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Skalstad Consulting, Inc., Our Team

Purpose

Skalstad Consulting was born in response to the recent “melt down” of the Financial Services Industry. Now more than ever, financial institutions and service providers are looking for new and creative ways to be more competitive, efficient and productive in the most challenging environment in years.

SCI delivers unique solutions to the Financial Services Industry (specifically, banking, mortgage banking, insurance, settlement services, vendor management, consulting and technology) to meet their needs. The synthesis and vision of SCI gives clients an edge over their competition.

Mission

The goal of the company is to use a creative blend of industry knowledge, experience and skills to provide our clients with unique solutions utilizing the best products, services, intellectual capital and resources available in the market today.

 

Our Team

Bob Skalstad

Bob Skalstad is the President of SCI and an Executive Vice President and a Principle of Corporate Management Advisors (CMA). Bob has been instrumental in assisting CMA in becoming one of the nation’s leading and most respected executive search firms in the U.S. Over the years, CMA has broadened its reach to other industries including Vendor Management, Settlement Services, Technology, Insurance and Investment Banking. Since its inception the company has placed more than 7,000 executives.

Skalstad, a twenty five-year veteran of the financial services industry, joined CMA in 1996. He quickly became an integral member of the company and the management team. His background in financial services, technology, vendor management and consulting established his client list and reputation as a top performer with CMA. His employment background includes national account sales, management and consulting with companies such as; Unisys, co-founder of CMSI, TRW Information Services/Strategic Management Services and ALLTEL Information Services.

A key to Skalstad’s success is his commitment to building long-term client relationships. His belief in anticipating the needs of clients and exceeding their expectations with exceptional service and cutting-edge solutions has set the benchmark for CMA and the industry. Skalstad’s vision for the future is to continue to help clients achieve peak performance, maintain leadership positions and take their companies to the next level.

Skalstad received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Towson State University in Baltimore, Maryland. His professional memberships include Mortgage Bankers Association, ALTA and TAVMA. He is very active as an industry speaker, conference presenter and moderator.

Rick Daly

Rick Daly, Executive Director, Consulting Services, has a passion for improving business performance and focuses on helping clients develop their people and their processes to provide sustainable competitive advantage. Over the last decade he has served as the Chief Learning Officer for three Financial Services companies and has refined the tools and tactics that he uses to help his clients build their own World-Class functions. He has won numerous awards for his work, including:

  • Corporate University Exchange’s “CLO of the Year”
  • Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For”
  • Training Magazine’s “100 Best”
  • ASTD’s “BEST” award
  • Executive Excellence Magazine’s “Top Leadership Programs”
  • Corporate University’s “Best Use of Technology”
  • Corporate University Exchange/Fortune’s “Excellence Award”
  • Corporate Leadership Council’s “Best-in-Class L&D Functions: Innovation in Measurement”

A recognized authority on strategy, learning styles, and the development of employees and teams at all levels, Rick has worked with over 50 clients, helping them improve the performance of their business. Rick’s international experience includes work in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.