— RICK BURKHARDT —
OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

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I SOLVE BUSINESS CHALLENGES BY BRINGING PEOPLE, PROCESSES & TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER
The world is bursting with new ideas to launch, new ventures to grow and businesses that must deliver the best products and services to compete. That requires complex problems to be solved and needs someone with an understanding of the “big picture” as well as the ability to drive innovative solutions using advanced technologies, breakthrough process design, and most importantly, strong relationships with customers and team members.

Hi! I’m Rick Burkhardt.

I have a track record of doing just that……building organizations and technology solutions that can effectively and reliably deliver the best products and services for your customers, delivering optimal operating performance and saving companies millions of dollars in the process.

I will help you wow your customers!

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BIO

My Specialities Include:
Strategic Planning | Operations Management | P&L Management | Technology Management | Staff Development | Project Management | Product Management | Performance Optimization | Supply Chain Management | Marketing Management | Data Analytics | Business Process Improvement | Change Management | Digital Asset Management | Design Thinking | Lean Product Development

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My Professional Timeline
2021

Senior Implementation Manager & Innovator

Senior Implementation Manager & Innovator

Introduced dramatic implementation process innovations that transformed the basys Implementation Team into a highly effective, cost-efficient technology delivery team.

2016

Executive Director, Project Management

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Led corporate PMO and strategic planning, launched Pearson Connexus and drove implementation of Oracle.

2014

Executive Director, Supply Chain and Operations Plans & Programs

Executive Director, Supply Chain and Operations Plans & Programs

Led supply chain, business intelligence, business process and project management departments.

2013

Senior Director, Operations Plans & Programs

Senior Director, Operations Plans & Programs

Launched project and business process management departments. Delivered $16M curriculum/tech to schools and 65K+ students.

2010

Executive Director, Operations

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Led team that managed operations at 9 US and international universities in Laureate network.

2008

Director, Operations

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Led Logistics, Deployment, and Customer Care Teams to create “SylvanSync” tutoring in over 1K learning centers and scaled “SylvanSync.”

2007

Director, Operations

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Led Logistics and Call Center teams to source/distribute $3M PC’s and support 13,000 + Educate Online students.

2006

Director, Application Development

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Led corporate information technology (IT) initiatives and 10-person software development team.

2001

Senior IT Manager

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Managed SW Dev Team and led technical separation of Sylvan into Laureate and Educate companies.

1999

Senior Process/Project Manager

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Helped launch USi, the first software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup and led USi’s first client and internal corporate implementations.

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TECHNOLOGIES

DATA ANALYTICS & DISPLAY



PROJECT MANAGEMENT


SUPPLY CHAIN


EDUCATIONAL


INFRASTRUCTURE & BACKOFFICE

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SERVICES

Explore how my consulting services can help your business achieve its growth and performance objectives.

Too many businesses spend thousands of dollars and waste months of time on strategies and initiatives only to find out later that their objectives aren’t being met and that they haven’t performed or delivered as expected. In addition, game changers, disruptors and agile upstarts will tirelessly be scrutinizing your business looking for opportunities. My services will create clarity and understanding around businesses needs and goals, the importance of delivering on expectations and the criticality of optimized operations.

I am an expert at identifying business needs and objectives that make sense, designing strategies to achieve those objectives and then structuring effective, innovative initiatives. My methods will help your business grow and compete in today’s dynamic, disruptive marketplace. My consulting services will challenge the way you think and pursue opportunities.

I have a broad technology and operational background. I have been fortunate to drive startups, billion-dollar enterprises and government security organizations, understanding what it takes to succeed.

My tools, techniques and structured approaches apply equally well across most verticals. That means my services can bring advanced methods to your teams and give them a huge head start to blow away the competition, a much needed shift in approach to out-maneuver and out-operate the competition or a critical boost to catch up. I can assist with strategic as well as tactical challenges.

Shelf full of books.

Startup

Are you’re bringing a new idea to life or disrupting a popular industry like education, supply chain or cloud services? I’ll help you validate your idea, understand your audience, establish appropriate business goals and launch your product or service. I am a project management expert. I will work closely with your launch teams and executives to ensure they are in sync and prepared with the appropriate design, marketing, product positioning, production, support and infrastructure to execute flawlessly.

Growth

Is it time to penetrate the market and grow sales quickly, diversify or defend first-mover advantages? I can help you figure out how best to maximize sales strategies, upsell customers, develop your business, scale your operations and supply chain and maximize your margins. I enjoy the challenge of completely re-imagining and implementing complex process and technology solutions. These new solutions will delight your customers, be more scalable and supportable, reliable, resilient and cost efficient.

Market Shake-Out

The competition is getting fierce and profit margins are taking a hit. Are you fending off other competitors that are risking your market leadership in your space? I can help with growth and defensive strategies and help your company innovate new products, features and extensions to differentiate your value proposition. I can also help you define price, promotion and distribution strategies to maintain your competitive advantage while maintaining cost efficiencies.

Maturity/Reinvention

Are sales and profits plateauing? Is your market or niche getting saturated? It’s time to rethink your product strategy, re-invent your business model and re-ignite sales. I’ve worked with businesses to redesign existing products and services to increase sales, drive leads and beat the competition. As someone who always takes a consultative approach, I’ll identify the underlying problems and design customer-centric solutions to help your business grow. My passion is in using creativity, design and innovation to breathe life into businesses.

Contact Me and let know how my consulting services can help you!

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CONTACT ME

If you’d like to get in touch with me, please send me a message. Thanks for visiting!