Case Studies
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Testimonials
“David turned around a critical Thyssenkrupp business creating a positive shift of more than $100M EBIT in twelve months to avert an operating loss. His process and personal skills drove our team to fully confront reality, create a path to our desired future and deeply engage and empower our leaders and employees to unleash their full potential.”
CEO, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA
“David, we remapped a major iconic company, put it on a new course. Truly created the company where anyone would be proud to have their kids come and work. Few people do this in their lifetime. The roadmap we executed went totally beyond expectations. Pratt has a bright future given what we mapped. Generations of shareholders, customers and employees will benefit"
President P&W, CEO of UTC
"David supported our VP of Rio Tinto Procurement Services in Singapore. He assessed the organizations strengths and weaknesses. He stepped into the project management role to ensure a successful launch of the business. He worked with the team to establish the project plan and supported multiple teams to ensure they delivered. He lived in Singapore for six months to make sure the launch succeeded. He made it happen."
SVP, Rio Tinto Procurement
“David was critical in developing and implementing the model and process to organize 600 team members from five global divisions into highly performing teams. We implemented a performance management process across multiple divisions, regions, functions and organization levels resulting in $750M in savings in 2 years.”
Global Program Manager, UTC 500
“David quickly assessed the operational and personnel issues affecting the business. He engaged the sales, engineering, operations, supply chain and the union to stabilized the operations. This established a new foundation from which to rebuild. This resulted from the application of David’s value creation model and his personal operational leadership.”
Global Vice President
"David engaged our senior team to create a set of strategic priorities and change initiatives. His approach was compelling, and energizing. He brought a diverse set of tools empowering us to align and execute against our new priorities.
I was impressed that he could challenge us with direct and honest dialogue, creating open conversations that enabled us to quickly address both root causes and new opportunities.”
Global Managing Director
“David has a tremendous ability to diagnose the key issues and develop impactful solutions that all stakeholders rally around. His skills enable leaders and teams to deepen strategy, dramatically improve operations and lead change.”
President, Commercial Engines
David get’s leaders to adopt and drive cultural change. He gets them to understand changing business dynamics and the corresponding new leadership demands. He facilitates the adoption of new methods & measures, overcoming the traditional cultural barriers and norms resulting in improved performance.
Vice President of Space Systems
“David assisted us with acquisition integration. He is a skilled operations oriented business adviser adept at understanding and managing business problems and social issues that drive increases to the bottom line.”