Oneida
D. DeLuca
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Oneida
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
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
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
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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Angela
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.
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