Tango Management Consulting has the knowledge and experience to help clients turn their Real Estate into a strategic and competitive advantage.
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Key Resources
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Jack Thompson
President & CEO
Jack Thompson is President and CEO of Tango Management Consulting. Formerly a Managing Director in BearingPoint's Real Estate and Capital Asset Solutions Practice, and Practice Leader with the E&Y and Deloitte real estate consulting groups, Mr. Thompson has over 25 years' experience in real estate development and the development and implementation of real estate technology solutions. His clients include Fortune 500 Corporations, REITs, developers, large and small mall-based retailers, mass merchandisers, apparel retailers, theatres, grocers, restaurants, banks, telecommunications, convenience stores, and gasoline retailers. Prior to his career in advisory services, Jack worked in the areas of site selection, construction, lease administration, and real estate market research for Taco Bell, Boston Market, and McDonald's. He holds a Masters Degree in International Business and Real Estate Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and is a frequent author and speaker on the topic of real estate operations and technology.
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Pranav Tyagi
Executive Vice President & COO
Pranav Tyagi is Executive Vice President and COO of Tango Management Consulting. He has over 12 years of consulting experience with a wide range of clients across Retail, Restaurants, REITs, Investment Funds and Banking. Prior to TMC, Pranav helped develop and lead the Retail Real Estate practices at BearingPoint, Ernst & Young and Deloitte Consulting. His areas of expertise include strategic planning, geo-demographic market planning and site analytics and tools, customer centric analyses, store development process improvement, strategic real estate information systems planning, application selection and implementation. He has led several industry benchmarking studies, and has worked with over 60 retail and restaurant companies in improving their store development organizations, processes and tools. Pranav holds an MBA in Strategy and Marketing Research from The University of Texas at Dallas, a Master of Science in Information Systems, and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering.
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Brad Biagini
SVP - Retail Real Estate Solutions
Brad Biagini is Senior Vice President of Retail Real Estate Solutions for Tango Management Consulting. Brad has over 12 years of industry and consulting experience specializing on Real Estate Systems Strategy and Selection, Business Process Redesign (BPR), and Technology Implementations for Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) and Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM). Application experience includes: Accruent RPM/RLM, TRIRIGA Momentum, Oracle, ESRI, GE Smallworld, Granite, Kramer, MRO, Remedy, and others. Brad has extensive Big 4 and Tier 1 Consulting Experience with Ernst & Young, Capgemini, and BearingPoint were he has served as Vertical Lead, Alliance Manager, and Subject Matter Expert across Retail Real Estate Market Planning, Project Management, Facilities, and Asset Management. Brad holds a BBA in Management Information Systems from Weslyan University and studied Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Former and current clients include: Blockbuster, Brinker International, Chipotle, Circuit City, The Gap, FedEx, Starbucks, SUPERVALUE, Chevron/Texaco, Verizon Wireless, AT&T/SBC/Cingular, Telcordia Technologies, Telus, and Bell Canada.
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Mark Zygmontowicz
SVP - Retail Analytics
Mark Zygmontowicz is Senior Vice President for Retail Analytics at Tango Management Consulting. Mark has been a consultant to the retail industry since 1981 and began his tenure with Thompson Associates in 1983 providing consultation to senior management in the development of real estate, operational, and marketing strategies. As a principal at Thompson Associates, Mark was instrumental in the growth of Thompson Associates from a small 12 person consulting firm to the leading retail site selection consulting firm in the country with, ultimately, over 120 employees. After the acquisition by MapInfo Corporation in 2003, Mark was responsible for directing sales and marketing activities for the MapInfo Predictive Analytics group. He has been a guest speaker at numerous conventions and seminars for professional organizations, such as the International Council of Shopping Centers, The National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, The National Retail Federation, and the Urban Land Institute. Mark also has been a member of the ICSC research advisory task force and has been quoted extensively in industry publications and national newspapers. He holds a bachelor's degree in geography from Western Michigan University and a master's degree in geography from Wayne State University.
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Leonard Bosman
Vice President - Corporate Real Estate Technology
Leonard Bosman is Vice President for Corporate Real Estate Technology at Tango Management Consulting. Mr.Bosman has over 20 years experience in providing clients with IWMS solutions across multiple technology platforms. Prior to joining Tango Management Consulting, Mr. Bosman was a Senior Manager at BearingPoint, Inc., and led their TRIRIGA services group. Other positions held by Mr. Bosman include VP for US Operations and Services at Planon, Inc, VP for Services and Support - EMEA at TRIRIGA, Inc., and Director of SQA & CS at TRIRIGA, Inc. Mr. Bosman has served a wide range of clients in the IWMS space across Corproate Real Estate, Retail, and Public Sector.
