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Michael Blumberg
President , Blumberg Advisory Group
Michael Blumberg has established himself as an expert on building and growing profitable software and service businesses. He is a recognized thought leader in the areas of Service Lifecycle Management, Field Service, and Reverse Logistics. Mr. Blumberg is currently president of Blumberg Advisory Group where he provides strategic planning, mergers & acquisition, market research, benchmarking, productivity & efficiency improvement, and systems evaluations & recommendations for SMB and Fortune 1000 companies. Mr. Blumberg has worked in a wide array of industry segments, including, but not limited to, building products, industrial automation, information technology, office automation, medical electronics, material handling equipment, consumer electronics, appliances, etc. His clients include some of the largest and leading brands including Boston Scientific, Carrier, Johnson Controls, General Motors, Eastman Kodak, AGFA, ABB, General Electric, IBM, Snap-On Tools, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, and Xerox. He has extensive experience in the development of organic and acquisitive growth strategies within the Reverse Logistics & Aftermarket Service Industry for client organizations such as Avnet, Ryder, E-Waste Systems, Inc. and The Gores Group. Michael is also a consultant to many leading suppliers and developers of Field Service Management applications and related solutions, such as Service Power, SAP, HP, IFS, FedEx, PTC, etc. Mr. Blumberg’s education includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree received in 1986 from Temple University in Political Science with a specialization in Economics, a Master of Business Administration degree with a major in marketing, received in 1991 from Temple University.