About Avonik

Avonik is a privately held global consulting and technology services company located in western Switzerland. Our headquarters is conveniently situated between the regions largest cities of Lausanne and Geneva and easily accessed via Geneva’s international airport and major highways.

Our team consists of of internationally experienced and industry recognized experts in their respective fields. Our team recognizes the challenges organizations face and the service excellence required to maintain the competitive advantage. Avonik is engaged with strategic alliances and also draws from a reputable talent pool of external resources who share our values and are selected for their expertise and integrity.

Avoniks’ unique business model combined with our experience and dedication to help our customers succeed are the ingredients which set us apart from typical consulting firms. We guarantee a successful engagement and a unique consulting experience….. your success is our success !

Management

Avoniks’ CEO is Mr. Philippe Schlier, the founder and former CEO / CTO of GSX Groupware Solutions. He founded GSX in 1995 and led the organization to become the leading software editor in monitoring and management tools such as: Lotus Notes, Exchange,BlackBerry and several others.

Mr. Schlier’s company consisted of an impressive list of over 500 clients world wide. 27% of his clients were the enviable who’s who on the Fortune 100 list. In 2008 Mr. Schlier sold GSX to private investors and remained in GSX for one more year as CTO.

Mr. Schlier held positions within IBM and Accenture (formerly Arthur Andersen/Andersen Consulting) and worked as contractor for many large organizations.

He was educated at Polytech'Nice University and holds a Masters degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems and Science Engineering.
To learn more about Mr. Schlier, refer to his Curriculum Vitae below. Here's Philippe Schlier's CV.

Why you can depend on Avonik

If you are searching for a refreshing consultancy experience with consultants who deliver the results you require and possess the ethical qualities you expect, then Avonik is the right choice. Avonik employs a unique business model and consultants who share a common vision, without exception. Highlighted below are just some of the reasons why Avonik is fast becoming the industry model for consultancy.

We maintain a low profile but are equipped with strong and value added skills. Our consultants are industry recognized and internationally known experts who not only exceed your expectations with their technical expertise but also understand the importance of aligning technology and business objectives across the enterprise.
Should a client lack in house expertise, Avonik provides consultancy solutions that are right for you. Our consultants are expected to provide ready to use solutions and bring the added value expected from a consulting firm.
Avonik guarantees your success and satisfaction. For most engagements we offer a no success no pay arrangement for consultancy fees.
Avoniks business model and definition of “success” is not based on our internal financial goals.
Acquiring large monetary returns and profitability at the expense of our customers is not our motivation. This may sound strange in today's business world of excessive greed, compromised ethics and less than honourable consultative intentions but Avonik is committed to higher standards. We believe success is not measured by how much money can be counted but by how many customers can count on us.
Avonik is not financially leveraged, no loans, no debts, no shareholders, no software or hardware to sell and no external influences that may compromise our values. Therefore, we make decisions in collaboration with our clients and based solely on their interest.

Our consulting engagements are results oriented and guaranteed to meet your success criteria or no payment will be accepted for our services.

The mandatory qualities of our contactors

Work hard. Yes! we are workaholics and share a passion for excellence. This includes significant R&D at home, off time and frequent contacts with industry experts. When you are passionate about your activity and love what you're doing….it is not work !
Respect for the client. Engagements and fees are defined with clients based on clear objectives and measurable results.
Integrity and independence: we recommend solutions considered to be in the best interest of our clients, independent from vendors or external influences.
Strong listening and team skills.
A strong sense of humor.

Cover Your ass, hire one of the big 3 ...

All independent or small IT consulting firms have already heard this statement when competing for a contract with the large consulting firms. This is the "no risk" management strategy consisting of working exclusively with well established companies. Our hope is that one day management will be rewarded based on their own decisions, vision for the future and tangible benefits for their company.

Big consulting firms primarily sell consulting hours or products and basically inform you what is already known, nicely packaged with their label. This adds no value to the client. They cleverly inform a client “what” should be done however should you require the tangible results of “how “plus the resources to implement…..extra consultancy hours are required. This philosophy is one that serves these large firms financially well but may not address the best interests of the client.

This form of business model inevitably results in the intellectual capital retained by external resources, followed by external contractors leading or influencing the IT department instead of internal managers, concluded by budgets and resources being dictated by these externals. Avoniks team understands this model very well, we have experienced and worked on both sides of this equation. It is no accident IT departments are outsourced or decentralized when there appears to be a conflict of interest. Avonik's objective isn't to hold your company hostage by absorbing your intellectual capital and sell more consultancy but to assist you in making the “right” decisions, select the right solutions based on your needs and what is best for your company….not ours.