DOYLE W. YOUNG
***** ******** ****** ***** ( San Diego, California 92128
858-***-**** ( abg67z@r.postjobfree.com
Executive-Level Management - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Education & Chief Learning Officer
Executive management professional with extensive experience building and
transforming successful organizations, conducting organizational
assessments, leading turnarounds, spearheading positive change, developing
marketing brands, and delivering human resources management solutions.
Skilled at initiating business and strategic growth plans, streamlining
processes, and developing transformational customer service initiatives.
Oversee geographic and product-line expansions, increased customer
retention, and leading successful, results-oriented teams. Guide M&A
planning and implementation while developing customer contact and feedback
programs and being hands-on.
( Corporate Leadership ( 20+ Years In Corporate & Post Secondary
Universities ( Operational Management ( Business Transformation ( Financial
Management ( Profitable Growth ( Change Management ( Business Development (
Strategic Planning ( P&L Authority ( Brand Development
( Customer Satisfaction ( Process Improvement ( Productivity Enhancement (
Team Building / Coaching / Mentoring ( Matrix Management & Execution
Excellence ( Non-Profit & For-Profit Education Expertise
( Content Leadership through Distributed Technologies ( Professor
Collaboration ( International Education Expertise ( Student Recruitment &
Placement ( Proctoring ( Career & Professional Development Counselor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EVERCHANGE GROUP, San Diego, California ( 1997-1999, 2003-2007 & 2009-2010
Consulting firm offering change and execution consulting, organizational
assessment, strategy development and employee engagement support with $1.2M
in annual revenues.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Provided expert assistance to C-level executives pursuing change and
organizational performance improvement. Initiated and led projects
including strategy development, operations execution support, change
management, process improvement, program and organizational assessments,
executive coaching, and employee training, coaching, counseling and
mentoring.
EVERCHANGE GROUP (continued)
. Counseled Starbucks on HR issues related to growth from 2,600 locations
to 8,000-plus.
. Consulted with Apple senior management on maintaining a change-seeking
technology culture.
. Recognized by Harvard and Michigan business schools for work in change
management.
. Co-author of The EverChanging Organization: Creating the Capacity for
Continuous Change, Learning & Improvement.
PROFESSIONALS IN HUMAN RESOURCES, Los Angeles, California ( 2007-2008
Not-for-profit membership association serving 5,300 human resources
professionals in Western states with a $3M annual budget.
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Chief Executive Officer / Board Member
Serve as member of strategic and operational leadership team, overseeing
creation and delivery of professional development programs as well as the
planning and implementation of member
initiatives. Lead creation and administration of programs assisting with
legal, organizational and employee development needs.
. Grew membership 21 percent and increased retention 6 percent through
strategic campaigns.
. Reduced expenses 12 percent by transforming business model to adapt to
economic downturn.
. Achieved 8 percent revenue increase with new services, including
technology-based initiatives.
. Spearheaded launch of membership e-survey resulting in new programs,
practices and tools.
. Rebranded association, expanded geographically to offer services in new
markets.
. Serve as Society of Human Resources Management's (SHRM) top worldwide
affiliate.
AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING, Iowa City, Iowa ( 1999-2003
Not-for-profit providing assessment, research, information, and program
management services with $175M in revenues and 1,400-plus employees.
Vice President & General Manager
Member of executive team instrumental in building national network of more
than 200 ACT Learning Technology Centers. Coordinated delivery of services
with more than 200 colleges and universities. Led staff of 25 direct
reports, 300 employees through matrixed reporting structure, and over 1,000
college specific personnel. Spearheaded development of Web-based technology
and business model while promoting corporate brand.
. Developed and won board approval of $100M strategic plan to build
network of ACT centers.
. Steered operations to Web-hosted platform, building startup division to
$37M in three years.
. Secured $10M contract for critical testing of Transportation Security
Administration personnel.
. Created a business-to-business and e-commerce capability, national sales
force, customized the web-based technology infrastructure
. Identified and negotiated the sourcing of education, learning products
and high-stakes testing programs with leading content (e.g., courseware)
and test vendors in the country.
. Supervised the development plans for 1,000 staff from colleges and
universities in business planning, operations and marketing, coaching
them through the development and launch of their Technology Center.
. Secured the $10M PAN/TSA contract for high stakes testing of airport
workers under Homeland Security whose funds were distributed to
communities nationwide.
ON-SITE PLUS, San Francisco, California ( 1986-1999
Offered over 300 training products in the form of workbooks and
organizational assessment tools, as well as online and in-classroom
training. 12 employees with 150 independent consultants with $5M in annual
revenue.
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Managing Partner / Founder
Founded corporate education consulting firm with a great depth and breadth
of resources for establishing corporate universities. Spearheaded
operations to compete on basis of price, product and service quality, with
ability to compete in multi-million contracts with well entrenched large
firms.
. Positioned company for sustainable growth by developing business model
and concept.
. Established corporate universities for such companies as Ford, National
Semiconductor, Charles Schwab and Apple Computer.
