Management Profiles
Douglas Austin President
& CEO
Doug earned a B. A. in Business Administration from the College
of St. Thomas, a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) designation,
and has over 30 years of line, staff and executive level experience
in the airline, retail, manufacturing and service sectors.
As founder of Performance Management Group, Doug focuses on
the development of innovative purchasing and supply chain
service offerings to a broad range of industry clients.
John Englund –
Executive Vice President of Client Services
John holds both bachelors and Masters degrees from Drake University.
He has over 30 years experience as a senior executive in both
Information Services and Human Resources, working for such
companies as General Electric, Target Stores, B Dalton Booksellers
and the Dayton Hudson Corporation. Additionally John has been
an international speaker for IBM.
James Williams Vice
President, Marketing
James earned his B.A. in Business Administration from St.
Johns University and MBA from the University of St. Thomas.
James brings 25+ years of executive level experience in developing
Sales, Marketing and Business Development functions. He has
Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning, Organizational Design,
and Outsourcing experience in the IT, software, information
management, healthcare, direct marketing, and benefits administration
industries.
Korby Guthrie National
Director of Sales
Korby is a graduate of Colorado State University with a Bachelors
of Arts. His career includes the retail industry (Sportmart
& Galyans), uniform industry (Cintas) and the MRO (Barnes)
industry where he held positions of General Manager, Senior
Sales Manager, Market Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager
and Corporate Account Manager. Korby has earned respect for
his part in many successful supply implementations and management
style.
Wells Lifka, Director, Client Services,
Central Region and Director of Sales
Wells held numerous positions over his 22 year tenure with
the Ford Motor Company. During this time he worked to improve
dealer operations serving in regional sales offices in Salt
Lake City, Atlanta, Denver, Cincinnati, Anaheim, Philadelphia
and Memphis. After a brief stint with Aspen Marketing Services,
Wells decided to leverage his management and leadership skills
by managing the Central Region while contributing to new business
development nationally. Wells earned a B.S. in Marketing from
the University of Dayton
Mardy Cobb – Director, Client
Services, West Region
Mardy earned a B. A. from Ambassador University, a Certified
Purchasing Manager(C.P.M.) designation and has acquired over
20 years of line, staff and executive experience in Purchasing
and Material Management. Mardy has a broad background in 3rd
party sourcing, inventory management, planning and analysis.
Jerry Irvin – Director, Client
Services, Midwest Region
Jerry has 25 years of purchasing experience for large major
retailers and most recently for one of the largest retail
automotive dealerships in Minnesota. His career and experience
consists of MRO procurement, contract management, capital
equipment, information technology and services, third party
distribution, procurement systems integration implementations
and a thorough Supply Chain Management background.
Jeff Class – Regional Sales
Director
Jeff has held positions as Buyer, Purchasing Supervisor, Rental
Manager,E-Rental Project Manager and Director of Used Trunk
Operations for Penske Truck Leasing and Five Star International.
Jeff earned a B. S. in Logistics from Pennsylvania State University.
Janet Ahern – Director, Human
Resources
Janet comes to PMG with HR and benefits administration experience
in IT and finance services industries. Janet is responsible
for administration of benefits, payroll, etc.
Peggy Austin – Manager, Finance
Angela Nalipinski
Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Angela comes to us directly from the Automotive Industry.
She offers more than 12 years experience in Sales, Finance
and most recently as an Accounts Payable Manager for a 5 dealership
group. Angela has brought PMG a unique perspective of the
day to day operations within a dealership. In this position
Angela is responsible for three areas: Category Management,
Sourcing Analysts and IC Sourcing Specialists.
Chris Austin – Manager, Client
Support Services
Chris earned a Bachelors Degree in Communications from the
University of Minnesota and has developed deep experience
in spend analysis, supply base classification, data cleansing,
and supplier sourcing for multi-unit service operations. Chris
Austin has been promoted to take over the new combined Client
Support and Assessment function. In this role, Chris will
lead and manage the resources assigned to this group to accomplish
the following: collection of assessment documents, and recommendations,
generation of CRP’s, audit requests, invoice requests,
manage implementations and recommendations.
Lon Wojtowicz – Manager, Auditing
Services
Lon earned a B. A. in Business Administration from Metropolitan
State University and has acquired over 25 years of management
experience in the aviation and construction service sectors.
