At WDG Consulting, Dennis’ responsibilities include service innovation, client relations, location strategy consulting, advising engagement managers/project consultants, and integrating strategic alliance partner capabilities for clients seeking turnkey services.

Dennis entered the location/site selection field in 1974. His career began at Republic Steel with following stints at Dun & Bradstreet and two business mobility consulting firms. In 1992, Dennis and another industry leader formed The Wadley-Donovan Group, an evolution of the James P. Wadley Company, established in 1975. In 2004, The Wadley-Donovan Group changed its name to Wadley-Donovan-Gutshaw Consulting.

Dennis has enjoyed long-term relations as a location advisor to many industrial and service corporations. These include American Express, Lucent Technologies, Lowe’s, CIGNA, Dun & Bradstreet, Goldman Sachs, Hughes Communications, Merck, SITEL, Solectron/Stream, and Veritas.

Dennis has assumed a leadership position in the industry’s primary trade association -- CoreNet Global. He created and teaches the organization’s site selection course both for certification and professional development. Additionally, Dennis was a member of CoreNet’s 2010 Strategy of Place Task Force, which assessed future trends in the design and execution of global location strategy. Dennis also belongs to the American Association of Geographers, Geographical Society of America, and the International Economic Development Council.

Dennis has authored numerous articles and is frequently quoted in the trade and general business media on emerging corporate location trends. He often speaks on the subject and teaches the basics of economic development in two continuing education programs, viz., University of South Florida and University of Kentucky.

A geographer by trade, Dennis earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He was awarded a masters degree in economic geography from the University of Rhode Island.
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