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.

Wade Bitter
Wade Bitter is a Partner at Amplēo who has over 30 years of experience in high-growth manufacturing and service-oriented businesses ranging in size from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He has worked at all levels of the organization and can strategize in the C-Suite or work in mentoring, training, and educating at the department level. Skills include Mergers & Acquisitions, Accounting, FP&A, Treasury & Cash Management, Systems Conversions, Internal Controls, Standard Costing, and International Business. Industry experience includes Oil & Gas Manufacturing & Services, Renewable Energy Sources (Solar), and SAAS. Wade brings both the ability and experience to tackle detailed problems along with the top-level strategy issues facing an organization. His ability to simplify more complex issues is unparalleled.
Before becoming a consultant at Amplēo in 2022, Wade worked in the Oil & Gas Service and Renewable Energy Industries as a CFO and Finance Executive performing, managing, and developing the company’s internal policies, practices, and procedures related to Accounting, Accounts Payable, Acquisitions & Integrations, Audit, Collections, Cash Management, Fleet, Forecasting & Reporting, Payroll, Risk Insurance, Systems Implementations, and Taxes.
Fun Facts/Hobbies
- Mountain Climbing
- Golf
- Running
Education/Certificates
- Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Utah State University
- Bachelor of Science (Finance) from Brigham Young University
- Rice University – Executive Education Accelerated Development Program
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.








