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ICS Group Team |
Inese Kaufman
President |
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Inese is a multi-faceted executive with over
25 years of success in achieving business goals. At ICS Group,
Inese leads a committed cadre of consultants passionate about
delivering high value for the clients they serve.
Inese’s background is international in scope, having
worked with organizations in Asia, Europe, South America
and Australia. As Director of International Affairs for a
large non-profit organization, she used her skills to build
organizational structures and develop processes that strengthened
collaboration and created high performance teams.
Inese built her career in the field of Information Technology
with IBM and Control Data Corporations, where she held management
positions and pioneered the use of technology based management
information systems for Fortune 500 companies. |
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Deborah A. Ezbitski, J.D. |
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Deborah is a consultant, facilitator and educator
in project based organization strategy and management. Her
work at ICS Group includes supporting and enhancing Project
Management skills across organizations. In particular, Deborah
has designed processes and programs to create the optimum
project environment, and provided facilitation and coaching
to project teams and team leaders designed to kick-off, manage
and re-direct projects. She has focused on integrating the “people,
processes, and tools” for establishing a Project Management
Office.
Deborah has served as both an external and internal consultant
for Fortune 500 and not-for-profit organizations in the areas
of project management, leadership and professional development.
Deborah’s industrial specialization has been in the
area of pharmaceuticals and consumer products. |
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Nina L. Wasilewska, M.B.A. |
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As a consultant based in Paris and the US,
Nina has a great track record of success in facilitating
cross-cultural and cross-functional teams. She has worked
with leadership to focus scarce resources on key projects
to achieve the strategic goals while simultaneously embedding
a common project management process across the company. Nina
has managed the European integration of plants for a multinational
manufacturing company, while establishing new systems and
Project Management Best Practices for ongoing use in future
projects.
She has a talent for getting optimal results from a diverse
group of people, where a patient but firm professional approach
builds commitment and resolves varying agendas and expectations.
An effective facilitator, she injects enthusiasm and sense
of accountability into tough situations. |
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Thomas H. Huebner, M.A. |
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Tom Huebner brings to clients project consulting
that is a powerful blend of perceptive insight, sustained
experience, reliable expertise and talented communication.
For nearly 15 years at ICS Group, Tom has inspired hundreds
of cross-functional work groups and teams from Manhattan
to Beijing to get a shared grip on their projects and project
environments. He is able to assess, advise, educate, facilitate
and coach business leaders and people regarding what works
in project processes and best practices, why it works and
what makes it stick.
Tom calls upon more than 35 years of corporate experience,
having led major training and technical documentation innovations
at Control Data's information services division. Trained
in information technology at IBM, Tom held sales/systems
marketing and management positions at IBM and CDC. |
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K.C. Yelin |
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K.C. Yelin is an educator and a consultant.
For over 25 years she has helped
people in organizations do things they never thought they
could do, and have
fun while doing them. This theme appears throughout her work
- breaking
complex topics into simple components, relating them visually
and addressing
the emotional factors that often surround successful achievement.
Focused primarily on improving business execution thorough
the discipline of
project management, K. C. is the founder and past President
of ICS Group.
Her pioneering work in the concept of "project based" organizations
helped
foster the growing recognition of the strategic importance
of project and
portfolio management as a vital leadership skill and organizational
competency. Using these disciplines, her primary focus
as a consultant is in
helping leadership teams manage their resources effectively
to achieve
strategic goals. |
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Peter Wokoun |
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Mr. Wokoun brings over 20 years of professional sales and business development to ICS
Group, primarily with companies in the service and consulting sectors. He has successfully managed sales
teams, sales systems and business development activities for various firms and client. He has worked with
leading companies including Axel Johnson, Exxon/Mobil Chemical, Stolt Neilson, Schlumberger, Praxair and
World Bank Group. |
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Christina Spira, PMP |
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With over 15 years of experience, Christine
Spira is a seasoned consultant who works with organizations
to achieve their strategic objectives through identification
and execution of their prioritized projects.
Christine is proficient in project management, change management,
leadership and people management, process and product development,
training and meeting facilitation. She has traveled extensively
implementing project and change management in the US, Europe,
South America and the Near East. In addition to her consulting
practice, Christine is a Project Management Instructor at
Boston University Corporate Education Center. |
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William J. Spencer |
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William is an instructional designer and facilitator
who designs and develops innovative soft skills learning
systems for U.S. and overseas clients. William Spencer’s
personal passion is using innovative and experiential learning
methods. He creates highly engaging learning solutions that
transfer learning to the workplace.
His learning systems use robust measurement to ensure tangible
business results. The learning extends over time—and
may include many elements: web-based learning, interactive
group sessions, on-the-job learning tasks, self-directed
learning, managerial support and periodic reinforcement.
He has worked with many Fortune 1000 companies in the financial,
retail, professional services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing,
travel, and hospitality sectors, as well as with the U.S.
federal government. Prior to joining ICS Group, Mr. Spencer
served as senior consultant for the Forum Corporation. Originally
from the United Kingdom, William has traveled extensively
and worked internationally for 17 years. |
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Cynthia Franklin, M.S.O.D. |
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Cynthia specializes in change management and
leadership development. She conducts team-building sessions,
strategic planning retreats, large-scale change initiatives,
and visioning sessions with senior executive staff. She also
coaches senior executives in individual sessions.
She has also consulted to the Cornell School of Industrial
and Labor Relations Albany Office, and has taught undergraduate
and graduate students at NYU and American University, respectively.
Ms. Franklin holds a Masters of Science in Organizational
Development from American University/NTL, and is a Certified
Professional Coach. |
| Katy Mathias, MPPM |
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Based in Seattle, Washington, Katy Mathias
brings extensive experience in
human resources and organizational effectiveness consulting
to her work with
project teams. As a professional facilitator, Katy has worked
with teams at
all levels -- from the manufacturing floor to the executive
suite -- to
establish effective team dynamics while addressing business
challenges.
Partnering with human resources, sales, IT and operations
professionals,
Katy has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies to design,
develop and
implement business solutions that improve organizational
effectiveness.
As an executive compensation consultant, Katy developed expertise
in
measuring and analyzing company performance given internal
strategy and
external market trends. She translates this experience into
a focused
understanding of what drives business results for each client,
ensuring that
her project teams execute tactically to achieve broader strategic
objectives.
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