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Expert in Leading Technical Companies to Develop Breakthrough Solutions to Critical Problems or Opportunities
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corporate strategic planning expert
strategic planning expert |
Corporate strategic planning usually falls down at the point where new alternative strategies are sought. Many times these strategies are just warmed-over versions from the previous year's plan. Expert does a better job by first getting all the "usual" alternatives out on the table. Then using creative thinking techniques, he pushes his clients to far surpass themselves in the alternative strategies they could adopt. After selecting the best alternative strategies, he leads the client to create objectives, goals, and milestones for each strategy, which in turn, are put into their strategic plan. This type of truly innovative thinking can lead to business process innovation, which can revolutionize the company. Expert has applied this process at the Smithsonian Institution. |
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ideation expert |
Most often "ideation" is needed to solve a critical problem or take advantage of an opportunity. When the need is at hand, leaders usually challenge their people to "Think Out of the Box." Sadly, most people don't know how to do it and just thinking harder doesn't work. Expert teaches people how to do it with simple tools and a process to put the ideas to work. As an example, Sears Roebuck increased their revenues from appliance sales by over $100 million in 2000 from just one idea from one workshop. |
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innovation expert
technology innovation expert |
In the past, most people defined "innovation" as taking ideas to market. However, today we find that most people use "innovation" to define the whole process of ideation, followed by implementation, to create bottom line results. Doing the whole job requires tools of creative thinking, as well as a process for harnessing those tools to deliver results. One without the other is ineffective. Expert effectively combines the tools and the process to deliver bottom line value. Expert created a process and use it with their clients who gain enormous value from its power (see the Sears example above). |
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research management expert |
Expert served DuPont as a manager in research and development for 18 years. In his experience, research managers need to enable their people to innovate. They do that by the climate of innovation that is set by the company's policies and practices, where the fewer the rules and constraints, the better. However, there does need to be direction given so that the innovations that arise will be useful to the organization. |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Miami, Florida; Hialeah, Florida; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Hollywood, Florida; Pembroke Pines, Florida; Port Saint Lucie, Florida; Miami Beach, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; Pompano Beach, Florida; and Boca Raton, Florida.
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1971
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Ph.D.
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Biochemistry
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NC State University
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1965
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M.S.
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Organic Chemistry
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NC State University
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1963
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B.S.
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Chemistry & Music
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Belmont Abbey College, NC
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1993 to
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Expert's Firm
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President
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Expert sets organizational focus and direction, trains and directs the associates, and, on occasion, delivers high-level workshops.
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1990 to 1993
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DuPont Company
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DuPont Center for Creativity & Innovation
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Manager
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He helped design offerings of the center, recruited and trained facilitators, and directed their work with internal DuPont clients.
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1976 to 1990
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DuPont Company
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Textile Fibers
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Research Manager
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Expert managed the development of scientists and engineers. He also directed research programs in polymer science and in synthetic textile fibers and non-wovens ("Tyvek").
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1971 to 1976
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DuPont Company
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Research Chemist
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He conducted research and development on "Tyvek" non-woven sheet structures and "Dacron" fiber.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the Creative Education Foundation and a 'Friend' of the Industrial Research Institute.
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Licenses/Certifications
He is certified in the following: KAI measure of creativity style, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), SYMLOG tool for team building, Creative Problem Solving, and SOQ - measure of the climate for innovation in groups.
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Professional Appointments
Expert is on the Board of Directors at the Ryan Center for Creativity, DePaul University and is a Visiting Lecturer at the Weatherhead School of Business, Case Western Reserve University. He is also the Director of The Innovation Network.
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Awards/Recognition
Expert received the Marketing Excellence Award while working for DuPont.
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Publications and Patents
He has written 12 journal articles, contributed a chapter on risk-taking in a book, and authored two recent books on innovation. Expert has one patent resulting from his support of innovation in one of his research groups.
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Expert conducts his workshops and consulting on the client's site. At Sears Roebuck (and others), he trained and certified internal facilitators to run his "Bottom Line Innovation" process that improved Sears Roebuck revenues by more than $100 million in 2000.
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In Sweden at Foss Tecator, Expert listened to the issues confronting merging organizations and quickly created an agenda and deliverables that far exceeded the expectations of the client.
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In Kyongju, Korea, Expert presented an interactive workshop on innovation that helped a multinational corporation improve its capability in innovation.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Leading Technical Companies to Develop Breakthrough Solutions to Critical Problems or Opportunities Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
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1999 to 1999
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Switzerland
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Expert helped an international foods company understand and appreciate the importance of valuing cognitive style diversity as an aid to becomming more innovative as an organization.
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1999 to
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Australia
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Expert trained and certified facilitators in his "Bottom Line Innovation" process.
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2000 to
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Sweden
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Expert helped merging companies find common ground and developed sense of teamwork to solve common problems.
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2000 to 2000
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Korea
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He helped a multinational corporation learn the principles of innovation and creative thinking. This was a new skill that most participants had never heard of before.
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Expert's work in new product development deals primarily with the "fuzzy front end." As a result of one workshop, Hewlett Packard developed and has now commercialized the "CapShare" device.
Expert serves as a resource to
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Leading Technical Companies to Develop Breakthrough Solutions to Critical Problems or Opportunities.
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Training/Seminars
Expert offers seminars and training in Creative Problem-Solving ("Bottom Line Innovation"); Creative Thinking Skill-Building; Climate for Innovation; Creativity Style and Job Fit; Strategic Planning; Innovating the Business Process; Risk-taking for Results; and Developing Leaders of Innovation.
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Other Skills and Services
Expert served as Research and Development Manager at DuPont for 18 years prior to being appointed Manager of the DuPont Center for Creativity and Innovation.
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