www.obenchain.net
303 738 1954
Obenchain & Associates has
a proven track record in helping organizations become successful, financially
stable and professionally managed organizations capable of achieving their
goals. There are three key
ingredients that create success for organizations: strategy, people and measurement. O&A develops successful organizations by integrating all
three, thus enhancing an organization s ability to achieve long-term and
short-term objectives.
O&A adds value to organizations by delivering
innovative and targeted assessment, implementation, coaching and educational
services in the following areas:
1. Organization Strategy,
Planning and Design
2. Financial Literacy
3. Leadership and
Management Development
4. Project Management
5.
Strategic Performance Measures
We believe that individuals
and organizations are unique. This
uniqueness is of great value to the organization. With our wealth of experience we help organizations capitalize on
this uniqueness and at the same time utilize best practices to meet their
goals. We understand the fundamentals of success and how to practice these
fundamentals within each unique organization.
We look at the whole
organization and effectively help our clients improve individual and
organizational performance in targeted areas, step by step.
Our view is that great leadership comes from the heart, head and hands working together to create the right environment.
Our skills at getting to the
point and thinking outside the box help you assess the viability of business
opportunities quickly and thoroughly. We bring new ideas and stimulate
your people to see new perspectives and opportunities. Having a good
organization strategy and design is the foundation for success.
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Opportunity Identification & Assessment |
Strategy & Experimentation |
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Planning & Analysis |
Research & Data Analysis |
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Organization Design and Structure |
Facilitation |
Successful organizations know that understanding financial issues and how the mechanics of finance work within their organization is of paramount importance. Good organizations have recognized the benefits of their employees having basic financial literacy. When your employees know exactly how their work reaches the bottom line of the organization s budget and/or financial statements they expand their commitment and look for ways to improve results. Whether it is the executive team or the people on the front lines, financial literacy throughout an organization helps achieve the goals faster.
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Basics for Everyone |
Financial Strategies |
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From You to the Bottom Line |
Investment Analysis |
To grow the organization
toward a vision, O&A facilitates the growth and development of the
organization s executive teams through individual and group coaching as well as
highly successful traditional workshops. Developing leadership skills
requires practice and continuous learning. Using techniques to match the
individuals, O&A helps
individuals expand their perspective, practice their leadership skills
and engage in the development of their organization.
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Leadership Practicum |
Challenging the Process |
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Strategic Direction |
Growing the Environment |
Managers and Supervisors are
the critical connectors within organizations. Using a practicum
approach, O&A works closely with individuals and small groups to help them
create good managerial habits. Through coaching as well as highly
successful workshops, O&A has launched many successful managerial careers
and built solid managerial teams within organizations.
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Manager Practicum |
Accountability & Responsibility |
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Supervisor Practicum |
Behaviors & Communications |
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Strategic Thinking and Decision-making |
Performance Evaluation |
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First-time Managers |
Change and Adaptability |
Everything is a project and
highly effective organizations have learned that project management discipline
is required in all areas in order to achieve great results. Whether the organization needs help in
launching a project, assessing a project in progress or developing project managers
within the organization, O&A has the expertise to provide just-in-time
assistance to ensure a successful outcome.
The O&A team have extensive knowledge and experience in all facets of project management as well as working with federal agencies and personnel.
O&A offers a unique
approach to project management consulting and education. Our team of professional and highly educated
consultants and educators design and deliver custom programs and support that
specifically meets each clients needs.
Our innovative learning approach allows each participant to be learning,
practicing and working on real projects at the same time.
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Launching
Projects Successfully |
Implementing
Profitable Projects |
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Assessing
& Evaluating Projects in Progress |
Project
Management Culture |
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Managing
Project Complexity |
Developing
Project Managers |
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Measuring
Project Success |
Strategic
Project Management |
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Dynamics
of Project Management |
Competency
Certification Programs |
We hear a lot about the use of
metrics to help organizations improve yet often implementation of performance
measurement systems to do not yield the intended results. At O&A we
have a team of people who know the pros and cons of performance measurement
systems and can help organizations identify, craft, socialize and implement
appropriate measurement systems to attain real results.
