Testimonials

I was the lead board member who recruited Dan to take over as CEO of NASDAQ global tech company. His immediate challenge was to address numerous financial and operational challenges. Under Dan’s leadership the company was restructured and reorganized for cost efficiency, he top-graded the senior executive team, developed a strategic plan to target investment in products and go to market. Additionally, the company was re-capitalized through a successful private placement, issuance of a new convertible bond, divesting a non-strategic operation to raise cash, and eliminated all bank debt. Dan methodically transformed the company resulting in a $2B+ increase in shareholder value and common shares reached a 20-year high during his tenure.
Robert Pons, Board of Directors, Marpai (NASDAQ: MRAI)

I joined the board of a NASDAQ listed global technology company when Dan was CEO. Early in his tenure the 2007-2009 global economic crisis caused a significant reduction in revenue due to customers’ capex pullback. In response, he took immediate action by balancing cost reductions with targeted investments to ensure the company would emerge from the downturn with a competitive edge. Post recession, the company posted 11 consecutive profitable quarters and generated strong free cash flow for the first time in the company’s history. The company ranked #1 or #2 in their peer group for revenue growth, profitability, return on equity and return on assets. Shareholder value increased 250% and common shares reached a 10-year high during his tenure.
Dilip Singh, Executive Chairman and Founder, Matellio Corporation

I have hired Doug 4 separate times into 4 separate companies.  In each instance, he has worked collaboratively with the global incumbent team, quickly and thoroughly identified and assessed areas where performance improvement was needed, developed an action plan and executed.  He is customer and results oriented, data driven and engages his team to achieve the highest levels of operational performance.  
Tom Tiernan, CEO, Operating Partner, Board Member

We brought Doug on board to lead Operations and Customer Support at a high-growth, Silicon Valley Enterprise hardware & software late-stage startup.  His focus was to ensure scalability to support the planned rapid growth, and to prepare the organization for IPO.  Doug defined the strategic direction and led his team through a profound transition that resulted in best-in-class supply chain delivery performance, cost optimization and product quality, along with Customer Support scalability through automation, self-service tools and product quality improvements. He is an outstanding driver of change and mentor to his team. 
Ian Halifax, CFO, SUSE

I've known Bob for 25+ years and worked closely with him while I was SVP, Corporate Development and Treasurer at Lawson Software.  Bob truly is multi-talented.  While officially CFO, he was really a strategic partner to the CEO and the board and was responsible for many non-financial areas at Lawson including investor relations, customer service, IT and information systems, R&D, strategic partnerships and Mergers and Acquisitions.  He has a unique combination of strategic experience and practical financial/operations knowledge that allows him to provide critical perspective towards improving operations at the largest companies while understanding the key steps necessary to scale smaller organizations into world class businesses.  Bob has also provided that skill set and experience to board of director roles and his advisory/consulting practice.
David Kercher, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Sasqua Fields Group