Prior to joining Lewis, he spent over ten years as both an internal and external Organizational Development consultant. He worked with a diverse client base that included Chicago Public Schools, Capital One, Exelon, Pfizer, Advocate Health Care, Sprint, and United Airlines. During that period, he also served as an adjunct faculty member at DePaul and Roosevelt Universities, and the College of Lake County. Dr. Lavine holds a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from DePaul University, with an emphasis in employee motivation. His professional credits include publishing articles and presenting on the topics of employee motivation, retention, performance evaluation, and corporate consciousness. He is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).