David Wells (Connect With Purpose) Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Tx, Us

As Managing Partner at The Expert Connection (TEC), I have been responsible for leading the professional mastermind networking group and helping industry experts across the nation connect on a professional level. Building relationships, driving sales, increasing membership growth, creating workshops and seminars are just some of my tasks daily as managing partner.I have leveraged my experience in business to build trust with leaders within various industries, which has enabled me to conceptualize strategic plans aimed towards generating revenue while growing memberships throughout the organization.

Dubai, Ae

Off the market to tend to my wife’s health needs after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I am now ready to re-engage in the market.

Houston, Tx, Us

Reported to the President, and provided operational leadership for 60% of this major regional Steelcase commercial interiors company including Warehouse, Customer Service, Installation, Project Management, LEAN, Fleet, Facilities / Maintenance, Safety and IT.Turned around a newly-acquired business operation in Austin, Texas. Directed the evaluation and solution for a branch that had been financially in the red for over ten years. Assessed and identified the root causes of the losses. Coordinated with cross-functional departments to implement an aligned solution. Result: Completed turn-around in 6 months, increasing company earnings by 84%.Launched a new SaaS labor estimation application system company-wide. Created a team to evaluate and customize requirements. Developed new processes and training documentation standardizing all project labor estimation costs. Result: Doubled the net profit. Planned and led the integration of two ERP systems into one. After merging with another company and with financial constraints, built a team, created the implementation plan and executed a complete hardware server, OS, and ERP upgrade for the business. Result: Zero down time with a flawless execution of plan. The plan was adopted by Steelcase as a standard practice for mergers / acquisitions.Created and implemented a Program Management Office (PMO). Implemented best practices and standards, and inculcated a team / shared resources approach to projects. Result: The changes increased operational efficiencies and allowed us to handle a 30% increase in volume with no increase in staff. Developed and taught leadership training for my direct reports. Result: A strong, cohesive, and decisive team.

Developed and managed a successful software development and business consulting firm providing IT strategic planning and implementationsEvaluated business plans and financials for a technology start-up company. Led the overall initiative to procure $20,000,000 in venture funding. Spoke in front of over 200 private equity investors pitching product and services. Result: Raised $20,000,000 needed to finance operations only to have funding fall through at the last minute. No fault of our own.Analyzed and developed multiple pricing strategies needed to provide options to clients. Modeled these various strategies using Excel to include forecasting. Assessed client drivers for doing business. Result: Closed twice as many sales to clients than expected due to a selection of pricing options.

New Orleans, La, Us

Provided IT strategic, tactical and management direction for a $1 billion de-regulated commodities trading subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Managed both US and European operation with a staff of 30 employees including Data Center, Telecom, Help Desk, Hardware and Developers.Managed the IT initiative for a joint venture with Koch Industries. Developed plans for the system, personnel, and cultural integration. This included the conversion to JD Edwards ERP applications. Result: Completed the integration on all levels with zero down time and no business interruption. Led an international team of IT professionals and directed program management teams (PMO) ensuring high levels of communication with executive-level stakeholders and alignment of IT strategy with the business strategy. Led the expansion of IT trading operations into Europe. Asked to evaluate and implement trading software in England, where the regulatory requirements were changing significantly. Evaluated two applications that failed their pilots. Proposed the building of a proprietary trading system. Formed a team of executives, traders, risk managers, and accounting personnel. Designed, built, and implemented the new trading system on-time and on-budget that was multi-lingual and multi-currency. Result: Contributed to the profitability of $2,000,000 within the first year of operations.Created and managed a Program Management Office (PMO) for IT Business application development. Established the specifications and requirements for electricity and natural gas commodities trading software. Created a team utilizing executives, traders, risk managers, and accounting personnel. Consolidated all trading book portfolios through a single system. Result: Implemented software setup and training within 6 months leading to increased profitability and lowered risk exposure by 80%.Managed all areas involving commodities trading operations.

Reported to CEO. Led a team of four technical support specialists (help desk, application support and network support) and managed all aspects of information technology for this $200M valve manufacturing company, with five sites across Texas. Selected and standardize all hardware, software, and network systems leading to a savings of $250K per year Implemented a complete NxTrend ERP conversion for corporate headquarters and all branches

Reported to VP of Finance and managed a internationally dispersed technical team of help desk, hardware configuration / network specialists. Managed all software, equipment support, software license issuance / verification and supported all Visual Numeric’s’ US and European networking requirements.Increased company productivity by 30% by implementing corporate database migration for European (U.K., France, and Germany) and U.S. operationsDeveloped and implemented a corporate-wide IS Best Practices Program and implement standard financial and productivity reporting process. Result: Consolidated three international operations with unique reporting systems and different currencies.Managed all database systems and network communications interfaces using multiple applications and protocols. Result: Uninterrupted application development productivity across 8 major platforms

Reported to the President and managed all aspects for the IT Department for this $100M commercial electrical products distributor. Led a complete conversion to Shims ERP systems, which resulted in a cost savings of more than $500KConverted existing hardware/software platform (WANG) to a new IBM system, company-wide

Mba, With Honors, Business

Bs, Computer Science