About CSI Leadership Team

Beverly Kaye, Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Member of Advisory Board

Cutting edge thinking and continuous improvement efforts have kept the award-winning Dr. Kaye a leader in the career development field for 25 years. She is the author of the classic career development book, Up is Not the Only Way, and the co-author (with Sharon Jordan-Evans) of the international bestseller on retaining talent, Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay, and the workplace satisfaction sequel, Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work.

In 1979, Dr. Beverly Kaye started Beverly Kaye & Associates, Inc. (BKA) as a management consulting company specializing in the creation, delivery and strategic management of talent in organizations. Career Systems, which later evolved into CSI, was subsequently added to create and supply state-of-the-art instruments for use in our workshops. Today, the product and service operations have been integrated into a single international enterprise under the marketplace banner (dba) of CSI; BKA remains as the parent company and corporate umbrella of CSI.

Ray Halagera, President & Chief Operating Officer
Member of Advisory Board

As President and COO for CSI for over nine years, Ray Halagera is responsible for the company's overall management and strategic growth. Prior to joining Career Systems International, Ray was Vice President of Infrastructure for the Strategic Management Group, a business skills training and consulting company serving Fortune 500 clients. At SMG his management responsibilities included planning and budgeting, corporate and regional operations, information systems and technology, and the company's core processes. Ray also served for five years as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Psychological Associates, an international leadership, teamwork and sales training and consulting firm. Hear Ray speak on a business case (Coming Soon)

Tony Martinez, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Product Development

GARY VILARDI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES

Gary brings more than 25 years of successful and productive sales and sales management experience to the SVP of Sales position. Over the past two years he was Vice President and General Manager for X-Sells Inc., a leading outsourcer of sales and marketing services in strategic sales lead development for businesses selling to businesses .  Prior to X-Sells, Gary spent over 16 years in the audio, web collaboration and video conferencing industry as SVP of Sales with Genesys Conferencing and Vialog Corp., achieving significant revenue growth by uncovering new revenue opportunities within the existing Fortune 500 customer, negotiating large contracts with major corporations and increasing the size of the sales teams.

Prior to his work with Genesys and Vialog, Gary was VP of Sales for both Video-On Inc. , a GE Capital Company and Darome Teleconferencing where his team sales strategy provided the infrastructure for the accelerated growth that eventually lead to MCI's acquiring Darome . Earlier in his 20 year sales management career, Gary held senior sales management positions in the software industry, including Computer Associates and On-Line Software International.

He resides in Boxford , MA with his wife Cathy of 25 years and son Vinny, a senior and varsity baseball pitcher at Colby-Sawyer College .  Sales and sales management is Gary 's second career.  Up until 20 years ago Gary was a professional drummer, and still finds relaxation through evening Rock, Jazz, Classical (yes, Classical) jam sessions in his basement.

Gary 's wealth of sales and sales management experience in selling business services to Fortune 500 executives including HR and operations will have both immediate and strategic impacts on CSi's efforts to grow revenues by providing our clients the appropriate value-added solutions to their talent management issues and opportunities.  

Barry Levitt, Chief Financial Officer
Member of Advisory Board

Barry Levitt has been the CFO of Beverly Kaye & Associates ever since its inception in 1979. However, for 31 years, his day job was as a bona fide rocket scientist engaged in communications research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Hard pressed to handle the day-to-day financial operations of BKA in his spare time, Barry was thrilled when Nanci Hendrickson, the VP of Finance, took over that job in 1996.

After taking early retirement from JPL in 2001, Barry was again available to play a more active role in our organization. As CFO he is ultimately responsible for the economic health and long-term financial planning for the enterprise. He also took over the task of creating and maintaining this website several years ago, during which time his web design skills have increased steadily.

Barry is formally Dr. Barry Levitt, having acquired his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT in 1971. During his "other life" at JPL, he contributed to the design of telecommunications links for unmanned satellite missions and did fundamental research on advanced communications techniques for the Defense Department. And he fondly recalls being one of the original members of the technical team supporting the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

During his communications career, he co-authored a ground-setting book in his field entitled Spread Spectrum Communications, and he published and presented over 40 technical papers based on his research. However, he readily admits that his life is much more enjoyable now.

Ann Jordan, Vice President of Marketing

Ann Jordan joined CSI seven years ago as Vice President of Marketing. In this role, she is responsible for identifying and implementing strategic and global initiatives designed to leverage existing business and build new opportunities. Ann has spent over 15 years in corporate America, where she has held a variety of leadership roles in the areas of sales, marketing, automation, administration, human resources and training.

Nanci Hendrickson, Vice President of Finance and Operations

Nanci Hendrickson truly lives the premise of Love It, Don't Leave It having been with CSI for over 11 years. As CSI has grown, so have Nanci's roles and responsibilities. She is now in charge of all aspects of CSI's day-to-day financial operations while also managing the fulfillment function in Scranton and the IT support team. Prior to joining CSI, Nanci managed operations for several smaller consulting firms, including customer service, IT support, and accounts payable and receivable. She has a practical, no-nonsense approach to management, an extremely capable can-do attitude to every challenge confronting her, and she believes strongly in the power of CSI's solutions to positively transform individuals and organizations.

Louise Gray, Vice President, Solutions Delivery

With over 20 years of experience in the performance improvement and development field, Louise provides the leadership to create a strategic and high performing Solutions Delivery team. Her expertise has been honed through positions as diverse as an Executive Director of a health clinic, through a sales career in the insurance industry to several positions with AchieveGlobal in training, training management and sales. Her passion for creating lasting positive results, both for clients and for the individuals in their organizations, ensures that the solutions CSI provides are tied to the strategic direction of their companies. Louise has personal experience in post-graduate studies on Workplace Learning, with blended learning solutions. This expertise enables her to provide the business results in a variety of delivery mediums.

Rosalind Sago, Director of Development Solutions

Rosalind Sago is an experienced consultant and professional speaker specializing in the areas of organization, employee and human resources development. Her career spans a variety of industries, including, but not limited to, financial services, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. Rosalind is CSI’s subject matter expert in the area of career development and coaching and was recently appointed to the position of Director of Development Solutions. As a senior consultant and master trainer for CSI, she provides expertise in the areas of mentoring and oversees the certification of facilitators for program delivery and solutions. She is also the instructional designer for the organization’s web-based e-learning programs.

Mike Stromes, Director of Talent Management Assessments

Capitalizing on more than 35 years of experience as an internal consultant, Mike joined Career Systems InternationaI in 1996 as a Senior Associate.  In 2006 he became a member of CSI's Strategy and Management Team as Director of Talent Management Assessments. In his role as Director of Talent Management Assessment, Mike ensures the effectiveness of CSI's talent management offerings (i.e., tools, learning solutions and approaches), and the success of client projects. He accomplishes this by utilizing CSI's proprietary tools (e.g., organizational surveys, databases, etc.), as well as external data sources – and, as necessary, by developing new tools.

Al Hazan, Member of Advisory Board

An accomplished "hands on" executive, aware of the importance of motivation, and the involvement of all participants in the generation of goals and objectives. A pragmatic TQM manager with (P&L) responsibility who successfully developed & implemented business plans & budgets. Managed sales, marketing, manufacturing, and engineering organizations utilizing the TEAM concept that have operated within plans or exceeded expectations.

C. Patrick Smith, Member of Advisory Board