Consultant Biographies
JIM BENNETT
Jim Bennett is an associate senior consultant with Guttman Development Strategies, Inc. Throughout his career, Jim has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to work with cross-functional and/or cross-company teams on complex projects. Jim's style, expertise, and techniques are uniquely suited for large, mission-critical projects. Throughout his corporate and consulting experience, he has utilized his project management leadership to improve the results of dozens of companies in areas such as manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, transportation, banking, R&D, and new product development.
Jim began his career as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working as a project officer with civilian contractors on large flood-control initiatives and disaster-relief efforts. After leaving the military, he went to work for a division of Johnson & Johnson, where he held positions of leadership in manufacturing, national planning, and major projects. After 10 years with Johnson & Johnson, he moved on to the Philips Lighting Company. There, as logistics director, he successfully lead a critical re-engineering project to optimize the company's nationwide distribution-center network, while improving the efficiency of order fulfillment, taking on new customers, and significantly reducing costs. Later, when selected by Benjamin Moore & Company as its director of logistics, Jim led that company's North American order-fulfillment process, as well as major mission-critical projects for improving customer satisfaction.
Jim holds a B.S. in business administration from the State University of New York at Brockport. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), and the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC).