Viv Ilo Veith
Project Management, Mending & Mentoring

Vivid Ideas Inc.

Websites:

• http://www.vividideasinc.com/

I help small business owners effectively utilize their resources. Thusly, I save companies money!

Small businesses often need a professional to manage a specific project and hit the ground running to ensure immediate and positive bottom-line results. The keys to any successful business endeavor or project are planning and execution. Both planning and execution involve a systematic process of rigorously discussing hows and whats, questioning, tenaciously following through, and ensuring success. Accurate assessment of the company's capabilities, linking strategy to operations and the people who are going to implement the strategy, and synchronizing those people and their various disciplines are essential keys.

This is where I offer the most value to my clients: targeting, planning and implementing key projects that lead to immediate organizational and bottom-line improvements. A results-oriented, cost-effective approach to a company's project and to their goals requires the right solution-oriented plan at the right time; and staged implementation to ensure that each crucial step is completed and integrated for success.

As a result of my effectiveness, I have repeatedly been hired by companies from micro-businesses to corporations. I have developed approaches that achieve project clarity and buy-in and cooperation from business management and investors alike. As a result of the quality of buy-in I achieve, I act as a catalyst for ensuring that the foundation for success is solidly cemented in place.

My management experience encompasses the provision of customized services for both short-term projects needing immediate attention and multi-year projects/programs requiring consistent judgment, dedication, and follow-through. I have earned a considerable reputation for providing workable solutions to critical problems. I have a proven track record in which I routinely develop and implement procedures/processes that increase productivity and result in positive impacts on the company's bottom-line. I guarantee that budgeting, tracking, alignment of goals with projects, and meeting deadlines within budget will ensure that project deliverables are attained.

The Evergreen State College, BA

CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Planner) Pending

I have owned three small businesses and started two non-profits. I have managed numerous projects within the corporate and government arenas with companies such as Ball Corporation, City of Boulder, Colorado, and Washington Department of Ecology. My past employment has included management positions at Seagate Technology, Swedish Hospital, and University of Washington. I have also held diverse positions such as Executive Director for Growing Gardens, and Ranch Manager for Gathering of Friends Retreat Center. I truly offer a wide array of knowledge, organizational perspective, and both technical and business expertise.