Dr. Russell F. Henke -- Business Consultant


Client Comments
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Our team learned a lot during the whole planning process that you facilitated and I personally really appreciate all the work you've done helping us get to this positive turning point in our business. Thank you for your professional assistance with this valuable project.

Same CEO
August 2006



“Russ, thanks for the excellent work on the multiple separate MTS Market Assessment Projects from 2003 through March 2005. In all cases, you stepped in, grasped the technology and business situations, formulated survey questionnaires, tracked down different sets of key domestic & international industry contacts in a few weeks, gathered and analyzed the responses into useful decision criteria. Most importantly, you brought to bear your substantial business experience to interpreting the results in the context of the market situations and guiding us to the right decisions in all cases.

Your identification, due diligence and guidance on potential MTS partnerships & acquisitions were also highly appreciated.”



Douglas E. Marinaro
Formerly Vice President

MTS Systems Corporation
Eden Prairie, MN

Now Senior VP
GEARWORKS
Eagan, MN 55121




"Russ, on behalf of the Agilent, I would like to thank Henke Associates for being so responsive to our recent request for a market analysis project. You met our requirements within a tight deadline and delivered a quality WORD document, PowerPoint file and detailed management presentation. We would definitely use your services again and would recommend you to others!"

Sincerely,
Neil Martin
Marketing Manager





2005



“Dear Russ -- your work with us on three (3) separate consulting projects to date has been nothing short of excellent! Thanks very much for the timliness and the detail - these reports are exactly what we needed.”

Wendy Reeves Dunn
Vice President

Great job!
David Firth



August -- October 2005



“Russ, first thanks for getting back to me so quickly (when I first contacted you). You have been very prompt and accommodating. Thanks for all the effort (on our project). It’s been a pleasure interacting with you and I look forward to resuming our working relationship soon (as well as reading through your future published articles…).

Regards,

Division Executive



2004


“Dear Russ, your report is excellent news, thank you. We are impressed with the job you have done. We appreciate as well the process we just went through with you and Company X, very fruitful, laying the groundwork for possible future business. Please pass along our sincere appreciation as well. Respectfully,

CEO – Private Start Up
Silicon Valley




"Dear Dr. Henke: Congratulations! It is my pleasure to inform you that you have been elected a Fellow of ASME International.
The Fellow grade of membership recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession."

Virgil R. Carter
Executive Director

ASME International
Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016

2003

(See link below called "News Releases about this Consultancy" for more details)





"Russ, I want to thank you for the fine job you did during your August 2002 - January 2003 think3 consulting engagement. As interim VP Marketing, you arrived at a critical juncture for the Company and not only helped maintain our momentum, but actually increased it! The product planning and sales support efforts put in by you and your marketing team helped make the last quarter of 2002 double in bookings over last year! Congratulations and again many thanks for stepping into a difficult and complex situation and creating a big success".

Joe Costello
Chairman & CEO
think3, Inc.



Pleasanton, CA
January 27, 2003



"Russ, as you wrap up your consulting assignment with us, I want to express our appreciation for your dedication and professionalism throughout the engagement. With your strategic guidance and hands-on business development skills, we have lined up nearly two dozen new opportunities with over $2 million in revenue potential, with some of those opportunities now resulting in actual bookings. In addition, you have helped bring our management processes to a new stage of maturity. I appreciate as well your lining up the execs from Cadence and Mentor Graphics who appeared at the highly-successful EDAC Panel in September. You have set the high water mark for professionalism amongst all of the executives with whom I have worked. I will continue to seek your counsel as a trusted company and personal advisor. Thanks again from all of us".

Mark Gilbreath President & CEO

Silicon Valley, CA




"In recent months, CIMdata engaged the business consulting services of Dr. Russ Henke of HENKE ASSOCIATES. We were very pleased with the experience and insight that Russ brought to this assignment, as well as with the diligence that he exhibited in pursuing the project objectives we had established. In addition, the many new contacts that Russ created for CIMdata, will be very valuable going forward."

Ed Miller President
Alan Christman Vice President

3909 Research Park Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA




"I was delighted to observe the "impedance match" between your experience and our plans. You have made a substantive contribution to our company. I look forward to a long and fruitful consulting relationship with Henke Associates."