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David Stanton
Vice President - Geo-Demographic Solutions
David is Vice President of Geo-Demographic Solutions of Tango Management Consulting and has 15 years experience specializing in the selection and implementation of enterprise market and geospatial intelligence and ERP systems and related analytical technologies. David has a specialization in strategy development of Business Intelligence (BI), Geographic Information System (GIS) and Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) solutions. Over his career, David maintains a strong focus on implementing fact-based market research and retail real estate system solutions. He has extensive Big 4 and Tier 1 real estate and systems consulting experience at Deloitte and Touche LLP and BearingPoint, Inc.; has certifications in Microsoft, TRIRIGA, Lawson, Accruent, and many GIS/geo-demographic platforms (ESRI, MapInfo, Claritas, and GE Smallworld). His clients include retail, consumer package goods, financial services, energy, telecommunications, and municipal, county, state, and federal governments. Prior to joining Tango Management Consulting, Mr. Stanton has served numerous roles as a client service manager, senior analyst, project manager, and requirements director. He holds a Masters degree from the Northwestern University and holds certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Facilitator of Functional and Technical Requirements.
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David Bunten
Vice President of Retail Analytics
David Bunten is Vice President of Retail Analytics of Tango Management Consulting. He has over 15 years of consulting and industry experience specializing in site selection for retail and financial institutions. Prior to joining Tango Management Consulting, Mr. Bunten was CEO of InSite Analytics where he built a successful consulting practice providing premier Retail Market Optimization and Sales Forecasting Models. His previous industry experience includes leadership positions at Thompson Associates / MapInfo, geoVue, ESRI, and Equifax NDS (now part of Claritas) where he served in roles such as Vice President of Analytics, Vice President of Research & Marketing, Director of Predictive Analytics Sales, Strategic Industry Manager, Modeling Solutions Manager, and Industry Marketing Manager. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from San Diego State University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of California at San Diego.
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Don Wood
Director - Corporate Real Estate Technology
Don Wood is Director of Corporate Real Estate Technology at Tango Management Consulting. He has over 25 years experience in Corporate and Commercial Real Estate technology and process. Prior to joining TMC, Don was Vice President for product development at a Real Estate software company and Senior Manager at Ernst & Young's Real Estate Advisory Services practice (where he worked for over 10 years) and various other industry positions. Over the last 15 years, Don has helped clients implement JD Edwards OneWorld, Oracle Projects, Oracle Property Manager, SAP Real Estate, Meridian Project Systems, Yardi, MRI, Timberline, Virtual Premise, Quarem ALT, and OneSite (Accounting, Purchasing, Facilities). In addition, he has significant experience helping real estate organizations improve and maximize their back office processes. Don has worked with clients in the Corporate, Retail, Multi-family, Hospitality, Telecom, Developers/ Owners, Construction, Homebuilders and Healthcare industries. Don is a PMP, and received his BBA in Real Estate from University of North Texas.
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Chuck White
Senior Manager - Retail Real Estate Solutions
Chuck White is a Senior Manager of Retail Real Estate Solutions for Tango Management Consulting. He has over 15 years consulting and industry experience specializing in Real Estate Systems Strategy and Selection, Business Process Redesign, Retail Benchmarking, Outsourcing and Technology Implementations for Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). Mr. White has extensive Big 4 consulting experience at Accenture, Deloitte Consulting and BearingPoint. He is also an experienced program manager having led projects in both the Retail, CRE and retail REIT space. He holds a B.S.E. from The University of Michigan and an M.B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University. Key clients include Starbucks, The Gap, Supervalu, The Taubman Company and Wachovia Bank.
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Bill Benson
Sr. Manager - Corporate Real Estate Technology
Bill Benson is Senior Manager of Corporate Real Estate Technology at Tango Management Consulting and has over 20 years experience with Integrated Workplace Management Software (IWMS) and implementations. His experience ranges from directly working for IWMS software vendors in technology and consulting roles, to working for consulting organizations autonomous of software vendors. With a strong focus on technology and shaping systems to provide the needs of corporate real estate, Bill has been instrumental in bringing about organizational change and realizing solid return on investments for a multitude of companies. His technology experience includes IWMS providers TRIRIGA, Planon, Archibus, Mapinfo, AutoCAD, and Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL database platforms. Former and current clients include Toys "R" Us, Pfizer, Canadian Tire, Sodexo, BB&T, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Shell, FDA, Ernst & Young and Sprint.
