At WDGC, Dennis’ responsibilities include service innovation, client relationship management, coordinating worldwide consulting, directing office and industrial location projects and participating in industry education and trade associattion activities.

Dennis entered the site selection consulting field in the mid-1970s after a stint in the logistics unit of the former Republic Steel.  Before joining WDGC, Dennis was a location advisor with three management consulting firms. In 1992, he teamed with Jim Wadley (who ran JPW & Co from 1978-1991) to create The Wadley-Donovan Group, currently known as Wadley-Donovan-Gutshaw Consulting.

In recent years, Dennis has coundeled companies across the industry spectrum on facilities site selection.  Clientele have included AFB (Pet Products), ABB, Barclays Capital, Bank Of America, BOC Group (Linde), Campbell's, Boston Scientific, Plibrico (refractory materials)., Grafco (plastics), Moneygram, Harbor Freight Tools, Nortel, Gardner Denver, Veritas (Symantec), Verizon and York Int'l.

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 and 2020 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.

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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