VisualCV

Finance and Strategy professional with experience in the media / entertainment and technology industries. Strong ability to leverage expertise in finance, business development, and operations to create, build and re-engineer business models to drive profitable growth. Highly regarded for ability to challenge convention and collaborate with high-level stakeholders to achieve win-win solutions. MBA in Finance - Duke University; BS Electrical Engineering - University of Virginia.

"Our entire organization was very pleased with the outcome. Don demonstrated a deep understanding of our business and met our demanding time-to-completion need. He was able to move from a need to a business reality with insight and efficiency, more than delivering on our expectations.”

- Charles D. Smith, Jr., Chairman/CEO, New Media Technology, Inc.

“Don and I worked together at Showtime Networks when I was GM of the Showtime Satellite Networks division and Don was VP for Financial Strategy for Showtime Networks Inc. Don is adept at building key relationships and at working effectively across matrixed organizations. He is well-versed, well-researched, analytical, and presents his ideas well. When the time came to sell the division, Don provided resourceful and inventive deal support and financial analyses. Having Don on our team helped me to close the deal and direct a successful business transition that produced significant value for both the acquirer and SNI. Don is an insightful businessperson who gets results.”

- Larry Rebich, SVP/GM Showtime Satellite Networks, Showtime Networks Inc. (Viacom)

“Don truly embraced the essence of his role at NUL, that of change agent bringing strong business skills to bear on a unique and challenging social enterprise program. The first thing he did was to listen intently and really understand the expectations, client needs, and broader best practices. Don then began challenging us to shift our programatic mindset from being trainers to that of cause champions and activators. This forced authentic and candid dialogue between all the stakeholders. What emerged was a stronger shared vision. We were able to extend our community reach and client impact and deliver a more meaningful institutionalized foundation. Don sees the big picture and is creative in his approaches. It was a pleasure working for him because we were really working together.”

- Claudia Mchunu, Director, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, National Urban League

Passionate about building businesses, but obsessed with learning, teaching and bicycle touring.