Richard O. Lamers
Dick has worked in multiple fields gaining experience in each one that has enabled him to develop a broad understanding of benchmark business principles. From combat experience in the U.S. Marine Corps to coordinating multimillion dollar projects and customer contracts, he is a person that can be trusted to lead individuals and organizations to successfully reach their goals and objectives.
After graduation from U.W. Stout, and his military service, Dick joined Procter & Gamble Corp. Assignments were Team Leader, Process Eng. and Industrial Eng. From there he became the Quality Assurance Mgr. at Cooper Power systems. Other positions included Project Mgr., Logistics Mgr., International Marketing Specialist, and Major Contract Mgr.
Since starting D. Lamers & Associates LLC in 2005 the company has grown to include multiple associates, all with their individual expertise ready to meet the needs of customers who want to make breakthrough changes to their organization.
Dick personnally leads development programs in:
Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Product Launch, Customer Loyalty, Voice of the Customer Training, and Process Development.
Dan Burkee
Dan has more than 28 years of experience in communications, marketing, sales, advertising and public relations. He graduated from Marquette University with a BA in Speech/Braodcast Communications and a minor in Journalism.
He has experience in consumer and business - to business marketing in 15 different industries.
He has strong planning and strategic marketing skills, and has worked closely with management and staff at all levels of sales and marketing organizations. He has written everthing from TV and radio commercials to speeches, web and direct marketing copy. He has developed sales training programs and materials, technical manuals and regulatory booklets. He knows how to get a product to market and get the Sales!
Paul Decker
Paul started his education at UW Whitewater earning a BS degree and then attended several Graduate and Executive Leadership Classes at UW Madison and the Wilson School of Management. His latest accomplishment was obtaining a Master of Science Management degree from Cardinal Stritch University.
Nothing beats experience, and Paul shares his insights from a large canvas. Having worked for Xerox, Bausch & Laumb, and other internationally based firms, he has traveled extensively. He has been lauded for his ability to discern technical material, view the "big picture," satisfy customers, and communicate across multicultural and generational lines.
Learning and implementing new skills has proven successful for Paul, and he brings them to life in his training seminars and keynote speeches on various topics including, Team Building, Leadership Developmenet, Customer Service, 21st Century Organizations, Organizational Management, Essential Selling Skills, and Presentation Skills. An experienced and enthusiastic facilitator, Paul has worked with a wide variety of groups to develop action plans that are informative, inspirational and implementable.
Pat Jansen
After graduating from UWM with majors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he continued his development by earning an MBA and is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Wisconsin.
Pat has more than 30 years experience with fortune 500 companies (ABB, Cooper Industries, Group Schneider) in marketing, engineering, sales, operations management, and system development.
Credentials also include Lean Six Sigma training and Project Management Professional training. At Square D he won the prestigious "People Who Make a Difference" award.
His background (including positions as Engineering Manager and Director of Operations) provides a strong understanding of complex engineered products, the communication processes and systems required for businesses to be effective.
Kate Lamers
Kate is a senior graphic designer with over 10 years of extensive experience in print and web design. With a high attention to detail, she insures quality and brand consistency. She has a Design Communications degree from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and has a broad background - working with ad agencies, newpapers and corporate settings. For the past 9 years, she has worked as a designer for the Minnesota State Lottery, developing concepts and designs that drive sales and support the Lottery brand. Kate can provide creative direction for your company's identity - she specializes in brochures, point-of-purchase, logo design, web sites and annual reports.
Tina Slanc
Tina is an Information Specialist with over 12 years experience planning, developing, and marketing information services. Her current position is Medical Librarian at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV. As the Medical Librarian she established the Medical Library including: needs analysis, product evaluation, licensing, and marketing. She is also an online researcher, supporting the hospital's research activities and patient care. Prior to this Tina worked at A.O. Smith Corporation in Milwaukee, WI where she established a Competitive Intelligence program and was also a member of the patent team, conducting prior art searches for potential new patents. Her career started a Cooper Power Systems where she participated in new product development, patent litigation and business intelligence. Tina received her MLIS in 1996 from the University of WI-Milwaukee and is currently a member of the Medical Library Association.
