Curious Friend Consulting

I worked my way up the corporate ladder from a "human factors engineer" (a creative way to say technical writer) to a supervisor to a program manager who worked directly in the company president's office performing workplace investigations.  I had frequent meetings with human resources, legal, and executive leadership.  I was responsible for compliance and interpretation of federal regulations and development of procedures for my department.  

After leaving the corporate environment, I volunteered at several nonprofit organizations before starting Curious Friend Consulting.  I have ten+ years of tax preparation experience and I'm currently preparing for tax resolution.  My experience and skill with strategizing and creating project plans, ensuring the budget is met and tasks are completed when due are a benefit to organizations or persons starting a project or a business.  Starting a business is a "daunting task" (borrowed this phrase from another proprietor) and a heck of a project!  There's the business of the service or product you're offering, then there's the business of operating the business (marketing, communications, advertising, financial recordkeeping and accounting...).  This is when having a plan is important.  Projects are more likely to succeed when a structured plan is adhered to whether the plan is for your business or personal finances,  I have the knowledge and skills to customize a plan for you that will help you acheive success.  

How can Curious Friend Consulting help you? 

Do you need help solving a problem? Not sure how to proceed with a project because you don't have a documented plan?  Need someone to hold you responsible for "doing what you said you were going to do"?  Have questions about available options?  Perhaps you require facilitation to acquire knowledge.  Need a strategy for improving efficiency, eliminating duplication or financial waste within your organization?  Do you have a product which needs descriptive content or a content update (because you simply don't have the time after you purchased that quick-and-easy website builder)?  You could possibly need a fact-finding report from a neutral party.  Or perhaps you need an independent interpreter for your tech project?  Have you grown weary of having a process that no one seems to adhere to or is ineffective?  Perhaps you can't pinpoint the break in your process? Wondering where your money went two weeks after getting paid?  Whatever the situation, not only am I willing to help, but I want to help.

The adage says curiosity killed the cat.  The truth is . . . curiosity solves problems, creates inventions, answers questions, verifies facts and initiates relationships.