Team Spotlight on Jim Lee, Strategy Advisor

Our Blue Tree Team Spotlight is on Jim Lee, one of our incredible strategy advisors!

Discover some interesting details about Jim, along with photos of his favorite people and places. Curious to learn more about what makes Jim tick? Let’s get started!

Q: What is it like to work at Blue Tree?

A: Being able to work with experienced team members who are 100% focused on collaboration and bringing value to our clients is a total joy. The Blue Tree team not only represents individuals who bring domain expertise to client engagements but each member is willing to learn from each other.

Q: What do you find most unique about this company?  

A: I have worked for many like-organizations that are large and mid-sized and the key difference is the focus on bringing value to the client. Don’t get me wrong, firms I have worked with focus on bringing value to the client but Blue Tree is not about billable hours and more laser-focused on helping our clients achieve strategic objectives.

Q: How would you describe your position?

A: My role with Blue Tree leverages my years of experience in management consulting coupled with industry experience as C-Suite executive. I believe I bring a unique perspective and experience that enables me to understand the real-challenges of our clients while bringing a practical and proven hands-on experience to help the client achieve strategic objectives. In addition, I am (as well as my colleagues) have no issues wearing different hats. In fact, in addition to providing strategic insights for our clients – I also provide hands-on activities with project management, business analysts, technical architecture and meeting facilitation activities. At the end of the day, we do whatever is necessary to ensure success for our clients.

Q: What has been your favorite project at Blue Tree?

A: I have been fortunate to have been involved in over 5 client engagements. I do not have one favorite project but enjoy seeing our clients reaping the benefits of Blue Tree’s contributions.

Q: What are 3 words to describe you?

A: Family, Work and Golf

Q: Where is your happy place?

A: Being able to spend quality time with family and walking 18 holes on any golf course.

Q: What kind of hobbies and interests do you have outside of work?

A: My interests include keeping up on technology trends and improving my golf game. 

Q: What do most people not know about you?

A: I grew up in working class family where my parents worked 2+ jobs to provide for my brothers and I. I am grateful and fortunate that my parents (particularly my mom) instilled hard work and the importance of staying grounded.

Q: Personal motto, mantra, or favorite quote?

A: “Know better – Do Better. Also, Do Not Be Afraid To Fail!”

Q: Favorite TV Show?

A: The Office , Curb Your Enthusiasm

Q: Favorite Food?

A: Mexican and Chinese

Thank you, Jim, for your priceless contributions to the Blue Tree team!

Team Spotlight on Stacey Haggart, Strategy Advisor

Our Blue Tree Team Spotlight is on Stacey Haggart, one of our amazing strategy advisors! 

As a key player on our Blue Tree Team, Stacey shares intriguing facts about herself that may surprise you. Plus, take a peek at some candid snapshots featuring her favorite people and places. Ready for a glimpse into Stacey’s world? Here we go! 

Q: What is it like to work at Blue Tree?

A: Blue Tree is the first company I’ve worked for that values work / life balance.

Q: What do you find most unique about this company?  

A: Every colleague brings their distinctive experience to the entire team rounding out skillsets on a project. There is an esprit de corps that has developed as we’ve delivered solutions across projects together.

Q: How would you describe your position?

A: My role is rather multifaceted as I can be advising a CEO as his/her CIO as well as working alongside a company’s team to help them manage their IT program more effectively. Several times throughout the year I will go to market and competitively evaluate service providers for integration of needed solutions into a company’s IT portfolio.

Q: What has been your favorite project at Blue Tree?

A: My favorite project thus far has been a datacenter migration for one of our non-profit customers. I enjoyed it because we moved our customer from an underperforming datacenter provider to a high performing provider. This project solved a lot of problems experienced by the customer and alleviated a great deal of operational integrity concerns.

Q: What are 3 words to describe you?

A: Diligent, Resourceful, Thorough

Q: Where is your happy place?

A: Being surrounded by both my immediate and extended family over our summers on Lake Okoboji, IA.

Q: What kind of hobbies and interests do you have outside of work?

A: Recreating in Prescott, AZ fabulous outdoor space either on a trail (hiking or biking) or a lake (paddleboarding).

Q: What do most people not know about you?

A:  Scouting has taken a significant place in our family. My husband and son #1 are both Eagle Scouts, and son #2 has completed his Eagle project and turned in his paperwork awaiting his Eagle review. I have recently been appointed as the Scouting Commissioner over our quad-city area.

Q: Personal motto, mantra, or favorite quote?

A: “Trust but verify.”

Q: Favorite TV Show?

A: My favorite series was Game of Thrones.

Q: Favorite Food?

A: Mediterranean

Thank you, Stacey, for your invaluable contributions to the Blue Tree team!