EMPIRICAL CONSULTING SOLUTIONS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner, Revenue Operations
Ajay helps teams unlock profitable revenue growth using an integrated systems-level approach for data-based decision-making and building resilience.
With an extensive background in Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Technology, Ajay builds processes and tools to bridge gaps between marketing and sales that drive end-to-end accountability and visibility across the organization. He helps teams leverage data analytics and enablement tools to help them become more productive while delivering a strong ROI from their technology investments.
He brings a practical and effective approach to RevOps implementations, which stems from his experience of leading 500+ person organizations and deploying enterprise-level solutions at scale, and implementing customized solutions for SMB and mid-market.
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- Director, Finance Operations
Ann is an accomplished executive with passion for how the CFO function drives enterprise value.
She brings deep finance management expertise in business strategy, integrated planning, business analysis, risk management, and performance improvement to client projects. She is a proven change leader who positions companies for sustainable growth in challenging environments.
Ann has served in financial leadership positions for large global companies in the energy, manufacturing, and consulting sectors. Previously, she was CFO of UGI Energy Services, a $1.3 billion revenue division of UGI, and she has led accounting and finance functions at Kinder Morgan, LyondellBasell, Reliant Energy, and Baker Hughes. At Deloitte Consulting, she led finance transformation projects, with a focus on enterprise performance management and data analytics.
Bill brings 20+ years of cross-functional senior leadership experience in various industries to his clients.
Bill is a graduate of Western Michigan University where he earned a BS in Biology.
As a senior advisor with broad operations experience and a background from the FTSE 100, Chris brings a firsthand, realistic view to strategy development and has successfully translated his global experience to the dynamics of small- and medium-sized manufacturers.
Chris brings extensive senior leadership experience across a wide range of industries to his role at ECS.
Job Titles:
- Associate, Operations & Lean Six Sigma
Dan has spent nearly two decades guiding both startups and established companies to success as an engineer and innovative process leader.
His career spans a variety of manufacturing and distribution industries, including both in the business-to-business and business-to-consumer realms. His passion for data-driven decisions ensures process and business enhancements are focused on the greatest opportunities for improvement and return on investment.
Dan formerly worked as a process engineer and operations manager for a diverse range of companies including Amazon.com, Webvan, and CTDI.
Erin creates content that gets noticed and connects B2B and B2C organizations to their target audiences.
Erin employs her tactical writing and editing skills to drive traffic to websites, increase visibility and engagement on social media channels, and help businesses tell their brand story in a way that truly resonates with customers.
Erin has been honing her marketing and communications skills for over two decades. As a writer, editor, and social media marketer, she manages strategic communications projects for select businesses and entrepreneurs. She developed her business writing skills and her command of brand strategy during her tenure in the Office of University Communications at Cornell University.
Her passion for good grammar and unwavering commitment to getting the facts right stems from her role as Research Editor at Philadelphia Magazine. Erin earned a BA in English from Loyola University in Maryland and a Certificate in Editing from ACES: The Society for Editing.
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- Director, Project Management
With extensive project management experience across a range of industries, George is an effective leader, facilitator, and mentor.
With extensive project management experience across a range of industries, George is an effective leader, facilitator, and mentor. He works collaboratively with all resources assigned to an initiative, including engineers and construction professionals, as well as those representing the functional areas of finance, operations, procurement, and others.
Importantly, he brings best practices in project and capital management to his teams.
Howard provides clients with marketing and growth strategies that both
Jason is a seasoned leader, utilizing 20+ years of leadership, execution, and change management experience as an entrepreneur and from Fortune 500 organizations.
With experience across various industries, Jason brings a multidisciplinary perspective to his clients, which enables him to challenge the status quo and generate positive change.
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- Associate Degree As a Paralegal from Concordia University - Wisconsin
- Director, Talent Acquisition
Jerri Lynn has a proven history of successfully recruiting talented individuals across a wide range of levels, from entry-level positions to VPs, Presidents, and Directors.
With a decade and a half of experience in recruiting, she has a long track record of success within both corporate and agency recruiting. She works to build strong and trusting relationships with clients, and with internal and external hiring managers.
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- Advisor, Human Resources & Legal
She advises, educates, and trains business owners and management on a wide variety of employment-related issues. With years of practical experience, Jill has the ability to successfully resolve the delicate situations that arise in the workplace. An author of numerous employee handbooks and policies, she has conducted customized in-house seminars and training programs for managers and supervisors.
