The situation
A greenfield that had failed to launch for two years. The operational foundation believed to exist did not.
120K sq ft facility stalled at launch. Week one surfaced cascading installation failures, a critical resignation and a looming FM Global audit failure. A senior leadership restructuring 30 days after arrival added instability on top of operational failure.
6 mo.
Failed launch to full production
The outcome
$1.1M
Annual salary scope absorbed
93%
Overspray reduction
How it happened
- Promoted to VP of Manufacturing at month 5; operated at de facto COO scope
- Absorbed seven executive-level functions: manufacturing, R&D, quality, procurement, logistics and more
- Brought HR, compliance and procurement platforms to full operational readiness
- Custom ERP architecture: 57 tables across 8 functional phases, designed and deployed
- Greenfield launch
- ERP architecture
- FM Global readiness
- Org build