Rex C. Mitchell, Ph.D.

REX C. MITCHELL, Ph.D. Organization and Management Consultant

Experienced Professional in Consulting and Management

Thirty-seven years of consulting experience, with emphasis on strategic management and planning, organization development, and performance improvement:

Many types of successful projects including executive coaching, business planning, team building, conflict management, organizational changes, mergers, acquisitions, and strategic management
Work with companies ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses, and with government organizations at federal, state, and local levels

A Few Examples...

Planned and facilitated the organizational merger of two companies to form a highly successful $2.5 billion corporation
Created an ongoing strategic management process that allowed a large health maintenance organization to increase its membership by 100% and profitability by 300% in four years, while in a
highly competitive, turbulent environment
Helped a corporation turnaround from a worsening $100 million annual loss to profitability within two years
Helped a law firm turn around from the brink of bankruptcy to debt-free, stable, profitable operation in eighteen months
Helped develop consensus regarding major system changes for a complex federation of large international financial companies
Facilitated reorganization and work changes to reduce costs by 10% while improving service in a large public utility

Twenty-five years of professional business experience in six organizations, including twenty years of management experience in four organizations:

Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development, Health Net: accountable for strategic management and planning, plus integration and coordination of the distributed product and process development work throughout the corporation
Vice President of Human Resources, Blue Cross of California: directed three departments with staff of 120 and functions of personnel administration, organization development, consulting, management development, work management (methods) improvement, and training for the corporation
Several line and program management positions with Rockwell Corporation at Manager to Director level, including extensive interaction with many government agencies while successfully marketing and directing fifteen government contract programs
Program Manager, General Dynamics Corporation
Member of four boards of directors

Twenty-five years as a licensed psychotherapist in private practice:

Involving both individual and group counseling (concurrent with full-time positions; phased out this practice in 2001 to concentrate on consulting and teaching)

Plus Strong Academic Experience

Twenty-seven years as a university professor of management (current position)

Full professor at California State University, Northridge
Formerly Chair, Department of Management
Teaching areas include strategic management, organization development, conflict management & negotiation, decision making and creativity, organizational behavior, leadership & power

Extensive contributions to the profession:

Over fifty publications and conference presentations
Editor for five years of Consultation: An International Journal

Educational Background

Ph.D., 1980, management (organizational behavior and change), UCLA
M.A., 1975, educational psychology (counseling), California State University, Northridge
Ph.D., 1963, chemical engineering, University of Utah

Some Past and Current Clients

Atomics International
Berger & Norton, A Law Corporation
Blue Cross of California
Blue Cross of Southern California
County of Los Angeles (various agencies)
Excel Corporation
Harman International
Health Net
Health Systems International
Hot Section Technologies
JBL, Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
Las Virgenes School District
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Los Angeles Police Department
MasterCard International
McDonnell-Douglas
Newhall School District
PacifiCare Health Plan
Precision Products Inc.
Quidel Corporation
Rex Enterprises, Inc. (unrelated)
Rockwell International
Rogers, Mackey, Price & Anderson, a Law Corporation
Saint Jude Medical
Southland Bagel Corporation
State of California (various agencies)
United States Government (various agencies)

How to Contact Me

Rex C. Mitchell, Ph.D.	email: rex.mitchell@csun.edu
4503 Alta Tupelo Dr.	voice (818)222-4806, (818)677-3531
Calabasas, CA 91302-2516	fax (818)222-4819

Last modified November 1, 2009