JAMES P. BATTAGLIA

James P. Battaglia is a Managing Director at Compass Advisory Partners, LLC. For the past 24 years, Jim Battaglia has been providing management consulting services and interim COO engagements for middle-market operating companies throughout the United States and abroad. His duties have ranged from operational assessments and due diligence services to the direct implementation of improvement programs for manufacturing and wholesale distribution companies.

Jim is the founder and President of Pittsburgh-based Resource Management, Inc. and has provided the above services both on a direct basis as well as through turnaround advisory firms, banks and private equity groups. Jim's strength is in his and his team's ability to effectuate positive change to an operational/distribution environment while meeting the needs of stakeholders of interest. Engagements have included: Swiss Colony, Moog, Inc., Durr Industries, Erie Forge and Weston Foods.