EFG Associates

Description
EFG Associates is a small-business consulting firm specializing in:

• Validating organizational gap analyses
• Structuring assessment instruments and protocols consistent with the Kirkpatrick Hierarchy
• Determining training return-on- investment (ROI)
• Advising senior managers on training's role in a high performing 21st century organization.

Dr. Eric Grosse, Jr., ED.D, the owner and founder of EFG Associates, serves as the firm's principal consultant.

What They Do
Clients who have engaged Dr. Grosse have had this to say about Dr. Eric Grosse's unique consulting style in dealing with issues of improving organizational performance:
"Mr. Grosse is able to strike a balance between action and analysis... he can walk the middle ground between persistence and adaptability... he is comfortable talking about issues and details at a fairly wide range of levels, from focusing on just key points to exploring things in a fair amount of detail and complexity"

Partner Qualifications

Education

• Ed.D., Adult & Continuing Education
  Columbia University
• M.S., Human Resource Development
  American University/ NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.
• M.A., English Literature
  University of Maryland
• B.A., English Literature
  Hobart College

  Business Experience

  1992 - current. President and founder of EFG Associates, Inc., a performance improvement consulting firm incorporated in Maryland.

  Partner Clients (Selected list)

• Chemical Manufacturers Association
• Costco Wholesale Stores, Inc.
• Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
• Prince George's Community College
• Fannie Mae
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Financial Management Service
• Thomas Nelson Community College
• US Army - CBDCOM
• US Patent & Trademark Office
• Graduate School, USDA
• Internal Revenue Service
• Northern Virginia Community College
• US Postal Service
• University of the District of Columbia
• University of MD, Baltimore County

  Specific Partner Accomplishments

• Developed and internally validated an organizational climate survey for the Chemical Manufacturers Association
• Developed and internally validated a comprehensive knowledge assessment instrument for the Senior Executive Service training program at the Internal Revenue Service
• Developed a variety of training ROI metrics for the Office of Human Resources at the US Patent & Trademark Office
• Developed and taught The Leadership Development Institute for Costco Wholesale Stores Inc. (formerly Price Costco Stores, Inc.), Mid-Atlantic Region
• Developed and taught Management Skills for Mid-Level Managers for the Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Developed and taught Training Program Evaluation for the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Management Service
• Developed a sales support assessment instrument for the U.S. Postal Service's Tactical Marketing and Sales Development Division
• Served as training advisor for the ADORE software product manufactured by PTG International-a leading-edge automated assessment instrument for law enforcement Field Training Officers

A complete resume of Dr. Grosse's accomplishments, arranged in chronological order, is available on his web site (see below).

EFG Associates
8707 Victory Lane
Potomac, MD 20854
Telephone: (301) 299-1885
Fax: (30) 299-2282
Email: efgassocs@erols.com
Web: http://www.geocities.com/efgassocs