Jerry B. Byrd

2708 Lakeside
McKinney, Texas 75070

(972) 569-9006 ЗЗЗ Fax: (707) 929-3926

Summary: Real-world manager/consultant with experience as agent for change in developmental, growing and dynamic business and governmental environments. Chief Operating Officer for high technology, high-growth companies. Directed development and implementation of cellular manufacturing, ISO9000 certification, management teams, rapid product development teams and strategic integrated information systems. Architected advanced WAN and cross-platform cooperative processing strategies and systems.

Education: B.B.A., Management, Baylor University

Military: USAF, Captain, Aircraft Commander, Flight Instructor, Flight Examiner

Experience and Accomplishments

1992-Present Consulting Professionals, Inc., McKinney, Texas

Established a professional consulting practice to assist clients in developing and implementing strategic plans for organizational, information, manufacturing, developmental and quality systems improvement. Developed and implemented plans and strategies to achieve ultra-high growth in sales and profitability.

Representative Clients

Nesco, Inc.

Developed information strategy for high-growth public company with offices in 9 states and in acquisition mode
Took responsibility as Chief Information Officer during time of transition and hyper-growth
Developed complete Internet strategy including injecting Internet services as a component of company product set
Assisted with selection of new information infrastructure, including financial and operations systems

Interstate Battery System of America, Inc.

Developed reorganization and information strategic plans for $500 million, number 1 North American distributor of a wide range of stored energy products.
Developed plans and strategies to re-focus internal accounting group for increased productivity and profitability leveraging information technology to achieve organizational goals.
Architected high-leverage information toolsets to connect multiple disparate systems.
Took extended role as Chief Information Officer to implement IS reorganization, management team building, integrated distributed software system and deployed the system to 250 sites across North America.
Introduced process thinking and process mapping to organization.

CMDS, Inc, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Developed reorganization and information strategic options for a $7 million software developer of comprehensive systems for higher education.
Assisted company to adopt a Rapid Application Development strategy that migrated legacy systems to client server in in one-third the time and at one fifth the cost previously estimated.

Span Instruments, Inc. (now Millipore, Inc.), Plano, Texas

Developed reorganization and information strategic plans for $18 million, family-owned manufacturer of low and high technology, ultra-high-purity, ruggedized and specialized pressure sensors for niche markets.
Took extended (two year) role as Chief Operating Officer to implement reorganization, management team building, integrated manufacturing and accounting information system, quality program and enhancement of manufacturing organization and processes to increase production volume and profitability.
Grew company from $18 million annual sales to mid-$40 million in two years, while growing profitability by a factor of 10X+.
Began implementation of cellular, self-directed manufacturing work teams, key-vendor program, and ISO9000 certification, while directing a stagnated R&D effort into a patent-pending technology ready to begin production.

IBM Education and Training (previously: Skill Dynamics), Thornwood, New York

Developed business plan for new channel opportunity for $300 million technology education company (a spin-off of IBM) at the request of, and under direct relationship with, the president; conducted under a non-disclosure agreement.
Surveyed other organizations within target channel to confirm growth possibilities.
Surveyed existing business and personnel at Skill Dynamics to develop synergistic integration plans for new business into old.

City of Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, Texas

Developed a Connectivity Strategy for the city including remote access, telecommuting, client-server integration, distributed datasets and "foreign systems."
Developed a strategy to build teaming notion between the central information organization and its constituency.
Developed an approach to allow "foreign" access to appropriate internal information resources.

1987-1992 United Systems Technology, Inc, Irving, Texas

Chief Operating Officer of $5.5 million fourteen-year-old public company with four offices in two states and 54 employees. Architected all software systems. Developed Business Plan for systems development resulting in $850,000 private placement. Directed relationship with IBM resulting in a position on IBM's Software Vendor Advisory Council.

Created national marketing strategy, opening three new offices in two states, closing low-performance offices and becoming one of IBM's "Big Five" national software Business Partners for local government and member of Software Vendor Advisory Council.
Started new Public Safety products division, ultimately accounting for half of product sales.
Architected development strategy, including UA standardization and 50 percent cost reduction through use of off-shore development company.
Created consultative customer support, doubling customer satisfaction.
Improved employee morale by implementing pay-for-performance for all technical staff and creating a comprehensive corporate philosophy statement.

1984-1987 LWFW Group, Inc, Dallas, Texas

Senior project manager for largest independent consulting firm based in the south-central United States. Created new Connectivity Practice that doubled company information systems consulting revenues.

Directed strategic planning engagements for local government, not-for-profit and corporate clients, providing clients with mainframe, mid-range and local area network solutions.
Developed needs analyses for large, medium and small clients, leading to RFP and selection assistance.
Implemented strategies for cooperative processing, inter-platform connectivity and down-sizing that improved productivity and saved clients more than $8 million over five years.

1981-1984 Southern Solutions, Inc, McKinney, Texas

Entrepreneur and president of microcomputer accounting software company. Tripled revenues in two years.

Designed new product positioning and capabilities of accounting systems for small businesses.
Designed marketing strategy for magazine advertisements; created distributor and dealer marketing channels.
Created trade show presentation, assisting distributors and dealers to increase their sales by fifty percent.

1974-1981 World Evangelism Foundation, Dallas, Texas

Chief Financial Officer, planner, strategist and motivational speaker for international non-profit operation.

Directed the initial acquisition and implementation of comprehensive mid-range computer system, including design and development of specialized software.
Recruited and motivated more than 1,000 volunteers each year to participate in world-wide, "people-to-people" program.
Raised funds to cover operations, managed all financial matters with $2 million annual budget and retired debt of more than $500,000 while coordinating merger with $100 million mission organization.

1967-1974 Various Flight Schools, Waco, TX; Mesa, AZ; Summerville, SC

Flight instructor, ground instructor, Chief Pilot, charter pilot, commuter airline pilot for various flight schools during college and while at each assignment station in the Air Force.

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