DMRussell Consulting Inc. is a tourism services firm formed in 2002 to provide senior-level tourism advice to governments and the private sector.
The principal, David Russell, has over 30 years of experience, most recently as Managing Director for KPMG Consulting LP's international tourism consulting practice. Prior to joining KPMG, he was partner responsible for the tourism practice for ARA Consulting Group Inc, one of Canada's leading consulting firms specializing in international consulting services.
David has directed over 200 tourism assignments in more 20 countries in the last two decades. His projects have ranged from Cabinet-level advice on tourism destination issues to directing multi-disciplinary teams of up of to 75 experts in preparing tourism master plans. This experience has included extensive feasibility work, conducted for domestic and international clients on hotels and resorts, interpretive centres and museums, tourism services, land use developments, and technology initiatives.
Closely related to tourism is David’s land-use planning experience, including long-range and waterfront planning for Halifax, Canada where he directed the City's long-ranging planning unit, and various downtown and waterfront planning and development projects in Canada, the US and the Caribbean.
Services
DMRussell Consulting Inc works with an extensive network of domestic and international specialists to deliver quality consulting services to clients in the following areas:
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Tourism - legislation, destination management plans and development strategies, product development plans, ecotourism, industry competitiveness and tourism standards programs, marketing and positioning, branding
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Feasibility Analyses - for projects ranging from public and private sector tourism projects to major development projects for downtown and waterfront community areas
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Development Projects and Land Use Planning - land development projects, land use planning systems, destination resort planning, tourism product planning for parks and protected areas, waterfront planning, downtown planning
Education
M.C.P. (City Planning/Economics), University of Pennsylvania
Career Summary
2002-present President, DMRussell Consulting Inc.
1999–2002 Managing Director, KPMG Canada
1990–1999 Partner, The ARA Consulting Group Inc.
1987–1989 Vice-President, Western Region, The DPA Group Inc.
1985–1986 Manager, The DPA Group Inc., Winnipeg
1982–1985 Senior Consultant and Manager, The DPA Group Inc., Ottawa
1976–1982 head, Municipal Plan Division, City of Halifax Planning Department.
1974–1975 Researcher, Philadelphia Partnership Ltd.
1970–1973 Planner, City of Halifax
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