Dario Passadore

International business consultant with extensive background in process improvement, human capital, profit engineering, operational effectiveness, strategic marketing, branding, marcom, direct marketing, business development, and sales. Resourceful problem solver with demonstrated excellent communication and leadership skills. Shown aptitude to coach, mentor and develop direct reports. Fluent in English and Italian with good knowledge of Spanish. Proven creative skills and contagious enthusiasm complete the profile.

Dario Passadore has 12 years of international experience as marketing professional and, most recently, as a successful business consultant. After serving as Category Manager for Carrefour Italy for a few years, he decided to move to the United States to obtain an MBA from the University of Florida. As a result of a very productive internship with Office Depot, he then received a permanent job offer in the corporate marketing department, where he assumed different roles with incremental responsibilities over the years. After a short stint as Director of Strategic Marketing at Wal-Mart Stores in Bentonville, Dario eventually became the head of marketing at Mosaic Sales Solutions, a leading field sales and marketing company in North America. In February 2007, Dario founded DARMIC Consulting, a boutique consulting firm that has provided effective and innovative solutions to clients in the Dallas Metroplex. Dario also collaborated with the George S. May International Company, a full service management consulting firm specialized in addressing the needs of small and mid-sized businesses across North America. As Project Director, he had the opportunity to lead several teams of talented professionals in creating and implementing programs and tools in the areas of waste, management, business operations, finance, and strategy for clients across different industries that generated several million dollars in cost savings.

Dario Passadore’s Specialties:

- Branding
- Advertising
- Process Improvement
- Finance
- Operations
- Business Development
- Partnership Marketing
- Marketing Communications
- Program Management
- Channel, online, direct, strategic, B2B and B2C marketing

Dario Passadore’s Experience

President

DARMIC Consulting, Inc.

(Management Consulting industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

DARMIC Consulting, Inc. is a full service management consulting firm specialized in helping small and mid-sized companies achieve sustainable profits. By devising and implementing effective solutions that address your most critical business issues, we make your company more productive, more efficient and more profitable.

Our unique approach, where we not only offer recommendations as to how to improve your business’ profitability but we also focus on their actual implementation, enables us to make a significant impact in a very short period of time.
Project Director

George S. May International Company

(Management Consulting industry)

May 2008 — January 2009 (9 months)

Responsible for entire consulting projects from beginning to end, led consulting staff in helping clients across North America in industries like: Food Service, Construction, Health Care, Hospitality, Retail, Transportation, Manufacturing, and Wholesale. Recognized for outstanding results, quality of work, and superior customer satisfaction.
Marketing Director

Mosaic Sales Solutions

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Ran the Marketing Department, reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO.
Director, Strategic Marketing

Wal-Mart Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)

March 2005 — June 2005 (4 months)

In charge of the office products initiative within the SAM’S CLUB division: created strategic marketing plan to generate awareness of the retailer as a destination for office products purchases. Led cross-functional team during the implementation phase.
Senior Marketing Manager

Office Depot

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ODP; Retail industry)

May 2000 — February 2005 (4 years 10 months)

Focused on the design, development, execution and process management of integrated marketing programs targeted to the Office Depot selling organization. Designed direct marketing campaigns for specific vertical markets. Managed Strategic Vendor Program both from a strategic and a tactical standpoint.
MBA Student

University of Florida

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )
Category Manager

Carrefour

(Retail industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years )

Worked in the Supermarkets department specializing in personal care products. From purchase to pricing, planogram, logistics, in-store marketing and promotions, responsible for the strategic development of all product lines within the assortment; exceeded $100 million revenue goal for two consecutive years.
Consultant

Pambianco

(Management Consulting industry)

1997 — 1997 (less than a year)

Dario Passadore’s Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Strategic Marketing 2006 — 2006
University of Florida

MBA , Marketing and Ecommerce , August 1999 — April 2001
University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business

MBA , Marketing , 1999 — 2001
Universita' Luigi Bocconi

BA , Retail Management , September 1988 — December 1996