The Volti Group
When turning and moving forward it does not matter how well we say what we are going to do - results come from what we do.
Volti delivers the ways to make improvement happen within organizations. There is no magic. In most cases the resources for improvement are in place - the people who have a share in an organizations success already know what must happen.
The Volti team of business and industry specialists works behind the scenes to make improvement happen from deep inside your group.
Our strategic alliances with a wide variety of experienced specialists enable cost effective improvement with talent that knows how to deliver results.
Who Makes Volti Happen?
Volti Presenters, Consultants and Resource People take training, presentations and personal development beyond the traditional forms of defining situations. Each member of Volti is where they are because of their ability to look at the world differently, open possibilities, create opportunity and deliver results.
Charles M. Acklin, M.R Ed.
Accelerating Change, Creating Influence, Results Driven Coaching, Strategic Development, Teaching as a Transformational Tool, Managing Expectations
Chuck's improvement strategies are impressive.
His scientific background, human development expertise, and two decades of business experience created Volti's Results Technology; a process that makes companies successful.
Charles M. Acklin's eclectic educational and work experience and his years creating rapid and
lasting change in organizations brought about the Volti Results Technology. This technology is a process that drives improvement from within until an organization explodes with newfound success.
Organizations that use RESULTS by Volti® extend it to all levels of their workforce. The Results Technology creates a Transformational Environment. And, through shifts in attitude and personal achievement, an entire staff can become involved in bringing their organization to a level of success that they never dreamed was possible on their own.
M.R.Ed.- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Fellow, Brigham Young University
David H. Madsen, Ph.D.
Content Supervision, Educational Design, Curriculum Development, Content Structure, Certification Development, Writing, Reducing and Simplifying Processes
David Madsen's insight into fine-tuning systems enabled him to analyze and refine ways to
streamline processes for results. His work with Mrs. Fields Cookies in the mid 1980's enabled the rapid growth and expansion of company stores from 80 to 350 within a two-year period. His unique ability to reduce and simplify facilitates increases in quality and productivity.
David has a rare and enviable talent for creating an amalgamation of 15 years in higher education (undergraduate and graduate levels) by going beyond the definitions of traditional education formats. David can put knowledge to work and measures his success in tangible results.
Ph.D. - Duke University, French Literature
Mark L. Ruhlman, M.S.
Curriculum Development and Delivery, Logistics, Process Evaluation and Improvements, Logistics Officer, DOD - Lieutenant Colonel US Army, Retired
Mark Ruhlman delivers outstanding training. His graduate and undergraduate college level courses through the University of Phoenix and Webster University are consistently evaluated as far above average. His high marks come from his ability to adapt and his extensive experiences.
Col. Rulhman instituted a successful transformation of the Army's multi-million dollar automated supply system to support its depot rebuild line. He directed training for a $109 million dollar maintenance facility. His innovation for modeling enabled him to successfully defend the Army's positions for re-warehousing justifying budget negations before Congress.
His abilities to present information cover Project Management, Information Systems, Systems Analysis, Design and Implementation, and Business Development. His work keeps him on the forefront of innovations. His ability to teach enables others to benefit as evidenced by an evaluator comment at the end of his Desert Storm assignment, "LTC Ruhlman loved his men."
M.S. - Central Michigan University, Administration, 1986, Graduate - Command and General Staff College - Army -1986
James Workman, MBA
Six Sigma, Process Improvement, Self Directed Work Team Development, Design of Experiments, JIT, SPC, Kanban Implementation, Inventory Management
James Workman is a Chemical Engineer with extensive process and project management, operations and general management experience. He's received training from Joseph Juran, Edwards Demming, and Phillip Crosby. And, he is particularly adept at developing self-directed work teams, implementation of fractional factorial design of experiments for process optimization and pull-manufacturing implementation (JIT).
A cost conscious manufacturing executive with repeated experience at reducing costs, improving inventory control, increasing sales and full implementation of the Six-Sigma process. His experiences have placed him in situations requiring his taking products from development/engineering, manufacturing, regulation approval, and on to the shelf.
He is a proven staff motivator and business leader who has successfully survived under extreme economic pressures. MBA, University of Houston, Conversant in German
Kathryn A. Stott, Ph.D.
Individual Interpretive Assessments, Coaching Strategies, Conflict Resolution, Personality styles, The Psychology of Decision Making, Stress Management.
The more tools and resources a leader has the higher level of success that leader will have. Kathryn has a track record in the area of decision making and conflict resolution - two essential tools in making a successful transformation leader.
Her ability to combine her extensive knowledge and experiences with practical application make her a sought after trainer of coaches. Presentations such as Beyond Barbie, Understanding Who We Are! have kept her a sought after presenter who helps both her male and female trainees apply what they know. This practical application tendency of her work makes her a valuable asset in situations that require rapid change and overall improvement. Ph.D. - Counseling Psychology - Brigham Young University
Donald P. Harrington, DO
Medical Private Practices, Boards of Directors, Medical Clinics, Hospitals and HMO's
Dr. Harrington offers a proven common sense approach to creating and building successful
medical practices. During his forty year medical career Dr. Harrington set himself apart by becoming a quietly, powerful influence in the medical industry. Without flaunting his skills he developed a daily strategy and tactics that created and grew an outstanding practice.
His ability to influence, and his solid results practices place him in leadership positions. His insight enables him to help resolve sensitive transition situations for physicians, hospitals and HMOs. He was a member of the Board Of Directors for Health Plus, a Hospital Chief of Staff , Hospital Board of Trustees member, and is presently an advisor for east coast Critical Care Pulminology and Otolaryngoloy specialist groups.
Dr. Harrington's practice assessment ability and his practical approach to making a practice work and Volti's Results Technology is beyond the business theories offered by most. His insight enables practicing physicians to get more of what they want and realize more of why they became a physician.
David R. Summers Ph.D.
Group Process, Conflict Resolution, Staff Development, Behavior Change Specialist, Crisis Intervention, Transformational Problem Solving.
David R. Summers breaks the mold of traditional psychology professionals. A master of flexibility he has developed his skills to get people through difficult situations. His tactics build skills rather than create dependences. Individual skill building enables his clients to practice defusing negative situations in real life. He has presented his skills with the National Association of School Psychologists.
His greatest successes come when he learns that his clients have taken personal responsibility for their actions and improve their personal and working environments.
Ph.D. - Counseling Psychology - Brigham Young University
Sylvia Nibley
Web Site Layout and Design, Website Management, Graphic Designs, Interpersonal/Resource Networks
Sylvia Nibley is a stunningly intuitive individual. Her work with structure and design extend far beyond what is considered acceptable in today's business environment. Company leaders retain her for her ability to look at their operation from a different perspective.
Her results credibly and effectively communicate a company's values, mission and services. Identified by Utah Business Magazine in 2003 as one of the "Women to Watch" in business, she has created and organized one of the most effective and diverse resource linking networks around – OurCommunityConnection.com. Sylvia's skills are dynamic and her approach to development is unsurprisingly non-traditional.
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