Jason Thompson
Fractional COO & Operations Leader | Scaling Hardware, Supply Chain & Manufacturing from Startup to Global Scale
- Role
- Fractional COO at Urban Armor Gear Uag
- Location
- Fort Collins, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jason Thompson
I build and scale the operating systems behind physical product businesses. For more than 25 years, I’ve been hands-on across product development, manufacturing, and global supply chains. Stepping into complex, fast growing environments where execution breaks down as companies scale.My experience spans consumer electronics, medical devices, defense, advanced composites, and industrial products, including situations involving rapid growth, global sourcing, regulatory constraints, and operational stress. I’ve built and led supplier networks, manufacturing operations, and quality systems that support reliable execution at scale.I focus on turning fragmented operations into disciplined and repeatable systems. Clarifying ownership, stabilizing supply chains, improving cost and yield, and ensuring products can be built, shipped. I’m comfortable operating at the intersection of engineering, supply chain, and operations, and I’m used to making decisions with incomplete information while keeping teams moving forward.I work best with founders, boards, and PE-backed leadership teams who need an experienced operator to stabilize execution, support growth, and prepare organizations for the next phase, whether that’s scaling, integration, or exit readiness.
Experience
Fractional COO
Dec 2024 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Provide operational leadership across product development, manufacturing, and global supply chain.• Lead Asia-based (Hong Kong and China) supply chain and quality teams.• Partner with executive leadership to optimize processes, across product development, manufacturing, and supply chain.• Translate strategy into repeatable, on-time, and cost-effective delivery.
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Manufacturing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Engineering
- Cad
- Testing
- Quality Control
- Injection Molding
- Product Development
- Continuous Improvement
- Design for Manufacturing
- Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
- Product Design
- Solidworks
- Process Improvement
- Machine Tools
- Mechanical Engineering
- Plastics
- Supply Chain Management
- Startups
- Supply Chain
- Microsoft Office
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