Joe Klimaski

jKlimaski@whitehallgroupllc.com

Joe Klimaski has more than 20 years experience in the Automotive and Information Technology (IT) industries. His expertise includes program/project management, IT and telecommunications (telecom) consolidations and strategies, supplier contracts and management, and business strategic planning.

Joe is a recent addition to the Whitehall Group team. His major focus will be on IT and Telecom challenges, performing operational assessments, providing consultative expertise directed towards problem and issue resolution, and strategic planning.

Having worked at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) for 20 years, Mr. Klimaski as held a variety of project management and strategic planning positions. His clients included major automotive and chemical companies within the Fortune 50 rankings. Joe has had budgetary control on projects ranging from $50K to over $125M. Many of Joe’s projects were global in scope and business issues have taken him around the world several times representing both his client and EDS. Additionally, and as a result of his expertise in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and barcode technology, Joe was appointed as the “Loaned Executive” to the Automotive Industry Action Group for 2 years to the position of Associate Director.

Mr. Klimaski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Detroit and has attended post graduate programs at Baldwin Wallace College and Oakland University. Joe is an active citizen in local politics, is a board member of his homeowners association, and has been an associate director of the St Thomas More Youth Program for over 12 years prior to recently moving to Oxford, MI.