David Armes Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Investment Bank, Corporate Advisory and Broker/Dealer focused on emerging technologies, including nanotechnology, cleantech, alternative energy, personalized medicine, water, infrastructure, green buildings, spacetech, steel, cement, public private partnerships, and more.

Austin, US

• To Space for Life! https://earthlightfoundation.org/We are raising $40M for the our Permission to Dream fund, supporting our DreamScopes telescopes for kids project. Our goal is to put a telescope in every middle.
• Raising $40M for the DreamScopes telescope project for underserved middle schools around the world.
• Manage investment strategy, organizational direction, business development, and fundraising efforts, working closely with donors and our New Worlds Conference partners.
• Coordinate leadership, volunteers, vendors, and marketing materials for New Worlds conferences.
• Establish strategic partnerships with for profit, nonprofit, and government organizations.

• Unreal Solutions is a global financial consulting firm providing investment and risk management solutions to international business clients. We work with impact-driven companies to find seen and unforeseen problems and.
• Strengthened negotiation for a new international subsidiary, restructuring contract agreements and valuations to mitigate identified hazards, successfully reducing investor risk and reshaping deal structure.
• Led market analysis for a global investment group, steering the expansion of a European pyrolysis recycling company into the U.S. market.
• Revitalized financial stability of a manufacturing firm by identifying and rectifying an 18% gross margin erosion, building an Excel dashboard to realign cost variations and pricing structures.
• Conducted due diligence for a private equity firm, successfully identifying and averting two potential acquisitions with hidden pitfalls, protecting the firm from significant potential losses. 🚀 We've worked with.

• Aqaix is a financial technology company (Fintech) specializing in environmental finance technologies We are dedicated to de-risking infrastructure investments and elevating sustainable finance as a distinct asset.
• Raising our Seed round of capital to accelerate our product growth.
• Drove 100% revenue growth by spearheading business development and marketing efforts, including weekly program reviews and product fit across engineering, private equity, nonprofits, and government.
• Increased inbound leads 200% by planning and coordinating creation of a 5-part workshop series on public/private partnership (P3) financing with technical subject matter experts.
• Established Aqaix as a thought leader in impact finance by authoring articles to hundreds of thousands of subscribers across five magazines.

Houston, Texas, US

• Eliminated roadblocks in marketing program to drive a 6,500% increase in website visits in 18 months, resulting in more leads and customers.
• Catalyzed inbound pipeline by authoring 194 articles and numerous social media posts, positioning us as an authority and attracting key players in the energy sector.
• Spearheaded fundraising program to expand from maritime to aerospace and defense, preparing a business case examining millions in grants with outcomes, costs, and ROI.
• Led ISO 9001 certification project to attract larger clientele, conducting a meticulous Gap Analysis audit and developing the project timeline to adhere to ISO standards.

Houston, Texas, US

• Oversaw execution of marketing tasks and hiring decisions, resulting in client growth rates of over 40% for a large pool manufacturer and 100% for a service business.
• Implemented tracking sheets, software, and processes to create new pricing models, resulting in an increase in package pricing by 106%.
• Cross-functional management point of contact for decision-making and budgeting, including bi-monthly client analytics updates.
• Hired and trained international team members on quality, teamwork, and new processes, improving our efficiency and growing my team by 80% in two years.

Fort Wayne, IN, US

• Conducted research on technology transfer and intellectual property policies of universities and research institutes, contributing to a new paper on the interface of universities and businesses.
• Researched, reviewed, and summarized journal articles on entrepreneurship for a new theory on starting a business.
• Assisted teaching of an online Excel and Access class for business students, managing students and the online class platform.

Fort Wayne, IN, US

• Implemented lean manufacturing concepts to increase efficiency in production and improve gross profit margin.
• Analyzed production team member’s time and defects to reduce mistakes and increase throughput.
• Reduced errors in the process by improving documentation and analysis of production data, implementing new tracking sheets and records.
• Worked on production floor in areas of cutting, crimping, assembly, and quality control of hydraulic hoses.

Columbia, SC, US

• Guided business owners and brokers on implementing health insurance products, saving them time and reducing their tax burden while improving their benefits offerings to their workforce.
• Provided on-site employee benefits education and enrollments, increasing ROI for customers and minimizing downtime for employees.
• Grew customer base and developed relationships with broker partners through cold calling and networking.
• Managed CRM, documents, ordering, marketing materials, and performed company research to ensure we were prepared for short-notice enrollments.
• Trained new insurance agents in the office and in the field.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public Affairs