We address human capital challenges by
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Successful acquirers identify key employees and target them for retention during due diligence
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Our Subject Matter Experts identify the major influencers within the organization to bring qualitative data into facts
We advise on human capital to Private Equity, Venture Capital, and C-Suite
When you know the strengths of your workforce, you create leverage. We help you translate this knowledge of your Human Capital through:
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Provide stand-in support to C-level to help bridge functional skills and behavioral traits
WE TURN QUALITATIVE INFORMATION INTO FACTS
How? By employing a network of former federal agents, combined with human intelligence experts and business executives, to lead the interviews. We utilize Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interview techniques to determine true value within an organization and to provide objective recommendations for your human capital investment. Our team members are experts in their respective fields and provide deep insight into their functional and industry focus areas throughout the engagement.
OUR TECHNIQUES ARE NOT THE SAME AS YOURS
In addition to FBI interview techniques, we apply psychometric tools and behavioral science to fully identify the root cause of success and/or issues. This allows us to not only determine if a positive change can occur, but if such change can happen through the people in the current or newly assembled organization. If you are looking for a consulting firm to validate a decision you have already made, we are likely not the firm for you. Our focus is to uncover the truth and to deliver our objective analysis so that you can make the appropriate decision.
Skalatsky & Associates Team
Max Skalatsky
Managing PartnerMax Skalatsky is the co-founder and managing partner of Skalatsky & Associates LLC. He has directed the firm's development since its inception in 2016 and personally leads the vision for all human capital advisory work. His extensive experience enabling human capital decisions for private equity, venture capital, and C-suite has transformed organizations within industries such as financial services and high-tech as well as federal government and law enforcement.
Much of Max's leadership in human capital advisory can be traced to his work as a special agent for the FBI, during which time he gathered and nurtured human capital assets across multiple continents. Later, he parlayed the insights from this experience into creating the processes and tools the FBI's Director Office currently uses for budgetary requests and allocation of all of the FBI's 20,000+ support resources.
In subsequent years, Max led large consulting teams in reorganizing $20M to $1B+ firms, trained executive and staff members across all facets of a company, and developed human resource strategies spanning multi-national organizations. Immediately prior to founding Skalatsky & Associates, Max grew and led the Southeast banking practice for a multi-national consulting firm, focusing his human capital work and related technology expertise on the financial services sector.
Max holds a Master of Business Management (MBA) from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Madra Britt
AdvisorMadra Britt is an Executive Consultant with Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, with APLS Group, a corporate training and consulting firm, and with First Sun Consulting, an outplacement and career services firm. Her experience includes teaching at the university level, instructing students in career counseling, and providing individual coaching on leadership and career decision-making. Madra holds a Master of Science (MS) in Counselor Education from North Carolina State University and a BS in English from Florida State University.
Eric Lachance
AdvisorEric Lachance is a Chief Operating Officer at PathogenDX, a biotech startup disrupting the food & safety testing industry. He served in the US Army for 20 years, where he taught at West Point and managed advanced research and development programs in US Special Operations Command. He has extensive experience in organizational structure and leadership development. Eric holds an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, an MS in Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Engineering from Arizona State University.
Maura Lachowski
AdvisorMaura Lachowski is an Account Executive at Capgemini focusing on the financial services sector. She has 20 years of diverse experience serving clients that range from startups to Fortune 500 companies, helping to align business and organizational strategies across banking, insurance, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Maura holds an MBA from the Queens University of Charlotte and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Randy Lange
AdvisorRandy Lange is a Chief Strategy Officer at Firebird AST, an award-winning professional services firm within U.S. Intel, law enforcement, and commercial risk management communities. He has two decades of experience in team-building and leadership within the Federal sector and has built a reputation in the industry as a trusted advisor to decision makers within the public- and private sector ecosystem. Randy holds an MS in Public Policy Analysis from American University and a BA in Communication & Broadcasting from University of Washington.
Harry Jordan
AdvisorHarry Jordan is a Chief Operating Officer at Simplify Healthcare, a company that provides SaaS solutions to the Health Insurance industry to improve efficiency and compliance. He served in a variety of leadership roles at LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS), a division of Reed Elsevier, where he founded and led the LNRS Health Care business through its first few years of high growth, focusing data and analytics solutions for payers. Harry holds an MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management and a BA in Economics from Yale University.
Jeremy Petranka
AdvisorDr. Jeremy Petranka is Assistant Dean of the Master of Quantitative Management (MQM)/Master of Management Studies (MMS) programs and Associate Professor of the Practice at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Prior to his career in academia, Jeremy worked as a management consultant, working with multiple Fortune 100 companies to align their information technology with their business strategies, focusing heavily on the role of data within the organizations. Jeremy holds a PhD in Economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS in Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.