David & Tracey Ernst

David Ernst originally started his career working for the AT&T Western Electric Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania as a manufacturing forecast analyst. He spent seven years with AT&T in several manufacturing planning management positions before accepting an opportunity with Day Timers, the premier manufacturer of personal time management systems. While at Day Timers he headed the information system implementation for the Proprietary Marketing Database and Manufacturing forecasting module of American Software. Subsequently, he accepted an opportunity with SAP, the German based software company which was less than a year into their penetration into the United States applications software market. He was with SAP through their incredible growth to the third largest software company in the world behind Microsoft and Oracle and largest worldwide application Software Company. He played a key role in SAP's North American Growth by growing the professional services organization for the Southeastern US from nothing to over 60 consultants and close to $20,000.000 in annual revenues. With SAP's blessing he moved into one of the SAP mid market resellers, Global Core Strategies, where as General Manager of the Southeast Region he assisted in growing Global Core from a $2 million annual revenue level to a $33 million level in 3 years. His final position in the Technology Management Consulting world was with IBM Global Services as a Practice Executive for the Distribution Industry Customers Software Package Implementations. After his marriage and the birth of his daughter, he retired from the consulting world and started a new career in the mortgage business in West Palm Beach, Florida where he had relocated during his stay at SAP. He opened his mortgage business in 2003 and subsequently entered into a business arrangement to jointly own Realty International in 2006. He has a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh, a Masters of Business Administration in Operations Management from St. Josephs University, Certification in Production and Inventory Management from the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) as well as a Florida Mortgage Brokers and Real Estate Brokers License. He lives in West Palm Beach with his wife Tracey, daughter Haley, two dogs (Madison and Pebbles) and a ferret (Trixie). He is an avid golfer and has won the Club Championship at his home club three times in the past six years. He also enjoys walking, fishing, and playing games with Haley.