Management Consultant

Thomas Dobrydney

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Summary

Versatile consulting professional with over two decades assisting Federal clients to improve their business processes and operational results. My specialized skills address these areas:

Strategic Planning

E-Learning/Blended Learning/Social Media

Performance Management/Measurement

Program/Project Management

Change Management

Knowledge Management

Organizational Development/Effectiveness

Business Process Improvement

I am an accomplished Facilitator and Teacher/Trainer as well, and an adherent of learning embedded in the workplace. I am dedicated to helping organizations improve performance, generate innovation, and achieve strategic objectives by enhancing staff development through social learning skills/collaborative work methods among employees, teams, and leadership.

Professional Experience

Premier Management Company, Columbia, MD 2015 - Present

(Strategic Planner/Lead Facilitator)

Strategic Planning

Assisting strategy implementation efforts by developing performance logic models, with end/intermediate outcomes and measures, to chart a measurable pathway toward achievement of strategic objectives.

Acquisition Planning/Process Improvement

Facilitated/coordinated an acquisition-focused Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to obtain physician recruiting services firm. Applied process improvement expertise to help the Team assess and streamline the recruitment process.

Collaborative Performance Strategies LLC, Reston, VA 2012 - Present

(Senior Consultant/President)

Performance Measurement

Assisted a major prime contractor on a large Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) consulting contract to define quantitative performance metrics for individual task orders, to establish data collection and analysis plans, and to develop automated tools (including automated customer satisfaction surveys) for collecting, compiling, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative performance data and reporting on task order performance.

The Performance Institute / Robbins-Gioia, Alexandria, VA 2014 - 2015

(Senior Consulting Manager)

Strategic Planning

Assisted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop a Strategic Management Playbook as a guide for internal business strategy planning efforts. Prepared best practice briefings to inform the effort on strategy and enterprise architecture integration, change management, and process improvement.

Performance Measurement

Assisted CMS to improve its evaluation of task order performance and the overall strategic value of its Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). Developed a logic-model based “Performance Framework” with supporting tools and training to help project sponsors align proposed task order work with strategic priorities and promote innovation. Also improved CMS’ process for evaluating task order results.

Employee Training/Group Facilitation

Developed/taught/facilitated public courses/workshops offered by the Institute, on topics of:

Strategic Planning

Developing and Using Performance Measures

Transforming Data into Information

Change Management and Communications Planning

Grant Thornton LLP, Alexandria, VA 2002 – 2012

(Senior Manager/Engagement Director, Global Public Sector practice) 1994 – 1999

Performance Measurement/Process Improvement

Assisted the U.S. Army’s Installation Management Command (IMCOM) with development and implementation of new performance management business processes (known as the Common Levels of Support (CLS) program) to improve planning of strategic resourcing requirements. Planned and facilitated over 30 week-long cross-functional Service Analysis Team (SAT) sessions to define support programs, set priorities, and establish performance measures and costs for installation-level services.

Program Management

Helped the FAA establish and implement a formal process for controlling changes to the performance measurement baseline (PMB) for its Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) program. Assisted with development, monitoring, and reporting on program goals. Provided meeting facilitation for a key program governance board (whose members included FAA program leadership) during monthly meetings.

Knowledge Manager

Led implementation efforts, including taxonomy development, communications planning, and SharePoint configuration, to roll out the corporate Knowledge Management initiative across the Global Public Sector practice. In an earlier tour with the company, developed and institutionalized knowledge sharing capability within the e-Business consulting organization. Helped establish Grant Thornton’s original Intranet structure and procedures, providing administration, training, and support to knowledge managers in service lines.

Hitachi Consulting (formerly Experio Solutions Corporation), Dallas, Texas 1999 – 2002

(Director)

Knowledge Management

Developed and institutionalized knowledge sharing capability within the management consulting organization. Managed the selection process for the firm’s professional services automation (PSA) application, which provided an integrated platform for company’s time and expenses, billing, resource and skills management, and workgroup collaboration and knowledge management needs.

Industry/Market Research

Managed relationships with leading IT industry analysis organizations to connect staff with critical information resources. Developed working relationships with major IT research firms (e.g. Gartner, Forrester) to connect industry analysts with company thought leaders (through briefing sessions, survey participation, etc.

Education

Bachelors Degree, Bus. Admin/Information Systems, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT

Masters Degree, Bus. Admin, University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AZ

Recent Courses

Personal Knowledge Mastery (Jarche Consulting)

Moving to Social Learning (Jarche Consulting)

Becoming a Learning Advisor (Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT))

Certification

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute (PMI) (certified 2008-2011)

GroupSystems Facilitation (group decision-support tool)

Professional Organizations

Modern Workplace Learning Association

Human Capital Institute

LinkedIn Groups

oFounder - Strategy Performance & Learning Development Leaders in Washington DC

oThe Washington DC Area Chapter of the Knowledge Management Association

oOrganizational Change Practitioners

oAction Learning Forum

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