All members of our staff have advanced degrees and professional certifications, and participate in all relevant professional associations.
Dr. George Harris - President
Dr. George Harris specializes in transit management, procurement, materials management, lean management, strategy, and organizational analysis. He has established ways for companies to evaluate their managerial effectiveness. He has provided consulting and training services to clients in the food, electronics, metal fabrication, financial services, oil/gas, mining, human services, and capital equipment industries, as well as to public sector clients.
Since 1992, Dr. Harris has been involved in a wide variety of consulting and training projects, as represented below:
Completed full procurement systems reviews for over 120 rapid transit agencies in the United States.
Completed over 500 strategic sourcing projects for clients, resulting in over $1B in savings.
Conducted training of over 20,000 unique participants in the areas of procurement, quality, project management, transit management, general management, negotiations, and supply chain management.
Performed supply chain and inventory management improvement consulting for private and public sector clients
Conducted transit reviews for rapid transit agencies in the United States, improving operations and operations/compliance as well as maintaining assets in a state of good repair (Triennial Reviews)
Evaluated transit grants management and operational competencies for public sector clients
Implemented zero-based budgeting approaches for clients in the public sector
Conducted evaluations of manufacturing operations and assessment of make or buy decisions, as well as global sourcing
Subject matter expert in Federal Acquisition, Procurement (Including Strategic Sourcing and Category Management), Transit and Grants Management (Including DBE, Title VI), Lean Management, Manufacturing, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain.
Dr. Harris holds a DBE in Management, a BSBA from Georgetown, and an MBA from George Washington University.
Ellen Harvey - Senior Analyst
Ellen Harvey is a Senior Analyst. Ellen has supported procurement, supply management, and compliance consulting efforts for public agencies across the US. Ellen is a lead reviewer for the Federal Transit Administration Comprehensive Oversight Reviews and Technical Assistance Program. Ellen previously worked in the humanitarian and international development sectors, managing project development, including with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime in Jerusalem and with a non-governmental organization in Pakistan and South Sudan. She holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School.