Gary Gora has an MBA in Educational Management as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. He provides expertise in the areas of client support and curriculum development to both national and international clients. Gary has spent more than 20 years of his career in management and training, 10 years of which were spent in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He is certified in all of the Franklin Covey leadership training series.

Gary has established a track record of proven partnerships with major commercial, government, and military organizations. He is a respected consultant, curriculum developer and trainer by all levels of management. He has a broad understanding of training and professional development issues, which when combined with his extensive business acumen, makes for a very valuable asset to any leadership team. His personal motivation springs from the sincere belief that every worker, from CEO to entry-level can make a uniquely valuable contribution to his or her organization.

Dr. Larry E. Webb is President of the Kilgore Group, LLC. The Kilgore Group, LLC has a network of seasoned consultants located in numerous cities in the United States and Australia.

Webb received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Florida Southern College after a stint in the U.S. Navy as an electronic technician. His Master�s degree in Psychodynamics of Personality and his Doctorate in Leadership Development are from the Graduate School of Theology at Claremont, California.

Webb has over thirty five years experience working with people in organizations including small, medium, and large companies, churches, community and government agencies, and associations such as the American Bar Association, the Center for Disease Control, the American Management Association, the US Army, and the American Association of Cardiovascular Administrators. He is in demand as an executive coach, a team building facilitator, planning facilitator and a management skill development trainer.

He was a faculty member of the American Management Association and taught the Executive Effectiveness Course for fourteen years. He has taught as adjunct faculty at several colleges and graduate programs, including the Advanced Judicial College of the American Bar Association. He is a member of the American Management Association, a Clinical Member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, the Florida Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and was founding member of the Florida chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.

His publications include: Occupational Stress and the Judiciary, a research and training project for the Special Court Section of the American Bar Association; The Support Group Manual, published by L.E.A.D. Consultants; and numerous training materials in Meeting Effectiveness, Creative Problem Solving, Supervisory Training, Conflict Management, Managing Transitions, and an organizational development survey titled The Organizational Effectiveness Survey. In addition he has authored, or co-authored numerous applications of Communication Skills Training such as Communication Skills That Build Relationships, Communication with Differences; The Impact of Personality Style, Culture, Age, and Gender; and The Exchange of Meaning, Not Just Words.

Webb�s clients have included Keebler Company, Square D Company and Square D/Groupe Schneider of Canada, the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, Florida Tile Industries, Lakeland Electric and Water, and BARCO North America. He has led projects for DOD at various Navy installations, DOJ for community justice innovations, and The Center For Disease Control for Leadership and Management Development of Branch Chiefs, Deputy Branch Chiefs and Team Leaders (a major thrust of this training focused on communication across age, gender, culture, ethnicity and academic orientations).

Webb is also a member of the Red Cross Spiritual Care Airplane Incident Response (SCAIR) Team who are on-call for air disasters wherever they occur. He served the crashes of DR787, AA11, and UA175 after 9/11/01 in New York. He is on-call for disasters that occur in business and industry, including murders, robberies, fires and other incidents where life is lost or endangered.

His approach to training is appreciative and solution focused. Clients are energized by this approach that identifies and affirms their strengths and mobilizes their strategies for clear client impact. He views conflict as positive energy, a sign people care, and an opportunity to create change.

Dr. Webb and The Kilgore Group look forward to helping your organization achieve its goals and increase its competencies.

Sincerely,

Dr. Larry E. Webb

PS: For further information please check our website at www.thekilgoregroup.com

For references check the next page:

References:

David Scott, President
Barco North America
3059 Premiere Parkway,
Duluth, GA 30097
678-475-8118
david.scott@barco.com

Paul Waggaman, Project Officer
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta, GA
404-639-0465
pew4@cdc.gov

Valerie Baginski, OD Specialist
US Army CECOM Lifecycle Management Command
Ft. Monmouth, NJ
732-532-2780
valeriebaginski@us.army.mil

Served with Canadian Armed Forces

Member of the RCMP

Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

Master of Business Administration

PhD in Business specializing in Criminal Justice

I currently run a catering and meal delivery company in the greater Vancouver area.
With 8+ years experience in food services industry my knowledge of its workings have been vital to my current companies success. Working both front and back of the house has given me a good grasp on the way they relate to each other.
My 10+ years of Sales (including 5+ years of experience with the transportation and logistics industry) bring with it a wealth of experience and know how developed in the trenches. Having been in both a sales and sales management role I understand the nuances that exist to ensuring a team works cohesively towards a common goal

I am fluent in both written and spoken French. Having graduated high school completely bilingual and pursued a minor in French throughout university.

