THE MADISON GROUP¨

 

A Private Practice in the Public Interestª

 

Dr. Douglas B.  King and Associates

 

Phone: 608.832.6455

Web:  madisongroup.us

Email: douglasking@madisongroup.us

 

 

About The Madison Group

 

The Madison Group is a public interest consulting practice that operates as a non-profit business.

 

The Madison Group brings together associates who are professionals from a variety of disciplines.  They are mostly people in public service, with a few in private businesses and practices.  Some are retired and some are still serving in their positions.   They volunteer to provide pro-bono services and occasional fee based services for individuals and organizations on selected issues that are of public interest.   Actual costs to provide pro-bono services in support of public interest issues is offset from occasional fee-based services to other clients.  On balance there is no profit.  Think "Robin Hood."

 

The Madison GroupÕs projects depend on what piques the interest of its colleagues.   Many of them associate with the group because they want to make a difference in a public interest issue that were or are unable to effectively address while serving in their public and private positions.   Most of them want to help achieve a noble social purpose.  Consequently, the composition of the Madison Group keeps changing depending upon the set of associates involved at any point in time.

 

In order to accomplish winning results for clients on public interest issues, The Madison Group represents the work, findings and legal opinions of those associating with it as their spokesperson without revealing any sources.   Associates are confidential and anonymous, especially those still working inside federal, state and local agencies and private corporations and businesses.  Associates are often of service by providing insider information, acting as confidential sources, and occasionally acting as private whistle-blowers.

 

Because of their positions, relationships, experience and confidential access, many Madison Group associates have quietly persuasive under-the-radar influence on outcomes.  They are very good at what they do.  This has proven to be a very potent and effective approach to getting things done and securing changes to laws, administrative rules and business policies and practices without resorting to litigation.

 

Beyond providing consultation, advice, information and influence, associated colleagues have successfully provided services to clients and interested parties and organizations in a wide range of areas that are sometimes unique or unusual.  Some of them are listed below.

 

 

Sampling of Recent Engagements Successfully Completed by The Madison Group

 

á       Lobbying and position paper development.

á       Legislative bill drafting.

á       Drafting of local ordinances.

á       Protection of a wetland.

á       Cleanup of a local water resource.

á       Re-routing of a local county highway.

á       Protection and historic status designation for a local church.

á       Termination of nuisance lighting on a telecommunications tower.

á       Protection of a local trout stream from a planned development.

á       Sewer back-up mitigation and protection for a local subdivision.

á       Product packaging change on a national brand.

á       Product discount for clients on major contracts.

á       Change in radio station programming on a regional radio station.

á       Change in local speed limits at dangerous intersections.

á       Change in a deceptive banking practice.

á       Enforcement of warranty claims.

á       Change in store signage through secret shopping services.

á       Change in restaurant service practices.

á       Redesign of a business information system.

á       Small group counseling to resolve staff relationship issues.

á       Disaster risk reduction for a small business.

á       Environmental health and safety plan for a public corporation.

á       Business system performance appraisal for a failing Division.

á       Business process re-engineering for a major public agency.

á       Redesign of a telecommunications management business system.

á       Redesign of a customer service operation.

á       Recruitment, interview and evaluation of employees for a major business.

á       Mock inspections and mock interviews of safety facilities.

á       Secret shopping services for regional businesses.

á       Audits, appraisals, and assessments for a Fortune 500 corporation.

á       Arts marketing.

á       Promotion of silent sports.

á       Promotion of noise control.

á       Promotion of dark sky lighting and abatement of light pollution.

á       Survey and public opinion research.

á       Ghost writing and publishing.

á       Interpersonal business communication dispute mediation and resolution.

á       Educational facilities planning.

á       Grants writing and administration.

á       Technical writing and editing.

á       Capital budgeting.

á       Hazardous materials management.

á       Risk management and security.

á       Long range, strategic, operational and tactical business systems planning.

á       Information technology planning.

á       Procurement of vendors through competitive bidding.

á       Development of Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Bids (RFB), Requests for Information (RFI).

á       Evaluation of RFPÕs and RFBÕs and RFIÕs.

á       Consumer protection complaint resolution.

á       Career coaching, mentoring; life coaching and counseling.

 

 

Dr. Douglas King Biographical Information

 

Dr. Douglas King is a retired CEO with a 30-year career in public service.  He served three Governors of the State of Wisconsin; three Secretaries of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; three Presidents of the University of Wisconsin System; and three Secretaries of the Wisconsin Department of Administration.  He served as a Senior Advisor in the Wisconsin State Budget Office and as Career Executive Officer was confirmed by the Governor as the appointed Executive Director of a legislatively commissioned State Board.

 

Education

 

á       PhD, Public Administration and Computer Science

á       MS, Urban and Regional Planning

á       MS, Water and Land Resources Management

á       BS, Sociology

 

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

 

á       Certificate in City Management

á       Certificate in Business Process Reengineering

á       Registered Facilities Manager

á       Certified Computer Systems Engineering Professional

á       Certificate in Performance, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

 

Affiliations

 

á       American Management Association

á       American Society of Training and Development

á       American Institute for Certification of Computer Professions

á       International Facilities Management Association Council on Higher Education

á       American Institute of Planners

á       Association of Planning Officials

á       American Planning Association

á       Association of Wisconsin Planners

á       University of Wisconsin Alumni Association

á       Association for Computing Machinery

á       World Future Society

á       Harvard Business Association

á       Planning Executives Institute

á       Conservation Foundation

á       Green Peace

á       National Wildlife Federation

á       IBM Executive Systems Institute

á       HospiceCare of Wisconsin

á       Sierra Club

á       Isaac Walton League

á       Wilderness Society

á       National Geographic Society

á       Nature Conservancy

á       American Civil Liberties Union

á       The Hemlock Society

á       The Rape Crisis Center

á       The Dharma Center for Buddhism

á       Global View International Center

á       International Certified Computer Professionals Association

á       International Facilities Management Association

á       Wisconsin Land Information Association

á       Society of College and University Planners

á       Higher Education Facilities Management Association

á       Urban/Regional Information Systems Association

á       Data Processing Management Association

á       Automated Mapping/Facilities Management International

á       Association for Image Management

á       Quality Improvement Network

á       Deming Management Method Association

á       International Standards Organization

á       National States Geographic Information Consortium.

