Jack Martin, Owner

Jack Martin & Associates
9422 South Saginaw
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
​(810) 694-5698

Education

Michigan State University, 1976-1977
Ph.D. course work

American International College, 1971
Certificate in Human Relations Training

Michigan State University, 1964
Master's Degree in Guidance and Personal Services

Central Michigan University, 1961
Bachelor's Degree in Education with a Social Science Major

Flint Junior College, 1959
Associate's Degree in Education

General Motors Institute, 1957
Certificate in Drafting Technology

Experience

Jack Martin & Associates, Grand Blanc, MI
September 1982 to Present
Owner

Independent consulting firm working to help organizations redesign their structure and people processes for improved productivity. Methods include assessment, feedback, design and implementation of various strategies to increase employee involvement and responsibility. Documented success with profit and non-profit, union and non-union  companies ranging in size from sole proprietor to Fortune 500. 

RDJ Associates, Inc., Flint, MI
November 1977 to August 1982
Vice-President and Chief Consultant

Created company (owned by Baker Junior College) to develop training programs and consulting services. Activities include: the design and operation of training programs, facilitation of union/management offsites, quality worklife activities, long-range planning, program design and evaluation, proposal writing and marketing of training materials.

Flint Community Schools, Flint, MI
August 1973 to October 1977
Director of Student Placement Services

Responsible for planning and development of Student Placement Services including: cooperative education work experience programs, management of job placement activities, liaison with the business community, follow-up of graduating seniors. Position required extensive contact with business and industry.

Mott Adult Education, Flint, MI
August 1967 to August 1973
Vocational Counselor

Responsible for providing vocational counseling service to adults. Also directed small business consulting service in cooperation with Federal Small Business Administration. Developed special training programs to help meet the needs of local business and industry.

Industrial Mutual Association, Flint, MI
December 1965 to August 1967
Vocational Service Coordinator

Responsible for industrial counseling and testing service for IMA associated factories. Directed centralized apprentice-testing  services for local General Motors plants. Administrator of college scholarships programs. Worked with local educational institutions to develop curriculum for industrial training programs. 

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Michigan
June 1964 to December 1965
Coordinator of Client Services

Interviewed clients, collected and interpreted medical and psychological information to determine mental and physical limitations, provided counseling, developed vocational programs, established on-the-job training programs, coordinated services with other agencies.

Goodrich Area Schools, Goodrich, MI
September 1961 to June 1964
Counselor/Teacher

Director of Guidance Counseling, classroom teacher, football and basketball coach, yearbook advisor and class sponsor. Developed the district's first formal Guidance and Counseling Program. Served as Michigan Education Associate President and Salary Chairperson.

Buick Motor Division, Flint, MI
June 1955 to September 1957
Detail Draftsman

Assembly line position. Was promoted to Blueprint Room and later to position as Detail Draftsman.

Professional Memberships and Associations

  • American Personnel and Guidance Association
  • American Society for Training and Development, Program Chairperson
  • American Vocational Association, Regional Placement Representative
  • Business and Education Coordinating Council
  • Fisher Body Craftsmen's Guild Steering Committee (former member)
  • Flint Area General Motors Apprentice Steering Committee (former member)
  • Genesee County Counselor's Association (former member)
  • Michigan Association of School Placement Personnel (former Secretary)
  • Phi Sigma Epsilon (former Vice-President)
  • State of Michigan Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Placement
  • Michigan Senate Select Committee on Employment and Training - Task Force on Youth Employment

Conference and Group Leadership Activities

Consultant to various groups and organizations for creative problem solving, group leadership training, human relations skills and long-range planning. Conference presenter to more than 20 state and national organizations.
Publications
Training Simulations

"Teamworks", a simulation on how to plan and implement self-managed work teams. Published by AVIAT in Ann Arbor, MI. 1984.

Books

Co-Authored Pre-Apprentice Training, a workbook/text used to train apprenticeship applicants to pass apprenticeship entry examinations. 1968.

Chapter in School-Based Placement - A Prospective for Training, textbook used to train placement personnel. Published by Xerox Individualized Publishing, Lexington, Massachusetts. 1977.

Magazine Articles

Healthcare Human Resources
"Strikes - Hazardous to Your Health ... Or Not?"
An approach to employee involvement that can pay off in a highly unionized setting. November, 1983.

Training research capsules
"Auditing Technological Readiness Requirements for Competitive Success"
Training needs for new technologies.
Co-authored with Robin Widergy, Ph.D. October, 1983.

Executive Report, a monthly report of the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce 
"What Comes First ... Quality or QWL?". August, 1982.

Training Magazine
"GM Exemplifies Productivity Gain - American Style".
November, 1981.

Michigan Counselor
"Extended Counseling Beyond High School", 1974.

Monographs

Key Concepts in Vocational Educations
"Long Range Planning"
Co-Authored monograph published by State of Michigan through the Michigan Department of Education and Central Michigan University. 1977.

Planning for Vocational Education
"School-Based Placement"
Monograph on planned model development with U.S. Office of Education funding through the Pro-action Institute-Center for the Study of Community Education and Planning. 1977.

Placement Personnel Training Program
Seven field-tested training modules used to train Michigan School Placement Personnel Published by Manpower Science Service. Ann Arbor, MI. 1977.

 Recognition