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Alignment of Goals and Measures |
Socializing Measures |
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Measures that Guide |
Crafting Measures |
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Pitfalls of Measurement |
Evaluating Measures |
Obenchain & Associates has provided consulting
services to a wide variety of clients with diverse needs and organizational
cultures. Consulting services include:
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Opportunity
Identification & Assessment |
Organization
design & structure |
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Strategic,
business and action planning |
Research
and facilitation |
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Financial
modeling and analysis |
Analyzing
Benefits and Costs |
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Executive
Leadership Development |
Managerial
Leadership Development |
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Alignment
of Goals, Measures & Systems |
Employee
Development |
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Launching
Projects Successfully |
Implementing
Profitable Projects |
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Assessing
and Evaluating Projects |
Project
Management Culture |
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Managing
Project Complexity |
Developing
Project Managers |
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High
Performance Work |
Competency
Certification Programs |
Obenchain & Associates has
provided both standard and custom training services to a wide variety of
clients with diverse needs and organizational cultures. Management, organization and business
improvement training services include:
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Strategic
planning |
Change
Management |
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Performance
problem-solving |
Teamwork |
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Financial
Literacy |
Executive
Leadership |
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Implementing
Profitable Projects |
Managerial
Leadership |
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Launching
Projects Successfully |
Supervisor
Development |
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Interpersonal
Skills |
Communication
Skills |
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Managing
Project Complexity |
Project
Manager Development |
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High
Performance Work |
Competency
Certification Programs |
Obenchain & Associates has provided project
management consulting services in the management and integration of programs
and projects within organizations.
Program and Project Management consulting services include:
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Strategic
Project Management |
High
Performance Project Teams |
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Performance
problem-solving |
Teambuilding |
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Assessing
and Evaluating Projects in Progress |
Project
Management Culture |
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Implementing
Profitable Projects |
Developing
Project Managers |
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Launching
Projects Successfully |
Program
Oversight |
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Measuring
Project Success |
Change
Management |
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Managing
Project Complexity |
Competency
Certification Programs |
Some
of the Courses available:
Leadership Practicum
$45,000 4 days over 6-8 weeks 15-25 participants
This
course focuses on the fundamental elements of great leadership with an emphasis
on the whole person (both leader and follower). The Five Leadership Practices outlined in The Leadership
Challenge serve as a basis for the course. Consistent application of these five
practices directly relates to a leader's credibility, commitment,
accountability, productivity and effectiveness. Therefore the course illustrates how each participant can assess
their strengths and proactively improve their consistent application of these
five practices. In addition to these
practices participants learn how to develop appropriate measures of success for
their organization and individuals working in it. Vision, Mission, Values, Goals and Strategies are an integral
part of the program as well as accountability, authority, teambuilding,
strategic decision-making, innovative thinking, enlisting others and
interpersonal skills. We believe that
leadership is a skill that can be practiced and developed by anyone willing to
commit themselves to job and willing to expand his or her way of perceiving the
world.
This
course is for executives who manage program and project managers and want to
learn new ways to create an environment and structure that facilitates project
success. By completing a pre-class
assessment each participant s managerial situation is included in the course to
illustrate points and provide a direct link to what their issues are today. Some of the topics covered in the course
are leading project managers, project portfolio management, evaluating project
manager performance, identifying problems before they get too big and
assignment of projects. Executives
leave this course with not only a new perspective on how to address their
issues but also very clear tools and ideas on how to implement changes their
organization may need. The course uses
small group discussion and problem resolution as well as individual review and
reflection.
Managing
Complex Projects is designed to meet the needs of Project Managers charged
with major project implementation such as Information Technology. It provides participants with key project
management concepts, tools and techniques that are used to manage complex
projects successfully. The course focuses on the purpose of the project and
it's relationship to the organization s strategic direction as well as
techniques for planning, organizing and implementing significant projects. Project managers learn key skills required
to achieve the project s measure of success.
Major topics include project manager responsibilities, measure of
success development, achievement planning, work breakdown structure, earned
value management system guidelines, financial impact, and risk analysis.
Return on Project Investments or Cost/Benefit Analysis
of Projects
$30,000 3 days 15 30 participants
Return on Project Investments is designed
to teach participants fundamental financial concepts such as the Time Value of
Money, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return and others as well as the
process for analyzing projects to determine the return on investment for
projects. Participants will use real
projects and information they supply as well as cases and scenarios provided by
the instructor to identify the key information required to prepare cost/benefit
analysis and the steps for calculating and comparing costs and benefits of a
project. This course is totally
interactive and involves participants practicing what they learn throughout the
course. Participants actually have
fun piecing the financial puzzle together and develop creative ways to help
each other understand the concepts. Participants
will leave the course with a clear understanding about how and why decisions
are made regarding the investment of capital budget funds.
