"I've worked with Chris off and on over 10 years. Chris has an uncanny ability to see and listen to a business situation and then be able to clearly guide people to a decision. His wisdom and experience in business consulting are always spot on! If I were ever in a situation where it was so difficult to wrap your head around the problem I'd call Chris. He knows how to think, plan and execute!"
- David Kopetzky
Program Manager
PEMCO Insurance Companies
"Chris provided us with the structure, framework, and driving force we needed to create a strategic plan and implementation mechanism to achieve our vision of a World Class University. He created the concept of a Zone of Excellence. Chris facilitated our ability to do what no other Indian university had done before. He travelled around the world and bridged the best of the east and the west."
- Professor Allam Appa Rao, Vice Chancellor
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Kakinada, India
"Chris embodies the best attributes of a "Management Consultant." He facilitates and advises. He is honest yet supportive. His capabilities span all aspects of business management, from planning to execution, from organizational dynamics to souind financial practices, from program creation to program management. He has always been there for me. If you are looking for the road to success and not just consulting flattery, he's your man."
- Dr. Raghu Korrapati
Computer Sciences Corporation
"Chris gets it done. I know I can trust him to make it happen and get results. He can take a vague idea or problem and, not only clarify the issues, but devise a workable solution. Take your problem to Chris and he will take care of it. He has supported me for years in different areas such as program management, planning, research, run away project rescue. He is always near the top of a very short list."
- Mohammad Zahoor
IT Director
PEMCO Mutual Insurance
Chris came in very focused and rallied everyone on the onset. He was always positive and looked to distribute the workload to ensure success, recognizing when one of the team members were overwhelmed and that not making a change could adversely affect the end result of the implementation
.- Program Team Lead
“Chris is one of the clearest thinkers I've worked with and can sustain complex thinking longer than most of us. His organizational skills are excellent and he is very solution oriented and does not waste time complaining or making excuses. He just gets the job done. As demanding as he can be, his team's have always loved working for Chris. He is an excellent leader.”
- Richard Shay
Chief of Research
PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company
"I have worked with Chris and the Agovia team on several projects with great success. I am consistently impressed with his ability to listen and understand our core business issues. Chris has helped us leverage our strengths and mitigate our areas of vulnerability through his artful facilitation and invaluable insight. He has even made the process of tackling tough issues enjoyable - now that is a true gift!
Chris was really terrific - we needed him to step in and take over a system implementation that was about 75% complete but in a remarkable state of uncertainty and disarray. He immediately put the team and management at ease by laying out a framework for addressing the remaining issues which had plagued the program from the start. Chris helped us figure out why we had gotten stuck and got us past some hurdles we thought seemed insurmountable. I don't think we could have gotten the implementation done on time without him."
- David Israel
QA and Applications Services Manager
Chris was more engaging and equally distributed his communication style across the team. The team’s mood seems to have shifted once he took it on. They seemed to feel more empowered, less fearful of outcomes [that may not have been] what the management team wanted to hear.
- Program Team Lead
Chris does an excellent job of controlling meetings in order to keep focus on the critical . . .His management approach is totally different . . . I could see the leadership team become much more willing to step up and get the job done for him.
- Senior Consultant
. . . key to keeping the whole team focused on the work that truly moved the project forward
. . . problem solving without blame.
. . . problem solving by researching the root cause prior to developing and implementing a solution.
- Former Project Team Members
Chris’ approach to mapping out problems was extremely effective in eliminating the constraints. He also showed openness to thinking outside the box and coming up with creative solutions to some of our most difficult challenges.
- Vendor Project Manager
Chris came in very focused and rallied everyone on the onset. He was always positive and looked to distribute the workload to ensure success, recognizing when one of the team members were overwhelmed and that not making a change could adversely affect the end result of the implementation
- Program Team Lead
He kept us focused and moving ahead in a way that made sure we were communicating across all companies and working together staying focused on the ultimate goal.
- Former Project Team Member
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