David Donlin

About David Donlin

I’m an executive leader who excels in guiding cross-functional teams to achieve program, project, and operations excellence. My leadership style is one of consensus building – fostering a culture that promotes collaboration and cohesion across the ranks while continuing to guide team members toward the overarching company vision. From a business standpoint, I understand that competitive position is vital, and exercise strategic-thinking skills combined with business intelligence to evaluate and continually improve operations, functions, team performance, and profit margins. As a change leader, I often analyze the impact of emerging processes, such as artificial intelligence, and consider the best practice avenues to capitalize upon the industry’s changing landscape. My peers will tell you that I’m sought after as an issue-resolution resource, often bringing insight and solutions to complex issues and challenges. I gain tremendous satisfaction leading transformation and growth – building teams, establishing the mission, and creating accountability processes that repeatedly deliver robust results.

Experience

1. VP, Sourcing

   Current Lighting

   Dec 2025 — Present · Greenville, SC, US

   Lead and support sourcing, customs and technical teams to assist achievement of quality, service and profitability goals.

Education

• Wilkes University

  MBA

• Wilkes University

  BS

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Product Development
• Fmea
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Project Management
• Business Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Process Improvement
• Engineers
• Engineering
• Electronics
• Industrial Engineering
• Spc
• Root Cause Analysis
• Business Analytics
• Team Building
• Six Sigma