Dennis Orr

Experience

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  MLB

  Dec 1991 - May 1999

  Vice President

  Designed, marketed and delivered consulting services in assessment, coaching, leadership development, conflict resolution, profiling, succession planning, team building, outplacement, career counseling and facilitation.Consulted and delivered team building for a Fortune 1000 company that not only salvaged a dysfunctional team but brought it to the #1 ranking in one year.Designed and delivered and project managed 900 person outplacement resulting in 1. improved productivity for company and 2. received outstanding review from State Agency for work with dislocated workers.Recommended to Birkman organization improvements to assessment leading to easier understanding of concept.Teamed with management in the re-organization of the Land Department of Homestake Mining, including coaching with several managers, culture shifting, teambuilding various teams, process improvements in the mine, and outplacement at several locations. Consulted with software company in setting up management team to be successfully acquired by Intuit. Show less

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  Birkman International

  Jan 1992 - now

  Level II Consultant/Senior Consultant

  I have used the Birkman Method for twenty years and have been designated-M&A Integration, Senior Executive Leadership and Organizational Transformation Certificate. I am now a Senior Consultant.I have a case study in "The Birkman Method" by Sharon Birkman Fink and Stephanie Capparell and will be presenting at the 2014 Birkman Conference, "Next Steps-From Feedback to Fulfillment." Created position profiles for Fortune 1000 companies.

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  Orr Consulting Group, LLC

  May 1999 - Dec 2008

  Consultant

  Designed, marketed and delivered consulting services in assessment, coaching, leadership development, conflict resolution, profiling, succession planning, team building, outplacement, career counseling and facilitation.Created acclaimed";Critical Solutions Method"; that enabled organizations to achieve their mission.Created the first use of the Birkman Method in setting Labor/Management bargaining teams resulting in the most effective negotiations for Public Service Co and IBEW Local #111.Created profile for succession planning for The Gates Corporation for succession planning for Industrial Plant Managers.Created profile for Mining Managers for numerous mining companies,Created profile for Electrical Business Managers (Union business managers).Created and delivered model for "Differences to Watch" for management development and effective communications.Improved productivity of Homestake Mine helping decrease cash cost per oz. from over $440 to $258 oz.Consulted with VP of R&D of Fortune 1000 company to establish the right mix for new team to investigate new uses of existing products and design of new products. The team was highly successful and won awards for its work.Designed and delivered "Understanding Your Negotiating Styles Workshop" for The Worldwide Power Transmission Division of The Gates Corporation. Show less

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  Beltway Government Solutions, Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  CEO

  Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business selling products to the Federal government.

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  Jefferson Symphony Orchestra

  Jan 2007 - Apr 2011

  Chairman of the Board

  Re-organized this fifty-five year old volunteer, 80-member orchestra by developing new mission and vision statements, increasing donor base and season ticket base. This includes rebuilding the Board to bring on more active and engaged Board members, creating; building the image so people would know we existed and would come to the concerts; expanding the brand once we built it to enhance fundraising, set up a stable financial system, and building relationships with the community. Hired and supervised Director of Development. The JSO was awarded the "Best Community Orchestra in 2011" by WestWord Magazine. Show less

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  VetPropulsion®

  Jan 2008 - now

  President/ CEO* Facilitator* Career Coach*Birkman*Veterans Issues*Trainer*Consultant

  VetPropulsion® -- Accelerating Veterans Towards Career Readiness and Meaningful Employment.● Pilot projects for Veterans have resulted in an over 70% entered employment rate for participants completing this 30 hour Course of Instruction.● VetPropulsion® is an innovative course designed to successfully assist veterans through the simple, yet complex process of finding meaningful employment.● VetPropulsion, designed with over 4 years of research by a Viet Nam Vet, is the only course of its kind in the world today!● Highly successful results for the course is attributed to the utilization of the Veterans Career Transition Managment System© (VetCTMS©), and the highly acclamed Birkman Method®. (www.Birkman.com)● Colorow Consulting offers Facilitator Training and Certification for Instructors and Facilitators at Community Colleges and 4-Year Instutions around the USA ● VetPropulsion is an accredited GI Bill program for both credit and non-credit courses.● We are currently conducting research to determine the value for use with PTSD and TBI Senior Birkman Consultant,(Level II) Expert in profiling, strategic planning, teambuilding, Visioning, facilitation, Coaching, assessment, career counseling, organization design and development, and succession planning.VetPropulsion...Accelerating Veterans Toward Career Readiness and Meaningful Employment Show less