Dynamics of Project Management
$30,000 3 days 15 30 participants
The course uses
practical case work to focus on setting project and task goals, assigning and
scheduling resources, network analysis, logic diagramming, and project
budgeting. Participants will explore actual project situations, using the
project management tools to flag potential problems and direct the project
manager toward creative solutions. The
dynamics of project management are illustrated in this course through the use
of project teams and case study analysis.
Participants are amazed at how the course unfolds and the lessons are
learned.
Leading
Successful Projects
$30,000 3
days 15 30 participants
This course builds upon
the basic principles of Project Management and expands upon the purpose of the
project and it's relationship to the overall organization s strategic
direction. Project managers learn key
leadership skills required to lead project teams to achieve the project s
measure of success. Concepts and
techniques for the practice of good team leadership, continuous improvement and
management of change will be covered.
Major topics include measure of success, achievement planning,
communications and change management with emphasis on leadership skills. Developing their project leadership skills,
project manager leave this course with clarity regarding why and how to develop
and support project teams that implement successful projects.
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Senior Consultant |
$ 260.00/hour
plus travel expenses |
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Consultant |
$ 210.00/hour
plus travel expenses |
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Senior Program Consultant |
$ 260.00/hour
plus travel expenses |
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Project Consultant |
$ 210.00/hour
plus travel expenses |
Contact: Bev Obenchain
at 303 738 1954 or Obenchain@obenchain.net
to obtain additional information or place an order. Visit http://www.obenchain.net.
Obenchain
& Associates brings together the best people from both the academic,
corporate and public worlds. This
select group of consultants and educators bring experience and knowledge from
all aspects of business strategy, leadership and project management in today s
dynamic communications and technology environment. Each person has significant experience and is highly skilled at
facilitating success and learning at all levels within the corporation. We have successfully worked together for the
past ten years to create integrated
management educational experiences as well as consulting and project
support that deliver results to organizations.
Bev Obenchain is a consultant
and educator whose background in organization strategy, planning, design and
development, leadership, project management, operations, finance and
performance measures provides a broad, cross-functional perspective of
organizations. She brings more than twenty-five years of leadership and
managerial experience in public and private settings to her current consulting
and teaching activities as president of Obenchain & Associates, LLC.
Obenchain consults with
organizations in the areas of organization strategy, management and leadership
development, performance measures, program/project management, financial
literacy, product/service development and employee education &
development. Her clients include EPA,
Western Area Power Administration, Colorado Public Radio, WildBlue Communications,
Qwest Communications, Korea Telecom, SY International, Lucent, Kodak, Jones
Intercable, EchoStar, Metro Waste
Water, @contact, Confer Tech, Broadband Services, Inc., Convergent
Communications, New Global Telecom, Cook s Mart and U S West.
As Vice President of Strategy
for WildBlue Communications, Bev worked closely with the founder to obtain
financing and technology for delivering high speed Internet access through
satellite. While with EchoStar
Communications Corporation, she obtained the first $330 million of investment
for EchoStar s original entry into the DBS market. With Coors Ceramics Company, she held executive positions in
Strategic Planning, Finance, Information Systems, Environment, Health and
Safety and Government Contracting.
Previous to that she held the position of Chief Administrative Officer
and Assistant Treasurer of the University of Denver, where she managed the
strategic planning, contracting, systems and finance functions for research and
technology and sponsored programs.
Bev designed and implemented
the University of Denver s, award-winning, graduate certificate program in
Project-based Management in 1990. Bev s book, Profitable Projects - Money Angles for Project Managers is
used in university courses and corporate training programs.
Bev
earned her MBA in Operations Research and Information Systems and her
bachelor's in Accountancy from the University of Denver. She currently serves
on the University of Denver Leadership faculty where she teaches courses and
designs curricula and programs in organization strategy and planning, project
management, finance, leadership, e-commerce, communications, performance
systems and change management.
Robert
Melvin is a professor at the University of Denver, the co-facilitator of the
Executive Leadership Program at DU s Daniels Institute for Executive and
Professional Development, and a mediator for the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. His teaching and consulting
work center on performance effectiveness issues emphasizing leadership,
teamwork, persuasive presentations, conflict management, negotiations, and
organizational development. Much of
Melvin s work, particularly regarding successful persuasion techniques and
negotiations, is focused on the development of skills that assist people in
better identifying and meeting the needs, desires, and goals of clients and
coworkers.
