James Prince

“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.”

“C-level operator and advisor who has led operational transformations at growing companies from ~$100M revenue to multi-billion scale. Focuses on working backwards from a north star to build KPI/decision-owner mechanisms, P&L-linked accountability, and agile org structures—citing outcomes like +500 bps market share gains, millions saved in people costs, and EBITDA acceleration for a PE exit.”

Bill Eichen

Screened

Executive product and business leader specializing in AI, semiconductors, and growth strategy

Palo Alto, CA23y exp

“Candidate indicated they have a business plan or startup and referenced Gimmelfund.com, a VC fund in Palo Alto. They also stated they are very familiar with the venture capital, studio, and accelerator landscape, but provided limited detail during the screen.”