Praxilient Leadership Team

Mark A. Swiderski, Managing Partner

A certified project manager with more than 15 years of project management experience in large and small company environments, Mark is a principal consultant and partner with Praxilient. He has managed or coordinated project efforts that total more than $550 million and has been responsible for a project portfolio of greater than $25 million.

His experience includes project management in the financial services, insurance, telecommunications, professional services, oil distribution, healthcare, retail pharmaceutical, transportation, electric utility, engineering, retail distribution, and food industries. He is a graduate of DePaul University with an undergraduate degree in commerce and an MBA in finance.

When he is not working, Mark enjoys spending time with his wife and three children. He is actively involved with Calvary Bible Church and other community organizations. Mark is also a member of Gideons International.

John M. Muraski, Managing Partner

As a managing partner with Praxilient, John brings years of practical, hands-on project, process, and control management experience to his clients. His background includes working with Schneider National, Associated Bank, and managing his own consulting practice.

John is a certified Project Management Professional and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin's Oshkosh. As an adjunct instructor of both classroom and online courses, he teaches classes in project management, auditing systems, and change management.

John also serves as the Vice President of Events for the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter of the Project Management Institute. John enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, studying the American Revolutionary War period, boating, and community service.  The Outhouse Gang (local community team of leaders) completed building the Growing Together Garden for the CP Center. John has also spent two weeks in Poznan, Poland, building affordable housing with a small international team of Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

Joe Thompson, Practice Manager

A seasoned facilitator, Joe brings 25 years' experience in consumer and business-to-business Fortune 200 companies to Praxilient.  Applying process science, Joe has established processes focused on delivering customer requirements in areas as diverse as marketing, engineering, research, market research, finance and operations.  These processes have netted operating efficiencies of over $20,000,000 and enabled new product sales of over $100,000,000.

Certified in lean, Joe also has extensive experience leading business process development in Hoshin strategic deployment, new business development, portfolio management, project management, product development, quality systems and creative problem solving.  He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with an undergraduate degree in Microbiology.  Outside work, Joe's passions are centered on his wife and four children.  He enjoys spending time riding his Harley, researching family history and working on projects at his cottage.  He is actively involved in his church and as an advocate for persons with disabilities.

Dave DaPra, Talent Manager

With over 22 years of Business, Technology and Management experience, Dave is the Talent Manager for Praxilient.  A graduate of Central Michigan University, he was originally a high school and junior high math and physics teacher and a coach, before he entered the corporate technology field in 1985.

In his career, Dave has had the opportunity to work in a variety of roles in Software Development, Project and Program Management, and in Human Resources Management and Recruiting.  His responsibilities have varied from technical to management roles, holding positions such as Systems Engineer, Sr. Staff Analyst, Development Manager, Technical Resource Manager, Sr. Project Manager, Director of Information Technology, and Talent Manager in the financial services, market research, and technology and management consulting sectors.  In that time, he worked for several service-oriented companies such as Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Compuware Corporation, and AC Nielsen prior to joining Praxilient.

Dave currently enjoys life as an "empty-nest" parent, with the joys of his life being his 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren.  A native of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, he enjoys the outdoors, is an avid golfer (albeit a self-proclaimed "hacker"), and gardening.  He loves to cook and plans to do a lot more traveling and volunteering of his time, now that 'the kids are out the house!'

Jenny Menning, Business Manager

As the Business Manager of Praxilient, Jenny brings over 10 years of office management experience.  Her diverse background also includes over 15 years of retail management and customer service experience, business ownership, Microsoft Office class instruction, and medical transcription.  Prior to joining Praxilient, she owned a small business in downtown Appleton.

Jenny has a bachelor's degree in Retail Merchandising from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with a double minor in Business and French.

Perhaps because she was raised as a "Navy brat" and has lived and traveled all over the United States, Jenny is passionate about traveling, especially with her husband and two daughters.  While at home, she can often be found in the kitchen trying out new recipes on her family.

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5601 Grande Market Drive, Suite C
Appleton WI 54913

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