Role and Company
Managing Director, The EDI Group
Expertise
25 years experience in consulting
Location
Greenville , SC
About Reid
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Founder of The EDI Group which provides Business Development & Advisory Services to Small and Medium Businesses - from start-up to those considering expansion. The firm has special expertise in Franchising, Licensing Agreements, Partnerships, and Business Management.
I have served as a Senior Executive with extensive domestic and international experience leading business development and policy initiatives in a variety of high profile, challenging environments. My professional career includes COO of a major franchise corporation, Fortune 500 mergers and reorganizations, Civ-Mil Advisor to DOS and DOD, Director for international development initiatives, and Consultant to Private business ventures and investor groups. I have been responsible for leading and managing multicultural organizations, P&L, and building & growing several businesses.
Working in the business, government, and political arena has fine-tuned an expertise to pull diverse teams, resources, and know-how together to identify solutions – then design and execute strategic plans, and tactical approaches to obtain sustainable results.
Personal strengths include building ‘strategic’ relationships and a unique talent to instinctively grasp opportunities, combined with the capacity to address broader issues from a systemic perspective. I have worked in diverse transitioning environments, both in the US and overseas and possess a Secret Security Clearance
Strengths:
• Business and Political Analysis
• Market Positioning and Growth Stategies
• Workforce and Operational Development
• Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
• Change Management and Turnarounds
• Management and Leadership Training
• Organizational & Operational Strategy and Implementation Alignment
EDUCATION
Business and Management, University of Maryland
Geographic Information Systems, University of South Florida
Dale Carnegie Management and Leadership Certification
National Defense University, Ft. McNair
GLOBAL WORK EXPERIENCE
USA, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Macedonia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Ireland, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Iraq, Afghanistan, , Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Republic of Maldives, and Timor-Leste.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Speaker at International Forums
Executive Roundtables
Leadership Training
International Business & Development Associations
International Foreign Affairs Councils