Doing business with

The Calumet Group, Inc.

       is GOOD BUSINESS!

The Calumet Group does not do it all.
We make sure that everything gets done!


         We recognize the need to be cost effective and to provide our customers with a high quality product.  To accomplish this The Calumet Group has developed a streamlined and highly efficient system that makes it possible to provide our customers with expert assistance without incurring excessive overhead costs.  This system includes two basic levels of resources: the core group and supplemental resources.

Core Group
         Through the years we have learned that the best way to serve our customers is to maintain a core group of skilled professionals.  This core group provides the leadership and direction necessary to respond to any training need, whether small or large.


Judith E.A. Perkinson - President
         Judith is the co-founder of The Calumet Group and has served as president since 1994.  She has over forty years of experience and is recognized as an international and national expert in the field of training.  She has testified on training issues before the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on over twenty occasions. She has an extensive background in training design, training delivery, and training management.  As an author, her books include: Every Manager is a Training Manager, and Northwest Indiana Guide to Vocational Education.  She has published over sixty training manuals covering a wide variety of topics from management and organizational development issues, to technical topics.  She has presented numerous papers at international conferences in North America and Eastern Europe, most recently at the Oxford Round Table in Oxford, England.


William Pishkur - Project Manager
         Bill has successfully shepherded major projects from start to finish for almost twelve years.  His adaptability, adherence to proper documentation, and his exceptional people management skills have served our customers well.  Bill has a low key, no nonsense way of making people feel comfortable and secure in his leadership.  His sense of humor is legendary.

Jeffrey A. Sheets - Technical Writer
         Jeff first came to us as an intern while working on his degree at Purdue University.  In the years he has been with us, we have seen him grow into a confident and talented technical writer.  He has been very successful in the development of our Learner Program and the Right Start Training System.

Mary Anne Turnipseed - Office Manager
         Mary Anne has been with The Calumet Group for over fifteen years.  Her efficiency keeps the office running smoothly.  Her dedication to her job literally keeps her up at night since she is in available to our offices in Korea (fifteen hours ahead of us). Regardless of her long hours she can always be counted on to go that extra mile.


Ruth Feledy - Secretary
         Ruth started with The Calumet Group a little over eleven years ago.  She came with very little computer experience.  Thanks to Mary Anne's patience and a few computer classes, her skills have greatly improved.  Now she is responsible for the design on all office publications, from brochures to manuals.  Her newest endeavor is our new web site.


Supplemental Resources
         When a project has been identified The Calumet Group will determine what supplemental resources are needed to best serve the customer.  In some instances it will be cost effective for The Calumet Group to provide the required services directly.  Very often a combination of supplemental resources are utilized, including equipment vendors, local colleges and universities, subject experts, and training vendors with off-the-shelf delivery capabilities in related areas.  The Calumet Group has used a wide variety of these supplementary resources in the past.


Experienced Project Staff
Quality people make the difference!
Real World Experience
         Our team brings job related experience in business, industry, and government.  This helps to build credibility for the work they do and quality to the services delivered.

Instructional Experience
         Our instructors have completed extensive training in classroom instruction.  They have experience in training and working with adult learners in any setting.


The Calumet Group, Inc. is your highly reliable performance and solutions provider.
What can we do for you?  Give us a call.
219-931-7583