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Sloan Caplan - Founder and President in Lancaster, PA

Sloan Caplan

Executive Manufacturing & Operations Leader specializing in strategy, MRP, and growth

Dwell America LLCThomas Jefferson UniversityLancaster, PA29 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Operations-focused leader/advisor who has spun up and redirected an internal startup into a standalone division with full P&L ownership, introducing tech-enabled order tracking and a weekly management operating cadence. Experienced driving change in legacy environments through transparency and KPI-driven execution, with additional advisory work supporting founders/executives through M&A and working-capital/inventory discipline.

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Key Strengths

  • Built a new internal division/branch with full P&L capability
  • Implemented technology-enabled order tracking/input to modernize operations
  • Established a weekly management meeting cadence to support scaling
  • Drove improved sales and profitability through transparency, metrics, and frequent communication
  • Effective at gaining buy-in for change in legacy-process environments
  • Strong grasp of cash/working-capital dynamics (inventory turns, raw materials) beyond P&L-only management
  • Advises founders/executives through M&A and helps them evaluate the business from an outside perspective

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Experience

Business Transactions / Business Valuation / Exit Planning / Consultation to Improve Business Valuation (Planning & Execution)LINK - Enterprise Division · Jan 2023 – Present
Founder and PresidentDwell America LLC · Jan 2012 – Present
Consultant, acting PresidentDodge Cork, LLC · Jan 2018 – Jan 2018freelance
President and CEOKeystone Weaving Mills, Inc. · Jan 2008 – Jan 2014
Vice-President of Marketing and ManufacturingKeystone Weaving Mills, Inc. · Jan 1998 – Jan 2008
Director of Lebanon Plant OperationsKeystone Weaving Mills, Inc. · Jan 1997 – Jan 1998

Education

Thomas Jefferson Universitymaster, Textile Engineering (2001)
Franklin & Marshall Collegebachelor, Business Administration – Management (1996)

Awards

  • Frank L. Giese Textile Award - Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University (2017)

Languages

English

Certifications

Corporate Governance: Maximize Your Effectiveness in the Boardroom (University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School – Executive Education)

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Sloan CaplanExecutive Manufacturing & Operations Leader specializing in strategy, MRP, and growth