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  Colorow Consulting, Inc a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

  Jan 2008 - May 2020

  President/ CEO* Facilitator* Career Coach*Sr Birkman*Veterans Issues*Trainer*Consultant

  Created VetPropulsion, CareerPropulsion, TeenPropulsion, MilennialPropulsion, Federal Job Search Course in response to void in Career Search Training Field.Designed, marketed and delivered consulting services in assessment, coaching, leadership development, conflict resolution, position profiling, succession planning, team building, outplacement, career counseling and facilitation., executive coaching.Designed and delivered Train-the-Trainer workshop for Jefferson County workforce counselors using the Birkman Method. Show less

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  Mile High Military Officers Association

  Jan 2008 - now

  Past President

  Immediate Past President of Mile High Chapter of Military Officers of America.

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  Colorow Consulting, Inc.

  Dec 2008 - May 2020

  President & CEO
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  Colorado Department of Labor and

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist-Temp

  Provided case management services to appropriate veteran clients, which included: assessment, job development, ongoing employment counseling and guidance/support and follow-up. Created and delivered three new workshops, "Veterans Over 40", Veterans Entrepreneurial Workshop" Veterans Interview Preparation Workshop". Created and delivered community outreach program to employers, "Helping The Veteran in Today's Economy" Helped establish Veterans Support groups at local colleges and universities. Created Veterans Job Ready checklist. Created DVOP's form for Regional and Local Veterans Representative to track job ready veterans for job development. Created "Veterans Federal Employment Handbook" for use by Federal Agencies to assist in hiring more veterans in accordance with Executive Order 13518. Revamped intake procedure for Veterans services by Veterans Team. Show less

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  Veterans Green Jobs

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Board Member
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  Veterans Educational Services, Inc. 501(c)3

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

  Chairman of the Board

  Helping set the direction for this new non-profit. Veterans Educational Services, Inc. was established to provide transition services for veterans that will equip them to acquire meaningful employment and be self-reliant. We provide VetPropulsion, Federal Job Search Course and other training to veterans and their spouses at no charge. We will have arrangements with employers who will be able to hire our graduates.

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  ITESI Global, P.B.C.

  Jan 2016 - May 2020

  Chief Executive Partner & Co-Founder

  Through the work Dennis does at ITESI Global, P.B.C., he has been able to help an array of organizations and individuals.He advises companies on how to properly and strategically setup, create and/or renew training programs to enable those training programs to lead to successful careers in an array of different industries.He also helps and advises individuals on how to determine what type of training programs would be best suited for them through assessments and planning. Then he advises them on how to obtain funding that would allow them to go through such training that would lead to a career. He then helps those individuals who went through the training programs become employed through the employment solution programs at ITESI Global, P.B.C.In addition, he helps companies understand how to obtain Government Grants, Government funding, and funding from other sources to enable individuals to go through training programs that lead to careers and how to hire individuals with the help of possible third party funding. Through the services he setup at ITESI Global, P.B.C. he also assists companies in employing the right individuals into the right positions.Dennis and the partners of ITESI Global, P.B.C. registered ITESI Global, P.B.C. as a Public Benefit Corporation. Show less

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  United Veterans Coalition of Colorado

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2021

  Past President

  United Veterans Coallition is the political and lobbying arm for veterans'​ causes in Colorado and is one of a very few such organizations in the United States. The UVC was just awarded the very first award from the VA as being the most effective organization of its type in the USA.

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  Training Employment Solutions, Inc.

  May 2020 - now

  CEO and Co-Founder

  Training Employment Solutions, Inc. is Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Advisement and Consulting Firm, Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with Operations and Partners, Across the United States of America.