Our Services
Strategic
Planning
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning is the systematic clarification and documentation of what an organization wishes to achieve and how to achieve it.
Investment
Management
Investment Management
Investment Management is a business methodology that assists the organization to select, control and evaluate its IT investments.
Project
Management
Project Management
Project management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish.
Projects
and Staffing
Projects and Staffing
Our highly skilled, experienced and diverse pool of consultants assists our clients with a variety of projects and initiatives.
Quality
Programs
Quality Programs
Quality Programs can help an organization with standards, processes, procedures, and process improvement using methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing etc.
Business
Continuity
Business Continuity
Business Continuity Planning prepares an organization by identifying mission-critical processes that must continue in the event of a disruption to daily operations.
Our Clients
The following are just a small sampling of our clients that have benefited from our services.
“Our experience with ICS was excellent. Our staff were burdened with providing education and support for our 33,000 users and Ms. Davis came in and essentially relieved us of the need to finalize our project management requirements. The project closeout performed by Ms. Davis and supported by ICS was thorough, organized and professional.”
Paul Sharpe, Trauma/Critical Care Coordinator, VDH
“Great team to work with because of their knowledge and expertise and desire to meet customers needs. Very flexible to accommodate our changing needs and timelines. Very professional and knowledgeable staff.”
Don Darr, Associate Budget Director, DPB
“Lisa did a great job for us. We are already starting to work with VITA to implement the plan that she developed for us for our server architecture.”
Matt Davis, CIO, VDE
“The deadline for the effort kept getting pushed out by months due to DMV staff availability. I was worried ICS would not be able to ‘stick around’ but they were able to accommodate DMV to the fullest adjusting their hours to meet our needs and still coming in under budget! The consistent professionalism and energy of the ICS staff was refreshing and kept the effort moving forward. Good people to work with bringing a high level of integrity to the working relationship.”
David Burhop, Assistant Commissioner, DMV
“ICS was very responsive when the originally placed consultant was unexpectedly unable to complete the assignment. Within one week ICS presented me with resumes for two highly qualified candidates from which to choose. And the assignment was completed on time and very successfully.”
Carol Gottschalk, CIO, Arista Laboratories
“ICS is an excellent consulting services company, providing the right consultants, maintaining a very positive relationship with VDOT, and has been willing to assist in every manner possible. I appreciate your services and professionalism.”
Juanita E. Mack, IT Governance Manager, VDOT
About Us
John Wheatley is the President of International Consulting Services LLC (ICS). John has worked as a consultant within Virginia state government since May of 1999. In John’s time in Virginia, he has built a reputation as a professional and has proven his ability to deliver professional and quality services and results to his clients. John and ICS have worked for a variety of clients in the government, private and non-profit sectors. He has worked with all levels of organizations from CEOs to employees. He has had the privilege of working with key individuals within Virginia government, such as Jane Kusiak, the Executive Director for the Council on Virginia’s Future, and Honorable Ric Brown, Secretary of Finance and Director for the Department of Planning and Budget for the Warner, Kaine and McDonnell administrations.
A Legacy of Service Spanning Over TwoDecades – More Than 20 Years of Excellence
On May 5th, 2005 a new professional services consulting firm was launched in Richmond Virginia. The focus of the firm’s service portfolio would be centered on an organizations business operation to assist them in all aspects of their Information Technology investments. The goal of the firm was to supply consulting services of the highest quality at the most economical cost possible. The quality of these services and the performance of the firm would be measured by the customer’s satisfaction and so International Consulting Services LLC (ICS) was born. Now a decade-and-a-half later the firm has grown to be one of the best known firms in the Richmond public sector, serving Virginia State government and local governments across Virginia.
Now, more than two decades later, the firm has grown to be one of the best known firms in the Richmond public sector, serving Virginia state government and local governments across Virginia. ICS knows that its goal of high quality services at an economic cost will never totally be achieved as we continually move the bar higher and higher, but it has certainly been recognized by our customers, evident by an average satisfaction rating of 4.65 out of a possible 5. In addition, 100% of the customer satisfaction surveys returned state that customers would willingly re-engage and highly recommend ICS.
It has been a rewarding and challenging twenty plus years. Rewarding from one aspect of being able to assist Virginia state government in establishing an internationally recognized performance management system, challenging in having to navigate one of the toughest recessions in U.S. history which makes me proud of what we have achieved over the past ten years.
These achievements are only possible because of the professionalism, hard work and dedication that each and every ICS consultant brings to his or her daily activities. ICS is not an individual, it is a team of dedicated professionals that may not work together but share a common goal to ensure they provide their customers the highest possible quality services.