 

Awards

 

á       International Social Science Honor Society

á       Delta Tau Kappa for Academic Achievement, University of Wisconsin

á       United States Department of Interior Fellow

á       Eugene Craven Memorial Nominee

á       DeanÕs List University of Wisconsin

á       PresidentÕs Award, Wisconsin Land Information Association

á       Outstanding Achievement Award, Wisconsin Land Information Association

á       Editor in Chief of the University of Wisconsin Newspaper VIATOR

á       GovernorÕs Commendation, Governor Tommy Thompson

á       Legislative Commendation, Wisconsin Legislature

á       SecretaryÕs Award, Wisconsin Department of Administration

á       SecretaryÕs Award, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       PresidentÕs Award, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents

 

Positions and Appointments

 

á       Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, State of Wisconsin Land Information Board

á       Senior Telecommunications Technology Consultant, Wisconsin Department of Administration

á       GovernorÕs Budget Briefer, Wisconsin State Budget Office, Department of Administration

á       Senior Information Technology Consultant and Policy Advisor, Wisconsin State Budget Office, Wisconsin Department of Administration

á       Instructor, Strategic Business and Information Systems, Wisconsin Department of Administration

á       Business Systems Planning Officer, Wisconsin Department of Administration

á       Strategic Information Technology Officer, Wisconsin Department of Administration

á       Chair of the Wisconsin Land Council Information System Task Force, Office of the Governor

á       Director of Computing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), and Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM), University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Risk Management, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of WorkerÕs Compensation and Medical Claims Management, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Energy Management, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Control Systems, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents

á       Director of Solid Waste Management, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Recycling Programs, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Air Pollution Control, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Executive Officer for Environmental Affairs, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Executive Officer for Real Estate and Property Management, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Executive Officer for Capital Budgeting, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents

á       Director of Facilities and Space Management, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents

á       Agency Information Systems Planner, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Departmental Data Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director, Aerial Photography and Mapping Mission, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director of State Wetlands Mapping, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director of State Shoreland Mapping, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director of Public Lands Inventory, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director of State Lake and Stream Inventory, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Agency Representative, Wisconsin Coastal Zone Management Program

á       Chief Water Resources Planner, Bureau of Natural Resource Planning, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director, Records Management and Office Automation, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director, Boat and Snowmobile Registration System Redesign, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Director, Payroll and Personnel System Redesign, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Assistant Director, Information Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

á       Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Department of Urban and Regional Planning

á       Guest Lecturer, University of Wisconsin School of Business

á       Instructor in Techniques and Methods of Planning and Analysis, University of Wisconsin

á       Research Associate in Urban Affairs, University of Wisconsin

 

Span of Control for Positions and Appointments

 

State of Wisconsin Positions and Appointments

 

á       60 state agencies.

á       66,000 employees.

á       Total Budget:  $100 million annual.

á       Program Budget Administered in State Budget Office: $24 billion/biennial.

á       Managed Budget:  $12 million annual.

á       Signature authority:  $1 million.

á       Direct Staff Supervision: 10 positions.

á       Field Staff Supervision:  72 positions.

 

University of Wisconsin Positions and Appointments

 

á       26 campuses; 12-4 year, 13-2 year, 1-doctoral.

á       18,000 acres = 28 square miles of campuses.

á       1,800 buildings.

á       50,000,000 gross square feet.

á       $6.5 billion building value.

á       $4.3 billion contents value.

á       Line staff reporting:  20 positions.

á       Field staff reporting:  130 positions.

á       Operating budget:  $3.5 billion/yr.

á       Capital budget:  $500 million/biennium.

á       Managed Budget:  $1 million per month.

á       Signature authority:  $10 million.

á       Faculty:  6,700 people.

á       Staff:  28,000 people.

á       160,000 Headcount students.

á       135,000 Full Time Equivalent students.

á       Teaching contacts:  UW Extension – 1, 040,000 people.

á       Public Radio/TV contacts:  1,200,000 people.

á       Distance Education contacts:  100,000 people.

á       Degrees per year:  Bachelors – 21,000; Advanced&Professional 6,400.

á       Federal, state, institutional financial aid per year:  $550 million.

 

Avocation

 

á       Author and Columnist.  Dr. King is the author of numerous public interest publications, articles and newspaper columns.

á       Presenter.  Dr. King is a presenter of seminars, guest lectures, a keynote speaker and a provider of testimony at legislative hearings and an expert witness in litigation.

á       Dr. King is President of Mindworm Records, where he performs and produces original keyboard music, which has been published worldwide on CDBaby and iTUNES.

á       Dr. King is President of the Douglas King Studio, which builds handmade keyboard instruments as art forms.

á       Dr. King is President of the Woolly Bear Press, which authors and publishes books and articles.