DevAd owner, Niel Palmer is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and their companies to grow and prosper.
Problems are diagnosed, then strategies and solutions are created to address specific challenges.
The goal is to help you to differentiate your business through excellence.
WHAT WE DO
DevAd Consulting identifies the correlation between operational activities and financial realities. We teach how to use this knowledge to determine a focused course of action, to remedy and prevent shortfalls in performance. We provide direct one-on-one coaching and mentoring to entrepreneurs, company CEOs and key players within your company.
HOW WE DO IT
A targeted approach provides greater control over your business. We make improvements to your business through: applying lean principles, profitability and cost analyses, business management coaching, process flow optimization, strategic planning, project management, capability studies and resource co-ordination.
WHAT YOU GET
Coaching and mentoring of the business owner/entrepreneur and key players within the organization
Business analysis, identification of operational activities that impact financial performance
Process and systems optimization, including Quality Management System development
Strategic planning
ABOUT NIEL PALMER
DevAd owner Niel Palmer is passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses and increase profitability. He can relate to people at any stage of a business - from start up to fully established.
He enjoys teaching LEAN business practices, strategic planning and business model generation. Niel began his career in the aerospace industry (Bombardier, Spar Aerospace) and quickly moved to a leadership role in manufacturing management, performing in highly technical environments. He continued on from aerospace to the electro-mechanical industry (Legrand Canada), leading a team of engineers and managing large projects and customer liaison.
Over time, as he realized success at achieving high levels of operational excellence, Niel became interested in advanced company performance, increased profitability, LEAN methodology and management - understanding how all aspects of a company affect profitability. In recent years, Niel has become more focused on consulting, coaching and mentoring.
He is a mentor at Innovation Guelph, teaching start-up entrepreneurs the Lean Start-up Methodology and seasoned entrepreneurs business management techniques, and leading his own business, DevAd Consulting Inc.
In his spare time, Niel enjoys fly fishing, travelling and playing the drums.