Resume

HILARY WESTON JOEL
13 Pepperell Court
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301)365-5783
hilaryjoel@wjconsulting.biz
www.wjconsulting.biz
work experience

1/2000 -
present 		WJ CONSULTING, LLC                                                                              BETHESDA, MD
Executive Coach & Management Consultant. Provide one-on-one executive coaching to mid and top level executives to improve their leadership capabilities and professional effectiveness in selected areas that impact business results and translate into personal success. Also provide consulting services in areas related to executive effectiveness and performance improvement, including strategic planning, management communications, organizational alignment & development, management best practices, relationship development, career management, and team performance. As either a separate service or a complement to coaching, I plan facilitate team work sessions and senior staff retreats that focus on strategic planning, organizational improvements, and/or team effectiveness. Clients include Fortune 1000 companies, professional services businesses, start-ups, non-profits, and government agencies. (References available)

Non-profit Consulting. Chair of the Advisory Board of COMPASS (an MBA alumni consortium operated as a pro bono consulting program within Greater DC Cares). Have consulted extensively to several DC-based non-profit organizations. Projects have focused on one-on-one leadership coaching, strategic planning, performance measurement, emergency preparedness, and non-profit board development.


1990-1998 AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.                                               FAIRFAX, VA
Principal. (now known as CGI-AMS) Responsible for a broad variety of corporate initiatives as well as management consulting work for clients. Representative assignments include the following: Best Practices Program Manager - Managed the development and dissemination of proven consulting best practices for use by senior AMS managers; Strategy Consultant - Consulted to top tier executives to improve their strategic planning process and cross-group coordination; Business Planning Consultant - Selected by AMS Chairman to refine the business plan and financial projections for a potential new line of business.

Best Practices Program Manager. Managed the collection, refinement, and dissemination of proven best practices for use by senior AMS managers on large management consulting and IT engagements.

Strategy Consultant. Consulted (jointly with a Harvard Business School professor) to executives of a top-tier pharmaceutical manufacturer to improve their strategic planning process and cross-group coordination.

Business Plan Consultant. Selected by AMS Chairman to refine the business plan and financial projections for a start-up internet-based bank lending business.


1989-1990 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL                                                                  BOSTON, MA
Charles M. Williams Fellow. Selected from HBS graduating class as sole recipient of newly endowed fellowship. Researched and wrote (jointly with professor) eleven HBS case studies and accompanying teaching notes for use in a second-year MBA course titled “Strategic Management Systems.” All cases were based on actual challenges confronting senior management and all involved extensive interviews with management.

Summer ‘88 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS                                                                              BOSTON, MA
Business Analyst, New Business Development Group. Analyzed new business ventures.

1985-1987 BOOZ ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.                                                            NEW YORK, NY
Research Associate. Team member on diverse strategy consulting and financial analysis projects in NY and in New Zealand. Ranked in top tier among peer group.

Education

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BOSTON, MA
Awarded MBA degree, Baker Scholar (top 5% of class).

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PRINCETON, NJ
Awarded Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, Economics Major.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, DC

Completed intensive certificate program in Leadership Coaching, accredited by the International Coach Federation. Hold International Coach Federation designation of Associate Certified Coach (ACC).


MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI) WORKSHOP
FAIRFAX, VA

Completed MBTI ® qualifying workshop (offered by Otto Kroeger Associates), Authorized by MBTI’s publisher, CPP Inc., to administer and interpret the MBTI assessment for individuals and groups.



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