DANIEL A. CARR

EXECUTIVE, ENTREPRENEUR, ADVISOR

Name: Daniel A. Carr
Date of birth: March 6 1958
Nationality: Citizen of The United States
Address: 28175 Haggerty Rd. Novi, Michigan 48377
Phone: (248) 821-5362
Skype: daniel.carr58
Email: dcarr@practicalba.com

PROFESIONAL PROFILE

I am a multi-skilled professional who has excelled in organizations ranging from start-ups to large publicly held companies. My expertise has been evident in various industries and includes information technology, finance, sales and operations.

I have been a leader and a support to other leaders, and am comfortable in either role. Finally, I am a published author and have also been a public speaker in many venues both domestically and internationally.

I am currently working as an independent Management Consultant.

MY PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021– Present

KeySource Medical

Vice President of Technology

Executed an IT turnaround for a $175 million Pharmaceutical Distributor
Built a team and led design, development, and implementation of CRM, eCommerce site, Purchasing System, and Warehouse Management System within one year. All without one day of downtime.
Created hard money savings of over $2,000,000 and positioned the company for 5x growth

2018 – 2021

KNOWLEDGEPATH CONSULTING

President

Closed over $1 million in revenue in the first year
Led critical projects and identified major revenue opportunities
Worked directly with founders to increase sales by 100%

2007 – PRESENT

PRACTICAL BUSINESS ADVISORS

Founder

Built advisory firm specializing in finance, ERP software selection and operations
Attracted customers from startups to Fortune 500 companies
Built an online automated system for creating Investment Decks

2011 – PRESENT

QUANTUM SOFTWARE

Founder, Executive Advisor

Managed 3 successful acquisitions and the sale of one line of business
Developed a cloud based ERP system for emerging manufacturers
Supported and maintained ERP systems from small companies to Fortune 1000s

2009 – 2011

MOUNT KNOWLEDGE HOLDINGS

Chief Executive Officer

Raised $4.5 Million in startup capital
Lead a successful IPO and achieved a $35 million market cap
Developed a software product for the ESL market in China where we had 4 locations

2001 – 2002

MEDCHARGE

Chief Information Officer

Managed development of software technology to assist surgeons
Partnered with lumenary venture capital personalities
Sold the company to the University of Michigan Hospital

1988 – 2000

THE HARVARD DRUG GROUP

Chief Information Officer

Built all IT and operational infrastructure, much of which stands today
Grew the company from $4 million to $630 million in 3 years
Managed integration of mergers and acquisitions
Company was purchased by Cardinal Health for $1.1 Billion in 2015

1981 – 2000

COMPUTER DECISIONS INTERNATIONAL

Founder, Chief Executive Office

Founded as a startup and grew to 100 employees with 3 locations
Recognized industry leader and published ERP software add-ons for SAP
Sold the company in 2007 with over 2000 customers

MY EDUCATION

EDUCATION

1976 – 1980

OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, MICHIGAN

Bachelor of Science, Business Management and Finance

Attended college and graduated while working full time. Was awarded Top 10 Sales leaders in the United States by Ford Tractor while in college.

1995 – 2000

CARDINAL ADVISORS, MICHIGAN

Certificates in Executive Decorum and Leadership

Cardinal provides extensive training for executives and leaders. The training included executive etiquette, management tools and conflict management

1994 – 1996

W. EDWARDS DEMING ASSOCIATES

Private Mentorship

Was mentored by a direct disciple of Deming who allowed me to be trained in his Total Quality Management tools so that I could apply the principles for the first time in the software development environment.

1985 – 2005

IBM, WHARTON, SAP

Various Educational Programs

Certificates in Sales and Management
Over the years, due to my various vendor relationships I had access to many classes and training materials developed and taught by industry and academic leaders.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

“Was recognized twice as one of the fastest growing entrepreneurs in Michigan”

“Won over 20 awards for sales leadership from global technology companies”

“Delivered award winning technical documentation”

“Frequent speaker at global business conferences”

“Was awarded the Global Evangelist award by SAP”

“Wrote a whitepaper adopted by SAP and was translated into multiple languages”

“Author of Book, Common Sense ERP, a complete guide for business software selection”

“Ranked by Toptal, Inc. within the top 3% of independent finance consultants globally”

“Co-Founder of Irpin Biblical Seminary in Kiev, Ukraine”

“Personally funded and automated the Ministry of Education, Albania with hardware and software which at the time was the largest computer system in the country. This was performed at no charge to the government in exchange for religious freedoms.”