Founder's Profile

Franck J. Gerard, PMP, is a skilled, accomplished leader with experience in project management, leadership development, interpersonal and organizational communication, strategic thinking, time management, process reengineering and instructional design. Drawing from nearly 18 years of experience in organizational development, Franck has designed and delivered a variety of leadership and organizational interventions and committed to assisting professionals, teams, executives and companies attain their learning and business objectives.

 

ABC Consulting Group International, LLC. launched 10 years ago as a result of a layoff when Franck's former employer became his very first client and has since remained a client which truly speaks of Franck's commitment to building solid and lasting business relationships.

Committed to helping industry leaders and individuals attain their business goals, Franck draws from his vast experience in corporate training and education-related fields -delivering customized professional development learning programs, conducting performance improvement consulting sessions and speaking in various forums around the world.

A teacher and administrator at heart, Franck humbly reflects on leadership and management as his passion, gift as well as calling and often states that his primary objective is to add value to the lives of others by reaching out and enriching the lives of friends, colleagues and professionals.

Consistently recognized by peers as a confident and capable individual with strong leadership, motivational and organizational abilities, Franck relates well to all audiences, clients, associates and suppliers on all levels as he demonstrates the drive, desire and integrity to secure continued achievement in every business endeavor.
As a result of his valuable expertise and contribution as a leader, Franck has traveled to more than 15 U.S. cities and over 10 countries in Europe, Africa, Central America, the Caribbean's and Indian Ocean for a total of over 40 trips.

 

Highlights

- ENTERPRISE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT specializing in the design, development and delivery of a variety of organizational development initiatives conducted around the world. 
These initiatives included: executive retreats; leadership interventions; webcast events; conferences; train-the-trainer programs; blended workshops for certification programs; etc. 
The list of topics included: Leadership; Organizational Change Management; Project Management; Agile - SDLC; Strategic Thinking/Planning; Organizational / Interpersonal / Multicultural / Virtual Communication; Instructional Design; etc. 
The client list included: The McGraw-Hill Companies (various units and segments); Western Union International; The New Jersey Department of Property Management and Construction; Coty, Inc.; Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited; NFI Industries; etc. 

- FEATURED SPEAKER for The Future Works Institute on topics related to Multicultural Communication, Teamwork and Diversity. 

- AUTHOR of Time Waits For No One! Prioritize to change your life! and featured Speaker/Instructor in diverse venues to include: financials institutions; state agencies; chambers of commerce; community events as well as local radio and national magazines.

- FEATURED SPEAKER at major universities on topics related to Project Management, Leadership, Time Management and Strategic Thinking. 

- LEADERSHIP TRAINER / FACILITATOR certified by Maximum Impact and RightPath Resources.

Specialties

- SOFT SKILLS: Leadership; Change Management; Teamwork; Interpersonal, Organizational and Intercultural Communication; Negotiation; Public Speaking; Customer Service

- METHODOLOGIES: Organizational Development; Project Management Professional Certification; Strategic Thinking; Business Process Re-engineering; Instructional Design (incl. e-Learning Authoring Tools) 

- SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS: MS: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio; MindManager

- LANGUAGES: English and French