William S. Lee [LION]

Current

Managing Partner at Ashworth Group, Inc.

Past

President & Founder at Technology Resources, Inc.
Managing Director at Origin Technology in Business
President at Parallel Technology Solutions

Branch Manager at Computer Task Group

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Education

University of Southern California

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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William S. Lee [LION]’s Summary

EXECUTIVE SEARCH PROFESSIONAL
Management/Sales/Marketing/Recruiting/Service Delivery/Strategic Planning

Entrepreneurial executive for IT, Financial and Sales/BDM service delivery and recruiting companies, with proven skills in building and managing business units, start-ups and turnarounds. Expertise in recruiting and placement of leading technology professionals in e-Business, ERP, CRM/SFA, SCM, B2B, B2C, EAI, Architecture, Data Warehouse and LAN/WAN as well as Sr. level executives within corporate environments of Finance and Sales/Business Development.

Entrepreneurial business builder
Motivational leader
Successful Branch Manager & Director Customer-focused
Disciplined revenue & P&L manager Executive placement professional

William S. Lee [LION]’s Specialties:

Ashworth Group, Inc. (AGI) is a privately owned, Veteran operated, Executive search firm that offers companies resource staffing solutions.
Our differentiator is the experience of the AGI team and sourcing partners. Leveraging over 50 years of combined experience and knowledge in Sales, Marketing, Information Technology, Operations and Corporate Accounting industries. Our service provides an edge unique for our customers.

William S. Lee [LION]’s Experience

Managing Partner

Ashworth Group, Inc.

(Human Resources industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

Resonsible for the operation, business development and ongoing client/customer relations for our base of FORTUNE and 2nd tier clients in the Executive Search and placement of professionals within the Information Technology, Corporate Finance and Sales/BDM environment. For further detail, please visit our website at: www.theashworthgroup.com
President & Founder

Technology Resources, Inc.

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

1993 — 2008 (15 years)

TRI became a Public Company in 2005 and was sold in May of 2008 to a Hawaiian Corporation. Ashworth Group, Inc. formed in 2002 became the operating entity of the Executive Search firm, formally known as TRI.
Managing Director

Origin Technology in Business

(Information Technology and Services industry)

December 1990 — April 1993 (2 years 5 months)

Origin Technology in Business (OTIB) with offices nationally and an International IT Solutions provider for major corporations throughout the world. Hired as Managing Director, reporting to the President of US operations, I was responsible for the daily operation of the Florida environment for business development, sales, customer retention, recruiting and general staff. I was lucky to have an excellent staff that within two years, we grew from a consulting staff of 35, to over 100+, generating over $4 million a year in revenue and initiating a a new philosophy in providing a solution business approach to a "staffing augmentation" mind set in the community.
President

Parallel Technology Solutions

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1989 — December 1990 (1 year 11 months)

Co-founded corporation with partner. Provided technical support to the client server/UNIX opens systems market in the Pacific Northwest. Responsible for marketing, sales, business development, strategic planning and differentiation strategies.
• Successfully negotiated premier vendor status with FOURGEN SOFTWARE, providing technical expertise for integrating 4GL INFORMIX SQL solutions in application development for clients
• Led growth of company, now holding preferred vendor status with major hardware/software corporations in Oregon and Washington.
Branch Manager

Computer Task Group

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CTGX; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 1983 — January 1989 (5 years 10 months)

Responsible for the start-up, development and ongoing management of the Portland branch of a $250 million dollar international consulting corporation. Provided high quality technical professionals to design, develop, implement and maintain automated business systems for major public and private enterprises in the Pacific Northwest. Other responsibilities included budgeting and forecasting for all aspects of branch operations.
• Achieved annual growth rates of 100-250%
• Developed operation from 0 to 72 staff members
• Achieved highest revenue/salary ratio for branch operations corporate-wide for 1988
• Developed Portland branch into a $3.5 million dollar per year operation
• Selected as vendor of choice for 7 major Pacific Northwest corporations.

William S. Lee [LION]’s Education

University of Southern California

BA , Business Admin. , 1963 — 1966

Additional Information

William S. Lee [LION]’s Websites:

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William S. Lee [LION]’s Interests:

Gourmet Cooking, Salt Water and Back Bay Fly Fishing & High mountain Trout , Bass Fishing and USC Trojan Football.

William S. Lee [LION]’s Groups:

Past President- DPMA
Member- Republican National Commitee
Member- National Rifle Assoc. (NRA)
Member- Trout Unlimited (TU)
Member- National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)
Member- American Legion-Post #238