Dana Calder is a strategic HR executive and Partner with more than eight years of experience helping founder-led and private equity-backed organizations build scalable people strategies. She specializes in partnering with SaaS, technology, fintech, and mission-driven companies to strengthen leadership teams, develop practical HR infrastructure, and guide organizations through growth and change. Dana is known for bringing clarity to complex people challenges by combining executive coaching, organizational strategy, and hands-on execution. She is committed to helping leaders make thoughtful decisions that create healthy, high-performing organizations where both people and businesses thrive.

Rusty Bayles
Rusty Bayles is a seasoned CFO Consultant at Amplēo who turns finance into a driver of value creation—accelerating cash flow, boosting margins, and enabling faster, smarter decisions. With over 30 years of experience, he partners with privately held and PE-backed businesses across manufacturing, consumer goods, chemicals, mining, and high-growth services.
Rusty is known for delivering practical, results-driven finance execution, from working capital turnarounds and ERP/FP&A systems to M&A diligence and integration readiness. His core strengths include pricing strategy, SG&A optimization, risk management, and lender relations, with deep ERP expertise across SAP, JDE, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Dynamics.
Fun Facts/Hobbies
- Wildlife, landscape, and portrait photography
- Strength training and outdoor time with family
- Traveling and exploring new places
Education/Certificates
- M.S. in Industrial Administration (MBA), Finance & Strategy – Carnegie Mellon University
- B.A. in Finance – University of Utah
Meet the rest of the team
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.
You've Got the Vision.
We've Got the Fractional
Team to Build It.
A fractional CFO who knows your numbers. A fractional CMO driving your pipeline. An HR leader building your people systems. Sales tax specialists keeping you compliant. Valuation experts ready when you need them. All embedded. All executing. All backed by Ampleo Intelligence, our AI platform.








