Customized Strategic Planning and Implementation

Proven Results : Developed and executed a strategic plan that moved the company forward in technology and product offerings.  This improved shareholder value by over 100%.

Evaluation and Training Programs to Improve Employee Skills and Retention

Proven Results :  Transitioned the staff from a family owned business to a professional management team.  Recruited new and highly competent staff to fill weak or open positions.

Development of Strategic Partnerships with Domestic and International Customers and Suppliers

Proven results:  Increased global sales by 180% through brand development, positioning and targeted marketing combined with new product and new market development.

David Fair is the founder of D2 Business and Manufacturing Solutions, LLC.  This consulting firm helps small and medium size businesses reach their full potential through strategic planning, management development and leadership counseling.  His forty year career includes diverse assignments in manufacturing, research, engineering and business management.  These include Fortune 100 firms, family owned businesses and his own ventures.  He has worked in a wide range of industries including chemicals, metals, electronics, and biotechnology.

David has directed organizations from their entrepreneurial plateaus into the growth phases of the business cycle.

He has led market expansions and process improvements for established businesses.

As a holder of ten US Patents,  David demonstrates competence in conceiving and developing new and improved products and processes.  He understands that sponsoring innovation can have a positive long-term benefit to a business team as well as a marketplace.

David is a founding member of The Callidus Group, LLC.  This company focuses on providing entrepreneurial education to start-up and developing businesses. Centered around the FastTrac® curriculum established by the Kauffman Foundation, The Callidus Group provides education through semester long courses; half day seminars; and one on one coaching.