unrivaled platform to demonstrate their ability to energize a dance floor and staff festival workshops.Talent Scouts\Organizers have a one-stop shop for selecting the best new talent to light up their festival weekends.Dancers have a unique opportunity to be the first on their block to dance to the next wave of hot contra talent ready to sweep across the country.For more details visit www.catapultshowcase.com.Catapult Showcase is an affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society.

Sandy Springs, Georgia, Us

Project Highlights:Designed, built, deployed and supported performance‐based incentives program for international field sales organization. Worked across business and technology stakeholder groups to identify, prioritize and fund capabilities targeted for quarterly releases.Managed strategic initiatives to take new product and business ideas from concept to trial on an accelerated path. Developed all resources, processes and technology separate from the core business to move quickly and minimize impact.Industries: Consumer Products, Communications

Served on the Governing Board of Directors for CDSS, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting people who are interested in American and English traditional dance and music -- contras, squares, English country dance, morris and sword, folk songs, and incredible music.

Project Highlights:Captured and analyzed process\technology\organizational gaps for customer onboarding and order management environments that resulted from expanded product offerings and multiple corporate mergers and acquisitions. Coordinated IT resources and business users across organizational and product‐line barriers to develop conceptual design and business case for consolidation.Industries: Communications

Launched inventive web service allowing members to share web sites and product endorsements with social‐media friends and earn money for their favorite charitable cause. Service enabled leading nonprofits to tap into multi‐billion dollar online advertising stream through their member\donor base. Filled fundamental role common to all start‐ups: Do what it takes when and where needed.

Volunteered business skills and leadership to local nonprofit organization producing weekly contra dances in Atlanta for more than 40 years.

Assessed, prioritized and addressed critical program needs across all operational areas – accounting, payroll, human resources, procurement, inventory management, relationship management and reporting. Stabilized and brought AmeriCorps program into compliance with internal and external state and federal controls.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Headed up earned income venture strategy to create and grow financially viable businesses to increase revenue sources and drive the financial sustainability of the organization. Developed business cases to evaluate and select high potential business opportunities aligned to Hands On Atlanta’s mission. Responsible for all start-up and ongoing business activities, including planning/implementation, funding, staff recruitment/training, product development, sales/marketing, operations, and relationship management.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Jumpstarted quick-response initiative to meet the long-term needs of residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Held full accountability for all program activities, from inception to completion. Coordinated budget development with program sponsors and tracked results. Oversaw recruitment, training and performance of 12 person team of volunteer recruiters, case managers, and resource coordinators. Built and launched website to support program team requirements. Developed and maintained relationships with community and business leaders.

Dublin 2, Ie

Advanced rapidly through a series of increasingly responsible business management, project management and consulting positions. Managed customer-driven product and service solutions with a focus on process & technology design and implementation, productivity enhancements and cost reductions. Industries: Consumer Products, Industrial Products, Utilities, Healthcare, Insurance, Transportation and Logistics

Mba, Operations

B.S., Industrial Engineering

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