David B. Barnes - President

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David Barnes has an extensive and diverse business and technology background. Prior to forming Result Resources, Mr. Barnes was an equity partner in and served as Chief Operations Officer for an international undergraduate college study abroad provider, Cultural Experiences Abroad, Inc.. Under his management as C.O.O., the company grew revenues from 2.7 million to over 8 million, a 296% increase over a 2 year period, and upon his departure, the company had achieved a 93% year-to-date revenue increase over the same period the prior year. In addition, Mr. Barnes guided successful efforts to bring the company to profitability and developed a senior management team capable of leading one of the fastest growing companies in the United States as ranked by INC. Magazine where it was listed as the 67th fastest growing company in America.

Prior to his work in the study abroad field Mr. Barnes served as Vice President of Computer Operations for Franchise Finance Corporation of America (FFCA). When it was acquired by General Electric Capital Franchise Finance (GEFCC) in 2001 he continued to serve as Vice President of Computer Operations until moving on to pursue opportunities in international education. As Vice President of Computer Operations he guided the Information Systems department through tremendous growth as FFCA loan originations grew from $300 million to over $1.3 billion during the course of 4 years. His services were critical in the migration of the company’s mainframe and Novell technologies to a client server Microsoft Windows architecture and in implementing unified messaging systems, Storage Area Networks (SANS), and Business Recovery Systems.

Mr. Barnes has also been involved at a leadership level producing positive results for other organizations such as Unisea, ADVO, Domino’s Pizza, U Haul, and others during his twenty (20) year career in the business environment. In his earlier career, he has served as a store opening specialist for franchise organizations, overseen the operations of the largest cold storage facility in North America, and been responsible for the weekly mailing of over 23 million direct mail advertisements.

Mr. Barnes’ varied, diverse and successful management experiences coupled with his extensive knowledge of computer technology required for the successful operation of  today’s business provide him with the necessary skills in the areas of employee management, personnel development, corporate growth strategies, change management, information technologies, employee benefits, and much more for the small to midsize businesses where he now offers services.