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Partec's
consulting team is comprised of qualified professionals who
possess
diverse
backgrounds in disciplines, associated with resource development
and
organizational improvement. The diversity in professional
education
and
work experience are key factors that enable us to effectively
serve a
broad
range of organizations. Our professionals are experienced in
designing
and implementing result-oriented management action plans that
are
customized for each client.
Our
Founders
Alyson
Parham
is founder and managing partner
of
Partec
Consulting Group, Inc. Before starting Partec in
1994,
Ms.
Parham worked for several key employers including Kellogg
Community
College, Michigan State University and a Chicago-
based
consulting firm.
Ms. Parham possesses a Bachelors and a
Masters degree in
Economics
from Michigan State University and Western Michigan
University.
She has completed training programs in the areas of
economic
development, business management strategies,
project
management, and strategic planning.
Ms.
Parham is a member of the Association of Nonprofit
Consultants,
Academy of Management, Alliance for Nonprofit
Management
and the Institute of Management Consultants.
Over the past nineteen years, Ms. Parham has
worked with an
extensive
client base comprised of small businesses, nonprofit
organizations
and governmental agencies. The founder provides
strategic
planning as well as resource and organizational
development
consulting services to community and faith-based
organizations,
foundations and trade associations. Additionally,
she
has worked with more than 150 small businesses in various
stages
of development and has secured millions in grants for
her
nonprofit clients.
Besides providing consulting services, Ms.
Parham designs and
conducts
trainings on both management and resource d
development
topics. She remains dedicated to provide each
client
with strategic solutions to meet their respective needs. Ms.
Parham
enjoys sharing her expertise and insights to help
transform
small businesses, community organizations and
communities
across the country.
John
Marshall
is a business development associate with Partec
and
brings over twenty-seven years of experience in the areas of
corporate
strategic planning, SBA 8(a) program coordination,
procurement,
and corporate administration experience. Also, Mr.
Marshall
offers information technology experiences related to
management, marketing, sales, and
computer/data systems.
John
Marshall has a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and a
Masters
of Science in Aviation Management and is a decorated,
retired
military officer with twenty-three years of experience. He
remains
active in several professional and social affiliations
including
the Virginia Regional Minority Supplier Development
Council,
and the State of Virginia, Technology Transfer and
Development
Commissioner and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Incorporated
and F&A Masons.
Experienced
in the federal and private sector procurement
arenas,
Mr. Marshall has provided assistance in the development
of
internal training programs for the NCR Federal Systems. In
this
capacity, Mr. Marshall worked to increase the awareness of
the
SBA 8(a) program and other minority set-aside programs.
He
also provided technical assistance in the areas of technology
transfer,
Historically Black Colleges and Minority Institutions
(B|HBCU/MI),
and MWBE management and training
development.
Over
the past several years, John has developed and delivered
training
seminars on business development topics including but
not
limited to: Basic Federal Contracting, Marketing and Selling
to
the Federal Government, Implementing Total Quality
Management/Project
Management and Proposal Development. He
has
provided direct technical assistance to numerous 8(a)
companies
across the country.
Presently,
Mr. Marshall is working with two of the largest
telecommunication
companies in the country on their respective
vendor
diversity programs. Working in conjunction with staff, Mr.
Marshall
provides assistance and strategic development as each
organization
seeks to execute new initiatives designed to
continuously
expand and diversify their vendor/supplier base.
Harry Alston, Jr.
is an associate with Partec possessing more
than
twenty years of experience in marketing, sales, strategic
planning
and organizational development. Positions of
increasing
responsibility have allowed Harry to establish a solid
track
record for assisting in planning organizational goals,
directing
programs to business objectives and developing human
resources.
Mr. Alston’s career spans several industries including
healthcare,
telecommunication, automotive, manufacturing and
management
consulting.
Harry
Alston earned a Bachelor of Industrial Administration from
General
Motors Institute of Technology and a Masters of
Business
Administration degree from Indiana University.
Examples
of Mr. Alston’s work include serving as a
facilitator/trainer
in the delivery sales training for over 3500
sales
managers, account executives and sales representatives in
the
application of quality tools and teamwork to achieve
customer
satisfaction. He also utilized a business alignment
process
to assist a $150 million division of a major healthcare
company
in the development of mission and vision statements,
division
goals, and key performance seven areas.
Harry
Alston has served as a lead consultant on several projects
including
establishing definition and implementing a
manufacturing
automation system at one of the nation’s largest
integrated
steel manufacturers. He also served as the project
manager
in conducting six Commercial Activity Costs Studies for
the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These studies encompassed
over
150 job positions on various installations with budgets,
which
ranged up to $12 million annually. He was the lead author
for
an article entitled, Best Form
Fabricators: The Evolution of Total
Quality
Management – Strategic Planning for Emerging Minority
Suppliers,
Motorola University.
In the area of small business development,
Mr. Alston has
worked
with more than 50 small businesses in conducting
operational
assessments, developing business and marketing
plans
and conducting training seminars on business
management
topics. Mr. Alston has also been involved in
conducting
assessment of major buying organizations in
identifying
procurement opportunities for small and minority-
owned
vendors.
Marc Parham
serves as Partec’s Information Technology
specialist
and possesses more than nineteen years of
information
technology experience including network
engineering,
consulting, project management and business
development.
Mr.
Parham’s responsibility is to insure that clients are growing
through
the implementation and management of IT projects,
products
or opportunities, including strategic planning, sales
channels
and technical support structures. He has an extensive
background
in the automation industry and has conducted many
diverse
automation projects, both locally and nationally. Through
relationships
with IBM and other business partners, he has
successfully
designed and implemented major projects for large
companies
in the non-profit, banking, medical, and insurance
industries.
Marc has worked in various capacities in
the field of automation.
Key
positioned included serving as a Network Engineer for a
large
computer distributor, Systems Analyst for a governmental
agencies
and store manager for an IBM computer dealership.
A member of the SECME, Society of
Electrical, Computer, and
Mechanical
Engineers, Marc has received numerous accreditations
and
certifications to complement his expertise in information
technology.
In addition to his AA Degree in Management
Information
Systems, Mr. Parham has completed Project
Engineering,
Systemation Systems and Management Training.
He
is also certified as a Network Engineer, Novell Incorporation,
RS6000/AIX
System Engineer, IBM, RS6000 System Sales,
Certified
ADSM Engineer, Data Telephony, Micro-Computer
Service
authorization, and the School of Connectivity.
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