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John H Fraser 

Iowa City, Iowa, IA
johnhfraser3@gmail.com
+1 319-621-1043

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Iowa City, Iowa, IA
johnhfraser3@gmail.com
+1 319-621-1043
+1 319-621-1043
P.O. Box 1756
Iowa City, Iowa, IA 52244
USA
9/5/2022

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John H. Fraser

Post Office Box 1756

Iowa City, IA  52244

(319) 621-1043 

JohnHFraser3@gmail.com


 

CAREER SUMMARY


Experienced management consultant with extensive, strategic planning, organizational development, executive coaching and leadership training background.  Significant experience in higher education includes program management, strategic planning, curriculum development and teaching.  

 

EXPERIENCE


OGO (Organizational Growth Optimization) Associates, Iowa City, Iowa1995 – present

Owner - Independent Management Consultant

·       Management consulting for multiple organizations from highly diverse industries with emphasis on leadership, organizational change management, strategic planning, organizational development and executive coaching. 

·       Completed two-year Polarity Thinking Mastery Training program and PACT (Polarity Approach to Continuity and Transformation) assessment certified.

·       EQ-I 2.0, MBTI, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Circle 360, Leadership Challenge and LPI 360 certified.

·       Certified Master-in-Training (CMIT) facilitator for The Leadership Challenge Workshop and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) 360 assessment.

·       June 2018 Graduate of the George Mason University Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being program.

·       ACC coaching certification from the International Coaching Federation (ICF).


EXPENSE REDUCTION ANALYSTS, INC., Addison, Texas; 2011 – present

Regional Licensee, Client Acquirer and Client Manager 

·       Consult with CEO/CFO level organizational leaders in reducing overhead expenses.



UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Iowa City, Iowa1997 – 2011

Director, Executive MBA Program


AMANA APPLIANCES, INC., Amana, Iowa, 1974 – 1997

(Formerly division of Raytheon Company; acquired by Goodman Holding Company in 1997)

Manager Human Resources – Amana, Iowa Operations (1995 – 1997)

Manager Sales Training/Major Home Appliances, Amana, Iowa (1987 – 1995)

Branch Manager/Amana West Coast, San Francisco, California (1985 – 1987)

Branch Sales Manager/Amana West Coast, San Francisco, California (1977 – 1985)

West Coast Regional Sales Manager, San Francisco, California (1975 – 1977)

West Coast Direct Account Sales Manager, San Francisco, California (1974 – 1975)



MILITARY EXPERIENCE


UNITED STATES NAVY 1962-1987

Retired from Naval Air Reserve at the Rank of 0-6 (Navy Captain)

Commanding Officer of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 85 (HS-85)

Search & Rescue Pilot, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 1 (Two Viet Nam tours)


THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY (2011-1019)

Appointed by the Secretary of Defense to the Board of Visitors at the National Defense University in Washington D.C.   The Board advises, through the President of National Defense University, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on all aspects of advanced education and leadership development for both U.S. and allied forces senior leaders.


 

 

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

 

Climate Action Commission Appointee - City of Iowa City, Iowa; 2019 – present

Chair, Climate Action Commission – City of Iowa City, Iowa; 2020 - present

 

Iowa United Nations Association – Iowa City Iowa; 2015 – present

President, Iowa United Nations Association; 2016-2018 and 2020 - present


EXECUTIVE MBA COUNCIL, 1997 – 2010

International association with over 330 executive MBA programs offered by 225 schools globally.

Bud Fackler Service Award, 2010, for contributions to Executive MBA programs worldwide.

Past Chair, 2008 – 2009

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, 2006 – 2008

Vice Chair, 2005 – 2006

Treasurer, 2004 – 2005


JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, 2000 – 2010

Member, Board of Directors, 2007 – 20010


FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, 2005 – 2009

Member, Board of Directors

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Iowa City, Iowa, 1998 – present

Facilitator and coach for two Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni cohorts of, “The Leadership Challenge” virtual workshop and associated LPI Assessments, Fall of 2020

Lecturer for Mandela Washington Fellowship Program, Summers of 2017-2019

Adjunct Faculty, MBA Corporate Communications course, 2008 - 2011

Adjunct Faculty, Leadership course, 2007-2009

Adjunct Faculty, Foundations of Business course, 2004 – 2010 

Adjunct Faculty, Business Policy course, 1998 – 2004 


DALE CARNEIGE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Certified Instructor, Sales and Human Relations Courses, 1987 - 2012

 

EDUCATION


UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City, Iowa, 1996

Master of Business Administration


SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, San Diego, California, 1974

Bachelor of Science, Zoology