Bill Dorman

Bill Dorman

Co-founder at StartupFusion

Location
Gainesville, Florida Area
Industry
Management Consulting

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Bill Dorman's Overview

Current
  • Co-founder at StartupFusion
  • Entrepreneur In Residence, CIED Business Incubator at Santa Fe College
  • Managing Member and Lead Consultant at Crosslinear
Past
  • Interim Executive Director at GTEC - Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center
  • Consultant at FMI Corporation
  • Vice President Office Services at Raymond James
Education
  • University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business
  • University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business
  • Riverview High School
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Bill Dorman's Summary

Entrepreneur and management consultant. Current interest in clean energy technology startups including renewable energy sources, efficient energy conversion, intelligent distribution, energy efficient construction and alternative fuel vehicles. Skills include strategic planning, market analysis, business plan creation and business development. Available for short term projects as schedule permits.

Specialties

Strategic planning
Market analysis and business development
Business plan creation
Recruiting and motivating top performers
Real estate acquisition and management
Intergenerational succession planning

Bill Dorman's Experience

Co-founder

StartupFusion

April 2013Present (2 months) Gainesville, Florida Area

StartupFusion.com helps company founders complete their team, reach critical mass and blow it up!

Entrepreneur In Residence, CIED Business Incubator

Santa Fe College

Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry

February 2009Present (4 years 4 months)

Provide business planning and marketing consulting services for the incubating companies at the Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED)

Managing Member and Lead Consultant

Crosslinear

February 2008Present (5 years 4 months) Gainesville, FL

Crosslinear Consulting provides business management consulting services to small businesses in North Central Florida.

Interim Executive Director

GTEC - Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center

March 2011November 2011 (9 months)

Consultant

FMI Corporation

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Construction industry

20072008 (1 year)

FMI is the nation's largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the worldwide construction industry.

Traveled extensively for consulting and speaking engagements, including:
- strategy development
- leadership and organizational development
- compensation and rewards
- marketing and brand alignment
- business development
- salesforce motivation and accountability
- project delivery improvement
- customer relationship management.

Vice President Office Services

Raymond James

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; RJF; Financial Services industry

20052007 (2 years)

Managed national portfolio of leased real estate:
- 170 sites across the United States
- $19.7 million annual budget
- average of 35 active construction projects
- lease accounting and expense reconciliation

Duties included:
- site selection
- lease negotiation
- construction management oversight
- ongoing maintenance and support
- regular travel throughout Florida and across the United States

Selected accomplishments:
- Instituted new standard operating procedures for lease approval that created an audit trail that yielded zero errors during internal audits
- Developed systems to provide "on demand" status reports, significantly improving service for both internal and external constituents
- Expanded portfolio by 23.7% while overall costs per square foot decreased by 1.5%
- Decreased demands for security deposits by 16.3%, permanently returning over $200K of capital to the firm

Also served as an MBA Intern in the Corporate Marketing Department

Financial Representative

Northwestern Mutual

Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Financial Services industry

19902004 (14 years)

Bill Dorman's Projects

  • Startup Weekend Gainesville

    • September 2012 to Present

    Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurials. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.

  • Startup Weekend Gainesville

    • September 2012 to Present

    Startup Weekends are 54-hour events designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekends culminate in Sunday night demos and presentations. Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks. All teams hear talks by industry leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurials. The weekend is centered around action, innovation, and education. Whether you are looking for feedback on a idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets, or a team to help you execute, Startup Weekends are the perfect environment in which to test your idea and take the first steps towards launching your own startup.

Bill Dorman's Education

University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business

MBA, Human Resource Management

20042006

University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business

BSBA, Finance

19861990

Riverview High School

Diploma, College Prep

19821986

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