Ivan has over 30 years’ experience as a management consultant and change agent, supporting organizations whose leadership teams are committed to achieving breakthroughs in organizational performance.
He holds Bachelor and Masters’ degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Business from the University of Rochester.
He has been a university professor, and founder of a national software company that develops commercial finance software for banks and other financial institutions. Under his leadership, the company raised over $5 million in venture capital, and became a national leader in its field.
Ivan also served as Vice President of E.K. Williams & Co., at the time the world’s largest small business accounting and consulting company. During his years with the company he led the design and implementation of a company culture change, which resulted in returning the company to profitability and the establishment of effective internal management and production systems.
With his long love of aerospace, Ivan’s passion is consulting with aerospace and defense organizations; favorite consulting memories include working with NASA HQ, NASA Centers, 19 robotic space missions, astronomical observatories in Hawaii, and many commercial aerospace and defense companies.
Ivan is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the 1800+ member Aerospace & Defense Forum (AerospaceDefenseForum.org) community. He has served on numerous boards, including Legacy Software, Inc. (NASDAQ, subsequently merged), Interex (the international Hewlett-Packard users group), the non-profit Technology for Results in Elementary Education, Cybernet Communications, and the Southern California Chapter of the Institute for Management Consultants.
He is also the Founder and President of The Uniquely Abled Project (UniquelyAbledProject.org), a non-profit that matches the unique extraordinary skills of those with a diagnosis to the needs of jobs in demand. The Uniquely Abled Academy is teaching those with high functioning autism to be CNC machinists.