What does CentACS do?

Who are the founders of CentACS?

Who is on the CentACS Team?

Who are the global affiliates of CentACS?

What is CentACS' vision?

What is CentACS' mission?

Who are CentACS' clients?

How is CentACS structured?

How are CentACS' products used?

How do you get to CentACS?

CentACS—Center for Applied Cognitive Studies:

bulletProvides the tools to assist other businesses and organizations improve their job profiling, selection, coaching, training, team building, management/leadership/sales development, and 360º feedback systems
bulletOffers online personality assessment, scoring, and report generation in addition to traditional paper/pencil options
bulletSupplies workplace-related reports and information for individuals, co-workers, and teams
bulletTeaches online and in-person certification training programs for consultants who want to use the CentACS products in companies
bulletPublishes books, workbooks, articles, and support materials for training and marketing
bulletSells books, posters, workbooks, exercises, etc. to consultants who order from a published catalog on the CentACS website
bulletHosts learning conferences for companies and organizations seeking to hire, develop, train, place, or coach people for bottom-line, best-fit performance results
bulletMaintains ongoing cognitive science research and publishing, primarily related to the Five-Factor Model of Personality

Who are the founders of CentACS?

Established in Charlotte, North Carolina July 1, 1986, by Jane Mitchell Howard, MBA, Managing Director, and Pierce J. Howard Ph.D., Director of Research, as a consulting and training company, the business has evolved into a combination of publishing, training, consulting, and e-commerce. CentACS is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and employs seven full-time people, three part-time employees, and serves a growing world-wide network of over 2,700 certified/qualified consultants who purchase and use CentACS products with their clients.

 

Team Directory:

 

Caryn C. Lee, Director of Sales and Marketing, 704.331.0926 x130

Offers tryouts of CentACS products, explains results of tryouts, sells CentACS products and services, sends information; plans sales efforts, makes presentations

 

 

 

Debbie V. Iradi, Business Development Coordinator, 704.331.0926 x125

Offers tryouts of CentACS products, explains results of tryouts, sells CentACS products and services, sends information

 

 

 

Carol Coscia, Product and Program Coordinator, 704.331.0926 x129

Takes/fills orders, helps with software problems, prepares software reports, answers questions, sends information

 

Laraine B. Gans, Administrative Support Coordinator, 704.331.0926 x120
Handles all requests for setting up and printing reports

 

Joanna M. Valentin, Bookkeeper, 704.331.0926 x128
 Manages account records, invoices, handles payments/credit cards, maintains product inventory, takes/fills orders

 

Wendy Cauthen, Communications and Project Analyst, 704.331.0926 x124

Coordinates all external and internal communications; monitors and expedites progress on all projects and releases

 

Jane Mitchell Howard, Managing Partner, 704.331.0926 x126

Plans business strategy; delivers programs; works with global affiliates and business partners; makes presentations; develops/designs new products; writes books

 

Pierce Johnson Howard, Director of Research, 704.331.0926 x127

Conducts research; develops/designs new products/software; delivers programs; writes books; works with researching interns; makes presentations

 

Global Affiliates:

For program dates and costs in:

 

    Central America, contact our partner People Value in Mexico City.

 

    India, contact our partner Chatur Knowledge Networking in Pune, India.

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

    Brazil, contact our soon-to-be announced Brazilian partner.

 

What is the vision of the company?

CentACS optimizes people through a growing global professional network.

 

What is the mission of the company?

The mission of CentACS is to provide state-of-the-art workplace personality assessments, reports, and systems applications for businesses and organizations through a global network of internal and external consultants and international affiliate companies who use the Five-Factor Model of Personality and related brain research in their work. Through the Internet, training programs, annual learning conference, and publishing, CentACS provides high quality products, cutting edge information, and support services.

 

What organizations are clients of CentACS?

Primarily, the company operates within the United States with certified consultants located from California to Massachusetts to Florida. Companies and organizations such as Bank of America, Wachovia Bank (formerly known as First Union National Bank), M&T Bank, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Trevira, SCANA, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Academy, CUNA Mutual Group, Allstate Insurance, Aetna Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, Intercontinental Hotels, General Motors, Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing, Coca-Cola, Wake Forest University, Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Retail, Weyerhauser, Pepperdine University, Crowder Construction Co., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Sonoco Products Co., Kennesaw State University, Duke Energy, Winthrop University, Carolina Tractor, Pfeiffer University, Alcoa, Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica Inc., Clackamas County/Oregon, Electro Scientific Industries, SAIF Corporation, Timber Products Company, EC Company, Project Management Institute, South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department, The Crosland Group, Swarovski North America Limited, Spirit Mountain Casino, Outward Bound, Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company, Willamette Industries Inc., Carolinas HealthCare System, Tyco Electronics, Greenhorne and O'Mara Inc., Kimberly Clark, Crowder Construction Company, Belk Stores, City of Charlotte NC, Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC Police Department, Tricor Inc., Takata Corporation, South Carolina Credit Union League, Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union, Robert E. Mason Company, University of Kansas, Upper Chesapeake Health Education Department, University of South Carolina, Celgard Inc., Al-Jubail Fertilizer Co. (SAMAD), YMCA, Hendrix College, and many others are customers of CentACS. There are also many independent consulting companies whose consultants have been certified to use the CentACS products within their own client companies.

 

How is the company structured?

At the present time, the company is organized as a North Carolina Limited Partnership.

 

How may the CentACS products be used in the business world?

The various products CentACS offers help organizations effectively conduct the following:

 

bulletTeam Building
bulletTeam Effectiveness Training
bulletManagement Training
bulletLeadership Development
bulletIndividual Coaching
bulletExecutive Coaching
bulletProfessional Development
bulletCareer Development
bulletConflict Resolution
bulletAssertiveness
bulletCustomer Service
bulletDiversity
bulletIdentifying Learning Styles
bulletTraining Design
bulletSales Training
bulletTotal Quality Management
bulletProblem Solving
bulletJob Profiling
bulletSelection
bullet360º Feedback
bulletSuccession Planning
bulletValidity Studies
bulletMerger Situations
bulletOD Interventions

 

 

For further information, contact:

CentACS                                       Phone: +1.704.331.0926

4701 Hedgemore Drive, Suite 210       Toll Free: 1.800.BIG-5555

Charlotte, NC 28209-2200 USA              Fax: +1.704.331.9408                                      

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