Michael McCausland has over 30 years of experience leading organizations across multiple industries, including as CEO of his consulting firm McCausland Associates. He has executive experience in operations, change management, and training/development. Some of his roles include leading the largest US disaster response exercise for DHS, establishing a global disaster response network with over 10,000 members, and facilitating a large-scale culture transformation within 9 months at a company with 20,000 employees. He has designed and delivered training to nuclear power plants and pioneered new training methodologies.

1. Michael McCausland
15215 Diamondhead Ct, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
+1 (719) 337-4913
mmccausland@MAIAdvantage.com
www.MAIAdvantage.com
Summary of Qualifications
More than 30 years of diversified leadership, corporate business startup and management experience in
multiple industries, resulting in a broad understanding of strategy and operations, organizational
alignment, change management and culture transformation, human resource development, and finance
in for-profit and non-profit sectors. Professional speaker, trainer, and author.
Professional Achievements
Executive Leadership – Executive level leadership responsibilities for multiple organizations
including:
 Executive coaching for individuals in fortune 500 companies and non-profit organizations
 President/CEO for McCausland Associates, Inc.(MAI) delivering customized training and
management support services throughout the nuclear power industry and beyond since 1985.
 COO for Private Sector Consulting (PSC) providing customized support services to
government, private sector companies, and non-profit organizations.
 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Lead for private sector participation at the Federal
and State levels for the largest disaster response exercise in the US
 Executive Director for Sustainable Communities Worldwide (SCW), a non-profit providing
business development and disaster preparedness training and support in over 140 countries.
 Factory procurement and Project Manager for NRC Certification of 2 power plant simulators,
including Three Mile Island, worth over $70M.
Executive Operations – Executive level operations and management responsibilities for multiple
initiatives including:
 Established one of the largest networks of disaster response organizations in the world, the
International Disaster Response Network (IDRN), with over 10,000 members in 56 countries.
 Established the Business Development Initiatives Network (BDIN) launching over 3,000
businesses in 25 countries with 73% sustainability.
 Continuity of operations consulting for government and private sector industries
 Conference and event management with up to 10,000 attendees
 All facets of nuclear power plant operations and management as a Licensed Reactor Operator
 Management consulting and performance improvement for hundreds of for-profit companies
and non-profit organizations over 30 years.
 Specializing in the development, motivation, and management of people and culture.
Change Management and Culture Transformation – Providing a proven systematic approach to
support transformation and teach organizations how to effectively managing ongoing change.
 Design and development of Leading the Journey, a proven model for rapid, large scale change
management and culture transformation.

2.  Sole outside consultant to facilitate the process redesign and roll out of a corrective
action/safety program within 9 months at company with 20,000 employees across 20 sites.
 Management consulting to facilitate a company wide change management process for a major
retailer of luxury goods in the Gulf (Dubai) with 6,000 staff in 3 countries.
 Management consulting with a myriad of projects to support change management and culture
transformation initiatives with both for-profit and non-profit organizations since the late 1980s.
Training Design and Delivery – Training design through a six-step process focused on job task
analysis, training design, course development, implementation, evaluation, and cultural integration.
 Training design, and delivery to over 50% of US nuclear power plants to include classroom and
simulator training instructor for Nuclear Power Plant Operators and Trainers
 Training Program redesign at Three Mile Island following the accident
 Pioneered Accelerated Learning and Advanced Teaching Techniques in training methodologies
 Design, development, and delivery of over 40 training courses and train-the-trainer programs.
Employment History
1985 – Present Founder/CEO - McCausland Associates, Inc. (transitioned to LLC in 2015)
2001 – 2015 Founder/Executive Director - HISG/Sustainable Communities Worldwide
2004 – 2012 Founder/COO - Private Sector Consulting
2006 – 2010 General Partner - Global Transformations LLC
1996 – 1999 Operations Manager - Wagner Leadership Institute, World Prayer Center
1993 – 1995 VP Operations - The Sentinel Group
1985 – 1987 Trainer/Training Design - Babcock and Wilcox, Power Safety International
1980 – 1985 Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Operator - Florida Power Corporation
Professional Qualifications and Related Skills
Professional Development
Disaster Preparedness Training Programs 2009-Present
Business Startup Training Programs 2008-Present
Social Media, Decentralized Viral Growth Networks, Community Culture 2007-2014
Humanitarian Operations, Government/Private Sector Disaster Response Integration 2004-2012
Large Scale Change Management and Culture Transformation 1989-2000
Carlson Learning Company – DiSC Behavior Styles Model 1986
Training System Development (TSD) Model – Babcock and Wilcox 1985
Nuclear Power Operations – Nuclear Physics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Flow, Radiology 1980-1985
Engineering – St Cloud State College, University of Minnesota, Duluth 1975-1979
Licenses, Certifications, and Accreditations
Instructor Certification for MIT School of Entrepreneurship In Progress
Accredited Behavioral Styles Analyst – Carlson Learning Company 1988
Project Management Certification 1986
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Senior Reactor Operator Certification 1985
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Reactor Operator License 1983