Advisory Panel Member Profile

John Walvoord

Texas Wilson
Vice President Of Finance And Operations

Areas of Expertise:

Sales teams are promise makers. Operation teams are the promise keepers. The harmony between the two is a challenge and can flourish with a cooperative culture. I have been on teams that have had sales revenues contract and grown by double digits.

Since 2002, John Walvoord has contributed to the financial oversight of Texas Wilson. His expertise has been sought by other Steelcase dealers and he has been invited to speak on job costing and collection procedures at their best-practice conferences. John manages Texas Wilson’s customer and vendor contracts and agreements, including their GSA contracts.

A graduate of Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas with a B.B.A. in Accounting, John has previously worked in the consulting and advertising industries as a Controller. He has experience with many industries and accounting information systems. Currently, he is the Board Chair for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES).

John has led a number of initiatives for Texas Wilson, including a project job-costing procedure. He has also initiated a more accurate cost-estimating process to empower project managers to set and achieve installation goals. John has been known to wear an installation uniform and pitch in when big projects require full team participation.

Personal Statement: “We should all strive to do what we do better and faster.”

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