About

Mission

To provide perspective, strategy, and resources to develop, support, and sustain a more intuitive culture.

Members of intuitive cultures are genuine professionals committed to earning the trust and support of others. They have created a dynamic blocking distraction and conflict while information flows to them resulting in more timely and informed decisions supporting effective interactions.

Simply stated an intuitive culture has built a level of trust placing its members in the best position to anticipate and respond to team, organizational, and client/customer needs. They enjoy superior competitive advantage by integrating creativity and imagination (vision) with collaboration.

Leadership Team

Ray Burchett, Founder & President

20+ year trading veteran and expert in trader development created Intuitive Development Training and Software based on his success in elevating market awareness and sensitivity for execution in futures traders. Ray looks after all program and software design, development, and certifications. He is a refugee from corporate America fleeing Arthur Andersen where he practiced as a Certified Public Accountant to trade on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Mr. Burchett is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Chris Hahn, Ph.D., M.B.A., Scientific Adviser

Chris Hahn, Ph.D., M.B.A., is Archimedes Partners Scientific Adviser. Dr. Hahn is the author of 'Doing Qualitative Research Using Your Computer' (Sage Publications), a graduate level textbook. Dr. Hahn's research related consulting activities include the development of computer-based interfaces and paradigms for new and ongoing research projects. His focus is on the efficacy and validity of data collection and analysis systems. Hahn's business career includes six years' experience in the mining business working for Conoco as a land manager and with Home Stake Mining Company as the nationwide manager of lands, and fifteen years as the co-founder and president of Digital Integrator, Inc. a software development firm providing real-time data to the financial markets (Hahn, et al., patent 6,725,466 is a server-level software based information distribution system). Hahn has an AB degree (Geology) from Hope College, Holland, Michigan; an M.B.A. from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; and a Ph.D. in Human Services from Casella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has multiple mediation certifications, is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and the Qualitative Research Consultants Association. In addition to consulting, he continues to be active in post-doctoral research that focuses on family structures and post-divorce dynamics.

Douglas Paris, Chief Operating Officer

Business acquisition and integration expert with over 2.5M miles of international travel as past Director of Business Development for Stericycle. Doug is a veteran practitioner with deep understanding for how to execute and the resources an enterprise needs most to optimize short-term performance while securing long-term shareholder value. Doug is building Archimedes Partners operational foundation while leading development of the Continuing Professional Education Division. Mr. Paris is a graduate of Illinois State University and earned his M.B.A. from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Jack McInerney, Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. McInerney pioneered the field of live streaming social media as founder and CEO of InTimeTV. He has been the executive producer of 400 video journals which aired live over the Internet to six continents. The majority of video journals address medical specialties with the remainder targeting professional and industrial fields. Jack is developing Archimedes Partners Professional Association sales strategy and will support its execution. Mr. McInerney started his career at the CBOT and CME as a broker. He holds a degree in Computer Science and Masters Degree from Roosevelt University in Information Systems.

Tony Michalek, Technical Adviser Institutional Sales

Tony just began his 10th season as an NFL Game Official. His path to the NFL included officiating Big Ten football and multiple bowl games where he developed working relationships with Athletic Directors and Head Coaches. He continues his association with the Big Ten as their technical adviser for Game Officials. Mr. Michalek is the past National Coordinator of Officiating Instruction for U.S.A. Football where he authored and conducted multiple programs and trainings. Summer 2010 at the request of the NFL he authored and supervised a pilot development program targeting young adults living in the New York Housing Authority. Mr. Michalek spent over twenty years trading foreign currencies and Euro Dollar futures on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He is a graduate of Indiana University.