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Mark DeCaro - Senior Partner
Business Management Practice--Planning, Program & Project Management, and Management Audits.
Mr. DeCaro is the Firm’s founder and Senior Partner. His 20 years of experience include:

• Project/Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Organizational Design
• Management Audits
• Litigation Support
• Operational Assessments & Improvement

Mark holds an MBA from Widener University. He has been employed by Public Service Electric and Gas, Comcast Cellular Communications, Delmarva Power and Light (Conectiv), and Theodore Barry and Associates.

Carl Schaefer - Principal
Business Management Practice – Strategic Planning
Mr. Schaefer has 28 years of experience including:

• Strategic Planning
• Organizational Assessments
• Performance Measurement
• Project/Program Management
• Management of Joint Ventures

Carl Shaffer has a B.S. in Engineering from Chicago Technical College and an M.S. in Business Administration from Columbia Pacific University. He has been employed by Comcast, Conectiv, Illinois Power, Houston Light and Power, General Public Utilities, and Gilbert Associates.

Gary Somma- Principal

Gary Somma has over 30 years of experience, including:

• Project Management
• Project Management Infrastructure Design and Implementation
• Coaching and Mentoring of Project Managers
• Management Development

Gary Somma received his B.S. in Business from LaSalle University, His MBA from Wharton, and holds an M.S. in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been employed by a suburban school board as Asst Board Secretary/Business Manager, and by General Electric in manufacturing management and project management. He was VP of Membership of the Delaware Valley Chapter of The Project Management Institute, and is a member of the National Defense Industrial Association, and the Organizational Development Network.

Paul Field - Principal
Business Management Practice - Marketing

Paul has over 20 years marketing and communications experience. He started his career at Young & Rubicam, New York. Paul worked on the client side at Avon Products in New York and worked for Grey Advertising, New York and managed their Washington office. Since 1984, he has been at RM&D, Baltimore. Areas of specialty include:

• Marketing consultation
• Strategic and tactical plans and strategies using a wide range of market research
• Directing the execution, presentation and placement of advertising , public relations, direct response, etc.
• Preparing and presenting formal presentations on marketing issues nationwide.
• Conducting branding and positioning client workshops

Paul is a graduate of Yale University, where he received the Pan American Airways scholarship. He has completed graduate marketing studies at Trinity College and is currently a graduate degree candidate at Loyola College. He was a US Marine infantry officer and is a Vietnam veteran.

Richard Tait, Ph.D. - Principal
Business Management Practice - New Product Development
Dr. Tait has 30 years experience and was a founding member of DuPont’s Center for Creativity and Innovation. He has expertise in:

• Creativity Management & Product Innovation
• Corporate Venturing & New Business Development
• New Product and Process Development
• Operations Management

Richard holds a B.S. in Physics from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell University. He has been employed by the DuPont Company.

Charles Sauder - Principal
Business Management Practice - Human Resource Development
Mr. Sauder has consulted to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and to President Carter’s Top Domestic Advisor along with 26 years experience in:

• Human Resource Management
• Executive & Technical Recruitment
• Organizational & Career Development

Chuck has a B.S. from Millersville State University and has pursued graduate studies at Cornell University's School of Labor Relations, University of Wisconsin, Rutgers University and the American Management Association for Executive Development. He has been employed by Pennsylvania Power and Light, Public Service Electric and Gas, Pacific Atlantic Technical Services Company and dwTechnologies.

J. A. "Bud" Batcher, III--Principal
Business Management Practice - Marketing and Sales Management Practice
Bud has over 30 years experience as an entrepreneur, strategic planner and profit center manager. His expertise includes:

• New Product Marketing
• Market Development
• Competitive Brand Positioning
• Strategic Sales Management and New Product Marketing

Bud holds a B.S. in Psychology and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been employed by TRW, Firestone Tire and Rubber, Gulf Oil Company, Rollway Bearings, and Sun Oil Company.

• Strategic IT planning
• Technology Coaching
• Solution Architecting
• Proof of Concept Consulting
• Project Implementation

Wayne holds a M.S. in Computer Science from Villanova University. He has been a consultant to flagship companies in the Financial, Chemical, Manufacturing and Entertainment industries.

