Jim has tremendous experience as a consultant, human resources executive, entrepreneur and business leader. His background includes years of experience consulting in the areas of financial management, executive coaching, career transition, change management and staffing and selection. He has worked in entrepreneurial start-ups, boutique consulting firms and international professional firms. Jim has provided consulting services to a wide range of industries including banks, financial services firms, insurance companies, retailers, manufacturing organizations, professional

services firms, governmental agencies and healthcare organizations.

Jim joined the Chicago office of Coopers & Lyband upon graduation from Loyola University-Chicago as an auditor. He was quickly promoted to a Senior Consultant role on the firm’s newly established consulting division. Later, he was asked to manage the burgeoning human resources function for the rapidly growing Chicago office. Jim acquired his Masters in Industrial Relations from Loyola University after obtaining his CPA certification. He is a frequent speaker at a multitude of academic, social and professional organizations, including the Career Transitions Center of Chicago, Loyola University-Chicago and Illinois Institute of Technology. He has written over 100 articles on human resources and career management issues; in such publications as the American Banker, Personnel and Financial Executive. He has written a Careers column for three different publications.

After years as an active committee member and chairman, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Illinois CPA Society and Foundation. He is currently serving his fourth term as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Career Transitions Center of Chicago. He was on the Executive Advisory Board for the Graduate School of Management at Lewis University; he also taught Human Resources Management there. He was elected to the Board of Directors for the Options for People, Inc. and the College of DuPage Foundation. Jim was also elected to the presidency of the Alumni Association of Loyola’s School of Business Administration.

Skills

Executive coaching

Career transition consulting

Team building

Strategic thinking

Staffing and selection

Employee assimilation

Communicator: listener, speaker and writer

Projects

Reorganized and then managed a professional services firm into a profitable condition

Successfully served as a coach to over 100 executives from a myriad of industries

Established exclusive human resources consulting relationships with one of the country’s largest retailers and a major financial services firm

Consulted with senior management of a national drug chain and an international car rental company on all aspects of their respective human resources restructuring plans

Established lasting relationships with business, university and civic leaders

Client Focus

Jim is seen as an energetic and committed professional human resources consultant. His list of long tenure relationships speaks to the loyalty he receives from his clients. He works on improving his own skills continuously.