Summary
William Schmidt is an experienced operational finance executive turned yacht broker who brings over three decades of leadership across international manufacturing, engineering, software, and high-tech industries. As a former CFO and VP at global firms and startups, he has led turnarounds, ERP implementations, M&A, and multi-plant operations with a focus on lean processes, KPIs, and value creation. Currently blending his strategic financial acumen with nautical entrepreneurship at Advantage Yacht Sales, he pairs commercial deal-making with hands-on client service. Known for mentoring executive teams and re-engineering business practices, he is equally comfortable negotiating capital transactions or managing aftermarket and SaaS product lines. An avid tinkerer who “plays with code” on GitHub, he combines technical curiosity with deep operational and financial discipline.
8 years of coding experience
BS, BS at West Virginia University
Harvard Business School
MBA, MBA at Fairleigh Dickinson University