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Bruce Wood heads up our firm's services in the areas of business strategy and growth. With over 30 years of managerial, executive and entrepreneurial experience, he services our clients in the areas of management and turnaround consulting, corporate financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategy, marketing, lean management, feasibility studies, leadership and change management, automotive supplier and real estate workouts.
Before joining Kenneth J. Dalto & Associates he served as an economic analyst and business writer for different publications. He then co-founded and worked as the CFO and COO of two public securities information systems and publishing companies that serviced Wall Street investment banks. He later served as interim financial manager for several distressed businesses involved in financial turnarounds.
Since the mid-1980's Bruce has been a management consultant and has assisted several hundred companies in achieving finance capital and operational improvement. He has also prepared numerous economic and market feasibility studies for a variety of private and public development projects in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Russia, Pacific Rim, Mexico and China.
Bruce has authored several articles and given seminars in the areas of strategy, turnarounds, planning, marketing, change management, leadership and creativity. He has co-authored books published by Kenneth J. Dalto & Associates, the "Due Diligence Manual" in its third printing, the "Cost Cutting Manual" and a Strategic Management Series.
Recognized for his unique qualifications, he was asked to participate on the Advisory Board of the Business School of the University of Phoenix in 2006. Bruce is in demand for his expertise in real estate development project concept, planning and feasibility studies. He has worked for several Michigan communities developing plans to revitalize their local economy with unique growth catalyst projects. These included downtown development and arts projects in Jackson, Eaton Rapids, Owosso, Pontiac, Albion and the Barnum Center project in Birmingham, Michigan. In 2002 and 2003, Bruce was the lead consultant in a development project to renovate the Pontiac Silverdome into a $450 million entertainment complex. He was also the lead consultant for a proposed casino complex in downtown Detroit.
Mr. Wood is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, the American Marketing Association and several organizations that support creative writers and performing artists. | 