JNCurtis

I partner with clients to formulate and execute “focused, competitive and sustainable” strategies, primarily in situations where technology is being applied to develop new products and services, and/or effect social change.  

Effective CONSULTANT and PROJECT MANAGER with more than 20 years management experience in various industries:
- information technology (hardware, software & IT infrastructure);
- health care/life sciences;
- consumer goods;
- non-profit sector.

WORK PRODUCTS:

Business Plans (and sections thereof: Market Opportunity & Competition; Product/Service; Sales/Marketing; Financial Models; Pitch Decks, etc.);

Strategic Plans and Board Development/Governance (non-profit orgs)

Grant Writing

Market Research Analysis & Reports

Financial Analysis

Metrics/Dashboard Design

Manufacturing Vendor Management, Sourcing and Capacity Planning

User Requirements: web-based; software; IT; ERP implementation

Project Management (IT, product development, marketing, etc.)

Technical Writing

Strategy Consulting Goal: To identify and exploit significant business opportunities and challenges – including:
- competitive threats;
- advent of new technologies and business models;
- other changing market conditions;
- application of technology to rationalize business processes.

Project Management Goal: To define and implement the changes new strategies require, by managing complex projects and change efforts. This implementation focus sets me apart from other strategy consultants.

CLIENTS:
High Tech/Applied Science:
- information/computing technologies;
- health care/life sciences;
- renewable energy;
Consumer Goods
Global Health Care/ Global Development
Social Entrepreneurs/Emerging Markets

STYLE: highly collaborative and stakeholder-sensitive; attentive to process, and driving for results. Qual/quant data-driven. High tolerance for detailed analysis, skilled at interpreting data, transforming it into useful information and strategy. Meticulous project manager (PMI/PMBOK methods). Strong leadership/communication skills.

Established reputation for recruiting/cultivating talent, and leading culturally diverse, multifunctional, X-organization, virtual teams - successful completing complex projects.

FUNCTIONAL EXP: Product Development/Planning/Mgmt.; BPR; SCM/SCP; Project & Technical Program Mgmt.; R&D; IT; internal consulting & change management.

Specialties

1. Formulate and execute against “focused, competitive and sustainable” strategies.
2. Targeting situations where technology is being applied to develop new products and services, and to solve social problems.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferncurtis