About Us

The President of Alignmentnow, Inc. is John Walsh.

Experience

John Walsh started his career in sales with AT&T and, due to his effectiveness, rapidly moved up to sales and marketing management positions. He has served as VP & General Manager for companies in the Fortune 300, such as Verizon/GTE and Federal Signal Corporation. John has also been President, COO, and CEO for several privately-owned and family-owned companies.

Additional responsibilities include serving on Boards of Directors and Boards of Advisors for several privately held businesses.

John also served as Chairman of the Board for the Management Association of Illinois, which services over 800 member companies, and Chairman of the Board of the American Electronics Association - Midwest Council.

Industry Knowledge

John Walsh has served organizations in many industries, both domestically and internationally. A representative selection includes:

Auto Equipment

Auto Manufacturers

Motorcycles & other small engines

Pleasure boats and engines

Chemicals

Basic and Intermediate Chemicals

Leisure

Travel Agencies and Travel Services

Manufacturing

Diversified Machinery, including Material Handling Machinery

Machine Tools, Components, and Accessories

Metal Fabrication, including Hardware & Fasteners

Transformers, Electrical Generation Equipment, and Miscellaneous Electrical Products

Lighting

Plastic Products

Materials & Construction, including HVAC

Consumer Products

Appliances

Lawn Equipment

Diversified Services

Telemarketing Call Centers

Management Consulting

Colleges and Universities

Electronics Technology

Retailing

Grocery Retailing

Telecommunications

Communications Processing Equipment

Local Telecom and Private Transmission Services

Diversified Telecom Service Providers

Utilities

Electric and Gas

Education

John Walsh has a business degree from Michigan State University, where he also played football for coach Duffy Daugherty. His MBA was attained at Northern Illinois University. John has passed on his knowledge to others by teaching Marketing Management, Sales Management, Business Plans, and Channels of Distribution as an adjunct faculty member for the Keller Graduate School of Management - MBA Program.

Values

John's values were influenced by his immigrant parents who fostered his work ethic, self sufficiency, spirituality, and education. He applies his values to form good working relationships with owners, customers, direct reports, sales staff, employees, and suppliers. He believes the ability to motivate and empower employees to greater levels of performance is key to developing a first-class team.