Gary Payne

Experience

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  IBM

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1990

  Sales and Marketing Manager

  Business Development and Consulting Leadership roles focusing on technology, energy, industrial and manufacturing industry sectors; primarily Fortune 1000 customers.

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  RCG Global Services

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2002

  Senior Vice President and Regional Manager

  P&L Regional Operations Manager for RCG for multiple Branch Offices in Houston, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. Solutions sold and delivered included Data Integration, Business Intelligence, Near and Off shore Programming, Project and Program Management, ERP Implementation, and Quality Assurance services.

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  Quest Design and Production

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2008

  Chairman and CEO

  Senior Executive Leader of this Building Products and Construction Services Company.

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  Allen Austin

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  Managing Partner

  Houston based boutique Leadership Advisory and Retained Executive Search firm

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  Gary Payne Leadership Coaching (ICF credentialed)

  Jan 2014 - now

  Principal

  Executive Coaching with a focus on Emotional Intelligence development for first time CEOs, high potential leaders and professional services professionals.

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  Odgers Berndtson US

  Jan 2016 - now

  Partner - Leadership/Leadership Team Development

  Partner in the Austin office of Odgers Berndtson, the global #6 executive recruiting and leadership advisory firm with 50 offices in 30 countries -- combining benefits of global reach with the relationship focus and service of a premier boutique recruiting firm. Leadership Development Coach and Retained executive search consultant for organizations in multiple industry sectors. For search, specializes in the Construction and Infrastructure, Industrial Manufacturing, Distributon and Services and the Physical Security Industry, including CEO, CFO, COO, Commercial/Sales Officers, VP/GM....major focus on Private Equity backed portfolio ventures. Also work extensively with C-Suite Executives and their teams in the Professional Services space as well as extensive coaching in the Not-For Profit, Healthcare, Industrial, Professional Services, Legal and others.Certified Executive Leadership & Career Coach having advised numerous executives on how to achieve sustainable change and development of leadership emotional intelligence. About Odgers Berndtson:We provide Executive and Director level search and leadership advisory solutions to organizations throughout the world. Odgers Berndtson operates globally with over 250 partners providing world-class executive search services in local offices. Our flat business structure and collaborative nature ensure that all of our clients have access to the relevant expertise, new and inventive ideas, and a diverse pool of global talent. We are committed to diversity in every search we undertake. Show less

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  The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University

  Jan 2021 - now

  Leadership Coach & Program Facilitator

  Provide one-on-one coaching to Rice University faculty and leadership, undergraduate, graduate, MBA and PhD students, using evidence-based approaches that result in measurable impacts. Facilitate training for critical leader competencies such as delegation, resiliency, developing & sustaining trust and decision making.The Doerr Institute at Rice University is committed to elevating the leadership capacity of all Rice students and improving the practice of leadership development in higher education. The Doerr Institute was selected as the Most Outstanding Program for 2019 by the Association of Leadership Educators (ALE), and is recognized as a World’s Best Leadership Development Program for 2020 by Global Gurus. This is a large-scale leadership development enterprise at the cutting edge of leader development backed by measurable results and outcomes. Show less

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  Global Team Coaching Institute (GTCI)

  Oct 2021 - now

  Assistant Faculty Member