David Specht Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Austin, Dallas & Northwest Arkansas

The Pinnacle Retail Consulting Group ( PRCG ) is a boutique consulting firm comprised of and managed by seasoned retail and financial executives. Our four Managing partners have over 130 years combined experience in the industry within the specialty, luxury, outlet, medical supply and automotive retail spaces.PRCG's focus is small to mid-sized retailers wanted to become the best in their space, expand their footprint, strengthen their brand or are in need of performance improvement.

Various consulting assignments in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area including an IBM business partner, a medical records and Medicare processing firm and a local apparel company. Since 2008, President of Allcare Medical Supply, a durable medical equipment supply business, with locations in Ft. Worth and Dimmitt Texas.

Reporting to the President, directed IT, investor relations, M&A and strategic planning activities. Responsible for significant operational and profit and loss activities, including product development, supply chain, inventory, information technology, customer service, forecasting, distribution, strategic planning, merger and acquisition, investor relations and human resources. As interim COO of Haggar's women's wear division, successfully led integration of the acquisition into company business environment. Developed for Board approval, a marketing focused corporate strategic plan which had at its core, strategies to increase shareholder value, growth initiatives through acquisitions and a strategic realignment of SG&A expenses.Consolidated multiple IT platforms, resulting in $1.8 million in annual savings and a scaleable ERP software platform and hardware architecture, including an integrated data warehouse.Key executive responsible for all investor relations, due diligence and business valuation processes as they related to acquisition targets. Reduced information technology expenditure from 2.3% of net sales to 1.6%. Developed, funded and implemented a systems upgrade initiative providing for new merchandising, point of sale and telecommunications systems for 90 retail stores. As a business partner, worked closely with SBU management in the design and development of improved supply chain, inventory management, order management, customer service and distribution systems.

Led development, implementation and ongoing management of an information technology and telecommunications strategy and plan for all international operations. Created business and product plan, providing for funding, development, implementation and management of new industry telecommunications network. Developed, funded and implemented IT strategic plan for all international operations. Implemented specialized voice and data telecommunication tariffs, resulting in reduction of over $1.4 million in annual expenses. Established for profit business unit, providing telecommunications service to customer and third party racetracks and off track betting facilities. Developed business and technical strategy to consolidate over 40 customer premises data centers into five super centers.

Footwear manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer.