INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF DONALD FRAZIER Management Counsel November, 2004
INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF
DONALD FRAZIERManagement Counsel
November, 2004
Background Washington-based strategy and organizational consultant
More than twenty years experience in corporations high technology, basic manufacturing industries, telecommunications, electric utility, energy,
defense, financial, food and consumer product companies
Extensive public sector experience local, state and federal government agencies interagency and intergovernmental projects
Broad public policy expertise energy, food, environment , defense, emergency management, energy, nuclear power,
radioactive waste management,national lab programs, regulation
Leadership in public agencies and private companies Executive development; decision making systems design and operation; budgeting; operations;
policy development and implementation
Experience Corporations, government, large-scale projects Executive / organization / team development Strategy development Performance improvement Systems design, integration, implementation Process change Culture shift
…special emphasis on technical organizations
Education DUKE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science Chemistry
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Master of Public Policy Economics, Systems Analysis, Organization
Nature of the work Engagements by referral
Begins with sponsor, grows within the organization
Client trust essential
Must be effective in all aspects --- technical, managerial, organizational, financial, political
Nature of the work
TYPICAL QUESTIONS ADDRESSED… What are we doing? How & why are we doing it? What assumptions are no longer true? What options do we have? Who is on / off track? What is the proper scope, schedule, budget? Where is the money and how do we get what we need? Is everyone on the same page, and…if not…how do we
get there?
Recent Work Federal - National Laboratory interface
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Planning
Non-proliferation team organization --systematic and urgent
National Electrical Energy Supply Development
Selected Achievements NRC start-up…managed Federal agency policy decision process Resolved debilitating conflicts within corporate and government
organizations Reengineered major corporation Reoriented resource acquisition by agencies Created, delivered proprietary corporate executive development
programs Designed/conducted successful communications programs in
tense union-industry atmosphere to establish good management-union working relationship
Broke negotiations deadlocks between and within large organizations
Selected Achievements Negotiated sale of Federal buildings Co-authored first Federally approved goals for managing
radioactive waste Served as expert witness in Federal court on organizational
behavior and performance issues Assisted states, cities in establishing private sector financing
partnerships Wrote management handbooks for scientific and engineering
organizations Designed, built and ran large-scale computer systems for US Navy
Typical Products Performance evaluations Roadmaps Conflict resolutions White papers, issue papers, briefings Program framing and development strategy Meeting set-up, conduct Alignment of team, organization Resource acquisition options Leadership development counsel High visibility problem solving counsel
Selected Clients AgriBank, FCB Davol Diamond Technology Partners General Electric Host Marriott Livermore National Laboratory Los Alamos National
Laboratory Marriott International Nestlé Nuclear Energy Institute
PageNet Price Waterhouse Ralston Foods Ralston Purina Company SAIC State of California State of New Jersey TRW Universal Studios US Department of Energy US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
The Consultant… …at the office
The Consultant… …at the office
The Consultant… …in conference
The Consultant… …traveling
The Consultant… …assessing
performance
The Consultant… …at your service
D O N A L D F R A Z I E RManagement Counsel
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