President, Harris Consulting Group LLC
Kansas City, Missouri Area
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- President at Harris Consulting Group LLC
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- Technician at TEKsystems
- Support Specialist at Avila University
- Network Administrator Team Lead at Argus Health Systems
- President at Networks Now, Inc.
- Support Specialist at Price Waterhouse
- Network Engineer at Program Systems, Inc.
- President at Harris Enterprises
- Special Projects Coordinator at Computer Software Management, Inc.
- Computer Operations Shift Supervisor at Program Systems, Inc.
- Education
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- The Kauffman Foundation
- Avila University
- Sterling College
- Longview Community College
- Center HS
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David Harris’s Summary
What Does HCG Do?
Harris Consulting Group LLC provides specialized management consulting services to entrepreneurs and small business owners. HCG helps them get
* focused on what's important
* organized to meet their needs
* ahead, to improve their bottom-line.
HCG helps
* entrepreneurs define their vision
* startups write and implement their business plan, and
* existing businesses perform a top-to-bottom business review to improve their bottom-line.
JUNE 2009 SPECIAL OFFER:
HCG proudly offers a quick yet comprehensive solution for small business owners: our Business Plan Review!
Have a business plan, but haven't had time to look at it?
Know it needs updating, but don't have time to get it done?
Need help revising it to encompass a new niche market?
Maybe you just need some new ideas to get you moving in a little different direction??
HCG has helped over a dozen service-industry organization ...
* get organized
* get on-track
* grow successfully.
Let's sit down with your business plan, and make sure you improve your bottom-line in 2009 and 2010!!
My passion is helping small businesses succeed by evaluating where they are at, creating a plan to move forward, and implementing that plan.
*** Ongoing Communiversity class "Successful Small Business Planning". www.umkc.edu/commu for more info and to register. ***
*** I was a guest speaker at SHBC's 1st Annual Entrepreneur Expo 11/19/2008, and am planning to speak at their 2nd Annual event Nov 2009. http://www.kcshbc.org ***
David Harris’s Specialties:
feasibility studies, organization development, business plans, disaster-recovery plans, marketing plans, project plans and implementations, change management, leadership, training and education for-profits and non-profits, process management, HelpDesk, technology architecture, server/desktop, operations, infrastructure, technical writing, IT assessments, consulting, coaching.
David Harris’s Experience
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President
Harris Consulting Group LLC
(Management Consulting industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
HCG provides solutions to organize and grow small businesses.
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Technician
TEKsystems
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 9 months)
provided HelpDesk, desktop, and server support to TEKsystems clients, from Fortune 500 to mom-and-pop shops. Some of the clients were H&R Block, US Army Core of Engineers, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, CSC. Projects ranged from 1-week to 8-months. Several projects were extended due to the positive relations I established with all clients and TEK management.
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Support Specialist
Avila University
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2002 — November 2004 (2 years 3 months)
server, desktop, HelpDesk support; trained and managed HelpDesk and Desktop support staff.
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Network Administrator Team Lead
Argus Health Systems
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
December 1997 — June 2002 (4 years 7 months)
managed local area network: servers, HelpDesk, desktop support, project management, technical liason to other technical and non-technical groups. Y2K planning and execution, building move planning and execution.
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President
Networks Now, Inc.
(Computer & Network Security industry)
January 1996 — December 2000 (5 years)
server, desktop services to small businesses; provided disaster-recovery plans; end-user training, documentation, hardware & software sales, service, & implementation.
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Support Specialist
Price Waterhouse
(Partnership; PWC; Accounting industry)
August 1996 — November 1997 (1 year 4 months)
supported staff in the KC office; managed local area network; participated in "PW@Work" and managed the KC implementation (upgrading over 10,000 users to Windows 95 and Office 95 in under 90 days) in the Midwest region (KC, Denver, St Louis, Memphis, Nashville). Assisted in other offices, automated processes and procedures for the region.
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Network Engineer
Program Systems, Inc.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1993 — July 1996 (2 years 11 months)
installed and managed PSI's local area network, including administration, engineering, sales & marketing, training, documentation, disaster-recovery planning and execution. Supported departments of client companies. Researched, wrote and presented a marketing plan to include networking services in PSI's array of product and service offerings.
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President
Harris Enterprises
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1990 — December 1995 (6 years)
sales, marketing, promotion of third-party products and services; focus on customer service, vendor relations, self-improvement, business development.
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Special Projects Coordinator
Computer Software Management, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1990 — July 1995 (4 years 11 months)
responsible for shift scheduling and successful completion of large-scale batch processing jobs for Fortune 1,000 companies.
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Computer Operations Shift Supervisor
Program Systems, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1990 — July 1994 (4 years 2 months)
managed 2 different mainframe operating systems in production and test environments; ran day, nights, weekend (on-line and batch processing); trained and managed staff.
David Harris’s Education
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The Kauffman Foundation
FastTrac entrepreneurship program 2007 — 2007
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Avila University
MSOD , 2003 — 2007
Organizational Development Psychology
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Sterling College
BSBA , 1995 — 1996
Business, IT, Marketing, Management
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Longview Community College
AA , 1988 — 1989
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Center HS
1983 — 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Marching & Concert Band, Debate Team, Newspaper Staff & Section Editor (member of Quill & Scroll).
Additional Information
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David Harris’s Interests:
management/leadership, psychology, business education, technology, martial arts, self-improvement, Scouts, kids & youth empowerment, teaching
David Harris’s Groups:
Belton Chamber of Commerce, The Visionaries, KC Freelance Network
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Six Degrees Connection
David Harris’s Honors:
Novell Master CNE, Novell CNE, Novell CNA
Microsoft MCP
Private Pilot license
Graduate of The Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac entrepreneurship program
Mic-O-Say Warrior; Life Scout
1st degree Black Belt in To-Shin Do, lower belt ranks in other karate and jujutsu systems
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