Experience

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  Center for Organization Design, Inc.

  • Co-Founder & Senior Partner

    • 1992 - Present

    The Center helps organizations build and sustain High Performance-High Commitment work systems. Using a broad range of consulting, assessment, and training programs, Preston has consulted with a variety of corporate organizations to focus their strategies, redesign their processes, structures, and sytems, and create a culture where employees feel and act like partners in the business.

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  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - LDS Church

  • Director Organization Design and Development

    • 2007 - Oct 2012

    Leading major change projects, including global redesign initiatives, area consolidation, and department redesign.

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  Weihs Enterprises

  • Senior Partner

    • 2005 - 2007

    Senior partner in a rapidly growing ag. development venture capital firm in Iowa. Assessed organization capabilities, developed strategies, and built ideal organization design infrastructure for eight rapidly growing businesses, including large-scale pork, dairy, and farm management operations in six states and three foreign countries.

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  Clark Equipment Company

  • Director of Organization Development

    • 1983 - 1986

    Lead Socio-technical systems redesign efforts in union and non-union manufacturing locations. Managed redesign merger with another company, developed cross-functional business teams, and human resources systems at plant, division, and corporate levels.

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  Procter & Gamble

  • Georgia, California, Mexico

  • HR Generalist and Org Development Manager

    • 1979 - 1983
    • Georgia, California, Mexico

    Involved in new plant startups, human resouces systems development, and work redesign efforts in U.S., Japan, and Mexico.