Dennis Donovan

Dennis J. Donovan

Principal Wadley Donovan Gutshaw Consulting

WDGC advises corporations on the geographic deployment of business operations including manufacturing plants, distribution centers, R&D centers, IT centers, call centers, back offices, and headquarters. Core specialties are location strategy, site selection, labor market analytics, and incentives procurement.

As a company owner/partner the prime responsibility is to provide customized, high-quality service to clients, recruit and grow best of class talent, and manage the business efficiently and profitably.

Geographic Areas Served:

  • United States
  • Canada
  • Latin America
  • EMEA/Asia via strategic alliance

Industries or Specialties:

  • Aerospace
  • Auto Parts
  • Building Materials
  • Call Centers
  • Capital Goods Manufacturing
  • Claims Processing Centers
  • Consumer Goods Manufacturing
  • Distribution
  • Food
  • Headquarters
  • Health/Bio
  • Inside Sales Operations
  • Metals
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Plastics
  • R&D
  • Shared Service Centers
  • Tires

Areas of Expertise:

An owner/principal of WDG Consulting, which is a management consulting firm specializing in corporate facilities location and incentives negotiations. Primary responsibilities are directing site selection projects, continuous innovation in decision tools/models, linking human resources to location strategy, and growing revenue (profitability).

Past Employment:

1980-1992

Partner Moran Stahl & Boyer. Company provided employee relocation, physical move management, and business location services. Main responsibility was to oversee the location strategy/site selection business unit.

1978-1981

Partner in the corporate location consulting firm: Denmark Donovan & Oppel. Firm specialized in manufacturing, back office, and headquarters location consulting. Acquired by MS&B in 1980.

Notable Past Clients:

  • ADP
  • Ascension Health
  • Barclays
  • Beretta
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (several states)
  • Brembo
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Canon
  • CNA Insurance
  • DeMets Candy
  • Dover
  • Genentech/Roche
  • Harbor Freight Tools
  • Marsh & McLennan
  • Metalized Carbon
  • Pitney Bowes

Education:

Bachelors

  • University of Nebraska, Omaha
  • Economic Geography

Masters

  • University of Rhode Island
  • Economic Geography

 Personal: Born in Buffalo, NY. Lifelong Buffalo Bills fan. Spare time interests include golf, gardening, cooking, and community service. Exploring new places to learn about cultures/histories high on the “to-do” list.

Dennis currently sits on the Site Selectors Guild Board of Directors.

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Contact Info:
 
Phone:  908-864-5580
Mobile:  201-310-2598
Email:  [email protected]
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-donovan-6400093