David Perl Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Business strategy and execution consultancy. Pragmatik Ventures serves small and medium sized businesses by formulating practical solutions to pressing problems or growth opportunities. Practice areas include:● Strategy articulation● Business planning● Sales training and coaching● Executive coaching● Competitive analysis ● Organizational design● Accountability management

Austin, Texas, Us

Manage administrative operations of experienced Austin-based law firm serving growing businesses and municipalities. In my role I work with the managing partner and leadership team to ensure a productive working environment for our attorneys and staff, with a driving goal to provide timely, practical legal support and advice for our clients.

Austin, Tx, Us

The Alternative Board® (TAB) is a peer advisory board and business coaching organization that focuses on developing practical solutions to opportunities and challenges. As a facilitator and executive coach, I work with committed business owners from various industries to ensure that growth strategies are defined and business/personal objectives are met. Board members meet monthly to learn from one another's successes and mistakes to grow their businesses. At TAB we believe that collective wisdom brings strategic advantage, that accountability hastens individual and business success, and that clarity of advice eliminates fear of change.

Elected official of political subdivision authorized under the Texas constitution to levy taxes, charge for services and issue debt for water, wastewater treatment and drainage infrastructure for 400-home community.● Oversee financial, operations and legal professional staff● Accountable for District P&L performance and issuance, refunding and repayment of $12 million in municipal bonds● Manage water conservation, irrigation and drainage needs for 322-acre district during historic drought

New York, Ny, Us

Served in interim chief of staff role to assist CEO of news-oriented digital publishing company with execution of business strategy. Provide internal consulting and coaching to members of the management team to drive process improvement and organizational efficiency. Led strategic planning and corporate accountability programs. Managed legal affairs associated with commercial contracts and partnerships.

Austin, Tx, Us

● Investor and executive in profitable computer-based training company providing interactive, multilingual training technology solutions for the food industry. ● First non-founder hire, initially responsible for building recurring revenue business model and managing customer-facing operations. ● Established initial pricing and contracting models, negotiated first large contracts and then built operations team. Personally negotiated several of company’s largest contracts with Fortune 500 clients.● Exploited niche opportunity to become largest compliance training technology company in the food industry, with active renewable licenses covering 40% of the meat industry and 20% of the broader food processing industry.● Led sales team to consistent 30 - 50% annual recurring revenue growth and maintained nearly 100% contract renewal rate through recession.● Responsible for all aspects of sales, account management, marketing, business development, contracting, customer support, engineering and operations.

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● Managed all strategic, operational, sales, marketing, financial and legal aspects of the business. Participated in all analyst and regulatory events.● Planned and executed turnaround and transformation of business from unprofitable U.S.-only bricks-and-mortar training center chain to profitable global publisher and distributor of IT curriculum, intellectual property and certification programs.● Developed and managed new distribution channels of branded products and services through academic institutions, commercial training companies and corporations. Grew customer base from a few hundred to over 5,000 customers located in more than 110 countries.● Implemented first and largest successful technology-independent IT certification program. Certified Internet Webmaster credentials earned now exceeds 145,000, including certificate holders in more than 100 countries.● Successfully integrated five acquisitions, totaling over $35 million.

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● Selected by Otis president to plan, implement, staff and manage global transit products business as a result of success leading high-profile project for Delta Air Lines project. Full profit and loss responsibility.● New business unit successfully completed over $30 million in transportation projects at the J. Paul Getty Center in Los Angeles, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Mystic Center in Boston and Snowmass ski resort in Colorado. Bookings in 1998 exceeded $100 million and included airport transit projects in Detroit, Minneapolis and Zurich.● Negotiated significant joint venture with a French competitor and served as chairman of board.

Positions of increasing responsibility including corporate strategic planning, sales, project management and location management.

As assistant to the chief administrative officer and chief financial officer, implemented reorganization of headquarters operations. Proposed and executed improvements in overhead allocation and billing. Previous assignments in information technology and human resources departments.

Mba, General Management

B.S. Econ, Organizational Behavior, Business Computing

Education record