Facilitator Bios

Bob Schwieterman

Bob currently serves as the Vice President & General Manager of the Performance Consulting Division for TRACOM Group. He resides in Castle Rock, Colorado, USA.

The Performance Consulting Division is focused on three areas - assessing and developing leadership talent and leadership teams, managing performance of staff, and diagnosing and improving employee engagement. While leading this function, Bob has successfully managed projects for a diverse group of clients including Baxter BioScience, Bombardier Transportation, PHH Arval, NewPage Corporation, and Molson Coors. Prior to joining TRACOM, Bob spent 19 years with LexisNexis Group, serving in a variety of progressively responsible positions. Most recently, he directed organizational effectiveness consulting and skill development for leaders, teams and employees in LexisNexis' North American operations.

Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and a Masters degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bob has also earned a Certificate in Organization Development from National Training Laboratories.

Karl Krumm, PhD

Karl currently serves as a Senior Consultant in the Organizational Effectiveness Practice at TRACOM Group. He resides in Austin, Texas USA.

Over the past 20 years, Karl has been intimately involved in organizational improvement, working in a broad range of industries including high-tech, finance, health care, professional services, and utilities. He has designed and delivered high-quality programs from leadership initiatives to Six Sigma projects. Karl is a contributing author to Earl Maxwell’s book, Service, Sanity and Prosperity, and serves as an instructor at the EMBA Program, University of Colorado in Denver USA. Karl is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Capital Area Psychological Association, and is a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Texas USA.

Karl received his PhD in Psychology from Louisiana State University USA. He served three years of active duty with the United States Air Force as a psychologist in the areas of stress management and performance enhancement. After leaving the service, he set up a highly successful professional service firm of Clinical and Consulting Psychology.

Joseph Ratway

Joe currently serves as a Senior Consultant for TRACOM Group. He resides in Centennial, Colorado USA.

Joe has been in the people skills development business for over 20 years. For 12 years, he served as the President of an internationally recognized human resource development company in Denver, Colorado. He has facilitated interpersonal effectiveness training, team development training and relationship selling programs with organizations throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Joe's focus is on helping companies identify, develop and implement human resource strategies and processes necessary for maintaining a performance advantage in their marketplaces.

Joe received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Masters degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Industrial Human Resources Management from George Washington University in Washington, DC. He also served on the adjunct faculty at Regis University.

About TRACOM Group

A division of Reed Business Information, the TRACOM Group is based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. TRACOM is a workplace performance company wholly focused on creating a more effective work environment for our customers. TRACOM empowers individuals and organizations to maximize the effectiveness of every interaction. Our expertise spans many areas including leadership development, survey and assessments, performance management, interpersonal skills training and team development. As the original creators of the SOCIAL STYLE MODELTM, TRACOM serves organizations of all sizes and across all industries from financial services to travel and entertainment as well as Fortune 1000 firms to entrepreneurial startups.