HP Marin Group

About Us

HP Marin Group is a best-in-class Consultancy comprised of Consulting and Industry Leaders. Our mission is to deliver unparalleled value to our clients. We are focused on driving results, not billable resources. In todays’ business environment all companies must adapt to meet the demands of the rapidly changing marketplace. We have adapted the consulting model with innovative methods and solutions to help our customers address their business challenges with speed, managed risk, exceptional client service and the highest quality results.

Industries

We understand a key component to helping customers obtain success in a fast-paced global market is understanding the issues and opportunities unique to their industry. Our industry experts have the experience and insights suited to serve a wide array of business challenges.

Financial Services
Insurance
Consumer Products
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
State & Local Government

Values

Our Values are the guideposts that frame our culture and how we serve our clients.

Integrity

Excellence

Objectivity

Team

Representative Clients

The Team

Our Leaders and Senior Staff are comprised of former Big Six and Industry Executives. We bring the understanding, insights and perspective from both experiences which are valued by our customers. Our Leaders have "Been There and Done That” in the chairs of our customers and as the trusted Advisors to them.

LEADERSHIP

Harry
Hanelt

Mr. Hanelt has over thirty years experience in both Consulting and Industry, where he has held leadership positions in several large firms including KPMG, BearingPoint, SunGard, and Heublein . Mr. Hanelt also served as the Managing Director and President of HPSquared LLC , an affiliate Data Strategy Consulting Business whose integration was completed in 2019.

Robert
Marinelli

Mr. Marinelli has more than 25 years experience in both Industry and Consulting, where he has worked for such leading companies as The Walt Disney Company, Verizon Communication, Deutsche Bank A.G., Siemens A.G., and Guardian Life Insurance Co in various operations management roles at both the divisional and “C” levels.

Peter
Quinn

Mr. Quinn is a highly accomplished executive with over 30 years of experience as an Information Technology leader in both the private and public sectors, helping organizations deliver robust systems, infrastructure and technology solutions to meet evolving business goals. As Executive Director, Mr. Quinn will help lead HP Marin Group's expansions of services and solutions capabilities in the Cyber Risk and Legacy Solution domains.

Richard
drobner

Mr. Drobner is an accomplished business and technology executive with strong communication skills and a proven track record of managing strategies, governance, and execution plans for major business initiatives. He has over 30 years experience in management consulting, software, and financial services. Mr. Drobner will serve as a Practice Leader for HP Marin's Finance Modernization team and help scale this core line of business.

FELLOWS

HP Marin Fellows are accomplished Thought Leaders, who, over their illustrious careers, have developed authoritative expertise and disseminated innovative ideas. This elite group complements HP Marin Group, extending expertise and thought leadership and collaborates with us to provide our clients exceptional singular value. We are proud to have these distinguished individuals associated with our Company.

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Craig Spielmann

Mr. Spielmann is the CEO and founder of RiskTao LLC, a firm specializing in Enterprise Risk Advisory and Training Services. He is a proven Enterprise Risk Management & Business expert with an established track record of driving enterprise-wide initiatives for the world's top financial institutions.

Don Lovett

Mr. Lovett is the founder of ProjectBits Consulting LLC, a firm specializing in Emerging Enterprise Technology Strategy and Implementation. Mr. Lovett is deeply engaged in the innovation horizon, currently serving as a co-lead for the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC)as well as the Emerging Tech Community - Internet of Things (IoT) / Smart Cities working group.

Kim Farington

Kim Farington is the Chief Executive Officer of KTech, and she has 34 years of Federal
experience supporting the Department of Defense and other Federal Departments and
Agencies, 13 years of which were at the Senior Executive level. Her last position with the
Federal governments was as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for a Federal Authority.

Kim is also a former Board Member of the Excelsior College National Cybersecurity Institute, which the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Excelsior as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education for its Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity program.

Kim is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Telecommunications Network Specialist, a Certified Oracle Programmer, and a Certified Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act(DAWIA) Level II Program Manager. Additionally, Kim is an inventor and holds a Utility Patent, two Design Patents, and four Trademarks.

Greg Derderian

Mr. Derderian is a recognized leader in the areas of finance, risk & compliance. Greg is the founder and Managing Partner of AEGIS Advisory Partners, a strategy and management consulting firm. Greg has forty years of experience as both an industry practitioner, strategy, and management consultant, and thought leader. He has held leadership roles in firms such as KPMG, IBM, EY, and Genpact where Finance Modernization across Financial Services was a key focus. He has directed complex change improvement programs across multiple industry verticals through the design, construction, and deployment of the underlying processes, data, information, tools, and technology. Most recently, he has concentrated on applying digital technologies to the core Finance processes (order to cash, procure to pay, record to report, and plan to manage).

Gary S. Connor

(Brig Gen, USAF, retired)

Mr. Connor has over 31 years of experience in program management and senior executive leadership in the U.S. Air Force. Gary’s senior executive management experience focused on leading multi-billion-dollar enterprises and 1000's of people to develop and field fighter, missile defense, command & control, and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance systems globally for the US, NATO and our Allies. Since retiring from the Air Force in late 2009, Mr. Connor provides strategy and implementation advice to a diverse array of Federal, Defense and commercial technology endeavors. Mr. Conor is a recognized and well-respected “systems thinker”, bringing in-depth expertise in Large-scale Program Management, Enterprise Management, Strategic Planning, Logistics Transformation and Complex Systems Integration.

Nigel Brazier

Mr. Brazier is a proven leader with an established track record of leading large-scale, complex projects and initiatives to successful conclusion. Mr. Brazier has held leadership roles at a large multinational firm (General Electric), one of the world’s largest financial institutions (Fannie Mae), as well as several privately owned entities. Nigel is also the founder of NBNB LLC, a firm specializing in supporting numerous parties in legal actions as an expert witness. As an executive consultant focused on financial management, accounting, risk management, process improvement and litigation support, Nigel he has assisted numerous clients since leaving the corporate world twelve years ago.

Mark Katz

Mark Katz has 25 years of experience in IT/Operations in both FinTech and InsurTech. He is focused on creating and introducing innovative directions, systems, methods and procedures to reduce expenses, increase productivity, grow revenues, enhance client delivery and minimize risk.

Gregg Fenton

Gregg Fenton is a Technology and Digital Transformation Leader with proven success in increasing revenues, and identifying new business opportunities. Mr. Fenton provides Thought Leadership and Advisory Support in the Data, Digital Transformation, and and Legacy Solution domains.