ABOUT
OUR BUSINESS IS
MAKING
YOUR BUSINESS
BETTER.
BICMG stands for Business Information Consulting & Management Group. We are a consulting firm that focuses on developing better business practices, primarily in the healthcare sector.
Our mission is to become your strategic advisor of choice. We assist every client by providing personal strategic guidance that fits the situation. We aim to always foster an open dialogue with our clients. We know you value positive human interaction with your clients and we do too. We believe in investing our time and resources with organizations like yours who aim to build stronger and more sustainable communities
PROCESS
Every problem we tackle, we tackle with “A2I” in mind. A2I stands for analyze, recommend, reacces, & implement. A2I allows us to have an intimate understanding of each of our client’s problems and how to find the optimal solution.
A2I lets us tackle each day with a structured understanding of how each problem can be conquered efficiently and effectively. And anytime there’s a bump in the road, rest assured, our team is ready smooth it over and let us get right back to helping you create a better environment for your business.
PUTTING FACEs TO THE NAME
The BICMG team is a tight-knit family of industry professionals with a myriad of professional and personal experiences as executives, practitioners, and consultants. We unite as a team to assist each one of our clients and each other’s strengths to tackle any problem with your best interests at heart.
Richard McGranahan
Patent Adviser
I integrate technologies into solutions for financial and information services. I have been doing this since 1966 when I was recruited by Ross Perot to join EDS in Topeka, Kansas. I had the chance to help automate portions of the New York Stock Exchange computer systems, the Cleveland, Ohio Police Departments Information Services Systems, Kimberly Clark forest inventory management systems, and then the American Express Communications Systems.
In 1979 I began focusing on credit card and banking systems and developed a credit card processing system for the airlines throughout the United States and implemented it in 1981 with 12 major carriers. From 1983 through 1988 I developed new credit and debit card devices for the banking industries and became a support team for several of the large California banks. In 1990 I began to build a satellite communication link from San Diego throughout Mexico for the hospitality industry for providing financial and advertising services to hotels and airlines. In 2000 a new imaging technology was developed to process credit and check processing including Check 21 for the banking community and my efforts have been in that arena through 2004.
Incumbent on sophisticated processing systems has been the development of educational materials in a bilingual format for users and consumers. Since 1987 and until recently success has been limited by technology. Today I have been working on the development of a multimedia engine for kiosk and internet services to allow for multi-lingual services to be made available to end point kiosks and end points with wireless to hand held tablets for retail, emergency rooms and educational locations. Expanding that technology base we recently began to work with an advertising firm representing ABC television network to build and deploy a Spanish advertising service in text and video to help the Spanish community to have better knowledge of products and services available to them.
From 1983 till today I have become a facilitator. I utilize technology companies to create solutions for retail and information services. Industries and market volumes vary from a single emergency room patient trying to communicate in Vietnamese, to the processing of two million check transactions a day. I work with hardware builders and participate with software sources to achieve project objectives. Recently I have been working with Fujitsu electronics on private labeling a number of their new products for my applications. Primarily they are in the medical information services and in bi-lingual and multi- lingual services for doctor’s offices and other public related locations.
Sherry Hedvat
I have over 15 years of consulting experience as Human Resources and Recruiting professional working and building the HR infrastructure of small and large organizations with 5 to 2000 employees nationwide.
As a Subject Matter Expert, I have implemented successful strategies and practices in all aspects of HR from alignment of HR systems with business strategy, employee relations & investigation, and management training. Other areas include employment labor law compliance, talent assessment, full cycle onboarding, employee benefits, and safety compliance to HRIS, payroll, and financial planning. I have collaborated with organizational leaders to create a culture of performance, trust and accountability in manufacturing, service, technology, healthcare, hospitality, food chain, & financial sector.
I am SPHR certified and hold Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and have obtained my Human Resources Certificate from CSUN. I am an active member of SHRM and PIHRA and a dedicated contributor to Food on Foot and community outreach programs.
Andre Dovgal
I am a senior solutions architect with a focus on integration challenges for IT-intensive enterprises. He brings 30+ years of experience to the BiCMG team and deep knowledge of several aspects of the IT industry: from software development and solutions architecture, to enterprise architecture and project management. Having a broad experience with different software platforms (starting from IBM mainframes and Unix to the mobile development on PalmOS and iOS), he has been spending more than a decade delivering solutions in the Microsoft world. I am an author and a technical editor of a few books on Microsoft technologies as well as a presenter of those in a number of public events.
In the course of my 30-year career I has worked for several international organizations. Some of my most exceptional accomplishments include building customized solutions for the financial industry, algorithms for artificial intelligence systems, e-business systems for real-estate clients, and IT integration services in the areas in law enforcement and justice.
In addition to his professional industry experience in software development and integration, I enjoys teaching, coaching, and mentoring. Over the span of 20 years, I have held several appointments as an adjunct professor in different colleges and universities. During my teaching career I have supervised dozens of MBA and M.Sc. theses. I possesses certifications in different areas of computer science, project management, and finance and have authored 30+ publications on topics of IT, computer science, finance, history, and philosophy.
Mel Ghara
I am a result-oriented business professional with more than 25 years of proven ability in strategic planning, managing projects, and improving efficiency of operations, team building, and detailing project information to determine effective process for flow operation. Able to identify areas of strength and weakness and implement or suggest company policies and standards, changes in operation, and systems that optimize productivity and bottom line. Demonstrated ability to maximize productivity and control costs through the most effective uses of available resources without disturbing existing operation.
Experience in retail, oil and gas, real estate, technology, Healthcare, food, and in various other industries. Currently focused and specializing in companies involved with medical device, medical service, and also in niche (Food Tech) food manufacturing companies.
I have a graduate degree in Business Administration as well as undergraduate degrees in Industrial Economics and Computer Science; which combined with years of experience obtained in working for various companies in different industries, have allowed me to deliver solutions in project restructuring, program development, and streamlining of operations to position companies for efficiency and growth.
Inka Gee
