Cliff Schaffer
SVP / COO ◆ Led $300M multi-site P&L ◆ Led 400 Employees ◆ Led turnaround resulting in 40% EBITA ◆ M&A ◆ Aero & Defense, Energy; TIC Sectors ◆ Added $130M of profit at companies like Pentair, ThermoFisher; Element
- Role
- Senior Vice President, Aerospace & Defense at MISTRAS Group
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cliff Schaffer
As a business executive, I\'ve served as a GM, Director, or VP in Fortune 500 companies as…
Experience
Senior Vice President, Aerospace & Defense
Mar 2025 — Present · Princeton Junction, NJ, US
North American Aerospace & Defense business unit leader responsible for strategy and multi-site operations, offering NDE and machining services for the A&D sector.
Education
United States Naval Academy
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
2003 — 2007
Skills
- 5s
- Tpm
- Manufacturing
- Experienced Change Agent
- Lean Tools
- Root Cause Analysis
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Value Stream Mapping
- Presentation Skills
- Process Improvement
- Continuous Improvement
- Business Transformation
- Spanish
- Operations Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Process Engineering
- Six Sigma
- Production Cell Design
- Strategy
- Project Management
- Engineering
- Lean Management
- Strategic Planning
- Management
- Team Building
- Supply Chain
- Kaizen Leadership
- Voice of the Customer
- Supply Chain Management
- Oee
- Lean Manufacturing
- Operational Excellence
- Material Flow
- Leadership
- Business Process Improvement
- Cycle Time Reduction
- Team Leadership
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