Cheryl Kali

Master Certified Coach, Accomplished Chief Information Officer, Management Consulting

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Cheryl Kali's Bio:

Cheryl Kali's Experience:

• Owner, CEO at The Peaceful Woman Corp

  April 2008 - Present | Paia, Maui HI

  A Lifestyle Design Company assisting women in creating Life-Experiences that express who they know themselves to be. Products include classes, coaching, retreats, and an online community.

• Owner, Master Coach at Cheryl Bertrand/Cheryl Kali LLC

  January 2003 - Present | Paia, Maui HI

  Master Certified Coach (MCLC/MCC Candidate). Coached and mentored 5000+ Clients in both 1-on-1 and group settings. Partner with C-suite Clients and Entrepreneurs to bring new ideas that drive positive change, solve problems, and create opportunities.

• Vice President, CIO at San Francisco Private Industry Council

  2003 - Present

  The Private Industry Council of San Francisco is a nonprofit with an annual budget of over $25 million, they provide employment, training and research services to employers and job seekers. Lead company restructuring. Managed the evaluation of business requirements, determined priorities, and implemented solutions.

• Sr. Advisor at Hawaii Health Connector

  July 2013 - October 2013 | Honolulu, Hawaii

  Insurance marketplace where individuals and small businesses may choose from an array of private and national health coverage plans.

• Owner, Bed & Breakfast at Kailua Maui Gardens

  June 2003 - December 2008 | Kailua, Maui HI

  Frommer's Guide Maui 2008: In the middle of no-where lies this two-race tropical botanical garden with a main house and 6 bungalows dotting the property. Just a couple of miles down the serpentine Hana Highway from Huelo, in the remote area of Kailua, is an unlikely place for accommodations, but for those who want to get away from it all, this could be your place. The small cabana range from a two-bedroom cottage with a full kitchen to compact accommodations with basic kitchenette amenities. The Main House has three bedrooms and a full kitchen. They all face out into gorgeous gardens and some have beautiful ocean views. In the midst of the botanical garden is a pool, with a cabana and a covered barbecue area, and two hot tubs. Even if you don’t stay here, stop by and visit the garden – hosts Keone and Cheryl love to show people their piece of paradise.

• Instructor, Mentor, Staff Director at CEO Space

  March 2003 - December 2008 | Los Angels, CA

  One of Forbes 2013 Must-Attend Conferences for Entrepreneurs, CEO Space is a business conference, networking event, and tradeshow that brings entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors together in a cooperative environment to help businesses grow.

• Owner, Management Consultant at Bertrand & Associates

  February 1986 - December 2003 | Chicago, IL

  Management Consultant for Fortune 100-500-1000 Companies, Privately Held Companies, Venture-backed Start-ups, and Small Businesses.

• Global Vice President, CIO at Text 100 International

  2002 - 2003

  San Francisco, CA - London, UK - Sydney, AU - Global Vice President - With 26 offices in 17 countries, Text is one of the largest independent technology pubic relations consultancies. Competing with generalist firms, they are ranked #20 worldwide. Restructured and globalized operations to facilitate relationship with new client, IBM.

• Management Consultant at Baxter International Inc.

  2003 - 2003 | Los Angeles, CA

  A leader in healthcare for more than 80 years. Baxter assists healthcare professionals and their patients with treatment of complex medical conditions.

• CIO Consultant at Plantronics

  2000 - 2001 | Santa Cruz, CA

  Electronics company producing audio communications equipment for business and consumers. Its products support unified communications, mobile use, gaming and music. Provided IT-CIO support services to the IT Organization.

• CIO Consultant at BEA Systems

  2000 - 2001 | San Jose, CA

  Specialized in enterprise infrastructure software products which was wholly acquired by Oracle Corporation. Provided IT-CIO support services to the IT Organization.

• CIO Consultant at KLA-Tencor

  2000 - 2001 | Milpitas, CA

  KLA-Tencor Corporation is an American manufacturing company suppling process control and yield management products for the semiconductor, data storage, LED, and other related nanoelectronics industries. Provided IT-CIO support services to the IT Organization.

• Interim Vice President, CIO at Quintus/Avaya Inc.,

  2000 - 2001 | San Francisco, CA (Bay Area)

  Leading CRM/Customer Care Software Company, purchased by Avaya, a $12B global leader in communication systems, applications, and services. Streamlined company through dot.com era and assisted with company acquisition and integration.

• Interim Vice President, CIO at Rainmaker Systems

  2000 - 2001 | San Francisco, CA (Bay Area)

  $10M outsourcer of sales and marketing maintenance contracts. Clients included HP, Nortel, 3COM, Motorola, Gateway, Novell, and IBM. Lead company re-visioning and restructuring through dot.com era. Managed all aspects the IT Organization

• Consultant/Interim CIO at Bay Area Techworkers

  2000 - 2001 | Scotts Valley, CA

  Strategic IT consulting, project mgt, and staffing services. Their value is a partnership between CIOs. Techworker Account managers are former CIOs vs Sales and focused on leveraging Techworker’s IT Organization to supplement a CIO’s agenda and staff. Built Strategic Consulting Practice, Account Management Organization, and CIO-to-CIO Selling Model. Provided Interim CIO/CTO Management Consulting services.