Executive VP, public worldwide CAD/CAM company, Atlanta, GA



"I wanted to write and thank you again for all your work with our officers & directors. The quarterly management meetings and business planning activities that you set up for us last year have been followed religiously and seem to provide us new benefits as each month goes by."



Chairman of the Board, public worldwide CAE software company in Los Angeles



"The new agreements which you helped us negotiate with several partners in the USA have worked out great. We will exceed our targets for this year! Without your understanding and patience regarding relationships between Europeans and Americans, our group here in Germany would never have closed these deals."



European Managing Director, Frankfurt, Germany



"Your professionalism in handling our purchase of the remote business unit of your client, was exceptional. I have never been involved in an acquisition which went so smoothly. There is no doubt that your business planning and work with the people before the purchase, were invaluable. By the way, we will also look seriously at the other acquisition which you recommended in the business plan. Thanks for everything."

President & CEO, Pittsburgh, PA



"I am very pleased to provide this reference for the extremely effective business consulting services provided to SHAI over the last year by Dr. Russell F. Henke. As a direct result of his dedicated efforts, our Company has generated an entirely new and comprehensive Business Plan, starting with a Planning Tool Kit created by Dr. Henke and then a series of progressive planning sessions facilitated by Dr. Henke. As a consequence of the new Business Plan, we have put together a new management structure at SHAI, hired new financial and sales/marketing personnel, and expanded our focus into more aggressive commercial consulting and commercial software directions. Dr. Henke's advice and encouragement were pivotal to positioning SHAI for the next 10 years of success."



Richard H. Stottler III, president, SHAI, San Mateo, CA.




"I would like to thank Dr. Russ Henke for his strong commitment and contributions as acting General Manager of the SILMA Division over the last half of 1999. As a result of Russ' stewardship, the outlook today for SILMA is quite promising. Beyond the marked revenue improvement in the December quarter over that of the September quarter, Russ' team's forecast for the March 2000 quarter is quite strong. In addition, just this week SILMA closed important business at its major automotive account in Dearborn, and we are now very well positioned for large programs at another domestic industrial company and at a giant international auto company. Going forward, as Senior Vice President of Business Development here, Russ will not only focus on strategic partnerships associated with our CMM INSPECTION software products, but also he will help drive our thrusts with Production PILOT and DAC in the process planning and CAD design side of SILMA".

Brian R. Carlisle, Chief Executive Officer, Adept Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA, January 2000
(SILMA was acquired by Metrologic in May 2002)




"Dear Russ, Thank you for your thoughtful summary and insights. I trust that you're aware of how much we value your experience, network, and expertise. You made excellent progress on the goals that we identified at the outset, and the time frame for accomplishing the work was significantly compressed. We would like to find a way to maintain an ongoing relationship with you. On the business development front, we would like you to arrange a time for us to meet with "ABC" and "DEF". We would also like to you to extend a warm handshake to your VC contacts as we start fundraising. You're a good advisor and friend, and we definitely want to maintain the positive rapport".
Michael DeLapa, Chief Operating Officer, (Silicon Valley start-up) BOM.com, February 2001




"Russ, your consulting work package arrived just in time for my international departure, and I enjoyed reading it in the plane. I must tell you that it was excellent reading and I am impressed. I would definitely like to move to the next stage."

Chairman & CEO, privately held worldwide company based in Europe, March 2001

"I would just like to say that it was a pleasure to make your acquaintance and hope that we can indeed work together again in the future".

Vice President, same worldwide company, August 2001



"I appreciate the work you are doing for our Company and I have found it very helpful. As a result, I think we really have a handle now on the direction we are going. There are additional areas where we need your help going forward." "I know you understand us, the market, and can deliver value for us"



President & CEO, May 2001 and January 2002



"We very much appreciate your work on behalf of our company. I believe everything is complete at this point. It would not surprise me if our paths cross again. Thank you very much."



Chairman of the Board, private worldwide hi-tech software company in California
September 2001



"I want to thank you for the advice and guidance you have provided our company. I hope we have the opportunity to interact again in the future."



Vice President & Founder, same private worldwide hi-tech software company in California, September 2001

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