Jonathan holds a long record of leading organizations through successful business transformation. He is known for working closely with teams to ensure an organization's structure is aligned with customer insights to drive profitable growth and the creation of sustainable value.
A strategic change management executive, Jonathan has deep experience working in public, private, and private equity-backed companies. He possesses a unique ability to quickly assess organizational strengths and business capabilities, and then develop a path of action for an organization that delivers associated economics.
Job Titles:
- Associate, Sales Operations
Jonathan is a skilled sales and systems architect and leader.
He has the operational expertise to develop a successful strategy and drive the effective execution of sales tactics within an organization.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner, Human Resources
Karen partners with her clients to solve human resources challenges, and does so with an assurance that HR supports the ever-evolving goals of an organization.
Her expertise and passion lie in the analysis of an organization's human capital and predicting the impact it can have on current and future business outcomes. Her pragmatic and collaborate approach delivers HR strategies that drive measurable and sustainable results.
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- Director, Digital Marketing
Kelley's passion is in the area of online communications, with a focus on improving the customer experience and driving measurable results.
With extensive experience leading strategic content marketing, digital advertising, and analytics initiatives, Kelley brings design expertise, video creation skills, and compelling content marketing prowess to the team and to clients in both the B2B and B2C space. She is passionate about developing campaign strategies that transform brands and grow business.
Kelley previously worked as Marketing Director in the dental and healthcare industry, where she managed diverse projects that included strategic advertising campaigns, tradeshow events, digital newsletters, and webinars. Before joining ECS she also worked in marketing roles for the tech industry, staffing, and legal field.
Job Titles:
- Director, Talent Acquisition
- Senior Corporate Recruiter for Global
Kevin is a dynamic, full-life-cycle senior recruiting professional with a proven record of successfully filling diverse and challenging positions.
With his proven ability to build strategic and productive partnerships with hiring managers, Kevin is adept at utilizing various sourcing methods to identify qualified applicants/candidates. He has decades of experience solving recruitment challenges for businesses across a wide range of industries.
Kevin has served as a Senior Corporate Recruiter for global corporations and has been responsible for successfully managing a requisition load of 35-50 open positions during peak hiring periods for senior and staff level positions. He also was a senior leader at a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) firm. He has creatively utilized a wide range of tools and tactics to fill highly challenging roles and senior-level national searches, and as well partners with hiring managers to build customized job descriptions, identify the ideal profile of successful candidates, interview candidates, and present and negotiate offers.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Talent Acquisition
Laura is an expert at understanding company climate, developing human capital strategies, and guiding clients through the execution phase.
Her success can be attributed to her ability to drive leadership teams to better leverage employees as mission critical assets. Laura has led organizations across multiple industries and connects the dots between talent and business performance.
Job Titles:
- Director, Human Resources
An authentic relationship-builder, Laurie is a results-oriented HR professional who brings a wealth of HR generalist expertise across all facets of HR to the Empirical team.
From employee relations to workplace safety, from organizational development to talent acquisition and everything in between, Laurie adds her passion to everything she touches and to the people she meets.
Lorraine brings more than 20 years' experience designing materials to support marketing strategies and clear communication. She also brings a lifetime of creativity.
She works with marketing specialists to build strong branding and develop effective design.
Meredith's focus is on developing and delivering strategic yet creative communications that deliver results.
She finds design solutions with a creative approach, and importantly creates compelling visuals and messaging to tell a brand's story and elicit an emotional connection with the target audience. She has years of successful experience crafting marketing and communications plans from the ground up.
Michelle brings more than two decades of experience building strong brands and driving sustainable growth for organizations to her clients.
A high-level strategic thinker with sharp business acumen, Michelle effectively leads organizations through all phases of marketing - from brand creation and planning through to execution and implementation. While she's worked with some of the best-known as well as most respected brands in the world, she has also successfully driven the marketing strategy of both start-ups and developing brands.
Nilay Patel is a strategic, yet detail-oriented marketing specialist with a strong understanding of how to successfully communicate a product or service to a target audience.
He is an integral part of marketing teams as they work to execute the tactics of a marketing plan that drives year-over-year sales growth. His background expertise also includes market research, competitor analysis, and buyers' journeys.
Job Titles:
- Founder, Magic Medical Solutions
Penni brings more than three decades of B2B and B2C experience building brands and driving growth for her clients both within the US and internationally.
From brand positioning to marketing and creative strategy, communications planning, and execution, Penni effectively leads clients to success. She has worked across a range of industries and with companies ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 brands.
Job Titles:
- Partner, Digital Transformation & Supply Chain