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Ellen Berenholz - Principal
Business Management Practice - Internet Strategy/Development and Small & Family Business Management
Ms. Berenholz is a Principal of M. Arthur Consulting Group. She has twenty years of business experience. Her primary areas of focus include:

• Internet Strategy, Development and Design
• Business planning
• Product development
• Organizational development
• Marketing strategies
• Human Resources

Ellen holds a B.A. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, having also studied at the Academia de Belle Arte/Universita per Stranieri in Italy, Temple University and the University of Oregon. She has a diploma from Berkeley Computer Training for Web Design and Webmastering.

Ellen took her family's apparel business from under $3m to over $20m of revenue. She brings the perspective of a company president, and an entrepreneurial spirit to all her work.She founded South Side Jewelry, was President and CEO of Lansdale Manufacturing Inc. and currently sits on the boards of the Norristown Arts Building andPagus Gallery .

Robert D. Mease - Principal
Business Management Practice - Reengineering and IT Project/Program Planning

Mr. Mease has 27 years of experience in:

• Technical Process and Business Solution Development
• Organizational structure to support new initiatives
• Organizational Change Management
• International Project/Program Management
• Team/Staff development

Mr. Mease has a BS in the sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS Certificate in Project Management from Stevens Institute of Technology, and an MBA from DeSales University. He has also attained PMP status from PMI. He has been employed by Homer Research Laboratories of Bethlehem Steel, divisions of ATT/Lucent (Microelectronics, Satellite, Consumer Products, Global Services Provider, Optical Network) and Avaya, Inc. He teaches project management at DeSales University's MBA program.

• General Business Management and Leadership
• Engineering
• Production operations
• Organizational Structure
• Sales and Marketing
• International Business
• Joint Ventures

Brian holds both BS and M.Phil degrees in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London, UK. He has been employed by Cyanamid, Air Products and Chemicals, Air Liquide and Cosmodyne and held corporate officer positions with AmeriGas, ANSUTECH and IAS.

· Financial Strategy Formulation
· Financial Planning
· Business Plan Development
· Financial Operations
· Systems Design and Development

Ann holds an MBA, Accounting Information and Control from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Commerce and Engineering Sciences with a concentration in Management from Drexel University.

Most recently, she was VP Finance for Bank One's First USA unit. Previously she was a financial manager at General Foods, a unit of Philip Morris and CDI Corporation. She has developed computer systems for Unisys, Xerox and Eastman Kodak.

Mr. Creamer over has 25 years experience and managed several start-up entities as well as business turnarounds and is an adjunct professor at several universities. He has direct expertise in:

• Business Growth & Innovation
• Turnaround Management
• New Business Launch Plans
• Implementation & active management as CEO, COO or CFO
• Market Re-Positioning
• Strategic Alliance Partnering

Bill holds a B.S. & MBA, in Economics from Widener University. He is also an adjunct professor at Widener University, Pen State Wilmington College and University Of Phoenix.
Additionally, Bill has published articles on New Business Launch Strategies and has performed this task for such companies as: Bank of America, AIG, Asia OnLine, and CSC. Bill has in depth experience in the following industry segments: Manufacturing, Retail Distribution, High Technology, Chemical, Insurance Services and e-Commerce
Bill has holds patents in several business modeling algorithms and is listed in Who’s Who In Finance.

Trudy Heller - Senior Consultant
Business Management Practice--Organization and Leadership
Ms. Heller has over 25 years experience consulting and teaching Organizational and Leadership topics at The Wharton School, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Drexel University. She has taught seminars on the following topics:

• Today's Context for Leadership
• Understanding Personal Leadership Styles
• Organizational Culture and Transformational Leadership
• Creating a Leadership Team
• Looking to the Future of Leadership

She has conducted a number of Organizational Consulting engagements for clients such as O&O Investment Fund, Defense Industrial Supply Center, Stone and Webster Engineers, and the Sun Company.

Ms. Heller holds a Ph.D. in Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Organizational Development from Temple University. She has served on the faculties of The Wharton School, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Drexel University.

Dr. Heller is a member of the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, A.K. Rice Institute, and was a founding member of the Philadelphia Center for Organizational Dynamics.