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Established this strategy consulting business in 2013 to provide services to small and medium-sized organizations

Westover Strategy, Inc. works with clients on confidential consulting engagements, utilizing various methodologies to align organizations around a prioritized strategic path. She leverages her broad experience in all aspects of strategy to work with organizations in various industries, both for-profit and not-for-profit. Offerings include Strategy Assessment, Strategy Map Development, Strategic Planning, Strategy Execution, High Performance Boards of Directors, and Strategic Projects and Initiatives. Website: WestoverStrategyInc.com

Provide strategic planning services to small and medium-sized organizations, both for profit and not for profit. See my website for case studies and client testimonials. www.westoverstrategyinc.com

Westover Strategy Partners works with clients on confidential consulting engagements, utilizing various methodologies to align organizations around a prioritized strategic path. She leverages her broad experience in all aspects of strategy to work with organizations in various industries, both for-profit and not-for-profit. Offerings include Strategy Assessment, Strategy Map Development, Strategic Planning, Strategy Execution, High Performance Board of Directors, and Strategic Projects and Initiatives.

A custom development and managed services company that builds effective, interactive learning products, both proprietary and client-facing, that are innovative, pedagogically accurate and visually compelling to serve education technology clients.Selected accomplishments:- Developed and executed market participation and business development strategy to improve educational outcomes for students of all ages.- Conceived commercialization strategy for new line of proprietary products, including detailed institutional and consumer distribution, pricing, launch and financial plans; positioned the company for outside investment.

Develops, manufactures and markets portable battery power solutions and services to government, defense and commercial customers across the globe.

Led group responsible for primary customer research, proprietary customer experience tool, pioneering marketing programs

Resolved broad array of confidential issues for President, managed offshoring, business transformation, post sale, other functions, generated revenue and built relationships with customers as Focus Executive for major accounts

Established successful consulting practice for Xerox Global Services managing information supporting customer products and services; developed offering and engagement strategy, commercialized offerings, built pipeline and closed signings.

Resolved strategic issues for new Xerox Global Services division, including strategy and execution plans for offerings and delivery; led integration of Global Knowledge/Language Services group; managed division relationship with Fuji Xerox

Managed strategy, marketing, supply chain, IM, post sale revenue, HR functions for SOHO division; led effort to sell equity stake in division and played leadership role in closing division when sale efforts unsuccessful.

Established fax/multifunction team for desktop products, developed multi-year competitive product strategy to meet global channel needs, sourced high quality products, launched all products on time, on spec, achieved #2 market share and CAGR of 70% over 3 years.

Built Alliance team working closely with Industry Marketing and Solutions teams; engaged numerous alliance partners, providing training and software development kits; enabled revenue of over $50 million annually.

Resolved strategic and operational issues to prepare for disengagement from financial services businesses. Three companies successfully divested, remaining company run-off.

Helped establish breakthrough US-Soviet Trade Consortium designed to develop large hard-currency-generating oil and gas projects to fund hard-currency using projects in healthcare, agriculture, consumer goods industries. Marketed concept to new partners to grow consortium.

Established and executed internal and external growth plans with divisions in steel, raw materials, building products, financial services, oilfield equipment. Negotiated and closed acquisitions and divestments.