With over 75 years (combined experience), we have been assisting private and public organizations to improve productivity and performance. Such organizations include Fortune 100 companies, departments, Federal, State and Local government, and hospitals. Our work is collaborative, involving client personnel and resources and the transfer of skills to the client. We work against specific objectives with clearly established outcomes and timing, contributing to client business goals.
Our experience and results indicate that improved performance requires investment in people, systems and support structures. However, that investment does not require additional resources, but rather the redeployment of talents, resources and energy already present. Because The TEAMS Group offers a broad array of products and services, any organization can benefit. We serve a wide market:
- Businesses of all types and sizes
- Non-profit and service organizations
- Professional groups
- Federal, State and Local government
- Schools, colleges and universities
- Hospitals
Armed Forces - Professional and trade associations
Leonard Ganther, President – MBA, PMP, CBPP®, ABMP®, TQM, CPM, Six Sigma (Black Belt), LEED®AP
Leonard, The TEAMS Group’s founder, is considered by many in the industry as a gifted business turnaround specialist. He has over 30 years experience in all aspects of business development. His expertise is in mergers, acquisitions, rightsizing, financial, operational and organizational analysis, benchmarking, strategic planning, human resources, managed-competition, activity-based costing and management, arbitrage funding, TIFs, impact fees, developer fees, real estate development, construction management, project management, and systems management.
Leonard is known for his strategic and creative planning skills. He has a number of patents and copyrights, sits on prominent boards across the US, and has been featured on nationally acclaimed magazines. Leonard is also a past board member of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Currently, he is a consulting member and advisor to several industry publications including Land Development Today, Modern Healthcare, Professional Builder, Custom Builder, Building Design and Construction and Giants. Leonard is also registered as an Energy Star Builder/Developer.
Corinne Maddox, BS
Partner, V. P. Construction Management & Project Management Division
Corrine holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Bachelor of Interior. She is a Certified Construction Manager, Certified Facility Manager, Registered Interior Designer and holds NCIDQ Certification.
She has over 25 years experience in all aspects of facility planning and project management, holding positions of developer, project manager, facility manager, construction contractor, architect and interior designer.
The group was nationally recognized for innovations in the fields of project and facility management.
Her projects have received numerous awards and publications. Corinne has served in leadership positions in the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), CoreNet Global, and Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). She is also a frequent publisher of articles on project management for area publications.
Don Olson, BS
Partner, V. P. Organizational Development Division
Don Olson is the principal of D.G. Olson & Associates LLC. Olson has over 35 years experience in federal, state and local government directing large multi-faceted agencies. He has actively led all aspects of management, planning, development and operations of public services and facilities. Olson & Associates has extensive experience helping companies develop the full potential of their people resources. Olson works with businesses, non-profits and governmental organizations to identify and manage organizational culture change, management change and succession planning. The company is also a Strategic Business Partner for Profiles International, Inc., providing assessment tools to companies and organizations for the hiring, development and retention of top performing employees.
Tim Tong, BS
Tim Tong, considered by many as a highly experienced SAP expert, has been in Technology for 21 years, with 12 years in the field of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Consulting. His education includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a minor in Management Information Systems. Tim has been a key player in multiple global implementation projects, and has worked in the following industries: Banking, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, and the Public Sector. He is a U.S. citizen. Lead project tasks and roles include: Project manager, Team Lead, QA integration tester, Functional developer, and Technical developer. Besides English, Tim is also fluent in Vietnamese. He understands that we are in a global economy and has implemented multi-lingual capabilities such as English/Spanish, English/German, and English/Vietnamese. He understands a good IT system should help users do their job easier, more efficiently, and more accurately. Due their many successful engagements, and growing demand, Tim and Leonard collaborated in the development of Asset Management Five Thousand – “AM5K”. This robust system will revolutionize the asset management industry through the next millennium.
Steve Garner, BS
Steve has over 30 years experience effectively working with the public sector, including elected and appointed officials. He is extremely knowledgeable regarding federal and state statutes, as well as accounting and auditing pronouncements affecting the public sector accounting practices. Steve has a strong track record for collaborating with public sector personnel to reengineer and automate antiquated accounting and payroll processes.
Moreover, he has performed numerous financial and compliance reviews, prescribed accounting systems, procedures and forms, and assisted District Attorneys in investigating and prosecuting various criminal cases.
Higher Education
Principals: Kathy Becker and Jim Pulliam
Company of Experts, Las Vegas, NV
An international network of people with outstanding expertise in consulting, organization development, facilitating, keynoting, and training and development of colleges, community colleges, schools and universities. The network also serves the needs of other sectors–businesses and corporations, governmental organizations and nonprofit organizations. Company of Experts is a service provider for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
Associates
The TEAMS Group has available, as required, an experienced group of associates who can be assigned to an engagement. Their experience includes: operational analysis; change management; organizational assessment; information technology; and, telecommunications. We meet the needs of our clients both from within our firm and by team-building with a multi-disciplinary and geographically–dispersed network of associates. This network allows us great flexibility in tailoring a solution to almost any need.