Melvin
first became interested in performance effectiveness issues over twenty years
ago when he began directing teams of special investigators for the U.S.
Congress. His work on national and
international policy issues resulted in the development of new methods of
gathering and reporting information to Congress. Melvin has received numerous awards for his work which have
resulted in many changes in public policy.
At
the University of Denver, Melvin teaches a number of graduate courses including
persuasive presentations, presentational speaking, conflict management,
negotiations, and team building.
Because the majority of his students are working professionals who want
to apply what they have learned, his courses include many real world case
studies and examples. He has received
several awards for teaching excellence, including the Alpha Kappa Psi Distinguished Professor Award for 1995
and the Women s College Professor of the
Year Award for 1996 and again for 1999.
Melvin has facilitated
workshops, seminars, and customized programs that incorporate his broad range
of expertise. His clients include:
- MediaOne -
Cap Gemini America
- MONY -
Ball Aerospace
- QWEST - Lucent Technologies
- The Colorado School of
Mines - The U.S.
Department of Energy
- The U.S. Department of
Agriculture - The Petroleum
Association of Wyoming.
- Pinnacol Assurance
Melvin s work in organizational development and
team building was highlighted in USA Today and the Japanese business
community became familiar with his virtual reality project management program
in a recent interview conducted on Tokyo Today.
Jodie Brown brings
over 20 years experience in business consulting, recruiting and professional development training.
For nearly a decade, Jodie has specialized in the General Aviation
industry recruiting senior executives and managers for her business aviation
clients.
Her
success with matching the right people to organizations stems from her broad
experience. A former Associate Dean at the University of Denver and Director of
Professional Development Programs at the University of Colorado, Jodie has
designed and delivered training programs for Fortune 100 companies and
universities for over 20 years. Her expertise includes: leadership and management development,
organization communication, management information systems (MIS), communication
flow analysis, corporate mediation, cognitive research (learning, personality
and behavior; motivation; memory and recall), change management, customer
service, and developing effective teams. Her diverse background lends a depth
of knowledge to the student's learning experience and to her recruiting
clientele. Jodie's knowledge and skills are highly regarded throughout the
business aviation community. She is currently a student pilot and a member of
NATA, AOPA, PAMA, AWAM and NBAA
Dr. RJ Graham specializes in leadership
development, executive coaching, teamwork, organizational communication,
conflict management and optimizing human resource potential. With a work history in leadership for two
Fortune 500 companies, and in applied psychology, she has a strong background
to assist organizations with practical, effective strategies and techniques for
business challenges. Her experience as
an independent corporate facilitator extends over a decade with extensive
experience working with telecommunications, banking services, and consulting
services industries. RJ has provided
program design, facilitation, and keynote addresses for over 40 organizations,
including international corporations, small businesses, family-owned and
operated firms, and not-for-profit foundations.
RJ s specialty is in customized programs and
consulting services that highlight an organization s particular needs and
opportunities. Through use of an
integrated, individualized approach, her programs are constantly evolving to
meet the requirements of each organization.
RJ uses participants knowledge and backgrounds to enhance their own
learning on an individualized basis. On
consulting issues, she utilizes the experiences and viewpoints of the employees
involved to provide the most comprehensive, customized assessment for
optimizing changes and transitions.
RJ received a B.A. in Psychology from Dana
College in Blair, Nebraska; an MBA from the University of Denver. She is a licensed psychologist and
credentialed neurophysiologist, suing her psychological background to tackle
behavioral issues in the workplace. Dr.
Graham also teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver in the
Daniels College of Business Graduate School.
She has co-authored articles and conference papers on teamwork and
effective leadership behaviors, and is currently researching material for a
book on ethical leadership practices.
As
a Consultant for KLA Group, Ms. Grove works with all organizations that touch
the customer including: sales, customer service, operations, technical support and
partners to build and enhance their professional skills to meet their goals.
Her areas of expertise include sales consulting, curriculum development,
training facilitation and all areas of marketing.
Ms.
Grove assesses client needs and then manages KLA teams to develop training
programs to deliver to worldwide sales teams either face to face, over the
Internet or via self-study. Ms. Grove
coaches and mentors KLA course participants to help them integrate the concepts
they learned into day-to-day job activities.
