Dave has over 30 years of experience assisting organizations identify, plan and implement performance improvement opportunities. Dave is a highly experienced/ regarded executive coach/advisor, consultant, thought leader and organizational change catalyst within the Ohio business community
As a consulting entrepreneur, Dave founded ROA Group in 2002 which then became Rohe & Company (Rohe Co). Dave and Rohe Co have served numerous clients in these industries. Prior to ROA, Dave was a business consulting Principal with Arthur Andersen in Cleveland Ohio where he led Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Solutions service areas for 5 years.
Prior to Andersen, Dave served as Senior Manager with Ernst & Young’s consulting group based in Cleveland. In addition, Dave served in several Director-Level industry leadership roles in information systems, operations support and engineering - consumer products (Artesian - now American Standard), automotive (Schaeffler Group/LuK) and distribution (Premier) industries.
Dave began his professional career with McDonnell Aircraft Co. in St. Louis (now part of Boeing). At McDonnell, Dave was involved with development and implementation of a variety of leading edge aerospace fabrication processes and control systems for military aircraft programs including the F-15, F-15E, AV-8B, and F/A-18.
Dave has a Masters Degree from Missouri S&T and a Bachelors Degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Dave routinely speaks at professional association and industry meetings/events. Dave is also an advisory council member for the College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) @ Miami University and formerly a member of the University of Akron's CITE Board.