OUR COMPANY
Pivotal Management is a Houston-based management consulting company that delivers services across multiple different industries. Our mission is to transform the way companies do business through a combination of strategic consulting, data-driven insights, and innovative technologies. Our team of experts offers solutions to help you maximize performance, increase efficiency, and improve overall profitability. Pivotal Management offers tailored process, data, and technology advisory services coupled with deep industry knowledge to help our clients solve some of the most complex operational, financial, and back-office challenges
We partner with small, midsize, and large organizations to transform their technology operations. Through a holistic lens, we build a technology strategy that positions your organization for success in an ever-changing business environment. Pivotal Management is well-situated to become your long-term strategic partner that will continue to expand and evolve as your company does. Our unique methodology relating to strategic change, transformation, and transition services starts with the same essential building block: trust. Without it, there isn’t a stable foundation for business evolution to occur, which in turn stifles the overall success and profitability of the company.
OUR UNIQUE PROCESS
In today’s modern business era, the use of technology extends to nearly every aspect throughout a company. When used correctly, advanced technology is a time-worthy investment for companies of all sizes. Whether it’s automating workflows, gaining greater business insights, or enhancing employee satisfaction, every aspect can benefit and improve with the right advanced technology. Engaging with key stakeholders across the company is a critical component of our consulting philosophy, enabling the team to identify unique opportunities, business requirements, and implementation risks, which significantly reduce the likelihood of the advanced technology failing to meet the company’s expectations. This synchronized and coordinated approach to implementing technology is also critical to developing an efficient technology vision with a tactical roadmap to realize it. As business priorities change, so will the technology vision to support the new priorities. Aligning business and technology priorities creates a strong foundation for success and trust. Engaging with key stakeholders helps ensure the technology vision prioritizes company resources to leverage current and future technologies to achieve the company’s overall strategic goals. Pivotal Management helps companies embrace this iterative process of leveraging advanced technology effectively to gain a competitive advantage within their industry.
OUR CULTURE
WITH A FOCUS ON TEAM BUILDING
People, integrity, and relationships matter more than anything. We care about those we work with and those we serve. We are hyper-focused on building trust-based relationships and establishing mutually beneficial partnerships. We prioritize results, but not at the expense of people. Everything we do should build trust between our experienced consultants and all the project stakeholders throughout the company.
FOCUSED ON HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
Honesty and integrity are not just words but principles that guide all of our actions and decisions. We celebrate our successes and take responsibility for our mistakes. We respect the diversity and dignity of everyone, and we care about their well-being. We foster a culture that focuses on honesty and integrity. We value transparency, accountability, and respect in everything we do. We trust our co-workers and clients and treat them fairly and ethically.
FOCUSED ON THE STRATEGIC VISION
We believe in having a clear and compelling strategic vision to guide our actions and decisions. We are not satisfied with the status quo and always look for ways to help our clients leverage advanced technology to achieve their overall strategic goals. We are very pragmatic in our execution, focusing on the most important and impactful tasks, and avoiding distractions and unnecessary complexity. We measure our progress and results frequently to stay in alignment with strategic business goals. Pivotal Management is a team of passionate, creative, and collaborative professionals who share a common goal: to deliver value to our clients.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
ELIZABETH C. PERCIVAL
MANAGING MEMBER
As the managing member at Pivotal Management Consulting, LLC, Elizabeth has both ownership and managerial roles within the company. Elizabeth is responsible for setting the company’s overall direction, executing all legal agreements/contracts, and managing the company’s finances and daily operations.
With over 10 years of experience in accounting, Elizabeth has worked with diverse and global organizations. As a Financial Reporting Accountant at GSE Environmental, she prepared and reviewed the consolidated financial statements, ensured compliance with GAAP and SEC requirements, and supported the internal and external audit processes. She also contributed to the implementation of new accounting standards, policies, and procedures and provided guidance and training to other team members. Previously, Elizabeth worked as a financial reporting accountant at Kraton Polymers, where she performed similar duties and assisted in the preparation of the annual report, quarterly earnings releases, and investor presentations. As an Audit Senior Associate at KPMG US, Elizabeth audited the financial statements of various clients, including public and private companies, in different industries, such as manufacturing and energy. She has strong skills in accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and auditing, and is proficient in using various accounting software and tools. Elizabeth is passionate about delivering high-quality and accurate financial information and is always eager to learn new skills and technologies. She values teamwork, integrity, and excellence while adding value to our clients.
Elizabeth’s Contact Information
GREG E. PERCIVAL
EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT – TECHNOLOGY
As a seasoned IT executive with close to 30 years of experience across the oil & gas/chemical manufacturing industries, Greg has successfully delivered strategic and innovative solutions to complex business challenges. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the business school at the University of Houston. In addition, Greg has a master’s degree in Technology Management from the business school at the University of Phoenix. His core competencies include change management, stakeholder influence, project management, cost reduction, risk mitigation, and quality assurance across companies of all sizes. While the past 15 years have been within the small to midsize oil & gas companies, his background also includes positions of increasing responsibilities within a couple of global organizations.
Greg has successfully spearheaded the technological integration of several corporate merger/acquisition transactions throughout his career. Most recently, he developed and led a department of business-focused technologists at a multi-billion-dollar oil and gas company in Houston, Texas. He successfully integrated all the enterprise systems during his tenure there when two multi-billion-dollar oil & gas companies merged. With the help of his team, Greg developed a strategy that enabled the company to meet the aggressive timeline without impacting business operations. During the pandemic, the CEO publicly recognized Greg’s team during the company’s quarterly earnings calls for their extraordinary efforts in transitioning every employee to a remote workforce environment so that the company could continue to meet investors’ expectations. Greg’s proven track record of successfully establishing, planning, and implementing information technology strategies and his mission to leverage advanced technology to create value for our clients uniquely qualifies him as our most senior executive consultant.
Greg’s Contact Information
OUR BUSINESS CONSULTANTS
C. GREG COUCH
BUSINESS CONSULTANT – DATA ANALYTICS
Greg is an IT professional with over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He has a proven ability to translate business requirements into innovative and effective technical solutions. His broad experience in data warehousing, data analytics, process optimizations, and technical leadership enables him to understand and adapt to complex IT environments quickly.
For the past ten years, Greg has primarily focused on designing, engineering, and implementing solutions using industry-leading data platforms such as Snowflake, Power BI, Spotfire, and SQL Server. He enjoys the challenge of using these technologies to address strategic needs and improve user and business productivity.
