In validating the attractiveness of a new category, your team quickly identified the strategic pros & cons as well as important tactical considerations. The deep operational experience of the team, coupled with industry breadth, were important contributors to the insights we gained in the project.
Meet Our Team
We are a hands-on consulting and implementation firm staffed by seasoned practitioners with extensive operating experience at leading companies like GE, The Stanley Works, Honeywell, AT&T, and Genuity.
Most companies these days operate with lean staffing, and often don’t have someone on board with the expert skills and the time to help management evaluate growth and profit improvement opportunities, develop a differentiated market strategy or improvement plan, and get the team ready to implement.
Our people have the focus and skillsets needed to deliver results. We put the right combination of highly experienced people together for the requirements of each assignment.
Click on a team member's name or picture for a biography:
Bob Sherlock
President
Bob Sherlock is a creative, strategic marketer who helps companies to create more value, get their value recognized by customers, and collect for it in their pricing. He has led client assignments in strategic market planning and development, sales and service process improvement, and pricing optimization. Bob is the author of Daring Caution: The Executive's Guide to Pricing Improvement and an engaging speaker.
Earlier, Bob was founder and CEO of Delivery Station, a venture-funded logistics service provider for distributors serving contractors, service technicians, and other mobile personnel. Bob previously served as VP – Marketing for Wickes Inc. and held increasingly responsible management positions at General Electric Company (on GE's Corporate Staff, and in three of GE's operating businesses).
He is a member of the Marketing Executives Network Group, Professional Pricing Society, and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Bob has an MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration and a BA in Economics from the University of Maine.
Jim Bullion
Profit Growth Leader
Jim Bullion has extensive experience in international marketing and business development, organizational restructuring, and operational management. In parallel with his business career, he has been an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve for 27 years, currently holding the rank of colonel.
Jim’s operating positions include Vice President - New Product Marketing, then Vice President - Corporate Development at Genuity, a $1 billion Internet services company. Earlier, he was Vice President - International at UNIFI Communications, where he launched new operations and partnerships throughout Asia. He served two tours in the U.S. Army in Iraq, leading a Civil Affairs battalion, and serving as Chief of Plans and Operations for General David Petraeus. He currently commands the Army Reserve Element at the U.S. Joint Forces Command.
Jim has a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College, and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. He is fluent in French.
Mike Rice
Profit Growth Leader
Mike Rice is an experienced executive and consultant with over twenty-five years of experience in operational improvement, finance, and general management in the construction, aerospace, and consumer goods sectors. Mike is skilled at helping clients access their data to generate pricing reports at actionable levels of detail, and at developing and implementing improved business processes.
Mike's operating experience includes overseeing start up operations of a green-field project with Oldcastle Glass. He had P&L responsibility at The Stanley Works, and concurrently served as Task Force Leader for high return projects including product line rationalization. Mike also worked in increasingly responsible financial roles, including Division Controller, for Leach International, an aerospace electronics firm.
Mike has a BA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Northern Colorado.
Pete Stamatis
Profit Growth Leader
Pete Stamatis brings commercial, operational, and analytical skills to his client assignments.
Pete previously served as Director of Honeywell’s Electronic Components Business, where he led a global business team in marketing, sales, applications engineering and technology; and Director – Advanced Applications in Honeywell’s materials business. Earlier, he was Manager – Commercial Marketing for the Energy Services division of Centerior, a $2.5 billion electric utility holding company; Director – Strategic Marketing for Eagle Industries, a $1.2 billion privately-held holding company; and served in operations and product management roles at GE’s electrical supply and lighting businesses.
Pete has an MBA from the University of Michigan and BS from the University of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Ambrose
Profit Growth Leader
Joe Ambrose is a recognized leader in translating a differentiated marketing strategy into simple, easy-to-implement performance initiatives. He integrates change and performance strategies to deliver successful new product launches, sales channel development, and marketing/branding initiatives.
His experience includes increasingly responsible positions with Ameritech/SBC, where he was Director of Human Capital, managing 18 offices, 38 managers, and a $10 million budget across three states. He has led numerous large-scale organizational change initiatives, including managing the implementation of a $30 million system within a Fortune 100 company.
Joe holds a Masters in Management/Organizational Behavior from Benedictine University and a BS in Business Administration from Elmhurst College. Joe is also certified as a RODP (Registered Organizational Development Professional).
Ted Krug
Profit Growth Leader
Ted Krug is an expert in improving business processes to align with customer requirements. He is experienced in deploying technologies and managing major projects with an emphasis on reducing operational costs while simultaneously increasing revenues.
Prior to working with his current clients, Ted was a VP in the Supply Chain Management Practice of The Revere Group, a mid-sized consulting firm. Earlier, he was a senior manager in the Industrial Products group at Accenture. He was responsible for a wide variety of projects at electronics, automotive, and heavy equipment manufacturers and distributors.
Ted earned his BS in Computer Information Systems from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.