Jeffrey Cox

Current

• President & CEO at Foresight

Past

• 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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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

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

• President & CEO

  Foresight

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  October 2002 — Present (6 years 1 month)

  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.

Additional Information

Jeffrey Cox’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

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.

Jeffrey Cox’s Contact Settings

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