Sequoia Strategy Group

Experienced Professionals and a Powerful Network

 

Who We Are

  1. •A Core Team of experienced former strategy, operations, and IT executives

  2. •A network of Associates with proven track records in industry

  3. •A roster of affiliated firms with established practices in complementary areas

Meet the leadership - our Core Team

James M. Spitze, Chairman. Over 48 years of global experience in IT, both as an IT executive and as a consultant.  Jim runs our IT Consulting practice and also serves as Executive Director of the Fisher Center for the Management of Information Technology.  Read more.  

  1. W. Curtis Francis, CEO.  Over 25 years of experience in high-tech as head of Corporate Strategy and Development, Product Development, and IT for AMD, Sun, Quantum, Phoenix Technologies, and Corel. Curt heads our Strategy and Operations Practice.  Read more. 

  2. Coby L. Dunn, Principal Consultant. Over 25 years of experience as a senior business and systems executive in operations, product development, customer service and support. Coby leads Sequoia’s ITIL v3 practice.  Read more. 

  3. Judy Lee, Principal Consultant. Over 30 years of IT management experience in multiple disciplines across IT.  Judy runs Sequoia’s practice in Program Management. Read more. 

  4. Dave Mitchell, Managing Director.  Over 30 years of experience with a proven track record in IT strategic planning, global Infrastructure management, and applications delivery.  Read more.

  5. Harvey Schmit, Principal Consultant.  Over 35 years of experience as a business and an IT executive at leading companies including AMD and Intel and as an IT consultant.  Harvey leads Sequoia’s Business Continuity Practice.    Read more. 

Sequoia Strategy Group has been helping companies get more out of their Business Strategies, Operations, and Information Technology for over 20 years, through recessions, bubbles (and their bursting), and through periods of real growth.  We are a team of highly successful general management and IT executives. We provide  SOLUTIONS THAT ENDURE.


Contact us:

info.request@sequoiastrategy.com

650-690-2197

Our Affiliated Firms Over our twenty-two years, we have encountered a few “select” firms that we have come to both trust and respect fo the consistent quality of their services. When Sequoia client asks about a service not in our norm, we can - with considerable confidence - either bring in one of these firms as a subcontractor or simply arrange for our client to work with them directly. ABR Consulting Group - for datacenter design and construction (read more). Bay Area Consulting Group, LLC - for services similar to ours focused on not-for-profit clients (read more). Business Advantage Consulting - for services similar to ours with a focus on state government clients (read more). Center for Project Management - high quality training in project management (read more). Coyote Creek Consulting - Microsoft Exchange “Tier 1” SMEs (read more). EnTrust Consulting Group - consulting services in revenue generation, operations and risk management, and technology services. (read more). Fast Break Consulting - specializing in change management, organizational development, and performance improvement (read more). Global Development Consulting - experts on offshoring assessment and planning (read more). Hicks Consulting Group - founded in 1979, specializes in IT project staffing services (read more). Paradigm Consulting - eBusiness Application development and high end Oracle DBA services (read more). The Results Group - experts re non-IT change management and organizational development (read more) Two Shea Consulting - skilled ethical provider of IT contract personnel (read more). Please contact us for more detail on our affiliated firms and their capabilities. ABR_Consulting.htmlBayAreaConsulting_Grp.htmlBusiness_Advantage_Consulting.htmlCenter_Proj_Mgmt.htmlCoyote_Creek_Consulting.htmlEnTrust.htmlFast_Break_Consulting.htmlFast_Break_Consulting.htmlGlobal_Development_Cons.htmlHicks_Consulting.htmlParadigm_Consulting.htmlResults_Group.htmlTwo_Shea.htmlmailto:curt.francis@sequoiastrategy.com?subject=Requesting%20information%20on%20affiliated%20firmshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13

Our Associate Network

Independent consultants bringing their proven track records in industry to our clients.  We can team with any of these consultants where your situation requires their expertise. 

Assessments, Strategy, Interim Management

  1. •Ulrich Seif, formerly SVP Supply Chain and CIO, National Semiconductor, with a substantial track record in operations, finance, marketing, and revenue generation (read more)

  2. •Sudheep Rikhy, an expert in SaaS design and implementation.  Former CIO of iLogistics and of Plantronics.  Founder of AristaSoft. (read more)

  3. •Rhoda Verner, former CIO Asian Operations, Johnson & Johnson and a proven leader in IT and business process change management. (read more)

Operations, Infrastructure, and Security

  1. •Terry Curtis, Internationally recognized expert in the strategic use of new telecommunication systems and services. (read more)

  2. •David Cossu, veteran IT consultant specializing in network infrastructure design and implementation. (read more) 

  3. •Jens Francis, recognized leader in web applications, including enterprise SaaS, SOA using web services and global web infrastructure. (read more)

  4. •Earl Medeiros, former IT operations executive for high tech companies including Intel, Apple and IBM (read more).

  5. •Milo B. Sprague, extensive experience in IT strategy; Internet and IT architecture, data center design and operations; technical program management, ITIL process improvement, and post-merger integration. (read more)

  6. •Charles Cresson Wood, An information security consultant has worked with over 135 clients in 20 countries providing independent risk assessments and information security infrastructure.  (read more)