David Monahan

About David Monahan

WHO I AMKnown for being versatile and progress driven, I am an operations & manufacturing executive known for my ability to architect sustainable growth and innovation. I am a holistic leader proficient in securing funding, aligning teams, and streamlining operations. People often say I am a process-minded professional who is adept at analyzing operations to improve outcomes. I’m described as responsive, empathetic, and communicative.TOP 8 WAYS I MAKE AN IMPACT1. Developing short and long-term strategy and execution of new products and solutions.2. Providing category insights and proposals by analyzing market and customer data.3. Identifying emerging trends and innovation solutions from end user and customer insights and disrupting markets to expand opportunities. Leading competitive analyses and developing plans to achieve market dominance.5. Overseeing development of business cases and investment recommendations for senior leaders.6. Collaborating cross functionally with Product, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to align goals, tackle challenges, and drive strategic initiatives.7. Partnering with organizational leaders to set and drive vision, operational strategy, and workforce needs.8. Advancing expansion via investor fundraising, customer development, and corporate alliances.BEST KNOWN FORAt work, I’m best known for being versatile. I can support many areas of the business and am a strategic thinker, so I’m able to think beyond today’s business. I’m also very detail oriented. SELECTED CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTI’m proud of having been hired to take a small company that needed structure and turned it around by focusing on manufacturing costs, inventory levels, and financials. I created an infrastructure and implemented software for tracking inventories and managing raw material and labor costs. By partner with an accounting consultant, we improved oversight of overall accounting and incorporated GAAP. Additionally, I created project management processes to track progress of new product processes and implemented employee development programs, including launching a monthly training class. INVOLVEMENTPoudre School District Foundation Board Member & Think Tank Member,Roots and Shoots Leader and MentorWerner Elementary School Strategic Leadership Team Member Preston Middle School Strategic Leadership Team and Science Olympiad Coach, Fossil Ridge High School Strategic Leadership Team LeaderCONTACT MEI can be reached at r••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Business Strategy and Development

   Pitch Aeronautics

   Jun 2024 — Present · Fort Collins, CO, US

Education

• Purdue University

  PhD, Industrial Engineering

• Penn State University

  BS, Ceramic Science & Engineering

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Market Validation
• Entrepreneurship
• Industrial Engineering
• Process Improvement
• Product Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Experience
• Experimentation
• Manufacturing
• Simulation
• Business Planning
• Engineering Management
• Product Design
• Fortran
• Product Requirements Definition
• Materials
• Science
• Production
• Process Modeling
• Strategy
• Commercialization
• Start-Up Consulting
• Business Plan Evaluation
• Product Management
• Nanotechnology
• Entrepreneurship Education
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Theory
• Management
• Simulations
• Strategic Planning
• Engineering Education
• Business Development
• Algorithms
• Technology Commercialization
• Cost
• Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Research