Business Consultant
CurrentManagement Consultant and Author Published author of hundreds of articles, training manuals, and marketing materials designed to improve the recruitment, selection, development, and retention of top talent in order to improve personal and professional success. A partial list of Susan’s work includes, "The Ultimate Career Coach”, "Resume to Riches" as well as numerous manuals, scripts, articles, audio tapes, a video, and web-based e-learning modules. Editor of the book, "Creating A Lifestyle You Can Live With" which has been used as a college textbook and the fortcoming book, "The Secret of the Saguaro". Instrumental in the development of a suite of competency-based employee assessment tools (The DNA of Performance) distributed worldwide. Ghost wrote the white paper, “The DNA of Global Leadership” published by Thunderbird School of International Management Review.Directed the start-up, operation and delivery of numerous career centers serving thousands of displaced employees. Personally coached and trained hundreds of displaced employees on career transition strategies. Led cross functional design teams in developing competency-based selection processes for re-aligning HR assets following large-scale restructuring initiatives affecting up to 10,000 employees. Recruited, hired, trained and managed a staff of 30 and a $1Million dollar budget.Susan's former clients include such well known organizations as Cargill, Pillsbury, Intel, Honeywell, Hallmark, Cingular Wireless (now AT & T), International Paper, Land O Lakes, Wells Fargo, Fingerhut, Jostens, Digital Equipment, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Ramada Inns, Central and Southwest (Texas Utilities), Central Louisiana Electric (CLECO), Florida Power and Light, Tampa Electric Company, CARDONE Industries and the City of Maplewood.