R. Daniel Smith

R. Daniel Smith is a Focused, Decisive, Entrepreneurial Leadership Experience leading both domestic and international sales teams in new business development initiatives in competitive highly technical international markets. Effective strategic planning and implementation skills, including demonstrated superior expertise building operational infrastructure and managing high growth technology products. Skilled at delivering targeted revenue growth while collaborating with cross-functional teams and alliance partners, initiating comprehensive strategic opportunities that have led to “First to Market” wins.

R. Daniel Smith's Bio:

R. Daniel Smith's Experience:

• Managing Director at blueDoor Capital Partners

  January 2013 - Present | New York

  In-depth evaluations of financial and strategic options that include corporate initiatives, equity and recapitalization, acquisitions and divestitures, all to determine consistent and sustainable performance parameters.

• Executive Vice President at Equiventure Capital, LLC

  May 2001 - January 2014

  Equiventure Capital is primarily focused on increasing the Client’s ability to effectively release their innovative power to achieve financing for short and long term goals. We typically guide our Clients in establishing a strategy to adapt to a rapidly changing market while maximizing their investment potential. Successful organizations require coherent and explicit blueprints that meet the demands of a changing competitive environment. We provide a defined and differentiated method for developing these opportunities and for leveraging internal strengths to sustain long-term growth and value.

• Managing Director at Decision Logistics

  October 2001 - March 2007

  Managing Director for privately held group providing business development and strategic planning targeted primarily at growth oriented firms seeking capital acquisition, strategic partners, channel management planning and product/organizational restructuring.

• President & CEO at StorLogic, Ltd.

  August 1998 - September 2001

  Developed and defined a strong go to market capability for international enterprise Applications Company, known as a technology leader. Recruited an experienced senior management and development team, negotiated an integrated direct, partner/distribution channel for providing enterprise class virtualization utilities for network and embedded applications and application servers. Venture funded company.

• President and CEO at nStor Technologies

  April 1996 - November 1998

  Founded and capitalized the company through acquisition from Seagate Technology. Defined and leveraged product marketing and acquisition strategy through software/hardware development programs including a multi-year product expansion effort.

• President at Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Inc.

  May 1991 - September 1997

  Founded the company to develop and deliver high volume, EDC through spread spectrum and other RF technologies for integration into complex distributed databases, ERP/MRP, Supply Chain and Activity-Based Costing systems. Provided management oversight and consulting to more than sixty ERP installations including; Tier 1&2 automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer goods, medical and other highly complex manufacturing environments.

• Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Automated Storage & Design, Inc.

  February 1984 - March 1991

  Restructured the company and transitioned it from a small supplier of industrial storage systems to a leading provider of automated storage and RF data collection networks. Developed sales and marketing strategies for the newly emerging automation technologies and integrated both a direct and indirect marketing group with internal product development.