Managing Partner
Bridgewater Partners, LLC
Total years of experience :39 years, 4 Months
Tampa, Florida As managing partner had full responsibility for team of investment professionals and creative dealmakers focused on maximizing the financial and non-financial objectives of our clients. Represented middle market firms. Business evaluation, due diligence, and strong M&A experience and services. Provided a complete access to maketplace through proprietary databases, targeted market analysis d qualitative and quantitative research. Major areas of interest: telecommunications, wireless, fiber optics, debit card services, new technology. Board seat responsibility for investment portfolio. Maintained strong relationships throughout various industries
Recruited to initiate a National Rehabilitation Center for the country of Qatar. Five million initial startup investment. Entrepreneurial ability to develop Mission Statement, create a workable business plan and built a budget for the following three years. Originated the team spirit within an unknown environment. Recruited a hired a new President/CEO from Europe to take over the company.
Led company through startup, growth, and the successful merger with a major player in the industry. Sales from $0 to $900, 000 in fourteen months.
Raised the full start-up capital along with the growth funding needed within my network. Successfully repositioned the company from a local issuer of payroll cards to a national provider of employee financial solutions.
Created worldwide corporate direction and focus. Implemented dynamic sales, marketing and operational team. Managed company through diverse growth while giving strategic insight. Built market presence and positioned company for acquisition.
Raised startup fund and created $10M professional services organization. Services consisted of senior management teams assessing companies with incomplete or faulty management organizations.
Created three tier approaches, CEO, CFO and Sales & Marketing Group geared to develop internal stabilization, implementation of new divisional responsibility or the direct growth of the enterprise
Sold position in the firm to partners
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Recruited by the present board to rescue firm, while simultaneously serving as CEO of the Public Growth Company.
RehabAmerica operated thirty physical rehabilitation centers, each of which had ten or more medical professionals providing a full range of rehabilitation services. Led rapid turnaround of $42million Dollar Company - taking company restructured operations and replaced senior management team. $42 million revenue, 240 employees - sold to private investors
Created concept and raised startup capital for a chain of national and international multi-disciplinary rehabilitation centers.
Revenues over $25M in first four years. Led IPO in third year - Grew to $94 million revenue, 640 employees - sold to consortium of private buyers. Continued my relationship within the congressional and senate area.
Built and operated six aviation training schools throughout the United States and Europe.
Started company - Raised $5 million seed capital with equity relationships in Switzerland and Germany. Grew company to the third largest international private Air Traffic Company in the United States.
Completed acquisition of major competitor.
Secured private operator contracts for thirty five air traffic control towers throughout the United States and Europe. $13 million revenue, 600 employees - sold to private equity investors