ON-SITE PLUS (Continued)
. Addressed clients' diverse employee and organizational development
requirements as a result of creating nationwide consultants registry.
. Enabled on-time and on-budget delivery of nationwide projects by
designing project management and quality standards.
. Assisted regional bank (600 branches and 15,000 employees) with
receiving California State award from American Banking Institute as most
successful customer service bank in the state.
. Played a key role in a multi-billion international agricultural company
improving product quality by leading the installation of six-sigma
product, including design and training of management.
LESHER COMMUNICATIONS, Walnut Creek, California ( 1984 -1986
Newspaper publisher and broadcast media (family-owned, privately held)
company with $100M in annual sales. 500,000 in circulation served the
Northern California market. Employed over 1,200 people with a distributed
workforce in a multi-state county area. Also, co-published and printed the
New York Times California edition from Satellite feed.
President / Co-Publisher, Board Member
Served as C-Level management, reporting to the Chairman, CEO and Co-
Publisher, directing an annual budget of $90M spanning multiple business
areas in decentralized complex manufacturing operating environment. Direct
staff of officers that included 12 individuals representing advertising
marketing/sales, general counsel, media, technology and print operations,
finance, supply chain activities & distribution (e.g., trucking, media
centers), editorial, circulation and community/civic/political relations.
Worked in collaboration with leadership within agencies such as Board of
Governors of the California Community College system as well as performing
as trustee of St. Mary's College, John F. Kennedy University, California
State University system, and the California Post-Secondary Education
Commission.
. Key spokesperson to industry and civic groups for the
organization...enabled community to receive county installation of $150M
public transit project as a result of lobbying with state agencies.
. Planned and executed $25 million in capital improvements of four color
offset printing technologies; productive supplier relationships are a
key value of the corporation.
. Boosted revenue growth 9% and profitability 12% per year through
application of continuous improvement processes, cost control, three
major acquisitions while consolidating into key operations, including
marketing, manufacturing operations, distribution, editorial, and
finance.
. Prepared for sale the company to Knight-Ridder given the age and health
of the Chairman.
THE AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS, New York, New York ( 1979-1984
Non-profit international education and publishing organization with over
120,000 members and 675 employees worldwide. $125M in annual sales.
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Regional Practice Director - Western U.S. and International
Spearheaded operations for Northern California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada,
Idaho, Mexico, and Western Canada. Managed products and services within
"The Presidents Association" of over 1,200 regional Presidents/CEOs,
spanning compensation, training, strategic planning, and executive coaching
services. Led facilitation of corporate issues forums and briefings, self
study programs, research and, computer based courseware. Supervised 20
people with a matrix organization involving 85 consultants. Coordinated
professional development program development with staff in New York
headquarters.
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS (Continued)
. Achieved 30% sales increase and five point gain in market share.
. Led installation of management improvement programs for small-to-Fortune
500 companies.
. Managed consulting teams authoring strategic business plans for
companies such as The Gap, C & H Sugar Company, Simplot and Thoratec
Medical Products.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
Golden Gate University - San Francisco, California
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Psychology
California State University - Northridge, California
Doctor of Business Administration
In Process of Review (Dissertation In-Progress, Graduation, 2013)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Corporate Directors Forum (member)
Bethel Seminary (board member)
Fermanian School of Business, Point Loma Nazarene University (professor)
California Miramar University & Vietnam National University (professor)
California State SHRM Governing Council (board member)
PUBLICATIONS/PUBLISHING
Book: The EverChanging Organization: Creating The Capacity for Continuous
Change, Learning & Improvement (2000, St. Lucie Press)
Book: Crossing the Execution Chasm: A New Model for Exceptional
Performance
(2009, Self Published)
Developing Your Professional Skills
1999 - 2004
Syndicated Newspaper Columnist, 25 Newspaper Nationwide, 2.5 million
Circulation
Creating a Corporate University Using Distributed Media Technologies
1992-1999
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ACADEMIC, TEACHING & FORMAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE
. Lead Business Trainer, Presidents Association Division of the American
Management Associations, 1980-1982.
. Strategic planning facilitator for the Centre for Planning &
Implementation, Lake Hamilton, NY. 1981-1982.
. Business & Industrial Management Instructor Credential: California
Community College - Valid for Life, 1986
. Mt. Diablo Community College, Concord, Ca, Adjunct Business Instructor,
Lifetime Teaching Credential, 1986 to present.
. Adjunct faculty, Golden Gate University, Graduate School of Business,
1986-1987, San Francisco, CA.
. Adjunct Professor: Fermanian School of Business, Pt. Loma Nazarene
University, 2006-present - Teach undergraduate business courses & MBA
curricula.
. Adjunct Professor: California MiraMar University & University of Vietnam,
San Diego, 2010, Teach undergraduate and MBA curricular in San Diego and
Vietnam.
. Senior Consultant for the EverChange Group delivering business workshops
to CEO Forums, 2005-present.
. Frequent public speaking roles for such organizations as Inc. Magazine,
Society for Human Resource Managers, the American Management Associations
and the Entrepreneurial Institute.