Ade Williams is the Chief Strategy Officer of AMTTAZ Consulting (AMTTAZ), a management consulting company providing a wide range of management consulting services to public and private organizations in the United States. A transformational public service executive, he retired after more than 32 years of public service with the Cities of Dallas and Grand Prairie in Texas before becoming a key player in AMTTAZ.

Williams served in various executive positions in Dallas, including Director of Business Development and Procurement Services, Assistant Director and Purchasing Agent, Assistant Director of Code Compliance Services, and, most recently, Assistant Director for Utility Operations with Dallas Water Utilities, from which he retired. The water utility has assets of more than $5 billion, 1,500 employees, an annual operating budget of $500 million and a capital projects budget of $300 million. Williams was responsible for the following divisions: Utility Automation & Integration, Material Services & Logistics, Utility Management Systems & Security, and the City of Dallas Enterprise GIS Services. Before joining Dallas, he served as Budget Director for the City of Grand Prairie, Texas.

Williams honed his community engagement skills as Assistant Director of Code Compliance, where he coordinated multiple neighborhood association meetings to sensitize Dallas citizens about code enforcement issues such as multifamily, structural and premise violations, to increase community compliance with city regulations and ordinances. He was instrumental in establishing the city’s “Lock-Take and Hide” program, working with the Dallas Police Department and the Greater Dallas Apartment Association, to help minimize theft crimes at multifamily complexes in Dallas.

As Director of Business Development, Williams built and enjoyed wide support among 30-plus industry and advocacy groups. They included several chambers of commerce (among them the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce), contractor associations, the federal SBA, the Women Business Council South West, the Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council, Dallas ISD, and college districts and universities in the Dallas Fort Worth area.

Williams obtained B.A. and M.P.A. degrees from Wichita State University, Kansas. Before that, he obtained an A.B. degree from Northern Oklahoma.

Ms. Chandra Henson serves as an Associate Consultant for Community Engagement and Outreach. She retired from the City of Dallas after 28 years of a stellar public service career.

Ms. Henson served as the MWBE/DBE Consultant on the Integrated Pipeline Project, a $2 billion multi-agency capital project between the City of Dallas and the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD), and ensured that certified MWBEs participated significantly in the project. She developed the Fair Opportunity Contracting Policy for the joint TRWD and City of Dallas project to finance, plan, construct and operate the Integrated Pipeline Project. The project consisted of 150 miles of pipeline stretching from Palestine, Texas, to the DFW Metroplex, for a total contracting opportunity of $2.2 billion.

Before that assignment, Ms. Henson was the Executive General Manager for Business Development & Procurement Services from 2008 to 2010. She directed the vendor development outreach efforts and contract compliance administration of bids and proposals for City Council awards. She developed and implemented strategies for promoting the Business Inclusion and Development Plan through the City’s contracting process while promoting the inclusion of Minority/Women Business Enterprises.

She managed the City’s MWBE tracking software, which produced quarterly reports for the City Council and departments, and enforced the City Council’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy. She also managed the activities of the City’s outreach team, known as the Resource Link Team (7 staff), which promoted contracting opportunities to vendors and maintained effective partnerships with 25 chambers of commerce, industry and advocacy groups on behalf of the City.

Ms. Henson is a Certified Contract Compliance Administrator with a BA from East Texas State University.

Brunswick Morton has more than 34 years of public service career, during which he held positions ranging from Assistant to the City Manager to General Manager, Purchasing Manager, Fleet Services Manager and Assistant Director for multiple Texas cities, including Burleson, Grand Prairie, Arlington, Dallas and Duncanville. He also spent 2 years as an experienced manager with Arthur Andersen LLP.

At the City of Duncanville, Texas, Brunswick designed and implemented a “seamless” end-to-end “paperless” electronic procurement process, from requests for bids to requisitions to the issuance of purchase orders. This e-procurement process included the electronic routing of purchase requisitions, including delivery of email notifications to authorized approvers notifying them of documents awaiting their review and approval in the requisition approval queue.

Brunswick served as citywide Procurement Card Program administrator, including the development of training materials, a policies and procedures manual, and providing training. He initiated, reviewed and prepared all purchasing-related City Council agenda item staff reports. He managed the “reengineering” of the City’s purchasing process and procedures, and completed a Government to Business’ Internet program for the purchase of citywide surplus property, including a “new” eCommerce credit card payment and receipt component capability. He participated in, managed and coordinated all formal requests for bids, including public works construction projects.

At the City of Arlington, Texas, he served as Purchasing Manager and was responsible for the management and supervision of three Purchasing Agents, one Purchasing Assistant and an Administrative Aide. He managed the implementation of the expansion from “pilot” to full roll-out of a citywide Procurement Card Program.

At the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, Brunswick served as Purchasing Manager and provided direct supervision of 4 employees, including a professional-level buyer, assistant buyer, administrative clerk and mail clerk. He participated in the requirements definition, selection, evaluation and implementation management of an enterprise-wide automated procurement system. He was responsible for managing online supplier-provided catalog procurement and third-party agreement management and cost savings. Brunswick successfully prepared and presented approximately 60 procurement-related city council communications for city council agenda action annually.

At the City of Dallas, Texas, Brunswick served as Assistant Director of Sanitation Services and provided management oversight of sanitation collection and disposal operations, which included a $38.0M budget and the oversight of, and responsibility for, approximately 393 regular full-time equivalents. Brunswick managed the transition of a “privatized” contracted service to an in-house Sanitation Collection service for the largest Sanitation District. He received special recognition from city management for being instrumental in making operational improvements at the McCommas Bluff Landfill, one of the nation’s largest landfills.

Brunswick has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Prairie View A&M University and a Master of Urban Affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Nora Hamed leads AMTTAZ’s community communication strategy. She is a native Texan, born and raised in Dallas, and graduated from Southern Methodist University’s School of Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in management science.

Over the last decade, Nora has developed and refined best communications and public relations practices through various positions within the automobile, restaurant and educational industries. She is a communications expert with proven skills in creating and presenting strategic messages.

Tosin Bankole is a Lead Technical Support Consulting Associate whose professional journey bridges civil engineering and technology. With a degree from Texas Tech University and a foundation in civil engineering, Tosin has transitioned into the technology and digital design space, combining her analytical, technical and problem-solving skills with a passion for digital innovation.

She specializes in digital design and technology, with expertise in web design, graphic design and digital brand development. Her multidisciplinary background allows her to approach creative and technical challenges with a unique perspective, transforming ideas into functional, engaging and visually compelling digital solutions.

Tosin is proficient in MicroStation, OpenRoads, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. She also has skills in AI tools, which she brings to her design and technical work. Her experience spans engineering design, technical support and website development, with contributions to more than 60 technical design and web development projects.

By leveraging her engineering foundation alongside her evolving expertise in technology and digital design, Tosin bridges the gap between technical precision and creative execution. Her diverse skill set enables her to support clients and businesses through innovative solutions that communicate ideas effectively, solve problems and achieve project objectives.