Douglas Ross

Cisco Service Provider-Video Technology Group. Work involves, business development, strategic planning, market & competitive research, business modeling, acquisition analysis and negotiations, strategic investment evaluation and negotiations, internal consulting, public policy planning and regulatory affairs, lobbying, participation in strategic standards organizations worldwide.

Business development, strategic planning, market & competitive research, business modeling, acquisition analysis and negotiations, strategic investment evaluation and negotiations, internal consulting, public policy planning and regulatory affairs, lobbying, participation in strategic standards organizations worldwide.

Lead start up of the international business taking it from nearly zero to over 1/3 or revenues. Initiated manufacturing and R&D joint ventures in China, Japan and UK. Opened sales and marketing offices in UK, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, France, Germany, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Owner / co-founder of consulting firm specializing primarily in M&A valuation and strategic due diligence analysis.

Group Vice President & General Manager of Applied Power's four automotive service equipment lines of business: Blackhawk hydraulic repair tools, Marquette electronic engine diagnostic equipment, Bear wheel alignment & balancing equipment and Blackhawk collision repair equipment. Responsible for executive relationships with all major Automobile manufacturers worldwide, management of three unionized US factories, startup of a Mexican border operation, three business units with ~400 total employees, and nine w

Strategic Planning

Rockwell CEO Robert Anderson's personal trouble shooting "internal consulting" staff. We did "fact finding" work for Anderson on Rockwell programs including; B-1 bomber, Space Shuttle, Saberliner private aircraft, and the aborted Rockwell hand-held calculator business.

Director of Finance for Armour Elevator Division of A. O. Smith Corp in Louisville, Kentucky. Member of A. O. Smith team responsible for acquisition of Armour Elevator, appointed post-acquisition to lead local accounting, treasury and financial planning staff of ~40 reporting to Controller.

Financial analyst. Had the great opportunity to work for Jack Diesel (then SVP strategic planning for A. O. Smith, and later Executive with Tenneco) on four acquisitions for A. O. Smith.