our leadership team
Ken Dowd, Principal / Co-Founder
Ken is an accomplished technology and advisory services leader with over 25-years of experience leading large, trans-formative projects resulting in improved cost optimization, profitability and growth. He is adept at performing as a liaison between technical and non-technical functions and aligning business objectives with technology road-maps. Ken has extensive experience as a solution architect leveraging technology as an enabler to enforce management controls while improving process efficiencies and effectiveness. Most recently, Ken was the VP, Enterprise Performance Management / Practice Lead at a rapidly growing technology services firm. He has held leadership positions at EY, PwC, Meritor, Delphi, General Motors and UpStream Software. Ken earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Western Michigan University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Lawrence Technological University.
Dave Pavlov, Principal / Co-Founder
Dave is a seasoned executive with over 25-years of diverse experience leading organizations to achieve excellence, focusing on strategic planning and business process improvements. He has led teams that have achieved significant cost reduction and improved profit margins, while integrating key financial and metric-based reporting. Dave has coordinated major organizational transformation initiatives and has led several integration and PMO projects by leveraging a combination of dynamic leadership, out of the box strategies and creative financial goal setting. Most recently, Dave was the principal partner of a successful advisory and consulting practice based in Michigan. He has held leadership roles at Jefferson Wells / Experis, LDMI Telecommunication/Talk America and BDO Seidman. Dave earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance and Accounting at Albion College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Central Michigan University. Dave is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), is an Enrolled Agent (EA) with the IRS and is Six Sigma certified.
Our Partners
OneStream Software
OneStream Software provides a market-leading CPM solution that unifies and simplifies financial consolidation, planning, reporting, analytics and financial data quality for sophisticated organizations. Deployed via the cloud or on-premise, OneStream’s unified platform enables organizations to modernize Finance, replace multiple legacy applications and reduce the total cost of ownership of financial systems. OneStream unleashes Finance teams to spend less time on data integration and system maintenance – and more time focusing on driving business performance.
Thirdware
For 25 years, Thirdware has been engaged in delivering transformational solutions at the intersection of business and technology. As an implementation partner for Fortune 500 organizations in the areas of Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Performance Management and Robotic Process Automation, Thirdware has successfully delivered over 1500 projects in the automotive, healthcare, and financial services industry. Ford Motor Company has been a strategic investor in Thirdware since 2001, allowing the company to establish a strong position in the automotive industry.
Saphran
Founded in 2004, Saphran is a Michigan-based software and services company providing business planning automation focused on:
- Project costing and pricing
- Short-term and long-term forecasting
- Cost and capacity planning
- Scenario development
- Consensus planning
- Real-time integration
- Extreme analytics
Saphran’s unique approach broadens business planning visibility to align internal and external market data. Our patented analytics for Cost to Service customers deliver improved corporate performance.
Our mission is to provide the most comprehensive global Business Management Software capabilities for forecasting, planning, costing and quoting.
press releases
Strategic iQ Becomes Latest OneStream Software Implementation Partner
OneStream Software today announced a strategic partnership with Strategic iQ, LLC to transform Corporate Performance Management (CPM) processes for sophisticated organizations around the globe.
Thirdware & Strategic iQ Announce Partnership to integrate Technology with Business Transformation
Thirdware Solution Inc. (www.thirdware.com), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions, is announcing a major partnership with Strategic iQ Solutions (www.siqllc.com), a leader in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Process Integration Solutions.