dcesar@parkland.com
David Cesar is a Partner/Principal at The Parkland Group. David has nearly three decades of experience in both the financial and operational sides of numerous businesses.

Since joining Parkland, David has worked with various manufacturing, distribution and repair firms, assisting them in improving operationally and financially. He assisted a rubber manufacturing firm increase its profitability. He was Chief Restructuring Officer of a publically traded auto parts distributor. David provided significant operational and financial assistance to an electrical motor and generator manufacturer. He also assisted several plastics companies revamp their operation in the face of challenging economic times.

Prior to joining Parkland, David was the Interim Chief Financial/Operations Officer of a multi-plant bronze component manufacturer, where he oversaw all financial, manufacturing, and sales functions. Prior to that, David was the General Manager of a multi-plant custom injection molding company serving the consumer market. His responsibilities included production, quality, purchasing, costing and, maintenance, as well as customer contact. Earlier in his career David started and was majority owner of his own custom injection molding business. In his capacity as President, he handled everything from daily operations and strategy development to raising capital. He was also the Treasurer and Vice President of Operations for an original equipment manufacturer of vehicle lighting assemblies, injection molded components and medical equipment, selling to both foreign and domestic markets. As corporate treasurer, David worked with 5 subsidiary companies as well as one affiliate. David started his business career as a manager of a Certified Public Accounting firm.

David is a co-inventor of Parkland's new and revolutionary business improvement process, SOAR to Strategic Excellence ™ and is a Certified SOAR Consultant. With other members of the Parkland Team, he also co-authored Top Down Vision and Bottom Up Management [2002], which focuses on improving business value and success via collaborative management.

David received his BBA from Cleveland State and is a Certified Public Accountant.