General management
Bring clarity and structure to growth, transitions, and complex operating challenges.
- Priorities and action plans
- Operating rhythms and accountability
- Leadership and execution support
Executive leadership & business improvement
Your business isn’t
off the shelf.
Your solutions shouldn’t be either.
Practical management support, better processes, and clearer financial insight—built around the way your business works.
Start a conversationBased in Columbus, Indiana
25 yearsEngineering & operations leadership
Rose-HulmanB.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Purdue UniversityMaster of Business Administration
How I can help
Experienced support.
Practical results.
When the challenge matters, bring in focused support to help you set priorities, improve how work gets done, and make informed decisions.
Process optimization
Simplify workflows and build tools and routines your team will actually use.
- Workflow mapping and bottleneck analysis
- Clearer handoffs and repeatable processes
- Practical tools and useful metrics
Financial analysis
Turn business numbers into a clearer picture of your options and tradeoffs.
- Cost and profitability analysis
- Scenario modeling
- Business decision support
Business analysis only. No tax, audit, attestation, or CPA services.
Meet your consultant
Engineering discipline.
Business perspective.
I’m Richard Davis. I help business owners and leaders turn complex operating challenges into clear priorities, practical processes, and better-informed decisions.
My approach combines an engineering foundation, an MBA, and 25 years of hands-on leadership in industry. We start with the problem you need to solve and shape the work around your operation.
Support shaped around you
From a focused analysis or process redesign to broader management support, engagements are built around your needs.
- Understand the challenge.Get clear on what is happening and what matters most.
- Simplify the path forward.Develop useful tools, processes, and priorities.
- Put the plan to work.Help turn decisions into practical action.
Let’s talk
What could work better
in your business?
Start with a conversation about your goals, your challenges, and where some experienced support could make a difference.
Richard DavisFounder & Principal ConsultantEmail Richardrick.bluewaterconsulting@gmail.com812-764-6585