Military Service

U.S. Army Reserve Captain

Experience

13 years served

Future

Seeking a career in general business

Location

Saint Louis, MO

About John

A seasoned law firm executive with a track record of extraordinary results, John blends common sense leadership and business acumen to bring efficiency and process improvement to executive management. With a reputation among firm stakeholders for leading teams that exceed goals, John builds consensus and focuses firm resources to reduce cost, exploit opportunities, improve client service, and enhance client relationships.

As a law firm executive, John has extensive organization building experience. He has previously established from the ground up a Human Resource Department, a Billing Department, a Customer Service Department and a Marketing Department. John believes that trusted and capable administrative professionals enable attorneys to focus on practicing law. His leadership targets this important outcome every day and is the main source of the value he brings to any organization.

John attributes his success to an 11+ year military career as an officer in the U.S. Army. Consistently rated among the top 10% by his commanding officers, his numerous assignments as a commander and special staff officer are proof of the trust and confidence others place in leadership. As a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, John has a unique perspective on the daily challenges of business and how to rally a team to meet these challenges.

John’s extensive experience, education and training in organizational leadership, operations management, human resource management and business make him uniquely qualified to lead organizations in a manner consistent with organizational values. John’s innovation, savvy business acumen and practical embrace of technologies make him an effective leader for any organization.