I am a retired high tech Executive and Management Consultant with over 30 years of experience in the operational management of and in the development of organizations and small businesses.

I specialize in consulting and coaching in operational management, strategic plan development and implementation, business planning, organizational development in startups or existing businesses, and human resources management.

As Department manager I managed a global budget of $25 million in direct and $100 million in indirect expenses. Below is a brief summary of my experience:

SCORE  Silicon Valley and Reno 2002-Present

Volunteer Business Consultant and Mentor - Provide consulting, training and development to small business owners, startups and entrepreneurs in a variety of areas.

Bardeblog.com - 2015 to present

Publisher of an online newsletter  reporting on the various meetings in Storey County

Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum - 2012-2013     

Acting Executive Director- Responsible for all activities related to establishing The Discovery’s operating, financial and management systems, educational programs, activities and strategic direction in its first year of operation.

Intel Corporation - 1979-1998

Manager, Worldwide Corporate Management, Executive Development, Organizational Development, General Skills and Diversity Programs; Employee Relations; Marketing; Staffing & College Relations

Development and world-wide deployment of corporate and specific business unit programs and systems in the areas of management and executive development, organizational development, employee relations, general skills training, integration and diversity.

Developed benchmarking processes with numerous Fortune 200 companies in areas of strategic planning, Quality initiatives deployment, management and executive development and training, succession planning, diversity and integration.

Budget responsibility for over $25 million in direct expenses and upwards of $100 million in indirect expenses in a worldwide organization.

 

Other positions held at Intel:

Manager, Employee Relations in various global business units

Marketing Program Manager

Manager, Staffing and College Relations