Upon leaving the Marine Corps, Jerry joined Corning Glass Works as a production supervisor. In 18 months he had increased his department's efficiency by 62%, and was promoted to Customer Service Manager for Electronic Products.

For two consecutive years, his organization received "Vendor of the Year" awards from the world's largest electronics company. Jerry was promoted to Project Manager to direct the logistics and marketing of a manufacturing transfer from Pennsylvania to Taiwan.

Jerry continued his business growth with significant sales and profitability increases as Director of Sales Development, Director of Global Accounts, VP of Sales, and VP Sales & Marketing at various electronics and medical products firms for more than 20 years. As area manager for the United States Chamber of Commerce, he received the top award for membership growth. He has a great deal of experience in international markets, and has traveled extensively throughout four continents, both as a supplier and procurer of products.

Jerry now shares the experience and knowledge he gained in more than 30 years as a successful executive. While teaching the principles of Human Resources Development, Strategic Planning and World-Class Manufacturing principles, Jerry has significantly contributed to the personal and organizational success of many companies and organizations. The processes he facilitates have been proven effective in enhancing the performance of people and operations, in building teamwork, and in improving the lives of the individual participants. In addition, an organization's bottom line is enhanced greatly when the people are performing at their peaks and processes are aligned with the objectives of the company. As president of The Resource Development Group LLC, Jerry has expanded the company throughout Indiana and has been recognized as a leader in organizational development. Jerry was recently named "Member of the Year" of Lake City Business Network International, and was elected president of the organization in 2001. 

Jerry has been recognized as a leader in the network of organizational development specialists affiliated with Resource Associates Corporation of Mohnton, PA, a world leader in the development and implementation of Leadership, Sales, Planning and Diagnostic processes.  He and his organization have received numerous awards for business growth and professional development, and in five years he has grown The Resource Development Group LLC to be the second largest of over 600 affiliate companies worldwide.  Jerry is also one of only eight affiliates to be chosen as a “train the trainer” for new affiliates joining the Resource Associates Corporation network.

With his broad range of experience, Jim has dealt with individuals and groups of people from virtually every walk of life. He began his career in sales with a large international computer company. He rapidly moved into sales management. Over the next several years Jim was in sales and management in the medical field, office supplies, and financial services industries. Jim then returned to college and received a master’s degree in counseling. He then entered the addictions field as a substance abuse counselor working with adolescents, adults, and families. After several years of clinical work he became the Executive Director of a 70-bed adolescent inpatient treatment facility. Jim left the corporate world in 1992 when he began a successful private counseling practice. Because of his personal experience of being involved in corporate downsizing Jim included career consulting and outplacement work in his counseling practice and eventually took his practice into career consulting. Virtually everything Jim has done professionally has been working with people, as well as organizations, in going through the process of “Change”. In 2001 he took his experiences into executive/business coaching where he “works with his clients to successfully and effectively navigate change to achieve the results they desire”.