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David Cook

Cape Carteret,NC

Summary

Experienced professional adept at driving growth and profitability in diverse industries. Skilled in leading mergers and driving organizational change. Strong strategic and tactical business skills with a focus on leadership and product development. Proven track record in building and leading high-performance teams to achieve company objectives.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

CEO

Blue Forest Holdings
01.2014 - Current
  • Manage and led a team of 6 employees to achieve organizational goals.
  • Coordinate inter-organization company relationships and functions
  • Directed organizational restructuring to improve operational efficiency and employee engagement.
  • Oversee general operations, analyzing results to develop long-term company plans.
  • Facilitate and lead regular meetings with management teams to review progress towards achieving organizational goals.

Marine Officer

United States Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune, NC
01.2010 - Current
  • Coordinated logistics for deployments, optimizing resource allocation and supply chain management.
  • Conducted performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback to improve individual and team capabilities.
  • Mentored junior officers, fostering leadership skills and professional development.

Staff Professional

Double Eagle Golf Club
Galena, OH
07.2006 - 11.2009
  • Managed day-to-day member relationships and resourced and coordinated the member experience on a daily basis.
  • Caddied for members, developing personal relationships and coaching players through course manage to enable scoring.

Education

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) - Accounting

Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
05.2009

Skills

  • Operational excellence
  • Strategic visioning
  • Profitability analysis
  • Business intelligence
  • Cash flow management
  • Decision support and decision making

Accomplishments

-Successfully led 1st Platoon, General Support Motor Transport through Afghanistan in 2011 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

-Six-time member of All-Marine Golf Team, winning silver medal at All-Armed Forces in 2024 and gold medal in 2025.

-Have grown company as a business owner from 92k revenue in 2014 to as high as 5m in revenue in 2023.


Interests

-Golf

-Physical Fitness

-Christianity

-Travel

Timeline

CEO

Blue Forest Holdings
01.2014 - Current

Marine Officer

United States Marine Corps
01.2010 - Current

Staff Professional

Double Eagle Golf Club
07.2006 - 11.2009

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) - Accounting

Ohio Dominican University

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Father of 4 and skilled golfer who regularly competes in elite regional, state and as able, national events. 4-time member of the All-Marine Golf Team