Here�s a good question: �Just WHO am I, Garry Worger, and WHY can I assist an organization with �change� initiatives, and HOW do I go about it, and am I any good?� [Maybe that is four questions?]

WHO SUMMARY
I was an educator for 40+ years, working with public education, grades 5 � 12, and with a technical college. There I was an instructor (math, computer programming, MS-OFFICE), training consultant, program-developer, change-agent, project manager, and researcher with Colleges, Government Agencies, Private Industry� collaborating with local, Canadian & foreign clients.
So my �who� is this: extensive training/development/assessment experience working with all types of clients, in a variety of fields, across cultures.

WHY SUMMARY
I strive to solve my clients� problems, using a GET-GIVE-MERGE-GO (GGMG) model. This means I spend extensive front-end time assessing the
needs/problems/issues/context/key-players of an organization.
Then I map out a �solution� based on my understanding & expertise.
Next my clients and I negotiate how my approach will be applied to their situation, followed by the development of an elaborate and detailed management plan. That plan becomes the roadmap and assessment design for a project.
So my �why� is this: I explore where you are; we agree on our mutual understandings; we develop strategies and tactics to solve your problems.

HOW SUMMARY
I alluded to my �how� in the why summary� but here are some more details.
I use potent models to direct my efforts, based on the research & teachings of Robert Carkhuff� to my mind� one of the seminal thinkers of the 20th century.
His (and my) strategic approach is EXPLORE-UNDERSTAND-ACT. This, you will likely realize, is the over-riding model for the GGMG process I use with clientele organizations.
I utilize several tactical models.
The first is PLAN-IMPLEMENT-MONITOR-ASSESS-RECYCLE (PIMAR)� the basis for my Project Management approach. The guts of this is the Plan, and I am insistent on spending a high {17ed4b947b5ecd6da9d3a7b807fdef29c56bf028a610db6111fa8d721e8c087a}age of time getting this right�
-right for the client (outcomes which is tactic #2, below)�
-right for the target personnel involved (which is tactic #3, below)
-right process & procedures & assessment�
-right for me as a Project Manager (managing, monitoring, assessing and recycling)�
The second tactical model focuses on client outcomes: quantitative measures, qualitative measures, safety measures, environmental measures, supervision measures, key indicators, assessment methods, reporting.
The third tactical model identifies the target personnel involved in the project and their level of involvement (resource, approvers, implementers, receivers, allocators).
In summary, my How is the use of powerful models, customized to the unique context and culture of client organizations.

INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE
-Conceptualized, organized, implemented, and evaluated a two year training systems development project for a local chemical process based industry. (Budget: $2.0 million)
-Conceptualized, organized, implemented, evaluated, monitored and reported on a major training initiative utilizing computer controlled videodisk technology. (Budget: $4.3 million)
-Designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated a two year training development project utilizing self-paced individualized training packages, supported by computer managed and computer assisted software. (Budget: $1.3 million)
-Conceptualized, implemented, monitored, evaluated and reported on a one year project involving remote delivery of company training programs, using computer managed learning. (Budget: $250,000)
-Designed and implemented a strategy for identifying crucial skills for tradesmen and technologists for over 20 different occupations.
-Conducted interviews, summarized documents and wrote the report on the evaluation of four Computer Based training initiatives of the US military.

Mr. Michael Yeung
PhD Candidate, Master of Commerce in Marketing, Higher Diploma in Textile Chemistry, President�s Diploma of ASDC, Chartered Colorist, Certified Black Belt, QMS and EMS Lead Auditor.

Michael Yeung has regional exposure of apparel and textile related industries in Asia Pacific region and he has been working in the field of garment accessories and trims for over 18 years, covering zippers, buttons, hangers, brand identity products, packaging materials of attaching / fastener products and cable ties, and so forth.

