Fred Taylor

About Fred Taylor

FULL-TIME OR INTERIM PRIVATE EQUITY COO / OPERATING PARTNER / TURNAROUNDS / USA-MEXICO-ASIA / f••••••••@icloud.comPHILOSOPHY:PEOPLE: Coach, hold accountable, lead by example, wear sneakers and jeans on floor when able, celebrateCUSTOMERS: They pay the bills, respect them, stay close to them at all times, never be arrogantEBITDA: Fix or shed low margin products, drive factory productivity, reduce price paid for materials (PPV)CASH: Pay down debt rapidly to beat bank covenants, avoid excess inventory, fund capital projectsFred Taylor is a bilingual (English / Spanish) Lean & Six Sigma certified multi-site operations executive, GM, and Columbia MBA experienced in global manufacturing, turnarounds, and global management including sites in the USA, Mexico, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, supply chain, quality, and engineering. His experience includes public (Honeywell, IDEX), private (Rain Bird), and private equity firms (Devonshire, Windjammer Capital, Alvarez & Marsal, JLL Partners) with employee headcount up to 2500.He is known as an empathetic and decisive, results-driven leader and change agent, one who understands the challenges facing organizations and their associates at all levels. He is as comfortable on the shop floor as the boardroom.PERFORMANCE MILESTONES- Improved on-time delivery from 40% to 95% leveraging S & OP, best capacity planning, supply mgmt- China tariff reduction/elimination via country transfers, negotiations, and pricing pass-throughs- Reduced DPPM\'s by 38% via Six Sigma and multiple QRQC methodologies- Achieved a 20% reduction in annual overhead costs by reducing excess indirect labor, closing sites, lowering supply and services costs - Improved safety culture, achieving hours w/o accident- Improved inventory accuracy from 40% to 98.5% in < nine months; write downs essentially eliminated- Integration of various Private Equity portfolio acquisitions (buy-side, sell-side, carve outs)Professional working proficiency in Spanish.Specialties- Chief Operating Officer - COO / Manufacturing / Supply Chain- Private Equity & Fortune 500- Rapid Improvement / Turnarounds / Product Transfers- Asia Sourcing and Supplier Management- U.S./ Mexico / Maquiladora / China / Taiwan / China Tariffs- Class-II Medical Devices / ISO13485 / FDA QSR 21 CFR 820- Tier I & II Aerospace / AS9100 - Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma- Assembly / Test / Fab / PCB\'s / Distribution

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Acuriant

   Jan 2024 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Portfolio company of True North Venture Partners dedicated to high-end specialty filtration products in the food, beverage, pharma and other industries dedicated to health and sustainability.

Education

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Manufacturing Engineering

• Columbia Business School

  MBA, Dual emphasis: Finance / International Business

Skills

• Gmp
• Quality System
• Demand Side Management
• Supply Chain
• Iso
• Fda
• Tqm
• Engineering
• Key Account Management
• Smart Metering
• Manufacturing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Maquiladora Executive
• Demand Response
• China Sourcing
• Maquiladora
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• 5s
• Energy Management
• Toyota Production System
• Global Sourcing
• Electro-Mechanical
• Sales Management
• Strategy
• Assembly
• Lean Manufacturing
• Iso 13485
• Kanban
• Manufacturing Operations
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Hong Kong
• Taiwan
• Six Sigma
• Electronics
• Energy Efficiency
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence