George has worked with over 150 businesses, from well-known multinational corporations to smaller companies.

With expertise in leadership and organizational assessment and development, performance management, empowerment and emotional intelligence, as well as executive coaching, his work has taken him to 23 nations. George has created and delivered numerous leadership development programs and has written articles for professional journals and other publications. He designed and implemented a highly acclaimed executive leadership curriculum as faculty member, and Chief, Leadership and Management Studies, at the prestigious Air War College for senior military officers. Retiring from the Air Force with the rank of Colonel, he then served for ten years a s a Senior Consultant with Development Dimensions International (DDI) where he worked with numerous national and international corporations in professional and organizational development.

In addition to his work with The Fogarty Group, George teaches in the adult graduate program at Duquesne University , School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, and serves as senior consultant with the university Center for Leadership Development. He is an instructor for Central Texas College , teaching the Air Force Reserve, NCO Leadership Development Program at several Air Force Reserve Command locations in Pennsylvania , Ohio , New York , Michigan , Minnesota and Illinois .

On invitation, Mr. Updegrove has presented programs for international, national, and regional conferences. A partial list includes:

• European Healthcare Management Association (EHMA)
• International Congress on Assessment Center Methodology (ICAC)
• International Conference on Quality Manufacturing Quality and Productivity Management Association (QPMA)
• American Society for Quality Control (ASQC)
• Positive Employee Practices Institute (PEPI)
• Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
• American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS)
• Chemical Specialty Manufacturing Association (CSMA)
• Western Center for Community College Professional Development
• Oregon State University
• Oregon Advanced Technologies Consortium

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