About Me - Short Overview

Experienced strategy consultant with 17+ years across healthcare, higher ed, and manufacturing industries. I specialize in strategic planning, operational excellence, process improvement, and organizational redesign. With an engineering background and MBA from Carnegie Mellon, I bridge technical depth with strategic insight. I thrive on solving complex problems through collaboration and have delivered $50M+ in revenue and $10M+ in cost savings impact. Outside work, I mentor entrepreneurs and enjoy guitar projects and cooking.

Key Career Highlights - Actions, Results

Managing Director (Founder), Corporate Strategy (02/2021 – Present)
Opstralytic Inc. (Operations, Strategy, and Analytics Consulting firm)
• Developed revenue generation and diversification strategic plan for not-for-profit client to navigate market headwinds
• Spearheaded performance marketing strategic roadmap development for a $3B online food order and delivery client
• Led a data warehousing and business intelligence reporting engagement for a $18M beverage company client

Director of Business Development Strategy (05/2024 – Present)
Qatalyst Research Group Inc. (High Growth Management Consulting firm) • Secured $1.2M in fee revenue as head of client proposals development team and transforming proposal processes

Senior Manager, Strategy and Transformation consulting (06/2021 – 04/2024)
Nous Group ($120M International Management Consulting firm)
• Secured $1M+ in fee revenue by spearheading formulation and development of 20+ client proposals and pitches
• Headed $500M+ client investment forecast validation across key higher education and healthcare market drivers
• Led a $300k cost-saving procurement optimization supplier system implementation for a top-20 Canadian university
• Won and led a $350k project showcasing health economic benefits for a national American healthcare association
• Drove $10M+ savings service excellence transformation and organizational redesigns for a top-5 Canadian university

Senior Strategy Consultant (11/2017 – 10/2020)
Highmark Inc. – Blue Cross Blue Shield ($18B Diversified Healthcare company)
• Headed strategic plan development for $200M/year business unit to drive sustainable performance across 3 markets
• Generated 40% improvement in 20k membership lacking primary physician care by leading provider network strategy
• Secured approx. $13M revenue by analyzing process workflows, identifying risks & developing mitigations to improve member ‘Appeals’ performance and achieve Medicare Star rating goal
• Reduced 20% operational risks with detailed operating model design for data-driven & proactive risk mitigation
• Spearheaded synthesis and development of monthly performance and strategy presentations for senior executives

Management Consultant, MCS (Management Consulting and Strategy) (11/2015 – 10/2017)
Arconic (formerly Alcoa) (Fortune 500, $14B Aluminum Engineered Products Manufacturing company)
• Built a 3-year $120M/1.7x market aerospace growth strategy analyzing market trends, competition, and capabilities
• Delivered $45M/year revenue impact through operational transformation by leading 2 key client workstreams

Senior Electrical Engineer (05/2009 – 11/2015)
Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) (Fortune 1000, $4B Specialty Metals Manufacturing company)
• Spearheaded $11M steel mill automation upgrade with $3.6M/year profit margin impact
• Generated $4M+ in cost savings by identifying and mitigating high impact steel mill issues

What size(s) of businesses / organizations do you have experience with?

  • Small (<100 employees)
  • Medium (101-499 employees)
  • Large (500+ employees)

List the names of companies/organizations you have worked for and/or consulted for, regardless of size:

Opstralytic Inc. (Operations, Strategy, and Analytics Consulting firm); Qatalyst Research Group Inc. (High Growth Management Consulting firm); Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada; American Physical Therapy Association (APTA); Nous Group ($120M International Management Consulting firm); Highmark Inc. – Blue Cross Blue Shield ($18B Diversified Healthcare company); Arconic (formerly Alcoa) (Fortune 500, $14B Aluminum Engineered Products Manufacturing company); Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) (Fortune 1000, $4B Specialty Metals Manufacturing company)

Credentials - Degrees, Accreditations, Qualifications

Master of Business Administration – MBA | Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business; Master of Science in Engineering University of Pittsburgh GPA: 3.75/4.0

What perspectives along the value chain do you have insights on, whether direct or indirect (stakeholder engagement), as an expert?

  • Primary processing
  • Manufacturing
  • Government / Public Service
  • NGO / Charity
  • Other