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.
Contact Info:
Phone: 908-864-5580
Mobile: 201-310-2598
Email: ddonovan@wdgconsulting.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-donovan-6400093