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Marian Carter
Sr. Manager - Retail Real Estate Technology
Marian Carter is a Senior Manager of Retail Real Estate Technology at Tango Management Consulting and has 20 years of experience with Real Estate, Construction and Facilities Management solutions. Her experience ranges from performing Business Process Improvement, System Selections and Implementations. Marian has worked for key vendors including Tririga (then Peregrine), Autodesk and The Computer-Aided Design Group (now part of Accruent). She has also worked in the Real Estate Solutions practices for 3 of the big 4 Consulting firms, including Deloitte, Ernst & Young and BearingPoint. Most recently she worked for Ann Taylor as part of the Project Management Office, performing Project Management and System Support for several key business areas including Store Development, Real Estate, Procurement and Finance. Former clients include American Express, Morgan Stanley, The Gap, 7-Eleven, Merck& Co., Footlocker and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
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Dusan Varga
Manager - Retail Real Estate Solutions
Mr. Dusan Varga is a Manager in TMC's Retail Real Estate Solutions practice. He has over six years of Consulting and Project Management experience in the Retail, Corporate Real Estate and commercial construction industries with an emphasis on real estate process improvement, system delivery, and operational transformation to improve the overall RE organizational efficiency and process. Mr. Varga has worked with 20+ direct clients in corporate, retail, industrial, commercial, education, healthcare and government industries across Canada and the U.S. Over his career, he consulted with clients in the areas of capital asset management; lease and property management; real estate transaction management; maintenance and service request / call centre management; project and portfolio management. Mr. Varga has worked with 15+ direct business partners and vendors including Accruent, Oracle, Tririga, Planon, Archibus, MRO, Lawson, SAP. Prior to joining Tango MC, Mr. Varga was a manager with BearingPoint, Inc. He holds an information technology management degree (BComm) from Ryerson University and has completed a 3 year diploma from Seneca College in Computer Programming and Analysis.
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Jaya Penumarthy
Manager - Oracle Applications
Jaya Penumarthy is a Manager of Oracle Applications at Tango Management Consulting. Jaya has nearly 10 years of experience in various roles primarily focusing on providing implementation and consulting services to the clients for Oracle Applications. She has proven expertise in Oracle-based corporate & retail real estate solutions, having implemented Oracle Property Manager Application for different clients in both retail and corporate real estate arena. She has a high level of expertise in the core implementation of Oracle financial modules (General Ledger, Accounts receivable, Accounts payable), Oracle Lease Management & Oracle Property Manager module. She also has proven record of Project Management and Six Sigma quality experience having a Greenbelt Project certification. Prior to TMC, Jaya has worked with BearingPoint, Inc., Oracle Corporation, General Electric and Mudra Communications. She has a Masters Degree in Commerce (Accounting), a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA), Associate Member of Company Secretaries (ACS) India, Intermediate Certification in US Federal Taxation from New York State College of Buffalo and she is currently pursuing a CPA.
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Vinay Kapil
Manager - Oracle Applications
Vinay Kapil is a Manager at Tango Management Consulting, working on a wide range of consulting assignments focusing on Oracle E-business suite implementations for Retail and Restaurant clients. Mr. Kapil has over 10 years of experience in Consulting, including the last 5 years exclusively serving Retail Real Estate clients supporting Real Estate, Construction, Lease Administration and Facilities processes. He has an excellent understanding of both functional and technical aspects of Oracle Applications including Oracle Projects (Management, Costing, Billing, Collaboration and Intelligence), AP, AR, GL, FA, Property Manager, eAM and Purchasing. Some of his recent key clients include Carlson Worldwide, Brinker International, SuperValu, Inc., McDonalds Corporation and Stage Stores, Inc. Prior to Tango Management Consulting, Mr. Kapil has worked with BearingPoint, IBM, and CSC. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
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Jae Behrmann
Manager - Geo-Demographic Solutions
Jae Behrmann is Manager - Geo-Demographic Solutions of Tango Management Consulting. He has over 8 years of experience in geographic information systems based market planning, market research, database marketing, and sales forecasting models for retailers. He has extensive experience in business process redesign across the retail real estate lifecycle from market planning to construction project management, and the development and implementation of Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). Mr. Behrmann is certified in Accruent and TRIRIGA, and has deep knowledge of GIS and business intelligence software (ESRI ArcGIS, MapInfo, and SAS). Prior to TMC, Mr. Behrmann worked for BearingPoint, Gap Inc, Blockbuster Video, and The Buxton Company. He was educated at Brigham Young University, where he received an undergraduate degree in geographic information systems. He received his MBA from the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Behrmann speaks fluent Spanish and is well-versed in Latin American culture. Clients include 7-Eleven, Starbucks, McDonald's and Brinker.
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Tom Price
Manager - Retail Real Estate Solutions
Tom Price is a Manager at Tango Management Consulting. Tom has over 8 years of software implementation consulting experience. Client engagements have spanned a wide range of organizations, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, and have focused primarily on the medical, retail, and telecommunications industries. Tom has extensive experience in Business Systems Analysis and redesign across the Real Estate lifecycle, from Market Planning to Site and Construction Management, Facilities Management, Lease Administration, and the development and implementation of Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS). Prior to TMC, Tom worked for Accenture, KPMG Consulting, Oracle Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, and Accruent. He holds an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems, from Baylor University. Clients include Chipotle, The Men's Wearhouse, Sonic Restaurants, Verizon, PetSmart, Kaiser Permanente, Charming Shoppes, and SuperValu.
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