We are a group of highly experienced business professionals that provide consulting services focused in the central Florida region around Tampa Bay and the Baltimore/Washington D.C. metroplex.
Company:
Business Consulting Group, LLC
www.BusinessConsultingGroupLLC.com
Corporate email: [email protected]
EXECUTIVE CONSULTING TEAM: The firm is led by two consultants each with over 35 years of consulting experience and over 40 years of business experience in a variety of industries.
Doug Martin
email: [email protected]
Managing Partner and Senior Consulting Executive with over 40 years of management consulting experience and over 45 years of general business experience envisioning business opportunities, establishing high performance organization units and leading multiple teams in the development and company-wide implementation of high impact solutions mandated by today’s economy. Has significant cross industry experience in many business and information systems functions ranging from start-ups and mergers/acquisitions to operational problem solving to information systems design, construction and implementation. Key consulting skills include entrepreneurial experience, strategic thinking, innovation, problem solving, quality assurance and high-performance team building.
EXPERIENCE (OVER 45 YEARS): Crisis Management; Turnarounds; Reorganizations; Cost Reductions and Downsizing; Mergers & Acquisitions; Due Diligence and Planning; Interim Management; Program and Project Management; Content Management Strategies; Reengineering; and Information Technology Planning and Management: Requirements Definition, Software and Hardware Evaluations, Systems Design and Development, Software Implementation, Software Distribution and Support.
INDUSTRIES: Consumer and Industrial Products, High Technology (including software), Public Utilities, Real Estate Development and Construction, and Federal Government
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business Consulting Group, LLC, Tampa, FL. Managing Member, 2001 – Present
Imagine Trading Company, LLC, Tampa, FL, Managing Member, 2010 – 2020
Imagine International Corporation, Tampa, FL, Chief Financial Officer, 2009 – 2019, acting COO, 2011- 2019
Price Waterhouse/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Tampa, FL.:
Managing Director, Management Consulting Services, Consumer & Industrial Products, Emerging &
Integrating Technologies, East Business Unit, Tampa, FL., 2000-2001
Managing Director, Florida Systems Integration – Ecommerce, 1999-2000
Managing Director, Global Core Competencies – Project Data Management Tools, 1997-1999
Managing Director, Price Waterhouse World Firm—Applied Technology Centre, 1992-1997
Director of Knowledge Engineering, Applied Technology Center, 1989-1992
Director, Information Resources Management, Public Utilities Industry Services, 1987-1989
Senior Manager, 1983-1987, Manager, 1980-1983, Senior Consultant, 1978-1980
Infodata Systems, Falls Church, VA., Branch Manager, 1978; Project Manager, 1976-1977; Consultant, 1975
Pace Computing, Pittsburgh, PA., Treasurer, 1974-1975; Systems Analyst/Programmer, 1972-1975
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Science (Business Administration), Cum Laude, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA., 1972
SELECTED COMMUNITY and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
ARK Innovation Center, formerly STAR TEC Technology Enterprise Center, Advisory Board Member, 2006-Present, Advisory Board Chairman, 2009 – 2011, Vetting Committee, 2005-present, Mentor Committee – Chair, 2006-2007, Board of Directors, 2011 – Present
Tampa Bay Technology Forum, 2000-2002, 2004-2008, Board Member – Emerging Companies Academy, 2006-2008
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce: Education Committee, 2000; Committee of One Hundred, High Technology Committee, 2000-2001; Workforce Development Committee, 2001-2003; Small Business Education Committee, 2002-2008; Small Business of The Year, 2002-2009; Venture Capital Task Force, 2002-2004
Craig Martin
email: [email protected]
Treasury and Finance Knowledge Leader with over 40 years of experience in financial markets, corporate treasury and finance. Able to leverage contacts with over 500 treasury and finance executives across the country, inform and educate leaders in treasury and finance on issues such as global cash and liquidity management, capital structure, financing, risk management, and financial planning & analysis. Provides an in-depth understanding of reengineering and strategic planning concepts and experience in M&A deal structures. Also advises on establishing the strategic and tactical directions of the businesses.
EXPERIENCE (OVER 40 YEARS): Corporate Finance (Angel, Venture, Private & Public) and Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange (“FX”) Risk Management; Mergers and Acquisitions (Due Diligence, Valuation, Deal Structure); Financial Planning and Analysis; Organization and Process Reengineering; Strategic Planning; Corporate and Financial Infrastructure Development.
INDUSTRIES: Commercial Banks, Financial Service Companies, and Industrials.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business Consulting Group, LLC, Baltimore, MD. Consultant, 2022 – Present
The Treasury Recruitment Company, London, GB, Director, U.S. Practice, 2018 – 2019
The Neugroup, Katonah, NY, Senior Executive Advisor, 2017 – 2019
Association for Financial Professionals, Bethesda, MD, Executive Director, Corporate Treasurers Council; Treasury and Risk Management Practice Lead, 2004 – 2017
Financial and Business Planning Consultant, Baltimore, MD, 2001 – 2004
Acted as CFO for the following companies:
Automated Production Systems, Inc. Shrewsbury, PA
Database Publishing Group, Inc. (internet-delivered medical information services), Cambridge, MA
InnerLink, Inc. (online science and healthcare education services), Lancaster, PA
ReceptorBase, Inc. (biotechnology), Baltimore, MD
Avideon Corporation, Baltimore, MD, also Former President and CEO
Cadmus Journal Services, Inc., Baltimore, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, 1994 – 1999
CITIBANK (MARYLAND), N.A., Baltimore, MD, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, 1990 – 1994
Maryland National Bank, Baltimore, MD, Vice President, 1986 – 1990
First National Bank of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, Vice President, 1984 – 1986
New York Financial Market Experience, Merrill Lynch, Lasser Marshall, ContiFinancial, 1978 – 1984
EDUCATION and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Arts (Engineering & Theatre Arts), Brown University, Providence, RI, 1975
COMMUNITY and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Y of Central Maryland, Finance Committee member; Baltimore Reads, Member, Program and Technology Committees; United Way Campaign Chair for CJS, 1995-98; Epiphany Episcopal Church, Treasurer, Stewardship (Finance) Committee; Towson University, Former Board Member, College of Fine Arts and Communication; University of Baltimore, Merrick School of Business, Former Member, Business Advisory Council