John Curtis

Current

• Business Process Consultant at John Curtis Consulting
• Business Process Consultant at Performance Design Lab (Geary Rummler & Partners)

Past

• IT Business Process Consultant (Employee) at Safeway Inc. / Information Technology
• IT Process Consultant (Contractor) at California State Auto Assoc. / Information Technology
• BPR- Business Process Consultant (Contractor) at California State Auto Assoc. / Claims BPR

• IT Project – Process Manager (Contractor) at Genentech Inc. / Information Technology
• SAP Sales & Distribution Business Team Lead (Contractor) at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. / ERP Program
• Senior IT Business Consultant (Employee) at Quantum Corp. / Information Technology

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Education

• San Jose State University
• San Jose State University

Connections

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

• Performance Design Lab (PDL)

John Curtis’s Summary

John has over 20 years of experience in both consulting and management positions. He has assisted numerous clients in a wide range of industries in business process analysis and design, organization transformation and information technology planning and delivery.

John Curtis’s Specialties:

Business Process Management (Rummler Process Methodology Certification), Information Security Policy and Process Development (COBIT) Organizational Assessment (Baldridge,ISO) Quality Management(TQM,DMAIC), Project Management Professional (PMP) & MBA

John Curtis’s Experience

• Business Process Consultant

  John Curtis Consulting

  (Management Consulting industry)

  February 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Business Process Design Project with AAA in San Francisco

• Business Process Consultant

  Performance Design Lab (Geary Rummler & Partners)

  (Management Consulting industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Experienced in the Rummler Process Methodology, John Curtis applies a strategic approach to process work, focusing on the business as a system for creating value. John also manages an independent consulting business.

• IT Business Process Consultant (Employee)

  Safeway Inc. / Information Technology

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Supermarkets industry)

  July 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  Leadership of business transformation and organization realignment efforts
  • Business Process Consulting for Enterprise Architecture Road Map initiative to transform Safeway Category Management processes.
  • Project Manager and BP Consultant for design of IT Strategic Planning and IT Investment Planning processes.

• IT Process Consultant (Contractor)

  California State Auto Assoc. / Information Technology

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Led the team development of organization structures, processes, and accountabilities to mitigate critical information security risks facing the enterprise. CoBIT, NIST, and ISF
  • Created the Security Incident Response Plan providing enterprise-wide emergency response capabilities for quick and effective handling of intrusions and malicious code attacks.
  • Provided Information Security Assessment and Risk Mitigation processes to discover enterprise exposure to security threats and compliance gaps and then select and implement appropriate safeguards
  • Integrated the Business Impact Assessment and Threat and Vulnerability Analysis into the SDLC, providing a structured process for planning and deploying cost-effective management, operational, and technical controls

• BPR- Business Process Consultant (Contractor)

  California State Auto Assoc. / Claims BPR

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  Business Process Consultant of division business process re-design involving 500 employees across seven departments, recognized for significant contribution to CSAA’s improvement in earnings and upgrade by A.M. Best to the coveted 'A+' insurance rating.
  • Produced a comprehensive assessment of as-is organization; process flows, gap analysis, benchmarking, and best-practice research
  • Led creation of organization, process, and job solutions that better align with enterprise mission, business strategy, and business objectives
  • Received stakeholder acceptance of design solutions including organization shifts, out-of-state relocations, automations, extensive process reengineering and job redesigns, projecting a $58M benefit

• IT Project – Process Manager (Contractor)

  Genentech Inc. / Information Technology

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Biotechnology industry)

  2004 — 2004 (less than a year)

  Led cross-functional teams in creation and execution of software assessments, deployment plans, and validation processes delivering high-quality solutions conforming to Good Manufacturing Practices

• SAP Sales & Distribution Business Team Lead (Contractor)

  Advanced Micro Devices Inc. / ERP Program

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Semiconductors industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year)

  Responsible for Sales & Distribution (SD) business team in SAP–ERP design of business blueprint, fit-gap analysis, and business process procedures using AcceleratedSAP
  • Provided real-time delivery and pricing for order fulfillment with Global ATP, Demand Planning, Material and Batch Determination, Stock Transport Orders, and Product Definition (MM)
  • Designed and configured rules-based ATP using Advance Planning Optimizer (APO) with location substitution and an aggregated forecast of supply using product allocation

• Senior IT Business Consultant (Employee)

  Quantum Corp. / Information Technology

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1996 — 2001 (5 years)

  Collaborated with IT leadership in the formulation and deployment of integrated IT/Business processes that deliver outstanding value
  • Developed and ran IT division objective setting and performance management program with balanced scorecard measures producing record IT performance and bonuses
  • Provided leadership in global IT continuous process improvement teams significantly improving the workplace, reducing turnover to 5%

John Curtis’s Education

• San Jose State University

  MBA , Organization Behavior Concentration

• San Jose State University

  BS , Business Administration

Additional Information

John Curtis’s Websites:

• Performance Design Lab (PDL)