President & CEO at Foresight
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- President & CEO at Foresight
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- Program Manager: Smeadlink Document / Records Management / Imaging Software at Smead Manufacturing
- Manager – Customer Support and Services at Smead Manufacturing
- Professional Services Project Manager & Senior Consultant at Smead Manufacturing
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Jeffrey Cox’s Summary
I am a business professional and entrepreneur with a passion for getting things done, or as the tag line of our company (www.FixYourToDoList.com) says, getting the RIGHT things done!
Currently, I am running a company that is striving to let people do this in Microsoft Outlook by using our add-in for Outlook -- Foresight
I have 20 plus years of experience in the business and Information Technology world.
I'm a business <-> IT <-> problem solver.
- I have an incredibly strong talent for being a very personable listener to non-technical end-users. I can understand their issues and desires and make them know, and feel, that I have truly understood them.
I'm an organizer.
- I can take multiple projects and / or multiple issues and keep them all moving forward.
I'm an incredibly professional person of high integrity.
Jeffrey Cox’s Specialties:
Business Process Analysis and Solutions, Organization (Getting Things Done), Personal Productivity Expert, Software Development (Program and Product Management)
Jeffrey Cox’s Experience
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President & CEO
Foresight
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
October 2002 — Present (7 years 2 months)
Foresight, found at www.FixYourToDoList.com, offers an add-in for Microsoft Outlook that allows people to get the right things done!
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I oversee all aspects of the company, providing leadership in all areas to keep it moving forward -- from product design, to marketing, to support -- making sure all is responsive to our customer -- who is the most important person of all. -
Program Manager: Smeadlink Document / Records Management / Imaging Software
Smead Manufacturing
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
September 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 7 months)
> In this position I oversaw the functionality and architectural direction for our integrated document management / content management / business process & workflow software product.
> I did this by developing requirements and use cases from meetings with end users and upper management from our parent company.
> I took these requirements and communicated them to, and managed a team of three developers and one QA analyst. -
Manager – Customer Support and Services
Smead Manufacturing
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
August 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 1 month)
> In this position, I managed a group of ten people divided into two teams: Customer Support and Professional Services.
> For Customer Support, I developed an in house Issues Management System which interfaced and transferred Issues to the QA System / Development as needed. I trained the Customer Support team to listen to the user, collect data (into the Issues System) then respond to the customer to resolve the problem.
> For the Professional Services group, I trained them on requirements collection, functional specification creation and project life-cycle management. I oversaw and was responsible for all projects.
> In addition, I developed and presented training programs for the parent company, generally 50 people, off-site for one to two days. -
Professional Services Project Manager & Senior Consultant
Smead Manufacturing
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
August 1999 — August 2000 (1 year 1 month)
> In this position, I served as the senior consultant for the organization.
> I am completely versed in the steps, life cycle, client relations, client management, client training / training programs and documentation for professional services jobs.
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Jeffrey Cox’s Interests:
Photography Loving Life
Jeffrey Cox’s Groups:
Former School Board Member, Excalibur Charter Schools, Arizona
Jeffrey Cox’s Honors:
2007: Recognition for Dedicated Service, Excalibur Charter School Board of Directors.
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