Chief Knowledge & Inspiration Officer, SYNERGY, LLC, Mobile, AL - Managing director of business influence expertise and consulting agency,assisting clients through knowledge sharing in creating sustainable business models.  We guide clients to increase revenue and influence branding awareness. 

Executive Director,I nstitute for Sustainability Education & Development, Inc. (ISED) Formerly OneStop Business Institute; Inc., Mobile, Alabama· - Founder of nonprofit organization that provides leadership and organizational development education and training for non-profit agencies (start-up to longevity agencies) and entrepreneurial ventures.Advisor to worldwide community agencies and businesses.

Organizational Behavior Consultant/Trainer, Corporate FireFighting Strategies; Columbus, OH; Atlanta, GA · Managed a private consulting practice, which specialized in solving business challenges incorporating education, crisis communications, technology, organizational behavior, strategic planning, marketing and public relations.

Senior Vice President of Stuff & Strategies, International Sports Promotions, Atlanta, GA · Senior manager of a communications, public relations and sports marketing practice, specializing in joint partnership projects for a diversified client base – high technology, health care (alternative and traditional), manufacturing, small business, not-for-profit organizations, manufacturing, educational institutions, community and sports events, government telecommunications, marketing communications, real estate-related services.

Organizational Development/Educational & Behavioral Consultant, Concepts International; Columbus, OH; Key West, FL; Kent, OH - Managed private consulting practice. International seminar and keynote speaker.

Provided over 3.499 presentations reaching over 79,579 individuals. Specialties - Strategic Planning - Marketing and Public Relations - Crisis Communications - Community Development - Urban Revitalization - Proposal Writing for Grants - Branding and Image Development - Public Speaking - Workshop Facilitation - Writing for Presentations and Sales Proposals - Governmental Relations - Event Production and over 200 more lifestyle, business and personal topics.

Counseling Skills: Generaland financial management, engineering and manufacturing, Government contracting, marketing and sales, buying or selling a business, franchising and security/law enforcement..

35 years at Harris Corporation in a variety of positions in quality assurance, engineering, manufactruing and MIS. Retired as VP of Manufacturing Operations.City councilman and police commissioner, Indialantic, FL. After retirement designed and constructed ornamental iron work.

CAREER SUMMARY

Prior to leaving the corporate world in 2005, Jim spent 35 years with companies engaged in healthcare distribution, the last 20 years at President, COO or Senior Vice-President level with full operational and P&L responsibility. Companies or Divisions for which he was responsible ranged in size from start-up to over $2.5 billion.

Since establishing an independent business advisory practice in 2006, Jim has been engaged by clients from three broad categories

• Investment banking analysts and portfolio managers seeking insight into the pharmaceutical distribution industry relative to major companies’ strengths and weaknesses, overall marketplace positioning, profitability drivers, etc.

• Companies within the pharmaceutical distribution industry for specific project-related strategy development, implementation and execution.

• Medium-sized firms within the greater Cincinnati area seeking the benefit of Jim’s broad depth of experience in establishing strategies in a wide spectrum of needs ranging from managing growth, financing requirements, owner exit strategies and mergers and acquisitions.

Jim is also actively involved The Goering Center at the University of Cincinnati College of Business and in the local chapter of SCORE, America's premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.

EXECUTIVE CAREER PATH

President, Wholesale Operations for the F. Dohmen Company, a family-owned and operated, traditional drug wholesaler, consisting of four distribution centers and annual revenues of $2.5 billion. 2004-2005

President and Chief Operating Officer for Superior Pharmaceutical Company and RxBazaar, a specialty generic pharmaceutical distributor coupled with an Internet-based trading exchange, providing a unique mechanism for linking buyers and sellers of price-advantaged pharmaceutical products. Grew revenues from $15 million to over $100 million. 2000-2004

President, North American Dental Group for Henry Schein, a publicly traded distributor of products and services to office-based healthcare providers throughout the world. The North American Dental Group was the largest of five operating units, contributing more than 50% of worldwide revenues and operating income. Increased group revenues from $260 million to $1.1 billion through a combination of double-digit internal growth and fourteen acquisitions. 1994-2000

Senior Vice-President for FoxMeyer, once the third largest and fastest-growing pharmaceutical distributor in the U.S. 1987-1994

McKesson Drug Co. Prior to 1987

Over 25 years in IT and telecommunications consulting experience in the gas and electric utility industry. Including independent consulting and in-house consulting.

Having over 30 years of broad experience on both sides of the recruiting and staffing industry gives me a very extensive and deep understanding of how to launch a successful recruiting and staffing company. I was the Employment Manager for two major corporations over 13 years. Also, I have owned two successful recruiting and staffing companies over a 20 year timeframe and I have a good working knowledge of other areas of Human Resource Management.