Manufacturing & Industrial Operations Consultant, Technologist and Futurist
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Manufacturing/industrial technology expert, SaaS entrepreneur, consultant, passionate leader, and mentor…
Expertise:
Experienced consultant for the investment community (private equity, banking, venture capital) including market thesis development, industry analysis, target acquisition diligence and post-acquisition guidance
Experienced consultant for growing SaaS companies (pre-investment phases)
Industrial SaaS solutions including CMMS/EAM, MES, APM, CCMS, ERP, EHS, IWMS, WMS, etc.
Industry 4.0/”Exponential Technologies”/Industrial Internet of Things - intersection of the digital and physical worlds
Industrial/asset/operations expertise: “Asset Lifecycle” – regardless of industry. Core experience around asset health, uptime, improving OEE, etc.
Industry “lean” best-practices including Total Productive Maintenance, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, compliance, and others
Industry/vertical expertise includes all manufacturing, life sciences, public sector, commercial real estate, healthcare, data centers/tech, stadiums, convention centers, hospitality, non-profits, and others.
I know the Manufacturing/Industrial SaaS/Technology Market…
The industrial/B2B/operations technology/market landscape is vast and complex with many moving pieces. Whether building a software/hardware solution for market, helping vendors to understand how to gain better access to potential buyers or help organizations chart their operations journey, I can assist. See my service offerings here.
A select list of articles, webinars, videos, and podcasts.
Webinars/Videos:
Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Maturity Model - Are you Smarter than a Chimpanzee?
Manufacturing tech (EAM/CMMS focus) - trends/M&A report recap video - Software Equity Group
Do your best with less: Efficiency tools for maintenance leaders - Plant Engineering
Future proof your operations in a changing world - Dude Solutions client webinar
Software Equity Group (Client Video): Paul Lachance, Founder of Bigfoot CMMS
Articles/White Papers:
ESG in Manufacturing - be a good corporate citizen - Plant Services
Staying ahead of CMMS/EAM cybersecurity risks - Facility Executive
The future of IoT and how it will improve our lives - Authority Magazine
Manufacturing technology (EAM/CMMS focus), trends and M&A report - Software Equity Group
Manage supply chains to cut downtime - Efficient Plant
Just-in-Time manufacturing needs better data - Supply & Demand Chain Executive
How improving maintenance operations can lead to ROI and profitability - Plant Services
Jumpstart maintenance profitability - Efficient Plant
The Maintenance-Finance-Safety connection - Automation World
Software solutions I have created:
Asset Essentials Cloud (2017)
Bigfoot CMMS Cloud (2009)
Smart Maintenance Cloud (2005)
Smart Maintenance (2001)
Maintenance Manager (1994)
Foundational to my created solutions:
Consistent focus on the latest tech-stack and trends (SaaS since 1998)
Software is only part of the equation: services, integration and related are also key
Harmony with industry trends and solutions critical. Current example is harnessing the power of IoT to drive superior maintenance software solutions.
Enterprise/scalable solutions that have robust functionality, dynamic workflow & configuration, analytics and more