Lon's Quality Assurance experienced has guided our audit services
ensuring our clients realize hard dollar cost reductions.
Terri Foster – Manager, Marketing
& Customer Relationships
Terri comes to PMG with 10 years of strategic marketing and
communications experience in the software, utilities, architectural
design and finance services industries. Terri is responsible
for marketing and client communications, web development,
graphic design and brand management. Terri has a BS in Business
Marketing & Graphic Design and a Master of Arts in Business.
Sourcing, Assessment, Auditing and Client
Support Specialists
Todd Palmer Manager,
Sourcing Assessments
Todd earned an A. A. degree in Technology and has acquired
over 20 years of Operations and Purchasing management experience,
including MRO, printed materials, packaging, financial services,
office equipment, supplies and more.
Scott Whitcomb Category
Manager
Scott graduated from Metropolitan State University and has
a very deep skill-set in Procurement, Supply Chain and Manufacturing,
including supplier measurement and development. He has worked
in numerous industries and has acquired years of Purchasing
management experience.
Jillayne Whebbe Category
Manager
Jillayne has been in purchasing for over 10 years and in Outside
Sales for three years. She has broad industry experience working
with several companies including: Donaldson, Anixter Fasteners,
Tennant, Hoffman, Onan, Polaris, Featherlite, Toro, Kohler,
GE Osmonics, CAT, Cub Foods, Arctic Cat and August Technology.
Cindy Jerome Category
Manager
Cindy earned a bachelors degree in Applied Business from The
University of Minnesota. She has over 12 years of print buying
experience in the accounting and health care sectors with
printing expertise in sheet fed, web presses, direct mail,
postage regulations, and copy center management. She has negotiated
contracts for various types of print productions as well as
contractor services.
Linda Duenwald Category
Manager
Linda has vast experience in Corporate Purchasing Management
in which she was responsible for supporting 700 stores at
Christopher and Banks with equipment, packaging, office supplies,
services, capital and lease items. She utilizes this professional
experience and her broad industry knowledge to elevate purchasing
practices at PMG.
Henry Han Category
Manager
Jeff Sorenson – Lead Client
Support Specialist
Jeff
earned a Bachelor’s Degree at Gustavus Adolphus College
and was self employed in the automotive industry for over
15 years. His experience includes business development and
consulting as well as inside and outside sales with retail
and various automotive related businesses.
Liesle Roberts Lead
Client Support Specialist
Liesle joined PMG in September 2007. Her background includes
over 9 years of purchasing, contract award development, fiscal
operations and the administration of telecommunications for
the CT State Department of Education. Liesle is a graduate
of Northwestern Connecticut College.
Lori Fitzgerald – Client Support
Specialist
Lori is a graduate of St. Cloud State with a B.A. in Speech
Communications and a minor in Human Resources. Lori is currently
employed by Norandex in Bloomington in Customer Service and
Inside Sales. Her background includes over 5 years of Purchasing
experience with Copy Duplicating Products or IKON Office Solutions
as it is known today. In that role Lori was responsible for
purchasing various MRO and service related items, and also
had a role as a trainer and in Customer Service.
Kristin Rosvold Client
Support Specialist
Kristin's background lends well
to this customer-focused position. Kristin has demonstrated
her ability to be very conscientious and responsive to customers,
while managing multiple projects in an organized and effective
manner.
Val Toolsie Client
Support Specialist
Holly Gruskay – Sourcing Specialist,
Telecom
Holly
has a BA from Wesleyan University an and MBA in Finance from
New York University's Stern School of Business. She has over
20 years of Voice, Data and Wireless experiences, specializing
in network optimization and utilization.
Sarah Austin– Sourcing Analyst
Sarah is currently working to complete her degree
in Marketing and a minor in Management at the University of
Nebraska-Omaha. She is responsible for entering last price
paid for assessment price comparisons, RFQ’s, and multiple
preferred supplier categories. Sarah is eager to tackle any
project and has a broad range of experience in sourcing.
Amelia Meyer– Sourcing Analyst
Katie Irvin – Sourcing Analyst
Les Kehn – Sourcing Analyst
Barbara Reber – Auditor
Rachel Conway – Auditor
Rachel joined PMG in December 2005. She has worked
in the Automotive industry at the dealership level since 1994.
