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Team Members

Partners

Jeff Richards

Managing Partner

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As an inspirational leader with the ability to develop the "big picture" strategy then drive it down to executable tactics for implementation, Jeff leads our Professional Services team. Clients benefit from Jeff's 25+ years of experience developing and implementing transformative business strategies.
Jeff's experience spans both industry (including Materials, Operations and IT Management) and consulting. He developed a unique global perspective during his tenure in significant P&L management-level positions in both Asia and Europe.
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Principals

David Haedtler

Principal

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A very capable consultant, David is known for his ability to build high performance teams and workgroups through executive retreats, focus groups, offsite meetings and project launch sessions. Clients also benefit from his extensive experience in change management, managing distributed teams and work groups, and coordinating complex programs and projects.
David has special expertise in using electronic meeting systems to conduct virtual meetings, as well as excellent problem solving, negotiating, team building and change management skills.
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Stephen McGrady

Principal

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Stephen McGrady has served in technology vision and leadership roles, including Vice President of Services, Chief Information Officer (CIO), and General Manager, for over 20 years. Since 2006, he has focused on executive management consulting that enables business clients to improve performance through intelligent use of information technologies.
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Senior Consultants

Walter Curd

Senior Consultant

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Walter is well known in the business, IT and Information Security communities for modernizing business functions and adding speed and agility to the IT organization to deliver business results. Innovative “Business Partner” organization ensures that key initiatives of Executive Staff leaders are prioritized and executed in a comprehensive and transparent fashion. Strong technical ability and business impact knowledge enable a secure organization while maintaining productivity.
He has been CIO at several large, multinational organizations. Most recently he was CIO at Maxim Integrated and prior to that was CIO at Marvell Semiconductor. He has also led the IT organizations for Fujitsu, Electroglas, and CyberIQ Systems. He has an MS and MBA from the University of Virginia.
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Colin Carmichael

Senior Consultant

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 Colin is a strong technology leader who has played multiple roles in IT and business transformation. He has a high degree of business acumen and is very “architecturally driven”. He has led many large scale transformation programs in the ERP, CRM, SaaS and Cloud spaces. He is a versatile leader with skills that span many domains of business and technology. As such his Change Management and people management skills are also as strong. He has been CIO at several large, multinational organizations. Most recently he was CIO at Maxim Integrated and prior to that was CIO at Marvell Semiconductor. He has also led the IT organizations for Fujitsu, Electroglas, and CyberIQ Systems. He has an MS and MBA from the University of Virginia.

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Sean Hickey

Senior Consultant

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Sean is on our Professional Services team as a business process improvement leader and a business application implementation expert. He has the ability to develop the “big picture” strategy then drive it down to executable tactics for realizing both immediate and sustainable results.
Sean's 25+ years of industry and consulting experience developing and implementing transformative business strategies provide clients with measurable financial improvement results. As the Americas Region Controller and an IT leader at Hewlett Packard, he implemented finance, accounting and order to cash ERP systems on a global basis. Sean has Board of Directors experience at First Tech Federal Credit Union and Habitat for Humanity - East Bay Silicon Valley.
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Kevin Higgins

Senior Consultant

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Kevin is a technology executive who uses his leadership and technology acumen to drive business innovation and produce flexible, efficient operations. During his 30+ years of experience he developed and led global teams who delivered creative technology solutions that expanded the value of existing businesses, enabled new business products, and supported expansion into new markets. Kevin’s ability to understand complex business problems and influence business leaders to act are key capabilities he brings to each role and consulting engagement. As an entrepreneur, global executive, consultant, and technologist, Kevin understands how technology can drive business success.
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Jeff Javits

Senior Consultant

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Jeff is an adaptable leader who has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of technology, information security, regulation, compliance, and financial services, improving teams and programs to deliver results and improve customer experience. He is a Technology and Information Security executive who has held CIO, CTO, and CISO roles.
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Zeeshan Kazmi

Senior Consultant

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As a seasoned global technology executive, Zeeshan is known as a strategic and analytical thinker who introduces cutting-edge solutions and game-changing cultural shifts that ignite revenue and productivity, and optimize performance. Clients benefit from his extensive experience directing the development and execution of advanced IT & Cybersecurity strategies that facilitate sustainable growth, strategic risk management, and increase profitability. Zeeshan is a board level CIO, CISO, CTO, who is a trusted technology advisor to Boards, Operations & Audit Committees, and C-level executives. He has worked on corporate strategy, enterprise risk, IT transformations, down to engineering functions and hands-on implementation of advanced technology. He is also an adjunct professor at California State University Long Beach for the Cyber Security program that develops cohorts to become experienced cyber operations specialists with hacking and digital forensics expertise.
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Mark McGuire

Senior Consultant

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Mark is an experienced global technology leader, with a successful track record of transforming technology platforms and operations in a variety of industries. He has built world-class global technology teams across North & South America, Europe and Asia.
His recent focus has been on launching several best-in-class cloud-based products supporting the mortgage and insurance industries. In addition, Mark led the integration of a dozen acquisitions rationalizing application and technology platforms, and reducing datacenter operating costs by over 70% by utilizing cloud and datacenter-as-a-service technologies.
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Ken Norland

Senior Consultant

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As a strategic leader in IT with many years of experience, Ken has led significant teams in professional services, product development and large program/project management. His ability to see and act on both the big picture and on tactical needs is rare and valued.
Ken has participated in several mergers and acquisitions; managed large, multinational development teams; led Enterprise Architecture efforts; and provided strategy for multiple companies and technologies.
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Mike Pivacek

Senior Consultant

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Mike has an extensive background in leading dynamic technology teams and aligning business and IT strategies and following through to implement execution of those strategies. Mike’s 30 years of experience as a business-driven CIO is specifically focused on process improvement, cost management, organizational design and on time delivery of products.
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Lonnie Sanders III

Senior Consultant

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Program/Project Leader with proven success in project execution of technical solutions leading cross-functional and global teams and producing successful business results in diverse industries and domains (Information Security/Cybersecurity, Marketing, Entertainment, Software, Networking, Healthcare, Biotech, Education, Automotive, Manufacturing). Certified Project Manager (PMP) and Agile Scrum Master (ACP, CSM).
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Bhavin Shah

Senior Consultant

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Bhavin is a big-picture thinker, visionary global technology executive whose expertise is driving technology innovation, digital business model transformation, enablement of revenue and business capabilities to create value for customers, opportunities for employees and growth for shareholders.
As a transformation and value-focused senior executive, he specializes in driving a global vision, strategy and execution to solve business challenges, enable growth, improve efficiencies, increase agility, and strengthen the competitive market position of a company. He has more than 20 years of experience as a business and technology leader in startups and top tech fortune 100 companies.
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Bob Stack

Senior Consultant

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As a CIO / CTO Bob has extensive experience leading system design, solutions architecture and IT governance within start-up, turn-around and newly merged or acquired global organizations. Challenged to elevate IT operations and strategic capabilities within highly regulated and complex multibillion-dollar global enterprises. Apply operational expertise t o align business strategy with current and future IT systems and prioritize solution development, IT infrastructure and security initiatives. Extensive project management expertise. Former government security clearance.
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Jim Sturtevant

Senior Consultant

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Jim is a dynamic IT operations leader with extensive network, cloud and security experience who drives innovation and business value in biotech and high-growth tech industries. Clients benefit from Jim’s 25+ years of experience in IT management developing and implementing transformative business strategies.
Jim’s extensive experience in IT operations balances disruptive innovation with reliable operations, and manages the risks associated with new technologies. He enables business growth and agility through cost-effective and secure IT strategies that align with dynamic and volatile market demands
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