Brian T. Kelly,
Partner
With over 15 years of management consulting experience,
Brian founded ThinkFast Solutions in an effort to bring top
notch, seasoned consulting veterans to clients across the globe.
Prior to starting the firm, Brian's
career was spread evenly across Oracle Corporation, Ernst & Young, LLP, and most
recently Starpoint Solutions. While at these
organizations, he successfully advised over 50 of the Fortune 1000
clients, and was awarded several promotions along the way - Brian began his
career as a developer at Oracle and has since held titles of Sr. Manager and
Vice President. He has built a track record of surpassing client expectations for
large-scale, enterprise wide initiatives, both in the US and abroad.
Brian holds a Bachelors of Science
degree in Finance from Fairfield
University, Fairfield CT.
James P.
Slattery, Jr.,
Partner
An entrepreneurial
executive with a proven 20 year track
record creating, delivering and
maximizing shareholder value in global
concerns, Jim Slattery is responsible for
Strategy and Business Development
at ThinkFast Solutions.
Prior to joining the
ThinkFast team, Jim founded the ECHO
Broadband Group, a broadband
communications project delivery company
with wireless and fixed network delivery
operations in France, Germany,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Singapore and the
United States. As the group’s President
and Chief Executive Officer, Jim was
responsible for the organic growth of
the concern from 1 to 300 professionals
and annualized revenues of $50M Euros in
a 3 year period.
More recently, Jim
developed a closely held portfolio of
real estate service companies with
operations in property acquisition and
management, mortgage origination, and
agency title insurance services in the
commercial and residential markets of
the
United States.
Portfolio brands include Strategic
Property Management Associates, The
Mortgage Capital Group and Precision
Land Services.
In previous positions,
Jim served as a Senior Project Director
for CH2M HILL, a full service
consulting, construction and operations
concern with 23,000 employees and annual
revenues in excess of $5Billion. Jim
successfully managed the delivery of
multi million dollar infrastructure
projects in the telecommunications,
semiconductor, water, wastewater and
power cogeneration markets in the
private and public sectors of the global
marketplace.
Jim currently serves
on the Board of Directors of Able to
Aviation, the first not for profit
flight school offering free flying
lessons to the physically disabled.
Jim has served on the Board of Directors
of Broadtel Inc., ECHO Broadband
(Singapore) Pte. Ltd., and CH2M HILL
Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.. Jim obtained
his Master of Science and BS in Civil
Engineering from Marquette University,
Milwaukee WI.
Christopher M. McFadden,
Principal, Strategy Solutions
Bringing nearly 15 years of experience
as a senior strategy consultant, Chris
McFadden joins ThinkFast Solutions with
a commitment to delivering our
capability of expert, strategic analysis
and support to create unparalleled
momentum for senior management teams.
From his experience Chris believes that
companies are seeking consulting
relationships that can go beyond project
deliverables. With this in mind,
he is committed to building off the base
standard of world-class consulting
skills that clients expect from large
strategy firms to deliver results that
clients require.
Chris began his consulting career with
Monitor Group and was a senior manager,
serving clients in both the U.S. and
European practices. He has also
served clients as a senior manager with
the Boston Consulting Group, prior to
working with clients directly as an
independent, senior advisor focused on
helping clients identify and address
their most pressing issues.
In his consulting career, Chris has
worked in over a dozen different major
industries and has managed over 50
engagements in both the United States
and Europe. His consulting track record
is as diverse, as it is impactful.
From leading the turnaround of
manufacturing operations for an
international aerospace company to
developing a growth strategy for a major
retailing chain, Chris has been part of
helping improve company performance,
profitability and organizational
effectiveness.
Chris was educated at Dartmouth College
(B.A., Economics), Hanover, NH and
Harvard Business School, Boston, MA.
Hugh J. Kelly,
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining the firm, Hugh held the title of Chief Financial Officer for a $200MM international beverage company with US Headquarters located in Stamford, CT.
In this role, he oversaw all accounting and treasury functions, and set the firm's capital strategy.
Hugh has also spent time as a consultant to various mid-size and start-up companies that needed a shared services approach to their accounting function.
An industry veteran with over 25 years of progressive financial
management experience, Hugh provides the
stewardship for all of ThinkFast's "back-office" operations, and is the
architect of an innovative cash management strategy that has had a positive impact on net income.
Hugh has been a Trumbull resident for 23 years, and enjoys spending time with his wife and grandchildren.