About GrowthPointe

Bob Schultek and other GrowthPointe associates are former owners and business development executives, each with 30 years of experience and transformative success stories. As proven business leaders who have built businesses and achieved profitable growth, we act with urgency to accelerate your growth, strengthen your competitive advantage and achieve your goals.

At GrowthPointe, we understand … we’ve been there! We leverage our extensive experience in a wide variety of manufacturing, technology and service industries to evaluate your most challenging issues and co-develop productive solutions to address your challenges. Then, we remain engaged to help you lead the implementation of those solutions to achieve your goals and build your future upon a foundation of sustainable, profitable growth. Finally, we win when you do by connecting our compensation to the achievement of your goals.

Robert D. (Bob) Schultek, Founder and Managing Principal

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Before founding GrowthPointe, Bob earned 30 plus years of executive management experience serving in various business development roles including Vice President of Marketing and Sales, COO, CEO, and business owner. He has worked in industries ranging from motion control, to petroleum, paper and packaging, and to medical equipment and bioscience contract services. After receiving a BSEE degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1973, Bob spent the early part of his career serving in several engineering, sales and management positions, while pursuing a MBA. He has earned quality assurance certification from the Juran and Total Quality Institutes, has published several articles and is an accomplished public speaker.

Bob’s executive management experience includes:

  • Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for ChanTest Corporation, a contact services organization serving the pharmaceutical development industry
  • Senior Vice President & General Manager, then CEO/Partner, of Electric Device Corporation, a manufacturer of automated testing systems
  • Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Automated Packaging Systems, a producer of flexible packaging systems serving a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals
  • Chief Operating Officer of Arthronix Corporation, a distributor of healthcare equipment;
  • President/Partner of IPC Automation, a contract design/manufacturing company for medical equipment
  • Vice President of Marketing & Engineering, President/CEO, and Chairman/Partner of RAE Corporation, a manufacturer of motors and motion control systems

PERSONAL SUMMARY:

  • Married with two grown children
  • Activities: Community & church volunteer, home remodeling, historical research, music and playing guitar, and various athletic activities

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • B.S.E.E. Degree: University of Notre Dame
  • M.B.A. Studies: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Evening Program
  • Certifications:
    • Research Associates: Strategic Planning, Sales Strategy & Sales Training
    • Mack Hanan: Consultative Selling
    • The Juran Institute: Management of Quality Assurance
    • The Total Quality Institute: Quality Insurance and Process Improvement

Vic Pergola, Principal

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Vic has over 30 years of executive experience as senior manager and business owner for both for-profit and non-profit operations, including 20 years of consulting and counseling. He combines depth of character with exacting expertise across a spectrum of skills, and digs in deeply to identify and resolves needs. Vic is passionate about success, leadership development and entrepreneurship. He is a gifted public speaker and can read in six languages.

PERSONAL SUMMARY:

  • Married with three grown children
  • Activities: Glass blowing, museums, reading, classical music, languages and cooking

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:

  • B.A. degree: Borromeo College
  • M.A. degree: John Carroll University
  • D.M. degree: Ashland Theological (in process)
  • Additional Graduate Studies: 2½ years, plus workshop in Jerusalem
  • Certifications:
    • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
    • Counseling: More than 3,000 executives counseled during 20 years
    • Workshops: Over 40 per year conducted

Additional Personnel Resources:

In addition to Bob and Vic, GrowthPointe employs part-time associates who are assigned to projects based on the alignment of their experience and capabilities with the goals and requirements of the projects.