Barnes Consulting, Inc

Barnes Consulting, Inc, owned by Jacqueline "Jackie" Barnes, helps businesses nationwide reach their potential through resource development, fundraising, and process improvement. Main office location is in Haleiwa, Hawaii Highlights of Services Provided Process Improvement Reduced the annual turnover rate at DLS in its billing department of 35 staff from 42% to 15% Played a lead role in the development of competency based job descriptions and performance appraisals as part of a re-vamp of the Performance Management System at DLS Wrote approximately 50 administrative procedures and other documents for Skelton’s Fire Equipment, Inc, which improved the processes so much so that the CFO was able to start an additional business Staff Development Designed and implemented a complex multi-tiered staff development program for the 550+ executives and line staff at DLS, a medical laboratory; the program was featured in the Pacific Business Newspaper as an example of excellence in corporate training Planned and executed 4 two-day conferences for social service executives and professionals: two on technical skills, two on management skills while employed at PACT Provided training services at an international conference, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, held in Capetown, South Africa Fundraising Wrote the proposal to the Hawaii Department of Health, awarded at $12 million, to found and operate Child and Adolescent Resources for Education As the Director of Fund Development and Communication at the Bay Area Food Bank, brought in 1.5 mil in 2008-2010, through direct solicitation, direct mail, special events, website re-design, and grant writing Won numerous other grants, including as a team writer for a $1 million grant which was awarded by HUD to the Hawaii Housing Authority for Drug Elimination and Community Development