Ron has over 25 years of experience in M&A and executive-level operations, specializing in selling privately-held companies with up to $250M in revenues across multiple industries — including software, technology, manufacturing, energy, pharma, apparel, construction, real estate, industrial products, and healthcare — through exclusive engagements leveraging deep expertise in capital raising, due diligence, and M&A transactions.
Executive & Operating Leadership
As Interim CEO for Rackwise, a Data Center Infrastructure Management software company, Ron designed and implemented a new go-to-market strategy and identified three acquisitions to enhance the service portfolio around Machine Learning and AI.
Ron was a Founder and Managing Director of Big Data & Marketing at Tectonic, LLC, where he designed, built, and delivered innovative customer experience solutions for mid-sized to enterprise clients.
Before its acquisition by Tectonic, Ron was CEO and Founder of Local Cloud9, a Salesforce.com partner providing cloud services, consulting, and marketing services — with deep partner relationships that established Local Cloud9 as an acquisition target.
Building & Scaling
As Senior Director of Managed Services at Ciber, a Global Systems Integrator, Ron built and directed a managed services practice for ERP/CRM systems that grew to over $100M in 18 months — driven by his ability to build relationships with key customers including CenturyLink, Oracle, SAP, Lawson, and Salesforce.com.
Ron has also held the position of Partner and Owner for an R&D tax credit consulting firm, where he created a partner sell-through model that grew new revenue to over $12M in 12 months and was instrumental in acquiring an Exit Planning organization. He is a Certified Exit Planning Advisor.
He has led sales efforts for the Southwest U.S. for IBM as Senior Director of Sales and served as Regional Vice President of Sales with Qwest Cyber Solutions, helping position the company for acquisition by Corio and ultimately IBM.
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