Experience

Abraxas Business Services

• United States
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and CEO

  • 2003 - Present

  Abraxas Business Services, an intermediary, provides integrated services to first-time sellers (and buyers) of businesses with revenues of $5- to $30-million. The firm focuses on businesses in the technology, manufacturing, distribution and services industries. Its differentiates itsef by the experiences and skills of the Abraxas team, by the methodologies the principals have built to drive the process of selling a business, and by the quality of advice we provide our clients. Abraxas Business Services, an intermediary, provides integrated services to first-time sellers (and buyers) of businesses with revenues of $5- to $30-million. The firm focuses on businesses in the technology, manufacturing, distribution and services industries. Its differentiates itsef by the experiences and skills of the Abraxas team, by the methodologies the principals have built to drive the process of selling a business, and by the quality of advice we provide our clients.



Open Applications Group

• Vice President, Business Development and Member of Board of Directors

  • 1998 - 2007

  A not-for-profit standards development organization focused on building process-based business standards for eCommerce, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, and Enterprise Integration. A not-for-profit standards development organization focused on building process-based business standards for eCommerce, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, and Enterprise Integration.



C=WIN, Inc.

• Director of Technology, Chief Technology Officer

  • 2002 - 2003

  Directed the design, engineering and marketing of product offerings. Responsible for the highly successful launch of a satellite based mobile communications network solution set. Implemented advanced wireless network in New Delhi, India. Planned and initiated eProcurement portal for Moscow-based customer Directed the design, engineering and marketing of product offerings. Responsible for the highly successful launch of a satellite based mobile communications network solution set. Implemented advanced wireless network in New Delhi, India. Planned and initiated eProcurement portal for Moscow-based customer



Psion Teklogix Corporation

• Vice President of Sales, North America

  • 1999 - 2001

  Directed applications sales team covering USA and Canada. Directed applications sales team covering USA and Canada.



Fortress Technologies

• Chicago, Illinois

• Vice President, Business Alliances

  • 1998 - 1999

  Developed / executed strategies strengthening international market position. Assessed and targeted strategic European and North American markets for penetration by field- and indirect-sales forces. Instrumental role in sale of company. Developed / executed strategies strengthening international market position. Assessed and targeted strategic European and North American markets for penetration by field- and indirect-sales forces. Instrumental role in sale of company.



The CODA Group PLC

• a financial-applications company based in Yorkshire, England

• Director, Business Development; Advisor, Product Development

  • 1995 - 1997

  Developed and implemented processes for integration of applications across providers and environments. Constructed application-development and -delivery processes for managing third-party product offerings. Developed interoperability schema for integrating manufacturing, distribution and financial business components. Developed and implemented processes for integration of applications across providers and environments. Constructed application-development and -delivery processes for managing third-party product offerings. Developed interoperability schema for integrating manufacturing, distribution and financial business components.



BD Enterprises

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Founder and Managing Partner

  • 1991 - 1993



Docutronics, Inc.

• SVP, CFO, COO

  • 1988 - 1990

  Served concurrently as CFO and COO for a privately held value-added reseller providing office-automation solutions to large law firms. Served concurrently as CFO and COO for a privately held value-added reseller providing office-automation solutions to large law firms.



a publicly traded company

• Chief Financial Officer

  • 1985 - 1987

  Served as CFO for a publicly traded, vertically integrated, home-products company. Served as CFO for a publicly traded, vertically integrated, home-products company.



Touche Ross Consulting (now Deloitte Consulting)

• Consultant

  • 1979 - 1985

  Sold, managed, and participated in consulting engagements for clients in a variety of disciplines including • Strategic, business and market planning; • Financial analysis; • Operations management; • Systems analysis and development. Sold, managed, and participated in consulting engagements for clients in a variety of disciplines including • Strategic, business and market planning; • Financial analysis; • Operations management; • Systems analysis and development.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Captain

  • 1973 - 1977

  Stationed in Heilbronn, West Germany. Command and supplemental staff responsibilities in a nuclear-weapons (Pershing) missile unit. Airborne qualified. Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for outstanding performance of duties. Stationed in Heilbronn, West Germany. Command and supplemental staff responsibilities in a nuclear-weapons (Pershing) missile unit. Airborne qualified. Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for outstanding performance of duties.