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Wally Buran is a seasoned management consultant and strategist with extensive experience in business transformation, strategic planning, and organizational design. He has worked with various companies, including CXO Advisors, Enovation Partners / Roland Berger, Consequent, Firestorm Solutions, LLC, CharterMast Partners, Monitor Group / Deloitte Consulting, Gryphon Investors, Georgia Institute of Technology, IBM, WorldCrest, and Deloitte Consulting. With a strong educational background in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Wally has developed a unique ability to provide corporate and business perspective and practical application of academic concepts and models. As a seasoned executive, Wally has led various strategy and operations assignments for Fortune 500 companies, and has a proven track record of delivering measurable and sustainable results. He is currently based in Marietta, Georgia, and is available for consulting and advisory services. Wally is skilled in Strategy, Business Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Transformation, Strategic Planning, Organizational Design, Leadership, Business Process Improvement, Restructuring, Mergers And Acquisitions, and Supply Chain.

Experience

    • Managing Director
    • Managing Director
      • May 2008 - Present
      • Atlanta

      Helping companies create significant shareholder value by developing and implementing major transformation strategies, entering new markets, and improving operations, supply chain and and sales force management.

    • Senior Director
      • Jun 2014 - Present

      Focus on helping companies with innovative, practical solutions to operations, supply chain, technology and strategy deployment challenges. Heavy focus on Public and Private Utilities Merger integration, Transmission, Distribution and Power Generation, alternate energy technologies, Grid operatio...

  • Consequent
    • Atlanta, GA
    • Partner
      • Jan 2012 - Jan 2023
      • Atlanta, GA

      Selling and delivering Strategic Planning, Growth Plan Assurance, Enterprise Transformation,Value Risk Management, Critical Business Initiative Acceleration and Supply Chain Strategy services.

  • Firestorm Solutions, LLC
    • Greater Atlanta Area
    • Executive Vice President
      • Sep 2010 - May 2018
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Supply Chain Strategy, Crisis Management, Transformation Integration, Critical Decision Support

  • CharterMast Partners
    • Greater Atlanta Area
    • Managing Director
      • 2009 - 2014
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Creating value for companies, their shareholders and stakeholders by assisting executives and Boards develop actions and strategies that drive measurable and sustainable results

    • Global Group Leader (Partner}
      • 2004 - 2008
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Co-led the Activities, Systems and Processes Practice of Monitor Group, lead the development and delivery of Growth Plan Assurance and supported multiple manufacturing, consumer products and retail clients in implementing strategies and transformation programs.

    • Advisory Board
      • 2002 - 2008
    • Edenfield Executive in Residence
      • Mar 1998 - Sep 2006
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Served as the Edenfield Executive in Residence in the H. Milton School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech working with students to provide a corporate and business perspective and practical application of the academic concepts and models taught. Provided classroom support throu...

  • IBM
    • Greater Atlanta Area
    • Global Operations Strategy Practice Leader
      • 2002 - 2005
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Reorganized and led the Global Operations Strategy Practice of IBM Business Consulting Services and led a variety of Strategy and Operations assignments for Fortune 500 Companies.

    • Chief Executive Officer
      • 2000 - 2003

      Founder and Chief Executive Officer of this Kohlberg Kravis Roberts backed Procurement and Supply Chain Shared Services firm serving over 50 Fortune 1000 company in Chemicals, Paper, Consumer Products, Electronics, Health Care, Industrials, Paper and Utility Industries.

  • Deloitte Consulting
    • Greater Atlanta Area
    • Partner, National Director
      • May 1988 - Apr 2000
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Partner in the Atlanta Office, sold and led Operations and Strategy consulting projects for clients in Aerospace, Automotive, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Defense, Diversified Industrials, Electronics, Health Care, Paper, Tire and Rubber and Utilities. Led the National Manufacturing Strategy and...

  • Applied Management Concepts
    • Greater Atlanta Area
    • Founder and Managing Partner
      • Feb 1986 - May 1988
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Managing Partner of a consulting and executive education firm founded in cooperation with Professors Clark, Hayes and Wheelwright of Harvard Business School to provide companies with executive development, strategic advisory services and Manufacturing Strategy Services.

    • Partner
      • Jan 1978 - Feb 1986
      • Greater Atlanta Area

      Partner and Aerospace and Defense, Consumer Products, Manufacturing and Utilities Practices. For utilities, work included Management Audits, Distribution operations and maintenance, procurement, energy and fuels management, and power purchase economics.

Education

  • 1976 - 1977
    Georgia Institute of Technology
  • 1971 - 1975
    Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Woodward Academy

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