She has a wide variety of dealership experience including
HR, Cashier Management and Finance. Rachel works in the Auditing
Department and she also assists with Assessments, data management
and customer CSI surveys. Rachel is been eager to work on
every project that has comes her way.
Client Services
Thomas Kuhne Regional
Manager, Client Services
Tom earned a B.S. Degree in Business from St. Cloud State
University. With over 35 years of business experience Tom
has extensive Market Research, Financial Analysis, Direct
Marketing, Purchasing and Auditing experience.
Dan Georgiana – Regional Manager,
Client Services
Dan comes to PMG with 24 years of progressive management experience
with Lowes, as well as some other recent experience in the
consumer lending market. Dan’s strong customer relationship
skills, his deep management experience and his solid operations
background is a real plus for clients in this rapidly developing
region.
Cheryl Berklich Regional
Manager, Client Services
Cheryl was named in the top 20 Purchasing Executives by Home
Builder Executive Magazine while working as Regional VP, Purchasing
& Logistics for Richmond American Homes. Previous work
experience included the role of National Director of Purchasing
with Del Webb Corporation/Pulte Homes, Inc. Cheryl began her
career with GM in 1984 where she held various positions in
Finance and Procurement during her 16 year tenure. She received
the GM President's Council Award in 1996 for strategic sourcing
on the 2000 model year full size pickups. Cheryl holds a BA
from Michigan State University and an MS in International
Finance from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan.
Tracey Traut – Regional Manager,
Client Services
Tracey earned her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Michigan
Technological University. She has seven years of project management
experience including quoting, contract negotiations, quality
assurance, client relations, budget/cost control and contract
award and development.
Steve Cline – Regional Manager,
Client Services
Steve joined PMG as a Regional Client Services Manager in
the North East. Steve received a BS in Marketing from Central
Connecticut State University and spent the past 14 years with
Penske Truck Leasing. While at Penske, Steve held and was
successful in a number of diverse roles of which included
Rental Representative, Assistant Rental Manager, District
Rental Manager, Area Rental Manager, Consumer Rental Fleet
Manager, Area Financial Manager, Quality Team Leader (Black
Belt) and most recently Branch Manager. Steve’s operations
and sales background in the Transportation Industry will benefit
him in his role at PMG.
Bonnie Bielefeld – Client
Services Manager
Bonnie comes to PMG with a broad business background including
sales experience in Uniforms, Office Supplies, Advertising,
Refreshment/Food Service. She also has administration experience
in the Health Care industry.
Rick Griffith – Client Services
Manager
Don Rask – Client Services
Manager
Don is a graduate of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He brings 25 years of experience in various Purchasing and
Materials Management positions. His background includes employment
with companies in computer manufacturing, electronics assembly
and the production of products designed for both commercial
and military aerospace applications. He is a proven leader
in contract negotiations and organizational management. At
PMG Don handles all our manufacturing, gaming, and real estate
clients.
Ron Reber – Client Services
Manager
Ron earned his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and MBA from
University of Texas. Ron brings 25+ years of management and
marketing experience in new aviation product development and
market introductions. His experience covers Engineering Design,
Sales, Marketing, Program Management and Business Development
functions. His expertise is in dealing fairly and honestly
with customers and understanding and addressing their business
needs.
Sarah Alvarado– Client Services
Manager
Sarah
brings with her about 8 years of purchasing experience. Her
previous position was as a purchasing manager for a manufacturing
concern in the garment industry. Her background includes experience
in buying, negotiation, and program management. Sarah is currently
working to complete her degree in Business Administration
at the University of La Verne.
Linda Boocher – Client Services
Manager
Linda is a graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree
in Sociology. Linda has an extensive Purchasing background
with over 13 years in industries as diverse as hospitals,
medical technology and manufacturing.
Michael Sterling– Client Services
Manager
Mark Sayegh – Customer Service
Manager
Mark came
to us from First Data where he gained experience in customer
relations, as well as many technical skills related to check
and credit card processing. He earned his B.A. form the University
of Texas at Austin, and has since worked in a broad spectrum
of fields including purchasing, receiving and inventory management
in both hospital and commercial settings.
Ashley Cobb – Jr. Client Services
Manager
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