FERRARA CONSULTING LLC
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA

With over 25 years of senior-level executive experience in a diverse set of industries, Tom Ferrara has earned outstanding cross-functional expertise leading turnarounds, start-ups and high-growth organizations. With an extensive background in operations, finance and systems integration, and a hands-on approach, he has served as President and CEO of a number of companies, including Shenandoah Foods, a national food manufacturer, ICC Corp., a national database and market research company, Mortgage Finance, a regional mortgage banking operation, Vantage Direct Marketing, a national direct marketing and fund-raising organization, and President and COO of WizeUp.com, providing electronic digital college textbooks via the Internet. He also served as Corporate Vice President to Snyder Communications (NYSE: SNC), a $1B multi-national marketing firm, where he built the nation’s largest direct field sales outsource program for AT&T and MCI. Tom Ferrara earned both his BS degree in Accounting and MBA in Business Leadership from St. John’s University in New York. He is also a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Enterprise Six Sigma Certified, ITIL v3 Certified, a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). Ferrara Consulting Group is a Management Consulting firm skilled at business strategy and tactical implementation." At the tactical level . . . we apply full product or SDLC lifecycle disciplines to any program or project to achieve established goals and associated success criteria. At the same time we partner with management to ensure full operational readiness when the job is done. The kind of business we serve . . . We serve business-to-business service companies where technology plays an important part in overall success. In particular, we target micro to mid-cap companies, privately held or family run. Examples include software and technology, e-commerce or Internet, Information and media, and outsource solutions providers. Our overall business objective is to see our clients succeed. That is what drives us. To accomplish this goal, we assist business owners, principals and corporate leaders in the development of strategies that are appropriate not only for growth, but aligned with unique shareholder objectives.