Richard Gristak, CEO, started Cherokee Consulting LLC in 1997 to focus projects for mid-size companies. Richard has an MBA from the University of Denver, and an A.B. degree from Ohio University. He has been a CFO and CIO for multiple companies and has been heavily involved in technology and consulting services for 25 years. Richard is a member of the University of Denver Computer Science Industrial Advisory Board. He is an alumni of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and has provided consulting services for major companies such as IBM, QWEST, Bell Atlantic, United Artists, Lockheed Martin, Level(3), CMGI, MCI, Occidental Petroleum, Builders First Source, Quovadx, and Puget Sound Energy as well as many lower profile companies in multiple industries. He focuses on strategy and the technical and financial integration of systems as well as the identification and analytics of key performance indicator |