Profile

Professional summary

Serving the client’s needs 1st. Over 13 years of success as a Professional Management Consultant. Thomas has led enterprise level strategic management and organizational change initiatives for over forty (42) small, mid-sized and Fortune 500 market leaders across the United States.

• Revenue Growth
• Operational Efficiency
• Human Capital Development

Typical Engagements: Typical Results / Impact Metrics:

Strategic Planning & Revenue Growth ranges {+15% to +85%} in a fiscal year
Continuous Improvement (Ops) efficiency gains {+17% to +70%} p/bus unit
Business Process re-engineering waste reduction { > 10% to 65%}

Engagement overview

Every engagement is unique and requires an open mindset.  Listening and understanding client needs allow solutions to be delivered in a positive non-disruptive manner.  

STONE BP Engagement Process Model:  7 key disciplines
  
D1: Question, Survey, Assess Current State - Clarify Desired State with Senior Leadership

D2: Due Diligence [research, data mine, review analytics, benchmark]

D3: Diagnose Actual Challenges [ agreement & buy-in from all stakeholders ]

D4: Prescribe Solutions:  [ process, project, development, and/or learning programs(s) that provide highest ROI to directly remove challenges and measure impact ]

D5: Design Solutions:  [ consider costs $$, timing, impact, risk, ROI, success metrics ]

D6: Determine Appropriate Delivery Methods [ match content, platform to the audience ]  

D7: Implement with the client - Track Success - Measure Impact - Adjust as required

Clients

STONE BP has over forty two (+42) successful client engagements with small, mid sized, fortune 500 companies.

• ABC Board of NC
• Allan Tate Real Estate
• American Kennel Club
• AON Risk Services
• ARCO Restoration
• Bob Barker Inc.
• Capital Bank
• Carolina Fabrication Services
• COTY Operations
• Consolidated Financial Planning
• CPI Investments
• Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce
• Fuquay-Varina Town Government
• Fusion Energy Solutions
• Investors Title Insurance Company
• IS Clinical
• JCM Lighting
• LORD Corp
• McDonald-York Construction
• McKinney / Silver Advertising
• NIEHS - National Institute of Health
• ONUG Solutions
• Environmental Health Sciences
• Pelnik Insurance
• Saab Barracuda, LLC
• Sony-Ericsson
• Time Warner Cable: Business Class
• Williams & Williams DDS
• Williams, Overman & Pierce CPA’s
• York, Simpson, Underwood Realty
• York Properties

Publications

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By: Thomas E. Stone, David Mantica and Mike Eason The second article in the three-part series, "The Business Case for T-Shaped Leaders - Why... Read more