Dan is an experienced executive with a reputation for developing successful businesses. He is skilled at identifying trends, business strategies, tireless execution, and has history of bringing businesses to successful well valued exits. Dan’s expertise has been with optical and analytical businesses in the $1M to $100M revenue range from a VC based startup, mid-sized, all the way up to industry’s largest public company. Dan served as VP at Polychromix that developed the microPHAZIR handheld NIR analyzer. He excelled at identifying fast adopting markets and rapid revenue streams as well as developing multiple scalable global product lines for recycling, pharmaceutical, and security markets. This strategic business was sold to Thermo Fisher in 2010 where Dan served to integrate the business, management sales channels in the Americas and Asia, and as strategic business development director.Prior to Polychromix Dan served as VP of Sales and Marketing of Bruker Optics Inc where he had overall responsibly sales and marketing organizations in the Americas and a leadership role in strategic business planning and new product initiatives. Dan build a team that was able to organically grow US sales from an irrelevant market share position to a strong #2 US position and propelled the overall company to a global revenue leadership position. The Bruker Optics business was successfully sold for $135M+ in 2006. • Lead successful exits of two companies with combined values of $160M+ since 2006.• Built multiple first class teams and productive energetic work environments. • Expert in the development of business strategy, driving top-line revenue growth through focused sales, business development execution. • Adept at generating multi-million dollar revenue streams• Venture Capital / M&A / Integration• Creating global relationships globally with focus on Asia and South America.