The floor
P&G, Kimberly-Clark, McDonnell Douglas.
Manufacturing engineering taught me that execution happens on the line, not in the strategy deck.
I build value through people, process and technology, not financial engineering.
For 30 years I've taken on situations where the answer isn't obvious and the stakes are real. I rarely start as the domain expert. Every domain I've worked in, from manufacturing and CPG to financial services, healthcare and retail, has made me more effective in the next one.
I rely on the people who know where the bodies are buried: what's been tried and why it broke. My job is to point that expertise at what's possible rather than what's known, and to ask the questions the organization stopped asking.
Organizations I've worked for and with
Career arc
Five chapters, one skill set
The diagnosis
AT Kearney, OC&C, my UK practice.
I learned to read a business and find the problem underneath the stated one, including leading a 25-person post-merger integration for a major UK bank.
Strategy and execution in one role
Capital One, JPMorgan Chase.
I built product and operations capability inside $20B regulated lending businesses, as both strategist and implementer.
Operator with a CEO mandate
Koch Engineered Solutions / OnPoint.
I reset an investor-backed venture's mandate within 30 days and delivered $10M+ in cost reduction in nine months.
AI at global scale
Global consumer goods, 2024–2026.
I rebuilt a stalled AI order-management program across three regions: $5M in annual savings and 40%+ throughput.
The constant
Across all five chapters.
Find the real problem underneath the stated one, fix the operating model around it, and leave behind a team that can sustain the result.
Why PE-backed businesses
The skill has stayed constant across all five chapters. What changes is how fast an organization can act on a correct diagnosis.
Short chains of command, and sponsors whose economics make them listen when an operator says "this is heading for a wall," put more of the effort into the problem itself.
How I work with people
My first career was as a professional tennis instructor, and I've never stopped coaching. I build the capability to sustain results from day one of every engagement.
I'm direct about what I see. That works for sponsors and leaders who want the real diagnosis.
Credentials
- MBA, Strategy & Marketing, London Business School
- BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois (Bronze Tablet, top 3%)
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
- PMP
- Based in Dallas–Fort Worth