We provide solutions working with clients globally with direct engagements in areas of: Performance Process Improvements
Business Impact Analysis
IT and business process re-engineering
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Operational Risk Management
Technology, Business Intelligence, Business Rules Engines
IT compliance and operational audits and remediation assistance Corporate IT governance practices Risk Assessments
Basel II Implementation solutions
Cost reduction analysis and generate savings
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning, assessment, implementation, and testing
Why We Are Different
CLEC is a proven, professional and reliable partner with nearly three decades of experience. Our client list includes major financial institutions, international brands, Fortune 500 corporations and small/medium size entities. We have been successful for a long time because of our:
deep specialization in Information Technology
total commitment to client service
approach to quality management on engagements and deliverables
drive to continually innovate
We also include technology services through alliance partners that provide hardware, software, and effective outsourcing.
Arthur Galante Bio - Founder of C-Level Executive Consulting, LLC Practice - Principal, CEO   | Art Galante is the original Principal founder of C-Level Executive Consulting LLC. He is a Senior Financial/Operations and Risk Management Executive with a track record of creating strategies, analytics, and solution that drive financial performance, effectiveness and efficiency in premier global financial services, investment banks, technology, real estate, manufacturing companies, and all other industries listed above. . Art has also been involved in the start-up and operational control for several foreign subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, and South America. |
Art has over 20 years experience in improving financial, operational, and technology results. He works with owners to identify goals and establish action plans that produce these results. His problem solving approach consistently leads to improved business practices, controls, and profitability. Areas of expertise include accounting, operations, technology, strategic planning, budgeting, cash management, cost accounting and management reporting.
As a seasoned CFO and business advisor, Art brings leadership and insight that generate confidence, team building, and focus. He has management teams installing control systems, established policies and procedures, and implemented effective business intelligence software solutions. He enjoys challenging situations where clear business insight allows him to evaluate complex situations and guide executives and employees to higher performance.
He creates the finance, operational, technology, and management analytics identifying, implementing continuous process improvements and productivity that protect the business, drive profitability, and manage risk. Builds and leads multifunctional teams to turnaround or transform business operations and management decision making.
He has an outstanding record of global leadership and impact, with special expertise in compliance, security and firm-wide reengineering, and is known for developing innovative strategic initiatives that generated sustainable profit growth across major financial institutions, Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Commercial & Consumer Banking, Information Technology, Software, Business Process Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Petroleum, Retail, Mining, Pharmaceuticals, and Hospitality firms.
Contact us for help: agalante@c-levelexecutiveconsulting.com 1-516-627-1877
Stephen Durando Bio - Senior Partner of C-Level Executive Consulting, LLC
 | Scenario Builder is a “Direct Solution” Bio: Stephen Durando is a financial/business professional with over 20 years experience having expertise in developing executive recommendations, business models and innovative analytical solutions based on sound market, operational and financial rationale. |
What is it?
Ø Modeling for all Business Decision Purposes
Ø Provides Multi-Dimensional Approach shown on one page
Ø An “Interactive” Analytical Tool
What are some examples?
Ø Multiple Scenarios for evaluating projects/ventures
Ø Tracking Systems
Ø Business Intelligence Modeling
Here are some benefits to your business:
Ø Streamlines the “Decision Making Process”
Ø Minimal training to maintain
Ø Can be “Custom Tailored” to the end user needs
Ø Provides more flexibility and is easy to use
Ø Models are “Portable” and “Far Less Expensive”
Typical ROI
Ø Efficiency & Enhanced Productivity
Ø Cost Avoidance
Note :Time to construct scenario’s typically range from a few days up to 3 weeks
Features and Benefits
Industry Applications
1. Financial Services
2. Transportation
3. Manufacturing
4. Services
Beneficiaries
1. Production/Operations
2. Marketing & Sales
3. Finance
4. Human Resources
5. Management
Major Benefits
1. Modeling Techniques can be “Custom Tailored” to meet end user needs
2. Extremely User Friendly
3. “Portable” and can be used in multiple situations
The three types of modeling techniques we employ:
1.Business Intelligence Dashboards that are used to evaluate:
A. The firm’s customer segmentation and channels of distribution strategies.
B. A company’s customer, product and organizational profitability.
2.Tracking Systems Modeling:
A. That evaluate the Efficiency and Productivity of staff and machinery.
B. Sales, Accounts Receivables, Expenses & Employee Benefits
3.“What If” Analytics used for:
A. Corporate Acquisitions/Partnerships
B. The introduction of New Products and Divisions
C. Lease versus Borrow decisions
D. Product Pricing Initiatives
E. New Location (Site) modeling
Contact us for help: Svdurando@c-levelexecutiveconsulting.com 1-516-297-6344
Stephen Gierach Senior Partner of C-Level Executive Consulting, LLC
 | During his twenty plus years of experience, Steve has helped numerous Fortune 5000 organizations to establish effective IT controls, derived from sound corporate IT policies; IT standards and procedures; risk-based security audit assessments; and improved management and optimization of virtually all aspects of the information technology responsibility. In many engagements, he has significantly supported operational effectiveness, strategic and logistical planning, cost reduction goals, and measured service responsiveness to business entities (SLAs), as a contribution to the revenue-generating goals and objectives of organizations he has served across the country. |
Steve has expert knowledge in data center management best practices (such as ITIL); IT governance; business process improvement (BPI) for general office workflow; SDLC and standards and procedures for computer operations and for systems and programming; risk assessment; business-wide and IT disaster recovery planning development, implementation and testing; business continuity planning; software development project management; cost reduction analysis; telecommunications technology rollouts; system performance measurement and optimization; and system and network simulation modeling. Steve also worked both as a senior program/project manager and a senior IT auditor (utilizing COSO, COBIT, ISO-17799, etc., frameworks), on SAS 70 IT audits for outsourcing organizations. He performed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) IT compliance auditing, testing, documentation and remediation in a variety of industries. He is self-trained in PCI-DSS and HIPAA audits as well.
In addition, he was instrumental in leading the Firm to develop and market automated solutions for business-wide disaster recovery planning (Corporate Recovery), a cost analysis and reduction system (The Cost Reduction System), and both mainframe and minicomputer based standards and procedures for computer operations and systems and programming.
Steve holds an M.S. in solid state physics, a B.A. in physics/math, and has completed almost two years of post graduate work in computer science. Steve holds a number of well-respected certifications, including the CISM, CISA, PMP, MCSE, and CCNA.
Contact us for help: sgierach@c-levelexecutiveconsulting.com 1-708-633-1190
Richard E. Cascarino, MBA, CIA, CISM, CFE, Senior Partner C-Level Executive Consulting, LLC