Testimonials
What Our Customers Say about Our Instructor
"True value creation comes from making smart investment decisions
that are implemented through superb project execution.
I have known Mr. Maxwell for two decades and can attest to his
ability to employ disciplined technical and economic decision-making
processes to prioritize projects that either realize new opportunities
or solve existing problems for real situations in a leading global
industrial business.
We used this approach to successfully complete a number of projects,
which increased capacity, increased yield, improved product quality,
reduced site and downstream customer costs, and greatly expanded
profitability. For example, a $1.2-million investment into a very
technical, but well conceived project, generated more than
$100-million in profit.
As a true professional, Mr. Maxwell has always had a passion for
sharing his mastery of engineering economics with his peers and is
now offering this unique talent to the broader technical community."
——
Edward C. Dowling Jr., President and CEO for Anatolia Minerals,
Colorado
"I have known Chuck Maxwell since 1975...He has had a
distinguished career, both in technical work and project management.
He has the ability to analyze projects from both the technical
feasibility and the financial aspects. He...can ask the right
questions when dealing with new projects. I recommend him highly for
both technical assessment of projects and their financial
viability."
—— Gordon H. Geiger, Professor Emeritus University of Arizona,
former CEO of Qualitech Steel
"A very good communicator, both in writing and orally."
—— Vice President of engineering
"Very good project engineer. Possesses a powerful analytical
ability and perhaps the greatest gift for putting ideas down in
writing of anyone I have worked with."
—— Chris Hartman, retired VP for Parsons Corporation, California
I have known Charles Maxwell as a professional
associate, a mentor, a trainer, a supervisor, and a friend for over
10 years. As an MBA holding a senior engineer position at one of the
largest mining and manufacturing companies in the US, I witnessed
Charles’ work on projects involving a great deal of complexity and
large capital requirements. We worked on bench-scale R&D projects,
process technology and capital upgrade projects, plant and property
acquisition, company M&A, and corporate knowledge management. I can
honestly say I have never heard or seen of his work being anything
but top rate, and that his intellect and professional skills are
respected by his staff, his peers, and his division leadership.
Charles has always impressed me with not only his solid grasp of
technical engineering and project management issues, but with the
nuances of financial analysis – such as forecasting and modeling
based on test results, competitor analysis, and the impact of
external economic or other risk issues on expected project outcomes.
As a young MBA coming from an aggressive M&A background, I was
surprised to see such an effective in-house financial training
program as the one Charles pioneered. He
taught young engineers the same financial basics and project
modeling skills taught in the leading university MBA programs.
I
benefited a great deal from Charles' training and mentoring over a
two-year period where we worked together, and continue to respect
his training abilities today. If you participate in a training
program with Charles, you will be challenged, you will be stretched,
and you will learn your craft.
—— Raemond L. Beebe, MBA and Entrepreneur, Maryland
What Our Customers Say about Our Courses
"Some years ago I attended a 3-day seminar on Economic
Evaluation and Investment Decision Analysis, and while that class
was informative, it did not provide me with any readily usable
tools. I later took a similar course from Mr. Maxwell, and his
course did provide me with a clear understanding of the methods, as
well as providing a usable spreadsheet based tool for the
evaluation."
—— R. Bruce Kennedy, General Manager of Peñasquito Project, Goldcorp Inc., Zacatecas, Mexico
"The course was very well presented. I had a course similar in
college, but I walked away from this one with a much better
understanding of the material."
—— Young chemical engineer
"Great, even for Excel-limited people like me!"
—— Engineering manager