CHARIS H. PONTIS, M.B.A.
Consulting Services for Growing CompaniesSupporting profitability and growth through operational efficiency
Are you experiencing “growing pains”?
• Increased work demands and budget constraints?• Backlogged work requests?
• Unhappy employees who are resistant to change?
• Ineffective IT?
• Excessive costs and lost revenues?
• High volume operations inadequately supported?
I can help.
Successful businesses
often outgrow their systems and procedures, overburdening executives and staff
already at capacity with daily responsibilities.
Growing pains are my specialty and solving operational problems is my forte. I can help you develop systems which support and grow with your business.
You will get more done in less time and with less effort.
• Create information retrieval systems which work for you
• Eliminate backlogs in work requests
• Complete your projects on time and under budget
• Reduce employee turnover and the need to increase staff
• Reduce costs and increase revenues
• Enable executives to work on strategic planning rather than “putting out fires”
• Create a harmonious workplace while increasing productivity.
Here’s how
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Develop individualized solutions for your business, strategic goals and business style rather than a
....“one size fits all” approach
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Rapidly assess current operations
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Recommend rapid and sustainable productivity
gains
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Facilitate communication and process flow
within and between departments
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Address employee issues related to current
and changing operations
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Ensure essential work flows are understood
and not dependant on any one employee
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Document systems and procedures
• Over 20 years experience in organizational development and project management for law firms, life sciences
....and technology companies, consulting firms and the federal government.
• M.B.A. in International Business from George Washington University
• B.A. in Psychology from Pitzer College
• Paralegal Certificate from UCLA
• IT Service Management Certificate from UCSD
“Thanks to you we are in much better shape than we were three months ago.”
Charlotte Engstrom, General Counsel, General Atomics
“While the company doubled in size, IS ended up with a successful department able to manage the increased work load with 10% fewer staff, and we became focused on supporting our corporate mission of drug discovery and development. Senior management appreciated this.”
Steve Gerken, Director of IS and Bioinformatics, Chugai Pharma
Re: work in restructuring operations at Lyon & Lyon, “We saved over $1 million in annual expenses and I know that her work was a large part of this.”
Doug Olson, Partner, Paul, Hastings
“She assisted partners in the trial of four jury cases totaling in excess of 90 trial days and proved herself invaluable in the courtroom.”
Bud Smoot, Partner, Lyon & Lyon
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