Michael is also a qualified QMS and EMS Lead Auditor since early 90s�. He is providing management consultancy and business re-engineering services for both local and overseas enterprises. Michael has extensive and wide spectrum of management consultancy experiences in the fields of textiles, apparels, property management, shoes, plastics & metals, toys, quality control, testing services and garment accessories. He has already assisted a number of clients in establishing management systems complying with ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001, ISO13485 and SA8000, as well as product certification like Oeko-Tex Standard 100 (Class I and II) and other eco-requirements of individual buyers in the States and Europe, like water footprint and carbon footprint, as well as waste water management.

In the past few years, Michael has been actively involving in Six Sigma training, quality improvement projects and other management training courses. Green manufacturing, energy efficiency and environmental friendly products are focused by Michael recently. Michael�s past experiences in supplying functional fastener products to toy industry and his laboratory testing background will definitely support his new market development in toy safety, conformity and risk management.

Michael is also actively involving in Nanotechnology which is a value added and new concept to the industry. Michael is a shareholder of Nano Tech Limited and KATEC Nano Technology Limited which are based in HK and China. The focus of the said companies is to manufacture and apply the right nano particles to a wide spectrum of products like footbath, textiles, garments, trims, medical devices, engine lubricants and so forth. Michael also works closely with nano R&D centers like NAMI and University of Science and Technology in HK.

Mr. Drabiuk earned his BA/Business Administration & Commerce in 2000 and his Computer Science Diploma in 1987. Mr. Drabiuk has travelled or worked in over 50 countries. He has managed over 300 projects in over 20 countries simultaneously. He has extensive project management experience leading multimillion dollar projects, and experience in acquisitions, mergers and divestitures. He has assisted corporations and governments in building technical training centres to support national capacity building initiatives. He specializes in leading project teams and motivating individuals to succeed.

Entrepreneur since 1975 with many presentations to small business groups in Canada and internationally. Developed and delivered small business programs for the provincial and federal governments, large corporations and post secondary institutions. Extensive experience worrking with individuals and small businesses to improve their marketing, management and team building skills. Also has experience working with non profits to develop fundraising and marketing programs and help them become more self sufficient.

I am a Certified FocalPoint Business Coach and Owner of FocalPoint Business Coaching Alberta, where our PROVEN curriculum is POWERED by the EXCELLENCE of BRIAN TRACY. I work with business owners and entrepreneurs to achieve their business and personal goals faster than they ever thought possible, while simultaneously REDUCING their STRESS, FRUSTRATION, and UNCERTAINTY. Through weekly 1 on 1 coaching sessions with the business owner, we work together to identify the key issues surrounding their TIME, TEAM, and PROFITABILITY and then develop goals and action plans to improve the company, and the individual. I offer a monthly MONEY BACK GUARANTEE to any client who feels they are not receiving value from our working together.

Dr Couturierâs professional career spans several decades of academic and senior executive experience.

As an academic, he was an associate professor of corporate finance (tenured) before his appointment as Associate Dean Research and Academic at Laval Universityâs business faculty. From there, he was appointed CEO of the Institute of Canadian Bankers, ICB, and spent the better part of his career as a private sector senior executive. Under his leadership, the ICB was transformed into a top ranking financial services educational provider, ranking among the top five in the world. His contribution to the field was recognized when he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Dalhousie Universityâs School of Management, an honorary Fellowship of the ICB and an appointment as executive in residence (Professeur associé) at UQAM Universityâs School of Management.

Upon retirement, Dr Couturier started his own consulting firm specializing in Strategic Thinking, Organisational Development and Executive Coaching. His approach is participative relying primarily on the facilitated workshop process to which he brings structure for task efficiency and group communication facilitation for process effectiveness.

Drawing upon his experience as a CEO, Dr Couturier believes that the most insightful knowledge about any organisation resides with the people in that organisation. Mining that dormant knowledge and creativity pool ensures better adapted and lasting solutions that achieve a higher and faster degree of acceptance and ownership by those responsible for implementing change. However, most executives are activities driven; as such they do not often have the luxury of time to reflect. Thus, the facilitated workshop process is an effective method of awakening the dormant knowledge and latent creativity of people within an organisation.

His clientele is both Canadian and international (Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman).

Dr Couturier is currently preparing a manuscript on â The Practice of Managementâ covering the following topics:
⢠Leadership
⢠Economic Value Creation
⢠Strategic Thinking
⢠Process Thinking
⢠Shifting the Financial Information Paradigm