GIBSON CONSULTING - Key Persons
Hobbies
James enjoys spending time with his family, golf as time allows, and wine.
Responsibilities
Blake is an experienced management consultant focused within Operations, Global Supply Chain and International Procurement.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
Responsibilities
Brandon is a senior consultant focused on Global Strategic Sourcing and International Procurement
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing
Responsibilities
Brian is an experienced leader in operational management consulting focused within Global Supply Chain, Mergers & Acquisitions and Data Analytics. Brian has led large transformation projects for multiple Fortune 500 clients.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
Responsibilities
Brooks is a senior consultant responsible for leading client teams through the 11-Gate strategic sourcing process. He has led clients in various industries to successful results. His responsibilities include leading client workshops, developing dynamic cost models, and providing strategic solutions via thorough analysis.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing
Responsibilities
As a senior consultant, Ellis is responsible for training and leading cross-functional multi-national client teams through the Gibson 11-Gate Sourcing Process. Ellis supports data-driven decision making via data analytics and market intelligence. In addition, Ellis has led teams across various industries and categories from diagnostic phase to implementation of executive-approved solutions.
Areas of Expertise
Global Procurement
Responsibilities
Emily is an experienced senior consultant focused within Global Supply Chain, International Procurement and Best Cost Country Sourcing. Emily leads our clients effectively through the 11-gate Strategic Sourcing Process and historically, delivers double-digit savings percentages. She has led Global Indirect Sourcing Initiatives and Global Sourcing Assessments/Diagnostics across multiple industries and clients. Emily also has experience with leading e-sourcing tool implementation across Fortune-500 clients. Internally, Emily is the lead for the Summer Associate Program and New-Hire Onboarding.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
Frank has significant consulting and industry experience in Finance, Purchasing, Operations and Systems. He brings a strategic perspective to his projects combined with industry experience based practical and strategic solutions. He has been responsible for driving effective transformations for clients and achieving significant annual savings using structured, disciplined processes and team based initiatives. Frank also assists with leading and training teams to achieve significant and sustainable project outcomes that are transformative to the client organization.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing
Responsibilities
Garrett is experienced in operational management consulting focused within Global Supply Chain, Make vs. Buy Analysis, and International Procurement. In addition, Garrett has led large scale data projects including detailed spend analyses, implementation tracking and reporting, and financial projecting.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement, Make vs. Buy Analysis, Procurement Process Design & Implementation, Data Analytics
Jack leads multiple teams through projects that touch on strategy and operations to bring bottom line savings to the clients. This involves working with an extremely intelligent and motivated team of professionals in a collaborative environment and continually looking for opportunities to innovate the process and firm offerings
Areas of Expertise
Advanced analytics & big data
Hobbies
International travel, sports, and church missions
James is an experienced leader in Operational Management Consulting focused within Global Supply Chain & Procurement, Make versus Buy Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, and Internal Process Redesign.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement, Make vs. Buy Analysis, Procurement Process Design & Implementation, Staff Optimization; Roles & Responsibilities, Organizational Design - Procurement/Sourcing, Skill Based Training, Logistics - Sourcing & Mode Conversion
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Member of the Internal Support Team
Responsibilities
Joan is an experienced Executive Assistant that assists the Managing Partner and the Partner Group. Joan has been responsible for many HR functions, making travel arrangements, planning events for the firm. She has worked for Gibson for over 23 years.
Areas of Expertise
Joan's main focus is assisting all employees with any questions, problems or concerns they may have and directing them on the right path.
Joan is a dog lover and believes strongly in adopting dogs from shelters. Her present dog is Preston a 10 year old schipperke that she adopted 4 years ago.
Responsibilities
Jonathan is an experienced leader in operational management consulting focused within Global Supply Chain.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing
Job Titles:
- Marketing Coordinator
- Member of the Internal Support Team
Responsibilities
Kara assists the Marketing team with all of its day-to-day operations, specifically working in brand strategy, website development, editing, recruiting, and design. She also assists the Gibson team in several facets of operations, especially in internal affairs, coordinating trainings, and planning special events including recruiting fairs, internal events, and community outreach initiatives.
Areas of Expertise
Branding
Hobbies
Nicholas loves to perform on his 150-year-old violin at weddings and community concerts. When not travelling and playing violin, you can usually find him sipping on an Old Fashioned from Drumbar or taking care of his countless dying Orchids.
Hobbies
Tyler enjoys time abroad and exploration of new places. He relishes the beauty and diversity that travel offers. Among his favorite go-to spots: spending time hiking, biking and skiing in the Rocky Mountains, or surfing in Hawaii and Southern California.
Larry Wright has 40 years of experience in education and training. He is responsible for the development of all aspects of the Gibson curriculum. His role includes the design, development and delivery of all client and internal training. Larry spends considerable time with client executives to create training that supports the needs of their organizations
Areas of Expertise
Skill Based Management Training Design, Development and Delivery, Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, Project Management
Larry started his career as a high school teacher in the British school system, teaching social studies, and business related courses. He taught for several years in England, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Larry started training consultants at Arthur Andersen where he led the initial development of training for the Operational Consulting Practice. Focusing on skills and process training, over nine years, he successfully managed the creation of the practice's worldwide curriculum. Additionally, he was involved in a variety of projects important to the business success of the practice, including cross-functional cost analysis, project management, process mapping, purchasing, and transportation consulting methodologies, supporting a practice that grew twentyfold in nine years. Larry was instrumental in forming relationships with faculties at leading business schools to develop and instruct courses in strategy, manufacturing, marketing, and change management.