Jim Speirs
Educated at Napier University in Scotland, BA in Business Studies, James trained with the Center for Quality Management and is certified by the Breakthrough Management Group as a Six Sigma Black Belt. Jim is also a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
His diverse background has covered manufacturing, health care, telecommunications, testing laboratories and printing.
Utilizing both Lean and Six Sigma he was able to lead manufacturing in error proofing to reduce rework and improve lead times of an ETO product by 30%. In Healthcare, the six hospital system he worked with, improved Customer Satisfaction by 81 percentile points against the Industry Standard. Lab test times were cut by 27% and printing functions were consolidated for an annual savings of $380,000.
Jim's thorough understanding and ability to apply these concepts (on the floor - not in a classroom) will prove invaluable in the quest to improve your process.
Upon graduation from Southern Methodist University, Jerry has worked with Westinghouse Electric Corp. and the nuclear energy sector of Commonwealth Edison Company before starting independent consulting services. Building on his engineering and business background, Jerry has more than 30 years experience in industrial/technical marketing and business process development and training, with emphasis on quality management systems (including those governed by ISO 9001, QS9000, ISO17025 and ISO TS16949), environmental management systems (per ISO 14001), new product development processes, product certification systems (per ANSI and ISO/IEC Guide 65), and Sales & Operations Planning. He has provided management system consulting and - as an ISO - accredited lead auditor - independent process audit services for 26 manufacturing companies. Jerry's approach is to focus on making the business processes work for each unique client. He is well attuned to working with the people who do the actual work to optimize best practices and obtain all-important user buy-in. After graduating from Carroll College with a degree in Computer Science, Kyle started his career in a start-up business that specialized in computer services and support. Nine years later after the company matured he took his skill set to a large manufacturing setting where he was the Desktop Manager. Kyle managed projects great and small including two separate deployments of laptops to an entire field sals staff of over 100, a migration from Novell Netware to Microsoft Active Directory, and an email conversion from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Outlook. Kyles ability to understand the client's needs and then successfully act on them are great assets. Erik has 20 years of business leadership experience and has championed Finance and cross-functional teams in mid to large size organizations including: M&I Bank, Johnson Controls, Rockwell Automation, and DCI Marketing, a division of IMI PLC. His global experience spans the manufacturing, services, distribution, and banking sectors and includes the following functional areas: Finance, Information Technology, Sourcing, Logistics, Customer Service, Credit & Collections, & Lean/Six Sigma. Erik's expertise is in partnering with business management to provide business & technology strategy, leadership, metrics, business acumen, and interpretation of financial data to lower costs, improve processes, grow business, develop employees, and accelerate cash flow. His deep business skills and experience combined with strong technology background have further enhanced his ability to deliver successful results. Erik graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a BBA in Accounting and is a CPA. Paul Nannis has over 30 years of experience working in publich health. He has experience as VP of Government and Community Relations for Aurora Healthcare, where he developed strategic business moves to best reach the growing needs of the community. He also worked on the governmental side at HRSA as Director of the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Legislation, and as City of Milwaukee Health Commissioner.
Paul has been involved in numerous research and assessment projects that have specifically focused on issues regarding access to care for under served populations, such as: Let Paul help your company or organization understand the industry as it relates to health care coverage, benefits, and all the implications. He is also adept at working in the Human Relations areas of Service Delivery to urban under-served communities (community relations) . Bill Martino is one of our Executive Suite Specialists. Over the last 15 years Bill has held the President's position at two fortune 500 Companies. Both Watts Water Technologies and Cooper Power Systems (Cooper Industries) have benefited from his dynamic leadership in the growth of sales, team development and long term Customer Relationships. At Cooper, sales exceeded $1 billion from 14 manufacturing facilities (4,500 employees) in Nine Countries. Previous experience included Smith International, General Electric and the U.S. Army (Vietnam Veteran).
Please call to discuss opportunities where bill can use his expansive knowledge of Best Management Practices in Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing and International Operations to help your company grow. 
Jerry Stanbrough
Kyle Bedalov
Erik Owen
Paul Nannis
Bill Zaferos
Bill Zaferos is a seasoned public relations professional with 28 years of experience in public relations, journalism, politics and government. That experience included:
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