TURNAROUND SOLUTIONS
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
How do you manage 100%
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STARTUPS
Creating profits day one.
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VENDOR & PACKAGE SELECTION
Helping a world-class company
find world-class vendors.
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TURNAROUND SOLUTIONS
Changing a major company
from the outside, in.
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STARTUPS
Taking technology consulting
firms from zero to success.
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VENDOR & PACKAGE SELECTION
How do you help Best Buy
become "bester"?
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Securing online data and
earning nine patents doing so.
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AMAX saves companies.
Since 1999, AMAX Consulting has earned the trust of Global 50 and smaller
organizations by providing management and technology consulting on multiple levels.
We take pride in our exceptional track record of helping clients solve
their issues, achieving real growth and profitability. At AMAX, you receive the
highest level of quality, integrity and exceptional problem solving skills.
Contact Us Today!
We’re here to help, and we’re pretty good at it. To schedule an in-depth and confidential
conversation, call 612-743-9696 or email us at al.stern@amaxconsulting.com
Helping clients succeed.
We find solutions
to the most tangled problems (we love
this stuff).
AMAX worked with an Internet security firm globally to revise the strategy for the firm, lead operations, resolve numerous legal issues, and lead efforts to reformulate the company, and earned nine patents along the way.
How can we help you?
Do you need help with Package Selection? Do you need assistance moving your data center across the country? Are you exploring whether the cloud is right for you? AMAX can help you with those needs and many, many more. Give us a call today for a free confidential consultation. We are here to help.
AMAX returns companies to profitability using a unique set of business skills.
Since 1978, the founder has consulted with organizations large and small to help them improve. They help strong organizations get better and failing organizations turn their businesses around and restore profitability. From
negotiating contracts, mergers and
acquisitions integration, package selection to helping startups, start up right, AMAX can help virtually any organization. We do it by listening and determining what needs to be done. No secret algorithm, no black box or ten point process, just years of experience, acute business savvy and an ability to get to the heart of a problem – and solve it. And if we can’t, we will refer you to the right resources.
How we help companies like yours.
We are very pleased with our work with CaringBridge.com. We helped rebuild their technology in 2004, setting it up for the success it has earned today -- over 30 million sites and one billion visits.
Allianz Life, a $13 billion insurance company brought in AMAX to evaluate vendors for offshore business. We were able to do so and helped Allianz Life save dollars, consolidate their resources and improve delivery.
Allen Stern, President
and Founder
Everything we do is based on what
you need for your company to succeed.
No two business problems are ever exactly alike. While there may be similarities, company service needs vary across the board. When you partner with AMAX, you will find there are no cookie-cutter solutions. We look at every project from a simple perspective—what do we need to do to solve the problem? Perhaps it’s technology issues that need to be resolved, an inspired strategic plan or implementing better online security. Whatever the issue, AMAX will provide your organization with a plan for success.
We look for the right solution for you.
Our services include:
• Capacity with our partners to assist
in funding for projects up to $600 million
• “Leading edge” secure social networking
• Teaching K-12, undergraduate, and
graduate school classes.
• Secure cloud collaboration
• “C level” executive management
• “Leading edge” Internet risk management
• Internet strategy and planning
• Risk management and security planning
• Staffing (hourly and permanent hires)
• Strategic and tactical business & systems planning
• Business process analysis and improvement
• Due diligence and planning for M&A
• Global partnering
• Patent development
• Project & asset management
• Business “turn around” leadership
• Unbiased vendor selection
• Guest speaking: latest security and risk topics
We have partnered with some of the biggest and
the best. And some of the smallest and the best.
Our clients include:
Best Buy
Retail industry leader
in consumer electronics.
Allianz
Industry leading global
financial services company.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Leading regional health care
insurance company.
Multiple early stage start-up firms
we’ve led to success.
What our clients are saying:
Because of the sensitive and controversial nature of our sourcing initiative it was imperative to have a highly ethical leader to manage the process. Having used AMAX successfully in the past, in an equally sensitive situation, making the call to AMAX was a no brainer.
Global 50 President, COO
AMAX led our Internet strategy. I had worked
with them for several years on many other large, critical enterprise projects and greatly valued the high quality of work, ethics, and results they provided every time.
Fortune 500 President
We earned more profit under AMAX leadership than we had earned in the previous seven years - combined.
Founder, CEO
AMAX saved our company by creating an “outside the box” solution.
Fortune 500 CIO
A few examples of how we've helped.
Changing a major company from the outside, in.
Served on IBM’s international committee for developing a strategy to market consulting services to the insurance industry. Served on IBM’s pilot committee for marketing consulting services to health care companies.
As a Systems Engineer, managed the technical team for the fastest growing, largest insurance account in the region. Managed numerous projects and a team of technical experts to achieve a successful I/S growth path for the client. Successes helped lead the client to develop a set of industry-leading applications. Served as the only “outsider” on the client’s executive team of Information Systems and End User Executives to determine I/S strategy and tactics. Provided “leading edge” technical guidance for mainframes, client/server, hardware and software systems, and consulting services. Nominated as “Employee of the Month” (as a consultant) at the largest insurance company in the area. Dramatically grew and supported business at numerous accounts. Teams “made quota” every year with very high customer satisfaction. Mentored IBM’s local “Rookie of the Year.” Received numerous awards for these accomplishments including the prestigious Regional Manager’s Award.
