Global Consultants

ProAct employs only the highest quality associates to deliver our comprehensive solutions. Listed below is a small sampling of our Executive Level team members which help design, deliver and measure each and every one of our programs.

 

George del Campo has an extensive history of sales and sales management success in direct and indirect sales to the commercial and government sectors both internationally and domestically. During this time he held key sales and executive management positions while employed by Honeywell Information Systems Inc., Teradata Corp., AT&T and NCR.

While working in Mexico he sold and installed a major information processing and telecommunications system to the State of Mexico. His assignment in Canada led to the implementation of a command and control center for the Canadian Maritime Command and the sale of information systems to the Canadian Military colleges. During his tenure in Korea as Country Manager, he helped form and was on the board of directors of the Gold Star-Honeywell joint venture. While in Korea he served on the Joint Venture and Intellectual Property committees of the American Chamber of Commerce. George has also enjoyed widespread success in the introduction and sale of various high tech products and services through indirect sales channels in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the US.

George is a guest lecturer at California Polytechnic State University speaking to entrepreneurs about the sales requirements of small company start-ups.

George holds a degree in Economics from Occidental College and has completed post-graduate training conducted by the Harvard Business School. Speaks fluent Spanish, some French and holds dual US and Mexican citizenship. He is married with two children and divides his time between homes in Southern California and Camano Island, Washington

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David Ferré is an experienced sales and sales leadership executive. He has successfully led sales teams in a wide array of technologies, market segments and sales models (direct and indirect) for International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Siemens Corporation, Bay Networks (now Nortel), Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), Oracle Corporation and Trilogy Development, Inc.

His experiences include leading sales organizations focused on large complex enterprises and multi-channel sales in the medium and small enterprise market segments. His industry experience includes the Public Sector, Energy, Automotive, Utilities, Telecommunications, High Technology and Airline’s. He has a track record of consistently exceeding his sales objectives and turning sales organizations into high performance sale teams.

David is a graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois where he received a BS in Marketing and Accounting. He enjoys international travel and resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife Esther and son Trevo
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Ovell Barbee has established an outstanding reputation as a visionary human resource leader with a demonstrated track record of delivering results as well as developing and leading innovative HR initiatives in complex and diverse industries.

Ovell has served in HR leadership positions at top-notch organizations such as Steelcase, Motorola, OnStar, General Motors, CN Rail and most recently serves as the Vice-President of Human Resources for the Health Business Unit at Career Education Corporation. He has supported P&L’s with more than 3.0 billion dollars in revenue.

His exceptional educational credentials include holding a Masters in Human Resources and Labor Relations from Michigan State University and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.  In addition to the masters degrees; Barbee holds a Bachelors in Communications, also earned at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is currently certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR) by the Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM).

Ovell was named one of the country’s “Top 50 Executives Under the Age of 50”, by the National Black MBA Association.  He has been the keynote speaker at both HR forums and community-based events, is an advocate of education and demonstrates this commitment by proactively covering the costs of books and supplies for deserving college students.

Ovell, a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan is an avid runner, having successfully completed a marathon in 2009, enjoys physical fitness activity and traveling.  He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, SHRM, and the National Black MBA Association.

Joe Baker is an accomplished, results driven senior executive. His proven track record is centered on transformational performance improvement and business turn around impact. He has a proven track record of success leading multi billion dollar businesses with responsibilities covering sales, marketing, customer service and operations in all major market segments (consumer, small, medium, enterprise, government).

Joe has held leadership positions at Bell Canada as their Vice President, Product Marketing, as well as Nortel Networks in roles ranging from Vice President, PCS Wireless Systems to Vice President of the Southeast Region in the United States. He was recruited from Nortel by BellSouth for the position of Vice President, Interconnection Services, growing the $3.1B in business revenue by 23% CAGR year over year. Joe quickly rose to corporate officer leading the Small Medium Business Unit as its President. He initiated a critical turn around that resulted in the successful achievement of all key financial targets despite intense competitive pressure, while attaining the highest employee satisfaction survey scores in the company.

Seeking new challenges Joe joined Cingular Wireless (AT&T Mobility) running its second largest market based in Philadelphia (80 retail stores, 684 agent locations). In addition to achieving 106% of the operating income target, he led the effort to centralize customer care and convert the TDMA network to the new GSM platform. Joe was moved back to headquarters in Atlanta to become the Vice President, Sales and Operations responsible for servicing over 2 million corporate customers nationwide and driving $1.4B in revenue through the Business Markets Group. His team transformed an under performing line of business into a profitable center of excellence that led the industry in product innovation, customer care and world class training based on a consultative and financial sales model.

Now Joe is an associate and consultant for ProAct Business Development. He specializes in leadership development, executive coaching and helping companies deliver strategies that accelerate profitable revenue growth. Joe is a graduate of the University of Toronto where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and also completed the University of Michigan's post graduate Global Leadership Program (India). He has dual American and Canadian citizenship and lives with his wife and daughter on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

 
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