Solutions
DEC solves problems that other consultants cannot — or will not — tackle. Our systematic approach to objectivity, combined with 35+ years of cross-disciplinary experience, lets us see solutions that others miss because they are caught up in convention, rhetoric, or the limits of their own expertise.
What Makes DEC Different
Most consultants specialize. DEC's strength is the opposite: a career spent crossing boundaries between chemistry, physics, software, data, law, and business has produced a problem-solving capability that does not exist within any single discipline.
Tom DeGerlia has a proprietary problem-solving methodology, founded in the scientific method, that makes even the most difficult objectives attainable. Combined with a proprietary technique for sustained creative focus, this methodology has been proven across domains as different as accessible housing compliance and inertial physics.
How It Works
- Understand the problem — We listen deeply, ask the right questions, and quickly grasp complex business models and challenges
- Strip away assumptions — We identify where convention, rhetoric, or preconceived notions are limiting the solution space
- Apply cross-disciplinary thinking — We draw on experience across sciences, technology, law, and business to find approaches that were never considered viable
- Execute with rigor — We probe thoroughly and persistently until an acceptable solution has been delivered
Areas Where We Excel
- Problems that span multiple disciplines or domains
- Situations where conventional approaches have failed
- Challenges requiring both technical depth and business understanding
- Risk mitigation — advance prevention or reactive solutions when prevention is no longer an option
- Making complex problems easy to solve