Joe Lavelle

Inducted in 2022

Joe Lavelle is successfully semi-retired after a career in Computer and Management Consulting with Cap Gemini, Andersen Consulting, First Consulting Group and finally his own company started in 2004, Results First Consulting, LLC.  He came to the University of Arkansas as a transfer in the spring of 1986 and graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Engineering.  During his time at U of A, he completed 5 co-op semesters at General Dynamics in Fort Worth.  He started leading people early in his career.  In his last 2 coop terms at General Dynamics, he led a team of “real software engineers” to develop data extraction and data analysis tools and infrastructure for a large war games simulation.  He veered twice off his consulting career, first to be a CIO of a startup Radiology Practice Management company, Radiologix, and later to be COO of a radiology workflow management software vendor, Compressus.  Joe continues to answer the phone when former clients call and need him to run large consulting projects as time permits. 

Joe lives with his wife Kate and his 15 year old son in Fairhope, AL.