Helping a world-class company
find world-class vendors.
Recruited by the President of Allianz Life of America to take a leadership role for an enterprise strategy to benchmark global best practices to improve the firm’s processes. Created recommendation to improve processes and select “world-class” vendors for process improvement, cost reductions, and employee enhancement. Allianz Life was the leading fixed annuities firm in the U.S. with annual premium exceeding $13 billion.
How do you help Best Buy become "bester"?
For Best Buy, the industry leading electronics retailer, guided numerous projects leading to the selection of core financial, supply chain, and human resource applications. Provided management leadership for multiple directors. Guided the process to select a nationally prominent consulting firm to manage the package selection and implementation project. Researched the ability of the newly created “dotcom” division to create and implement its own financial systems. Led the requirements process and package selection process for security systems and the Activity Based Costing (ABC) department. Created the training plans for the financial team to learn Oracle applications.
Taking technology consulting firms from zero to success.
Founded a local management and technology consulting firm. AMAX grew the company from its inception into one of the larger consulting firms in the region. As President, was responsible for all activities of the company, including: business strategy, profit & loss, operations, recruiting, negotiating contracts, sales and marketing, customer satisfaction, quality assurance, and legal matters. Clients included nearly all of the Fortune 500 firms in the area.
Creating profits day one.
The Founder of an Eastern management and technology firm wanted to expand to the Midwest. Based on a client CIO’s referral, he asked AMAX to create the Twin Cities branch from scratch. He wasn’t disappointed. The Twin Cities division became of one of the fastest growing, most profitable, and most reputable consulting services firms serving Fortune 500 clients in the region. Averaged more than 100% growth in revenue for multiple years, with commensurate profit, and high client and employee satisfaction. Responsible for all activities of the branch, including: business strategy, profit & loss, operations, recruiting, negotiating contracts, sales and marketing, customer satisfaction, and quality assurance. This office was profitable from its inception with no capital investment. Led the enterprise with the fastest growing and most profitable branch. Created and led the development of the management consulting services for the branch. Led a consulting engagement to develop the EDI strategy for the division President of a leading health care company. Led an engagement to identify and map core processes for the merger of two property and casualty companies.
Securing online data and earning eight patents doing so.
When information is sent over the Internet, organizations and customers face exposure of personal information, financial data, and loss of privacy. When the executives of a start-up Internet software and services firm foundered, they turned to AMAX to lead the senior team. Worked with the team to revise the strategy for the firm, lead operations, resolve numerous legal issues, and lead efforts to reformulate the company. Worked with firms globally to create offerings and determine the demand for innovative intellectual property (earning nine U.S. and Canadian patents). The firm developed from a pure start-up to securing initial customer revenue, validating marketplace need and viability of the intellectual property to insure Internet transmissions.
How do you manage 100% investment return
in six months?
Co-founder and COO of the largest privately held management and technology consulting firm in the region. With a business associate, led the acquisition, merger, and integration of a $36 million consulting company resulting in an overall cash return on investment before taxes of 61%, allowing the return of the original associates investment within six months. Led the firm through a critical period (including 9/11 and internal conflicts) and maintained profitability. Responsible for all activities of the company, including: business strategy, profit & loss, operations, recruiting, negotiating contracts, sales and marketing, customer satisfaction, quality assurance, business partnerships, and legal matters. As member of the Executive Management Team, led strategic directions and key tactical decisions of the firm. Planned, developed, and implemented strategic new lines of business including the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute’s SEI’s Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and ITIL-based consulting services, executive consulting, process and metrics improvement, and global sourcing.
How do you give a company a 180?
Recruited by CEO and founder of a firm specializing in transition management to serve as Chief Operating Officer and restore organization to profitability. As COO, led the firm through a critical period of transition, grew the customer base, significantly enhanced customer and employee satisfaction, paid off debts, improved revenue run rate over 300%, and returned company to profitability. Generated more net profit than all previous years of the company combined. Responsible for all activities of the company, including: business strategy, profit & loss, operations, recruiting, negotiating contracts, sales and marketing, customer satisfaction, quality assurance, business partnerships, and legal matters. Led the strategic directions and key tactical decisions of the firm.
TURNAROUND SOLUTIONS
Changing a major company
from the outside, in.
VENDOR & PACKAGE SELECTION
Helping a world-class company
find world-class vendors.
VENDOR & PACKAGE SELECTION
How do you help Best Buy
become "bester"?
STARTUPS
Taking technology consulting
firms from zero to success.
STARTUPS
Creating profits day one.
STARTUPS
Securing online data and earning nine patents doing so.
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
How do you manage 100%
investment return in six months?
TURNAROUND SOLUTIONS
How do you give
a company a 180?
Find out how AMAX can
help your organization.
For a free one-hour confidential consultation on how we might help your enterprise, call or email us at AMAX, today.
AMAX, LLC
630 Sutcliff Circle
St. Paul, MN 55118
United States
612.743.9696
email Al Stern: al.stern@amaxconsulting.com
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