Responsibilities
Michael is an experienced instructor in Business Skill-Based and Executive Business Training as well as an experienced leader within operational management consulting focused within global supply chain for manufacturing & logistics. Mike has helped develop and lead courses focused within Purchasing Methodology, Executive Communication, Site Visits and Negotiations for over 500 client team members and has led several direct and indirect client category teams through Gibson's 11-Gate Process.
Areas of Expertise
Business Skill-Based Training
Responsibilities
Nick is the direct liaison between Gibson Consulting and his global client team consisting of 10 people. Nick aids in driving large savings for the client through data driven decisions by means of Excel & Access, leading training courses, and ensuring that the Gibson process steps are followed and executed flawlessly so that the client attains their strategic goals.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
Responsibilities
Nick is an experienced management consultant focused within Operations, Global Supply Chain and International Procurement. As a senior consultant, he is responsible for leading clients through the 11-gate strategic sourcing process. He supports clients with data analysis and visualization through each gate of the process and leverages his process knowledge to help drive results. He also helps with internal and client training.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
Responsibilities
Responsible for driving effective transformations for our clients and achieve significant annual savings while elevating the skills sets to "Best in Class"
Forging strong relationships with C-Suite executives as their Trusted Business Adviser
Lead instructor for all of Gibson training courses. Courses are designed to be very interactive and support the hands-on training our client will experience in the field
Recruiting top talent - both at the collegiate level and experienced professionals
Areas of Expertise
Supply Chain, Global Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing, Cost Reduction, Distribution & Logistics Management, Growth Implementation, Skill Based Management Training, Organizational Design, Mergers & Acquisitions and Integration, establishing Internal/External Financial and Operational Controls, New Product Development, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Cost Control and Reduction.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Management Consultant
Responsibilities
Riley is a senior management consultant leading teams through a data-driven, 11-Gate strategic sourcing process. Riley travels globally to client headquarters and manufacturing sites, verifying Request-for-Information & Request-for-Quotation profiles in order to optimize our clients' supply chains.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing
Responsibilities
Ronnie is a manager experienced in leading client teams effectively through the 11-Step sourcing process. In addition to leading client teams, Ronnie helps clients with data-driven decisions for supplier rationalization, improving operational efficiency and make versus buy analysis. Ronnie also has experience with leading e-sourcing tool implementation and planning international APAC supplier shows. Internally, Ronnie developed the Summer Associate (Internship) Program and led recruiting at Gibson for multiple years.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing & International Procurement
Ronnie joined Gibson following graduation from the University of Wisconsin - Madison where he majored in Finance along with taking extensive classes in Mandarin Chinese.
Hobbies
Emily enjoys spending time in Chicago, checking out the new restaurant openings, and spending time with friends. She is currently working on her Level 1 and 2 WSET Wine Certificates. Additionally, Emily has completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training - and enjoys visiting different yoga studios on her global travels.
Responsibilities
As a senior consultant, Stuart is responsible for leading client project teams through the 11-gate strategic sourcing process. Stuart directly supports project teams on the ground from the initial opportunity assessment all the way through the implementation of the recommend sourcing strategy. Stuart's responsibilities include data analytics, providing recommendations based on data findings and previous experience, and leading modules during client team trainings.
Areas of Expertise
Best Cost Country Sourcing
Taylor has been providing operational & implementation-based supply chain services to Fortune 500 corporations across a dozen industries, advising C-Level Executives on all engagements. Taylor demonstrates a keen ability for leading complex global projects, providing skill-based training, and, most importantly, delivering superior financial & operational results.
Areas of Expertise
Global Supply Chain & International Procurement, Strategic Procurement Transformation, Post Merger Integration | PMI, Operational Due Diligence, Make vs. Buy Analysis & Implementation, Manufacturing Migration, International Procurement Organizations (APO, EPO), Highly Engineered Products Consumer & Industrial, Fortune 500, Private Equity & Multinational Clients, New Product Development, Logistics Network Optimization
Responsibilities
As the Accounting Manager at Gibson Consulting, Theresa's responsibilities include reporting and overseeing all financial activities involving services to and from the firm, clients, vendors and employees.
Areas of Expertise
Theresa compiles and reports all financial activity as it relates to corporate financial statements, client billing and receipts, staff payroll and vendor payments. The data gathered is key to creating reports showing trends and exceptional activity, tools necessary to guide the officers and managers in their day-to-day decision making efforts.
Responsibilities
Tyler is a leader in operational management consulting focused on data-driven efficiencies, strategically driven decisions, mergers and acquisitions, and supply chain. Tyler is experienced in leading multiple transformation projects, realizing millions of dollars in savings benefit for his Fortune 500 clients.
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing
Hobbies
Wally and his wife (of 32 years) have four successful children of whom they are VERY proud.
Job Titles:
- Senior Partner
- Member of the National Eagle Scout Association
Areas of Expertise
Global Strategic Sourcing, Process Design and Improvement, Professional Training, Cyber Security
Scouting has been very important to him and his family. Wally is a lifelong member of the National Eagle Scout Association, the father of three Eagle Scouts, and the recipient of the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award in 2014.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Managing Partner
- Partner
Areas of Expertise
Supply Chain, Global Strategic Sourcing and Purchasing, Cost Reduction Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Management, Sales & Marketing, Growth Implementation, Skill Based Management Training