Gerry Murak, MS, MBA Turnaround Performance Specialist, is Principal and founder of Murak & Associates, LLC, a turnaround management consulting firm. His consulting practice has provided top and bottom line improvement to major corporations, family businesses, as well as professional practices, foundations and nonprofits since 1991. Award-winning results for clients include “Wal-Mart Supplier of the Year”, “Family Business of the Year” and “Top 50 Canadian Corporation”. Areas of Expertise: Interim President/CEO/Management Corporate Renewal and Restructuring Banking Relations Cash Flow Management Operations Management Creative Strategies for Growth

Professional Affiliations:

• Past Director Turnaround Management Association (TMA) International Board of Directors
• Director and Past President - Board of Directors - Upstate New York TMA
• University at Buffalo School of Management (UBSOM), Dean's Advisory Council
• Past President and Current Member of the Board of Directors - UBSOM Alumni Association
• Nationally Certified Professional in Human Resources - PHR

Related Activities:

• Member of National Speakers Association and has given speeches in over 20 States, 2 Canadian Provinces and China
• Past Director and Graduate of Leadership Buffalo Class of '97
• Member - Burralo Niagara Business Associates

Awards:

• Buffalo Niagara Business Ethics Award
• Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
• Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award Sponsored by Ernst & Young, USA Today, and NASDAQ
• New York State Governor's "Small Business Advocate of the Year"

Academic Credentials:

• MBA - University at Buffalo
• MS in Education - State University College at Buffalo
• BS in Industrial Education - State University College at Buffalo
• Certificate in International Business from Canisius College
• Graduate - Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership - University at Buffalo

Community Service:

• Habitat For Humanity Carpenters Club
• Roycroft Campus Corporation - Board Member