Our mission is to assist companies and individuals in bridging the gaps in their current plans so they reach a successful future.
Turnbridge Consulting Group works with you as an extra executive advisor within your core advisors to build your business.
About Us
At Turnbridge Consulting Group LLC, we understand that there are no real relationships in transactions. A real relationship requires trust and a clear understanding of your personal and business goals. Our company prides itself on understanding your goals and utilizing industry experiences and key relationships built over many years to assist you throughout all stages of your company’s business story.
Our firm has over 45 years of combined experience to help your company from start up to planning your exit strategy. Whether you are a startup company or introducing a new product into an industry, we will help you with the marketing plan and implementation. We also work with banks and private equity firms, and federal grant writers to assist you in obtaining the funding you may need to get started or simply expand your business and product lines. Whatever your needs and goals are, we can be your silent partner to assist you in meeting those goals.
Turnbridge Consulting Group, LLC provides successful consulting strategies across a global client base in both the private and public sectors. Contact us to find out how our expertise, competent problem solving and effective consulting practices can help you realize the results that you strive to achieve.
The Partners
Millie Mugol-Gardner
Chief Operations Officer – Turnbridge Consulting Group, LLC
With over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, her background includes Group Insurance Underwriting, Operations Analysis, Account Management, Following that experience she spent seven years in Sales Management at a Fortune 200 company. She has also served Turnbridge Consulting Group for over 10 years as an officer and primary owner of the company, overseeing the financial well-being of the company.
Education: Millie Mugol-Gardner has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her degree in 1987 and soon became a Group Insurance Underwriter at CNA Insurance.
William W. Graham, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President – Turnbridge Consulting Group, LLC
Dr. Graham’s experience includes over 25 years working with a range of small businesses to large corporations, helping owners, directors and the rest of the employees preserve and grow their incomes. During the past 15 years he has served on business advisory boards, consulted for non-profit associations and unions, and helped individuals and organizations with their professional and business development. He brings a wealth of experience since he has owned and run three businesses in transportation, food production and management consulting. From this experience he knows well how to conduct all the critical functions in business, helping each business grow its financial bottom line while reducing its tax liabilities. He has also been a faculty member at several community colleges and National Louis University providing education in human relations, business analysis and ethics. He has also written two books—one in management development and the other a children’s reading primer.
Education: He achieved a B.A. in Psychology from Wooster College; M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychology and Organizational Development from Case Western Reserve University.
Our Key Consultants
Hamid Arastoopour, Ph.D.
Hamid Arastoopour is the Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering and Director of Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER) at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, Illinois. Since 1985, he has also been a member of the chemical engineering faculty at Illinois Tech, where he served as chairman of the department from 1989 to 2003, and Dean of the Armour College of Engineering from 2003 to 2008.
He began his research activities at the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) in the experimental measurement, mathematical modeling and simulation of pneumatic conveying and fluidized bed systems associated with coal conversion and gasification processes. His main research expertise is in the area of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of multiphase flow and particle technology—an area motivated by energy and environmentally related applications and documented in more than 100 publications and 13 U.S. patents. Dr. Arastoopour is among the leading researchers in multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the world. His models are being used by available codes (e.g., Fluent and MFIX) for the design of flow systems in many locations. He has received many academic awards in chemical engineering , energy and sustainability areas during his career. His work is extremely well-suited for simulating aerodynamic flows in a structure that generates a vortex like the Solar Vortex Greenhouse.
He currently serves on the editorial board of sustainability journal. A fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and National Academy of Inventors (NAI), he has received a number of national awards including: The Particle Technology Forum Life time achievements, The Sustainable Engineering Forum (SEF) Research, the Donald Q. Kern Award in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion, the Fluor Daniel Lectureship in Fluidization and Fluid/Particle Systems, the Fluidization Processes Recognition Award, and the Ernest W. Thiele Award, all from AIChE. He also received Illinois Tech’s excellence in teaching award.
Education
Ph.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology (Gas Engineering, 1978)
M.S. from Illinois Institute of Technology (Gas Engineering, 1975)
B.S. from Abadan Institute of Technology, Iran (Gas Engineering, 1973)
Contact Information
Hamid Arastoopour
Henry R. Linden Professor of Engineering
Interim Dean of Armour College of Engineering
Director, Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER)
Illinois Institute of Technology
10 West 35th Street, IIT Tower – 16th Floor
Featured Inventor
Earl Senchuk
For fifty years, self-taught multi-media artist and serial inventor Earl Senchuk has judged, juried, and exhibited in art shows in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. His highest artistic achievement was winning the 2011 Project of the Year Award in a global art competition sponsored by the World of Concrete Trade Show in Las Vegas for a yellow rose fountain. His art mediums include clay, welded metals, watercolor, wire, fiber, concrete, and living foliage.
In his realm of inventing over the past twenty years, Earl has focused mainly on products that address the consequences of climate change. Some of these include the Boomer Bloomer mini greenhouse that extends the growing season to 9 months from the typical 3 months, the SnowSnake™, a patented snow removal device that operates at the roof line underneath ice layers, and the Solar Vortex Generator to create alternative energy using man-made wind. His current product, the DIY Window Insert Kit™, cuts energy costs for heating or cooling a home by 30 to 50%.
Inventions by Earl Senchuk
DIY Window Insert Kit™
Build once. Reuse every year. Instantly start to save money on energy costs (ROI) Works just as well for heating and air conditioning. Adding two dead-air spaces dramatically reduces sound. Lightweight, solid wood frames. Stack and store 12 window inserts to a depth of 9-1/2″. Easy to put together. Easy to install. Uses common window heat shrink practices. **Affordable** Collectively helps to cut our carbon footprint! No more frosted up storm windows! Blocks out dust and pollution! Balances heat better from room to room. Blocks 99% UV, 85% IR (optional heat shield) Research proven to save 30-50% on energy bills for heating and air conditioning. Greatly Improves Creature Comfort!!! Feel the difference immediately after installation.
Crown FireTent™
The Crown FireTent™ is a new twist on the older concepts of tents and teepees. The Crown FireTent™ is designed to capture the heat of a roaring campfire and with its design, produce a wind vortex within the tent to capture the smoke and pass it up through the top of the tent. The tent material is extremely fire-resistant, so the campers can enjoy the heat and light from the fire without worrying about the fire harming the tent. This allows campers to enjoy year-round camping while staying out of the weather. Contact us to learn more about Earl’s Crown FireTent™ and his other amazing inventions.
Solar Vortex Greenhouse™
The Solar Vortex Greenhouse™ is an innovative solution utilizing solar-powered vortex technology to optimize temperature and airflow for sustainable plant growth. This eco-friendly invention revolutionizes greenhouse farming by enhancing energy efficiency and crop yield.
To Learn More About Earl's Inventions, Contact Us Below
Overview of The Solar Vortex Greenhouse™
Michael C. Brown, AIA
Michael C. Brown, AIA
Michael C. Brown, AIA
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