As Vice President of Operations, Dan Gudal is responsible for the daily operations and service delivery for Ranzal & Associates. Dan has spent more than 20 years as a professional in the Corporate Performance Management (CPM) arena.

Prior to joining Ranzal & Associates, Mr. Gudal was President and Founder of Vertical Pitch, LLC,  a CPM provider that was acquired by Edgewater Technology – Ranzal Inc in December 2007. Since founding Vertical Pitch in 2003, he grew the organization into multi-million dollar international CPM firm and recognition by Hyperion as a key contributor and partner.

Prior to founding Vertical Pitch, Dan spent seven (7) years with Hyperion. As the Sales Director for the Northern California territory, his team drove $30 million in software license revenue over a 2 ½ year period. He was awarded “Most Valuable Sales Director” in 2001. During his first four (4) years with Hyperion, he was a vital member of the technical presales organization, where he managed the West Region group and was responsible for technical sales delivery.

Prior to joining Hyperion, Dan held various management roles at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), a $22 billion Oil & Gas firm.