Consultant competitors

Robert Simplot is a President/CEO at RCG Global Services and is based in 170 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey. He has worked as VP & GM North America at UNISYS CORP. Robert attended The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business between 1974 and 1978.

Bob Brisco is a Chief Executive Officer at WEBMD HEALTH CORP. and Founder at Classified Ventures and is based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked as President at Universal Citywalk Hollywood, President/CEO at Internet Brands, and President at Universal Studios Hollywood. Robert studied at University of Southern California between 1980 and 1984; University of California, Los Angeles between 1985 and 1987; and UCLA Anderson School of Management between 1985 and 1987.

Jim Collins is a Chief Executive Officer at Fruition and is based in Denver Metropolitan Area. He has worked as Chief Growth Officer at Fruition, General Sales Manager at DexYP, and Area Manager at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Jim attended University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business.

Sean Allen is co-founder and the CEO of BMC Group, an international information management and professional services firm that supports the legal, financial, corporate, and medical industries. Sean built the company based on the premise that the processes supporting legal, medical and corporate industry could be streamlined through advanced technology. Project planning and state-of-the-art technology is now applied to BMC's consultative service lines of bankruptcy, class action, litigation, mergers & acquisitions, investor communications and clinical trials. Sean has served as an expert witness in accident reconstruction and product liability. He has consulted within a cross-section of industries including automotive, financial services, manufacturing, medical, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. Sean is also a professional race car driver competing in the Speed GT World Challenge in a Porsche GT3 and the on the Historic Grand Prix circuit in the McLaren M30 Formula 1.

s an Operating Partner, Harry is responsible for helping to support Element’s renewable power and advanced material investments. Harry currently serves on the board of directors for two of Element’s portfolio companies. Harry was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of BP Solar. Harry brings over 25 years of experience in the general management of high technology manufacturing companies. He has had P&L responsibility for more than 15 different manufacturing businesses in the fields of precision equipment, photovoltaics, engineered materials, optics, and aerospace. These businesses have ranged in size and scope from start-ups to $350 million international operations with multi-plant locations. He spent his early career at General Electric, where he advanced through managerial positions in marketing, manufacturing, and engineering, in both domestic and international locations. He left General Electric in 1989 as the Division General Manager of the High Temperature Materials Division, which produced fused quartz, refractory metals, and synthetic sapphire for the electronic, fiber optic, and lighting markets. Upon leaving GE, Harry began his career in venture capital. Mr. Shimp has successfully managed companies, as their president, in the fields of engineered ceramics, reinforced thermoplastic composites, precision optics, aerospace repair and overhaul, precision instruments and equipment and photovoltaics. In 1999, the Solarex photovoltaic company, with Harry as president, was wholly acquired by British Petroleum, plc. BP merged its own solar business with Solarex to create BP Solar. While Harry served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BP Solar for the next four years, BP Solar achieved revenues in excess of $300 million, and an annual growth rate of 25%, representing almost one-fifth of the worldwide photovoltaic market. At the same time, unit cost was reduced by 12% per year and revenue per employee climbed by 50%. BP Solar had six primary manufacturing locations in four countries – the U.S., Spain, Australia and India. Since leaving BP in early 2003, he has concentrated his efforts in the precision equipment and specialty materials markets. Harry serves on the board of directors of Petra Solar and Energex. Harry has been awarded four U.S. patents and holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and Masters degrees in Engineering and Industrial Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University.