Company name: Siemens

Company size: 10,000 employees

Role in this company: Managed $30-65M critical infrastructure project portfolio with full P&L accountability. Pain point: inherited failing project with severe schedule slippage (18 months), margin erosion, stakeholder friction. Conducted operational audit, renegotiated vendor contracts, restructured accountability. Results: 22% margin recovery, eliminated 18-month slippage, restored satisfaction. Led international contract bids ($10-50M), cutting bid cycles 40%. Built project controls frameworks across teams.

Company name: Raytheon

Company size: 10,000 employees

Role in this company: Led operational transformation & cost optimization across defense contractor portfolio. Pain point: siloed program teams, inefficient approval processes (6-month cycles), capability gaps. Drove PMO modernization using Six Sigma, EOS & Agile—reduced approval cycles 50% (6→2.5 months), improved collaboration. Managed enterprise AI/ML initiatives delivering 10%+ cost reductions. Built data and AI governance frameworks aligned with NIST standards. Scaled systems across distributed teams globally

Company name: Path to Scale

Company size: 1 employee

Role in this company: Fractional COO & Operations Advisor for founder-led growth companies and PE-backed portfolio companies. Design operational infrastructure for scaling: implement EOS, build KPI dashboards, optimize vendors, establish discipline. Focus: post-acquisition integration and founder operations transformation. Help companies transition from founder chaos to professionally managed systems. Deliverables: strategic planning, org design, process docs, team development, KPI metrics, financial controls.

Company name: Ascent Advisory Group

Company size: 5 employees

Role in this company: Independent Sponsor executing acquisition thesis in Building Decarbonization (HVAC, BAS, compliance audit). Direct hands-on deal sourcing, due diligence, financial modeling, underwriting, capital raising. Founder/operator role shows how portfolio companies and acquisition targets transition from founder-led to professionally managed operations—precisely what I help fractional COO clients achieve. Real-world M&A and deal experience, scaling systems, operations structure building.

Company name: Empire Holdings International

Company size: 5 employees

Role in this company: Real Estate Operator: Built STR and multifamily operations from ground zero—acquisition, underwriting, tenant acquisition, vendor management, financial reporting, scaling. Teaches founder-operators' pain: growth, systems, vendor management, team scaling, capital deployment. Lessons: operations discipline, vendor leverage, process docs, financial controls, accountability prevent chaos. This experience informs approach helping founder companies solve operational scaling.