Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“Manufacturing and operations leader (industrial engineer turned plant manager) who has driven major operational and business-model change in legacy manufacturing, including demand-driven Kanban replenishment and lead-time reduction. More recently built KPI systems and capacity-scaling improvements at Laboratory Testing Incorporated while integrating an acquisition, and now supports Laminators Incorporated at the board level while hands-on building a formal product development process from ideation through launch.”

“Fractional CFO who built a replicable six-week client onboarding and analysis framework (cash flow management, labor, profit growth, staff optimization) that helped scale to 25 clients within ~11 months. Strong in cash-flow constrained environments, using invoicing and payment-timing optimization plus scenario modeling to coach founders/executives on margin and bottom-line impact.”

“Veteran hockey coach and player-development consultant (UConn NCAA ’92; minor pro) with 30+ years spanning AAA, prep, junior, and NCAA, plus experience as Player Personnel Director in the USHL. Key architect of South Kent’s Selects Academy, credited with 23 NHL draft picks and hundreds of NCAA placements, and runs an education-focused consulting practice helping families navigate pathways with honest, level-appropriate guidance.”

“Cross-functional operator and executive partner with experience leading ERP implementations, process redesign, quality initiatives, and platform/new-market launches. Known for building governance and executive-briefing systems that reduce operational noise, protect leadership bandwidth, and keep large multi-division organizations aligned—while maintaining discretion during sensitive restructurings.”

“Chief of Staff and public-sector leader who has stood up new functions from scratch—hiring 26 people and building governance/processes across 8 locations—while navigating high-stakes regulatory stakeholders. In industry, implemented OKRs and performance systems (Leapsome) and led change communications to improve executive productivity and cross-team accountability.”

“Business development leader from PDD (product design & innovation consultancy) with high-functioning Chief of Staff/EA-style experience coordinating six business owners and ~20 multi-region designers. Led annual conference/event strategy and logistics (budgets, travel/visas, speaking/booths) and implemented productivity systems like CRM migration, standardized calendar/email protocols, and time-blocking to speed reporting and decision-making.”

“UNIX operations-focused candidate with hands-on AIX/Solaris troubleshooting and Bash automation experience, including resolving a production connectivity outage caused by a host table IP misconfiguration. Has supported a re-platform migration of a home-grown application by working directly with developers and running parallel testing prior to cutover; no direct IBM Power (VIOS/HMC/LPAR) or NIM/PowerHA experience.”