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Greg has worked in the higher education healthcare government and not-for-profit environments for over 13 years. In recent years he has specialized in assisting universities and research institutions with compliance matters operational process improvement and strategic assessments.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Huron Greg was part of the Healthcare and Education Practice at Arthur Andersen LLP. He has worked with over 25 premier research universities and non-profit organizations. Over the past several years he has been responsible for the planning and execution of numerous projects related to:
Implementing effort reporting compliance improvements and the Huron ECRT system
University/organization administrative strategy
Organizational restructuring
Operational improvement and business process reengineering
Administrative procedure and compliance review
Cost impact analyses
ERP software selection and systems planning
eBusiness strategy
Compliance educational training
Proposal preparation for federal contracts
Billing system review and reengineering
Representative examples of Greg's engagement experience include:
Higher Education Worked with 18 different institutions to achieve implementation of Huron's ECRT compliance technology. Led the development of Huron's ECRT compliance technology including the beta testing at a large public research institution and the subsequent development of the commercial package including two subsequent upgrade release. Worked with a private research university to implement a 100-day program of process compliance and education delivery following government intervention at the institution.
Worked with a variety of institutions to draft various research related policies and obtain institutional approval and consensus from key leadership positions and other stakeholders. Worked with a private research university to identify opportunities to improve the research infrastructure. Worked with a highly prestigious private research institution to identify opportunities for improvement in its administrative services area following a period of major organizational transition. Worked with a state system of higher education to assess the feasibility of moving the system's several universities and colleges to a single enterprise resource planning system. Developed a "Corrective Action Plan" for a large public research university.
Conducted a review of the administrative functions of a medium-sized college within a larger university system.
Participated in a two-day retreat with a research center's senior management to reorganize the center's administrative functions. Conducted an assessment of the organizational reporting within the Finance Division of a medium-sized private university. Worked with mid-size public institution to perform a Business Process Redesign Pilot Program.
Developed a strategic plan for the administrative operations of a $2.2 B higher education system.
Conducted an eight-week assessment of the administrative operations of a major public research university with a $1.6 B budget. The assessment provided the university with a unique insight into needed changes within the administrative organization so as to achieve an optimal level of customer-oriented service as well as operational cost efficiency particularly as it pertained to the university's recent ERP implementation.
Conducted a comprehensive process reengineering effort of a major university's financial student services human resources information technology research physical plant and auxiliary business processes as a precursor to the implementation of an ERP system.
Education & Certifications
Master of Business Administration University of Illinois
Bachelor of Science Accountancy University of Illinois
Publications
Author Transforming Research Administration: Using Technology for a Competitive Advantage October 2003.
Speaking Engagements
Frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) including national and regional meetings as well as meetings sponsored by the Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International. | 