Mr. Gilyard serves as Managing Principal of The Gilyard Group, a provider of diverse management, technology, construction and risk consulting services. The firm works closely with clients to assess and address their operational, economic, construction and technological risks and areas of opportunity. Mr. Gilyard is responsible for shaping the firm's corporate strategy, overseeing construction and project management execution activities and working directly with the firm's affiliates and partners.

In terms of consulting, Mr. Gilyard and his team offer Management Consulting, Project Management, Construction Management, Technology Planning and Staff Augmentation services. In terms of sectors, while programs and projects have been executed in an array of sectors and verticals including Health Care/Insurance, Consumer Goods, Renewable Energy, Retail, Telecommunications, e-Commerce and Tech, our experience as a Generalist, allows us to quickly get up to speed and deliver regardless of industry.

At Gilyard Group, Mr. Gilyard and the team specialize in solving complex problems and delivering integrated systems and solutions for domestic and internationally recognized brands including Momentum Solar, DIRECTV, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, JPMorgan Chase, Kraft Foods, WW (formerly Weight Watcher's International), AT&T, The Vitamin Shoppe, and EmblemHealth in New York City. His previous experience includes positions at Alcatel-Lucent Inc., formerly Lucent Technologies, and Hazen and Sawyer, a New York City based environmental engineering firm.

Mr. Gilyard holds an MBA from The S.C Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, an MS in Management from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ and a BS in Marketing from Hampton University in Hampton, VA. He is a certified PMP® .

Ms. Serrano serves as Operations Dir. & Sr. Project Manager at The Gilyard Group.

As a Project Management leader with over 15 years of experience and excellent management skills, Ms. Serrano helps companies reach their true potential by leveraging her experience to drive the completion of program and project efforts to meet and exceed expectations and achieve strategic objectives.

At The Gilyard Group, she is responsible for managing internal operations, supporting transaction origination and execution efforts and leading internal program and project management efforts. Her ability to quickly assess situations enables her to provide invaluable insight, both internally and in support of her Clients.

In terms of consulting, Ms. Serrano is an Award-winning, highly motivated, analytical and results-oriented Senior Project Manager. She is a strategic team player who leads high functioning project teams, while managing multiple tasks simultaneously and completing projects on schedule and within budget. She and the team specialize in solving complex problems and delivering integrated systems and solutions for domestic and internationally recognized brands. Her past end Clients have included Stryker Orthopaedics, NYU Langone, Chubb Insurance and EmblemHealth in New York City.

In addition to supporting her consulting clients and internal operations, Ms. Serrano enjoys spending time with her family, dancing, and traveling to Puerto Rico with her husband and family.