Wilfred B. Brewer:

Wil Brewer, President of Performance-Solutions-Group, Inc., founded the company in August 2006 following fifteen years as COO of Performance Management, Inc. in which he was a major stockholder. He brings unusual depth and breadth with ten years of CEO experience in industry and twenty years of consulting experience (including Deloitte and Touche) in small to large companies, Fortune 500s and not-for-profits. Primary focus has been on improving performance and productivity through performance management, performance-based compensation, diagnostic surveys, strategic planning, coaching and training.

Wil’s clients include King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, Hitachi Capital, Pitney Bowes, Johnson & Johnson, The Hartford, the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and many other corporate and not-for-profit clients.

Wil is a chartered accountant with an MBA and a graduate degree in Economics (cum laude). He has facilitated workshops in productivity measurement for SIOP (Society of Industrial & Organization Psychologists), SHRM, DMAI (Destination Marketing Association International) and for a benchmarking group of Fortune 500 companies. He has lectured in compensation and performance management at the Stern School of Business at NYU and at Fairfield University. Wil has been Treasurer of the Southern Connecticut chapter of SHRM for the past three years and has served on committees of ASTD.

Stan Friedman:

Stan Friedman is a communications specialist with more than 25 years of experience in employee and human resource communications. He also has experience in marketing and public relations. Stan held executive positions at IBM, Agilent Technologies and MetLife, where he worked with senior management on strategies and programs to strengthen the employer brand, build organizational identity and influence the behaviors and attitudes of key stakeholder groups. He has been involved in communication projects across the HR spectrum, including recruiting, employee orientation, compensation and benefits, career growth and organizational change.

Stan has a master’s degree in computer science from Pratt Institute. He is a board member of the Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, president of the WestFair Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators and past president of the Fairfield County Public Relations Association.

Cindy Gerard:

Cindy Gerard has worked with Wil Brewer for approximately two years. She has twelve plus years of Training experience and 6 years as a Human Resources Generalist and has worked extensively in compensation, including compensation surveys. She has also played an integral role in employee relations, benefits administration, development and deployment of policy and procedure manuals, and general HR administration. Cindy has worked across a wide range of industries, including technology, equipment leasing, warehousing/transportation, medical/life insurance, dental industry, pulp and paper and several others.

Cindy has Masters Degrees in Business Administration from the University of Iowa and Training and Development from Drake University and holds the PHR certificate. She has been an active member of the American Society of Training and Development, Society for Human Resources Management and International Society for Performance Improvement.

David Lewis:

David Lewis is President and Founder of OperationsInc, a strategic partner of PSG and with whom we have many clients in common. David founded OI in January 2001 as an outsourcing arm for small to medium-sized businesses, building on a successful career in Human Resources that kicked off in 1986. Since the company’s inception, the firm has grown rapidly, today engaging over twenty HR professionals.

OperationsInc provides the hands-on, transactional expertise required by PSG clients which are either too small to have a full-time HR professional or require part-time assistance for specific tasks or projects.

David’s prior roles include SVP of Operations and Human Resources for Teltrust, a $150 million provider of call center services, President/CEO of Strategic Focus Inc., a market research company, VP Customer Care for WOMEX, an internet based commercial portal, Director of Operations and HR for Cheyenne Software / Computer Associates, Manager of Human Resources for Merck/Medco and Senior Search consultant in the Executive Search arena.

David Camner:

David is President of Performance Management, Inc. (PMI), a strategic partner of PSG. PMI is the company with which Wil Brewer was associated for some fifteen years as a stockholder, senior consultant and COO and in which Wil continues to hold stock.  David has been an HR officer since 1964 at Bache Halsey Stewart (now Prudential), Xerox Corporation (including the expatriate program), Olin Corporation as head of International HR, The Hay Group, and in private practice since 1985.  His expertise in Performance Management, Performance-based Compensation, Organization Design, Recruiting, Ethics and HR Operations is based on his line and staff HR experience and at Xerox University (part of faculty). 

Practice areas include strategic planning, benchmarking, survey techniques, and pay strategies for senior executives. David’s expertise extends to HR-related IT and Internet-based Board Governance.

David’s clients have included Amerada Hess, Shell and Fortune 500 companies (e.g. IBM, Xerox, Citibank, Celanese, etc.). David is a graduate of the City University of New York (cum laude) and has completed graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma and New York Universities.

Staffing and Partnering:

To supplement the talent pool, PSG has a wealth of expert professionals and partnering companies to staff projects, drawn from many years of connections and associations!

Consulting Services:

Please click on any of the items listed below for more information about PSG’s consulting services.

Performance Management
Performance-based Compensation
Diagnostic Surveys
Talent Management
Online Performance Management
Performance Coaching
Tools for Testing
Strategic Planning
AME (Accounting Made Easy) – understanding the financial impact of your decisions

For more information, contact Performance-Solutions-Group, Inc. (203) 987-3338; info@performance-solutions-group.com