As a VP of Digital Innovation at Solugenix, Stephen works with business leaders in the use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) to handle high-volume, repeatable system tasks that humans previously performed.
 
An engaging, enterprising executive with 20 years of experience in building and scaling technology-based firms. Known for gaining and maintaining the trust and support of commercial investors, boards, and C-level teams by producing data-driven results through revenue and product strategy. Successful track record of establishing, staffing, and managing U.S-based and international organizations and award-winning operational units from the ground up. Extensive experience utilizing business process improvement, cutting-edge technology, and situational leadership to solve complex business challenges.

Dave is a finance and operations executive and trusted advisor with experience in driving profit improvement, leading business growth, establishing and scaling operations, and building operationally-focused teams.
 
Dave has broad executive-level experience across technology-based businesses, including hardware, software, SaaS, systems integration, managed services, semiconductor, medical device, interactive and social media, and printing. He has also served in a variety of other industries, including manufacturing, consumer products, e-commerce, distribution, recruiting, professional services, and B2C services. He has held financial leadership positions with public and private companies ranging in size from start-up and middle-market to global Fortune 500 businesses. Dave began his career with PWC, a Big-Four public accounting firm, providing audit, advisory, and acquisition services to mid-size companies.
 
Dave's core expertise includes optimizing cash flow, improving profit, developing people, processes, and systems to drive growth, managing operations, and business transition planning.
 
Dave prides himself on being a strong business partner and trusted advisor with a strategic, market, and operations-based approach to delivering value beyond the numbers - providing leadership and independent perspective, solving problems across the business, guiding decisions, and creating value. He thrives in dynamic, fast-paced entrepreneurial environments with the ability to think in multiple dimensions, operates at a macro or micro level at will, and bring direction and leadership to complex and ambiguous business issues.
 
Dave is a CFO who thinks and drives results like a COO. The combination of his financial and operational expertise makes him uniquely qualified to provide solutions to facilitate growth, improve profits, maximize cash and increase business value.