
About
Joel helps business owners, executive leaders, and growing organizations solve problems and overcome adversity with a calm, people focused, and data driven approach.
Joel is eager to share his experiences leading organizations through transformational and evolutionary change. Joel is the advisor or interim executive you need to gain clarity and focus.
With his curious and collaborative nature, Joel has built a valuable network of advisors and resources. Joel has access to world-class resources, which he utilizes to the benefit of those with whom he works.
Areas of Expertise
Executive-level Leadership
Strategic Planning
Lean Manufacturing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Cross-functional Collaboration
Program Management
Financial Management
Operations Management
Negotiations
Communication
Product Development
Organizational Development
Community Involvement & Professional Development
- Forum moderator Iowa Chapter Forum Officer Iowa Gold Chapter Forum Officer – Awarded Best Chapter Forum Health Iowa Gold Chapter Learning Officer – Awarded Best Event Iowa Gold Chapter Chair - Awarded Best Medium Chapter in Region Regional Communications Chair
- Quad Cities Chamber / University of Iowa Venture School Mentor
- Quad Cities Chamber / University of Iowa Venture School Mentor
- Mentor Volunteer - Quad Cities Chapter
- Board member 2008 – 2013
- Master Scuba Diver Certification
Services

CONSULTING
Do you need a trusted peer with whom to confidentially define your priorities and your next big goal?

INTERIM EXECUTIVE
Could a short-term or part time executive help you fill a gap, transition a successor or role model a new position?

SPECIAL PROJECTS
Do you need one-time leadership to help your organization develop a new skill or solve a unique problem? Joel has experience leading a range of projects.
- Creating an ethics and compliance infrastructure for doing business with government
- Rebranding your business
- Developing a roadmap for your company culture
- Evaluating organic growth initiatives
- Performing due diligence of a potential acquisition
- Preparing the data set for an external valuation
- Transitioning from family managed to board led leadership
- Evaluating operations and processes and eliminating bottlenecks
“I’ve personally known Joel for over 20 years and have enjoyed watching his career evolve. Our company, ALM Positioners, has seen significant growth over the past few years. Last fall, I asked Joel to help us facilitate leadership meetings, mentor engineering staff, develop leaders, and formalize our engineering vision process. I’d highly recommend Joel for any number of projects."
-Mark Ross, CEO/CFO, ALM Positioners, Inc.
“Rarely do you come across someone who is talented at both big picture ideas and executing the small details — Joel is just that person. I highly recommend Joel as a leader and trusted executive advisor. He would be an asset to any organization."
-Marcus Welz, CEO, Intelligent Traffic Systems, Siemens Mobility, Inc.
“I’ve known Joel for over 15 years. In my experiences with him, Joel has exhibited a commitment to lifelong learning, and demonstrated both the vision and discipline to continue growing his business.”
– Bill Jackson, Partner/Managing Chair for New Mexico at The C12 Group
“Joel is a highly motivated and hardworking individual who drives organization success. His customer focus enables growth in value for both bottom line and top line results. Joel is highly respected both inside and outside the organization because of his integrity and values."
-Alan Renken, MoboTrex Board of Directors, President of Primary Metals and Vice President of ALCOA - retired