Richard Eaton, MA, CD
Richard Eaton is a senior management consultant and a founding partner of Berlin, Eaton & Associates Ltd.

Richard has been a management consultant since 1995. He developed his consulting skills ‘on the job’ during a series of challenging, long term projects based in the manufacturing and service sectors. Since 1995, Richard has managed a wide variety of small and large scale projects across BC and specializes in working with resource sector based clients. Since 1999, Richard has played a key project management and consulting role in delivering the Ministry of Forests’ Continuous Improvement Initiative – a comprehensive, province wide organizational effectiveness program. He has also led the delivery of significant similar large scale projects to many other agencies including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.

Prior to becoming a management consultant, Richard served as a Parachute Regiment officer in the British Army between 1981 and 1989. During this time, he led units of up to 120 personnel with elite formations such as Britain’s Airborne Forces and the Royal Marines, and traveled and worked in many European and Middle Eastern countries. He is a qualified paratrooper with over 200 jumps to his credit, is commando trained with experience in amphibious, mountain and arctic operations, and has led high risk counter-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland. He excelled at endurance events, once covering approximately 100 miles of mountainous terrain in 3 days carrying 70 lbs of equipment.

Following his full time military service, Richard returned to BC, completed a degree in history at Simon Fraser University, and worked for the Province of BC in Victoria for several years managing large scale provincial employment programs. One of Richard’s key achievements during this period was leading a team charged with creating the concepts for and launching an innovative new provincial job matching program through brokered partnerships with private sector organizations. This program is still in effect and continues to help up to 5,000 job seekers per year find work.

Richard knows that organizations are most effective when dynamic leaders and highly skilled staff work together to achieve common goals using practical, efficient processes and systems. He brings this knowledge to all of his consulting activities and enjoys working with clients who appreciate a ‘hands on’, practical, front line implementation focused approach.

Richard is a life long learner and has recently graduated from Royal Roads University with a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training. He continues to pursue an active lifestyle and enjoys running, mountaineering, scuba diving, skiing, biking and kayaking. He remains active in the military, and continues to serve with the Canadian Forces Reserves, as a commissioned officer, and holds the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) for long service and good conduct.