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Jess Dods
MBA
Principal(The company name is only visible to registered members)
- 01073 Southampton, MA
- United States
Personal information
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Professional experience
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- 2003 - present
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- 1997 - 2003
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Industry: Consulting
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Industry:
- Employment status
- Entrepreneur
Educational background
- 1974 - 1975
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The Thunderbird School of Global Management
Global management, MBA
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About me
34 High Street, Southampton, Massachusetts 01073
Phone: 413-977-9273 Email: jessdods@charter.net
Career transformation coach with global experience including consulting and management. Work with middle and senior levels to define career options and implement effective job searches. I help clients enhance strengths and optimize performance in existing positions. Native English, fluent Spanish. I work in person, via phone or Skype.
EXPERIENCE
Career Transformation Coach 2003-Present Southampton, MA
Arthur D Little, Inc 1997-2003
Caracas, Venezuela, Houston, TX, Cambridge, MA
Senior Manager
Recruited to expand consulting client relationships in the US and Latin America. Developed effective strategic and organizational performance solutions for industry clients at senior levels. Exceeded sales and billing targets. Extensive mentoring/coaching for employees and clients.
* Sold and led a one-year assignment in Venezuela to implement a custom-designed shared services organization of 12,000 employees, including all training and culture change efforts.
* Set up in-house working teams and developed 10 potential business models for deregulated business units at a large utility during the transition to electric competition in Texas.
* Led a team that developed a predictive model to evaluate natural gas distribution systems at 35 US Navy bases that were slated for privatization. Presented the model and alternatives to the Dept. of Defense.
El Paso Energy International 1994-1997
Houston, TX
Project Manager, Latin America Business Development
Identified, developed and presented proposals for a variety of energy investment projects. Established a corporate presence in Venezuela, resulting in the winning bid for a $600 million gas processing plant. Spread investment risk through consortiums.
Independent Consultant 1988-1994
El Paso, TX
Provided organizational and technical consulting services to clients in Mexico and the U.S. Clients included: Buffalo China, U.S. Navy, the University of New Mexico and PEMEX.
Manufacturers Hanover Trust 1983-1988
New York, NY
Assistant Vice President, Energy Division
Lending officer in the worldwide energy industry. Increased portfolio by $68MM. Extensive client business development and financial analysis. Experience in non-credit services and multilateral agency facilities.
Esso Inter-America (EXXON) 1980-1982
Bogota, Colombia
Senior Project Engineer
Overall coordination and implementation of all aspects of a $350 million capital expenditure project to develop a large oil discovery in Colombia.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Held positions of increasing responsibility in various core elements of the upstream oil and gas industry in the US, South America and the Middle East. Gained solid grounding in industry technical and operating fundamentals, project management and cross-cultural environments.
EDUCATION
The Thunderbird School of Global Management, Glendale, Arizona
MBA, 1975. Finance and Management; Specialization in Latin America
Prescott College, Prescott, Arizona
Bachelor of Arts, 1970
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Issues Analysis and Structured Communications, Arthur D. Little
Strategic Selling and Large Account Management Program, Miller-Heiman
Visioning and Leadership Planning, Arthur D. Little
Trained in Microsoft Office; Visio
ADDITIONAL
Trustee, Prescott College Board of Trustees
Native English, Fluent Spanish
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