• Vice President, CIO at Cort Furniture (A Berkshire Hathaway Company)

  1999 - 2000 | Fairfax, VA

  CORT is a national furniture retail company with 120 showrooms and provides relocation assistance, national account, and tradeshow services to 80% of the Fortune 500. Reorganized company from a highly decentralized operation to a centralized one and developed and implemented streamlined retail and rental sales processes. Assisted with the integration of 63 acquisitions implementing new processes and training employees on new systems. Established formal MIS Organization – Cort’s first.

• World Wide Program Director at Kellogg Company

  1995 - 1999 | Battle Creek, MI

  Sydney, AU – London, UK - Ranked #4 among Fortune’s Food Consumer Products Companies, the world’s leading producer of cereal and convenience foods. Their products are manufactured in 19 countries and marketed in 160+ countries. 

 Lead Re-structure of multi-national research operations into cohesive global organization. Built $75million global research facility and pilot plant.
 Built global, virtual Research Library Built Global Web Technology Organization – Kellogg’s first. 

 Built IT partnership between Kelloggs and its largest global customer, Wal-Mart. 

Established new Functional Foods Division.

• Enterprise Engineering Director at Follett

  1992 - 1995 | River Grove, IL

  Provider of education products and services. Domestically, they impact education in all 50 states. Internationally, they’re in 60 countries and ranked #125 in Forbes top Privately Held Companies. 

Lead a Process Re-Engineering Initiative to turn-around Primary Subsidiary. The CEO said “the program Cher suggested and lead was the most innovative initiative the company had undertaken in its 120 year history”

. Mapped entire subsidiary’s business processes, identifying opportunities, and Implementing Projects.
 Built, Lead, and Managed IT Organization.

• Director Reengineering Program at Ameritech Corporation (SBC

  1989 - 1992 | Chicago, IL

  A U.S. telecommunications company that was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies that arose out of the AT&T divestiture. Ameritech was acquired by SBC Communications, which subsequently acquired AT&T Corporation, becoming the present-day AT&T Inc. Integrated Ameritech’s five operating companies into a competitive, unified, competitive company. Part of a Re-engineering SWAT Team that managed BPR initiatives and identified and implemented process improvement and re-engineering opportunities.

• IT Consultant at Freddie Mac

  1989 - 1990 | Chicago, IL

  The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, known as Freddie Mac, is a public government-sponsored enterprise that works with mortgage lenders to help people lower housing costs and access better home financing. Special Project to Establish a Consumer Helpdesk for new mortgage program application rollout.

• Director of IT at Winston & Strawn LLP

  1988 - 1989 | Chicago, IL

  An international law firm with more than 850 attorneys among 18 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1853, it is the oldest law firm in the city of Chicago. Responsible for all IT Operations, budgets, and staff.

• Manager Helpdesk Services at Montgomery Ward's The Signature Group

  1987 - 1988 | Schaumburg, IL

  Wholly-owned by Montgomery Ward (Retail/Catalog), The Signature Group was sold to General Electric Capital for $650 million. It was a direct response market leader with more than 16 million customers. With over 8,000 associates in more than 30 locations across the United States, they mailed over 400 million solicitations and made over 70 million scripted telemarketing presentations annually.Telemarketing Company owned by Montgomery Ward . Managed the Helpdesk Services Organization providing IT support to the company and the 30 telemarketing centers across the country.

• Valuation Consultant at Arthur D. Little

  1985 - 1987 | Chicago, IL

  As the world’s first consultancy, they have been at the forefront of innovation for more than 125 years and were pioneers in the area of "management consulting." Today, they are one of the world's premier global consulting firms, linking Strategy, Innovation & Technology to help their clients exploit strengths and develop new capabilities. Established fair market values for merged or acquired companies. Participated in Baxter Healthcare and American Hospital Supply Merger (Largest at the time). Managed Helpdesk Operations providing IT Desktop Support Services.

• Programmer at Keane Consulting Group

  1985 - 1985 | Chicago, IL

  Cobol Programmer, C++ Programmer

• Programmer at Penske Truck Leasing/Leaseway Transportation

  1985 - 1985 | Chicago, IL

  Leaseway Transportation, who merged with Penske Truck Leasing, provided physical distribution services to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the US and Canada. They evolved into a billion-dollar interstate trucking concern with 8,500 employees. Developed and implemented a retirement gift application for the HR Department.

Cheryl Kali's Education:

• Coach For Life

  2003 – 2007
  MCLC/MCC

• DeVry University

  1982 – 1986
  Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
  Concentration: Computer Science

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