David operates an advisory, executive management, and treasury services firm, Manufacturing Futures, Inc. (successor to Woodlands Enterprises LLC) that focuses on the needs of niche manufacturers that can differentiate their competitive position by improved access to capital, operational performance, and the use of operations for strategic differentiation. MFI currently owns and operates three firms that are bringing operational excellence to the commercial water features and fountains market. The need is high in this market for excellence in engineering, sourcing, fabrication and assembly, and project management. Check out their value proposition at: www.RomanFountains.com .In three eras totaling 18 years, David served clients in a wide variety of industries as a manufacturing industries and operations specialist with McKinsey & Company. From 2007 to 2010, David was President of Gebauer Company, the global leader offering skin refrigerants for use as topical anesthetics. He was the interim President of Hartzell Manufacturing an injection molding and die-casting company during 1998 as it was merged with CMS, Inc. David worked for 6 years with MVE, Inc. (now Chart Industries), the leading manufacturer of cryogenic pressure vessels, ultimately as its President and CEO. Throughout his career, David has specialized in the development of creative strategies to take advantage of operational excellence. Specialties: All aspects of operations (sales execution, pricing, business-to-business marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, product development, and supply chain management). Corporate finance, the management of capital resources, and product and business acquisitions.