Oneida has an extensive background in consulting and project management.  Before starting Birchwood Consulting Group with her partner, she worked as a Senior Consultant for a "Big Five" accounting and consulting firm, leading business systems consulting projects in manufacturing, healthcare, and service organizations. She has experience as an internal consultant for two of Central PA ’s largest employers providing operational analysis expertise, guiding reengineering and improvement projects, and leading cost-reduction activities. In addition, Oneida was a production planner for a Fortune 500 manufacturing corporation and periodically teaches undergraduate healthcare administration courses for Penn State-York and Lancaster campuses.

Oneida has a B.A. degree in Physics from Franklin & Marshall College , a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University , and an M.S. degree in Health Administration from St. Joseph 's University. Also, she has completed graduate work in Industrial Engineering and Management while working as a teaching and research assistant at North Carolina State University .

Oneida is a graduate of Leadership Lancaster, a 2005 recipient of the "Best 50 Women in Business" award presented by the PA Dept. of Community & Economic Development, and a 2002 recipient of the Forty Under 40 business leadership award presented by the Central Penn Business Journal. In addition, she is the past Chair of the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board, a past member of the board of the Lancaster Heart Foundation, a member of the Lancaster Rotary, a judge for the Lancaster Science & Engineering Fair, a Diplomate in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers . Oneida is also a volunteer and active participant in her two sons’ school and sports activities.

Oneida became a Group Chair with Vistage in 2006.  Vistage is an international organization focused on the personal and professional development of business owners, presidents and CEOs as well as their direct reports.  Vistage has over 14,000 members world-wide and over 160 members in Central PA.  As a chair with Vistage, Oneida works with executives both individually and as a group, to help them explore problems, issues and opportunities, both personally and within their businesses.  The goal of Oneida’s endeavors with Vistage, as well as with Birchwood, is to help executives grow their companies successfully.  On average, Vistage-member companies achieve high growth at a rate five times that of all US companies and outperform their industry growth nearly twice as frequently as all other US companies.

Robert E. Pozesky
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Bob has extensive experience in applying business improvement strategies both as a consultant and as an operations leader.  Prior to co-founding Birchwood Consulting Group, he was the Vice President of Operations for a management services organization.  In this role, he guided the restructuring of daily operations, improvement of key business processes, and development of a management reporting system while returning the organization to profitability.  Bob has also worked in various roles providing a breadth of implementation-based consulting services centered on process redesign and management to the manufacturing, service, and health care industries.

Bob has a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering and a dual Masters of Engineering in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.  He is a Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence with the American Society for Quality.  Bob has also completed his initial Fundamentals of Engineering certification in progress towards licensure as a Professional Engineer and has completed post graduate course work in Healthcare Management.

Bob recently completed a nine year term as a member of Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lancaster County, is a 2004 Forty Under 40 award winner presented by the Central Penn Business Journal, a 2002 Graduate of Leadership Lancaster, a Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, a Senior Member in the American Society for Quality, a judge for the Lancaster Science & Engineering Fair, and a baseball coach with the Hempfield Youth Association.

Carol A. Park

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Carol is an accomplished Project Manager of Automation, Distribution, Warehouse Management Systems, and Lean Manufacturing projects.  Carol has managed projects to design and implement systems ranging from $10,000 to $30 million. Carol performs cost analysis for assembly, warehouse layout and design,

consolidation, lease vs. buy, Shop Floor Control Systems and WMS.  Carol’s project involvement includes specification development, bid evaluation, implementation management, training (ISO documentation), team management, and overall accountability.

Prior to becoming an independent consultant, Carol was Vice President of two consulting firms.  She also worked as a Project Manager for St. Onge Company and St. Onge, Ruff & Associates.  Carol has served on projects across many industries, including Food, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Aerospace, Beverage, E-Commerce, Retail, Government, Consumer Products, and Apparel.  She also spent five years as an internal industrial engineer with a major manufacturer.

Carol has a B.S. of Industrial Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.  She has been a guest lecturer at Penn State and various Simulation Conferences and is an active member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Outside of consulting, Carol is restoring a Tree Farm and establishing a Stewardship Plan on a property that has been in her family since 1846.  Carol is an avid sailor and racer.  She was a Collegiate All-American and was listed in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" in 1976 and 2002.

Denise K. Baird
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Denise is a registered nurse with over 30 years experience in both the hospital and medical office environments.  Before joining Birchwood, she served as a clinical administrator/associate administrator for a large medical practice.  She is certified in several nursing disciplines and is also a Certified Professional Coder though the American Academy of Professional Coders.  Denise enjoys teaching coding and helping providers navigate through this challenge.  She is a member of A WHONN, NAMS, PCNA, and AAPC.

Denise received her nursing degree from St. Francis Hospital in Trenton, NJ and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration.  In her spare time, Denise enjoys bicycling throughout Europe, visiting her children in Chicago and Virginia and sewing.

Angela M. Parise
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Angie has worked with Birchwood Consulting for the past 4 years. During this time, she has been involved with various projects including data analysis, process evaluations and improving efficiency for manufacturing businesses. Angie has also worked with health care facilities to reorganize office processes and supported a facility planning project for a large service organization.

Angie received her Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Elizabethtown College. She continues to be involved in the local chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Outside of consulting, Angie is an active volunteer in her church’s children’s programs. She also enjoys being a room parent for her sons’ school.