Ms.
Grove is responsible for all areas of marketing for KLA Group. She is skilled
at marketing planning, public relations, qualitative and quantitative marketing
research methodology, product development and product launches, copywriting and
speech writing, website design and maintenance, and database development and
usage for lead generation.
Before
joining KLA Group, Ms. Grove owned her own marketing consulting business. She
was the head of Marketing Research for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado
(now Anthem). Previously, she was a marketer for two different banks (Bank One
and Wells Fargo) and was a sales professional for an office automation company.
For
15 years, Ms. Grove has served as a distinguished member of the University of Phoenix
faculty. She has taught courses in marketing, business research, project
management, critical thinking, and business planning. She was the Marketing
Chair for 6 years. Ms. Grove holds a M.B.A. with an emphasis in marketing from
San Francisco State University, a teaching credential from San Francisco State
University and a B.A. from the University of California at Davis.
Ms.
Grove is an active leader with the American Marketing Association (AMA). As the head of the Professional Chapter s
Council, she led a team of volunteers and paid staff and represented the needs
and issues of 24,000 professional AMA members from 75 chapters to the
International Board of Directors.
Ms.
Grove has worked with a variety of small entrepreneurial and large multi-million
dollar companies to improve their sales results with her outstanding knowledge
of training, sales and marketing.
Recently
completed projects:
Project manager to
design curriculum for training modules for sophisticated software solution
Assessed sales
force skills including data analysis and made recommendations
Performed needs
assessment resulting in the design of learning and development program for
customer service unit
Coached and
mentored individuals from support team to increase effectiveness in meeting
corporate sales goals
Revised and
delivered KLA course, How to Develop a Winning Territory Strategy and Increase
Your Closing Ratio
Project manager for
self-study training program for complex software solutions
Author for cases
for custom-designed training
Facilitator for
worldwide delivery of KLA course, Developing a Solutions Mindset
Barbara Brannen is the
founder of Playmore. She has a 25 year career in Human Resources, leaving this
profession in 1999 to explore more fun in her life. Her journey has included
working with individuals and business clients to put humor, play and fun back
into their lives and organizations.
Barbara
is the creator of such corporate events as the "Unfit Olympics,"
"The Apple of Your Eye," "Thank You for 'Beeing' There,"
" Unleashing Your Strength," and many more. Her programs have been
instituted at organizations from large technology firms to hospitals and
construction companies. Her clients enjoy her energy, creativity and always end
up having more fun than before she came.
She
is currently in the process of authoring a book on play for women. She is also
working with individuals to help them discover more about what they like to do
for play and how that can be integrated into their work and personal lives for
more fun.
Meanwhile
Barbara is also playing herself by conducting retreats on playful living.
Christopher
has a degree in engineering from Loughborough University, UK, and M.Sc. in
Management from Regis University, CO. After graduating from Loughborough, he
began his career as an R&D engineer, project manager and program director
in telecommunications, consumer products, medical technology, and electronics
industries in Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and the
United States.
He made the transition to business leadership by building on his project
management experience to become a senior executive with international
corporations including Pfizer, Searle, American Home Products (now Wyeth), The
B.O.C. Group, and Teledyne. He has also launched and managed successful
entrepreneurial ventures in the US and in foreign locations including Kelsar, a
high-growth medical technology company operating in Mexico and San Diego.
He now consults and teaches leadership, technology management, and project
management topics. Recent assignments include programs for Comprehensive
Software Systems, Corporate Express, Finali, The Fort Collins Chamber of
Commerce, Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Global Crossing, IBM, Lucent Technologies,
Merrill Lynch, Oracle, ProSci Research, Swedish Medical Center, and Tactical
Marketing Ventures.
He holds a USSF
"B" national soccer coaching license, and is a co-founder and former
Board Director and VP of a youth soccer club that now fields over 70
competitive teams in the north Denver metro area.
Christopher is an Adjunct Professor at University College, University of Denver
(DU) in the Masters of Technology Management and Professional Studies programs,
and Affiliate Professor at Regis University in the MS in Management program. He
is an active member of the Working Group
in Ethical Theory, which serves as a resource for the diverse disciplines
of the University of Denver and greater community. He is also a member of the Academy of Management and is listed in Who s Who and People of Today.