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At Ignova Ventures, we invest in lower-middle market US ​Aerospace, Defense and Industrial companies and accelerate their ​growth with our process, technology ​and commercialization expertise. The US industrial supply chain is capacity constrained domestically ​and is lengthy, complex and risky due to reliance on non-US suppliers. US legacy ​supply chain is dominated by small players who face generational succession ​challenges and lack the investment capacity or skills to scale.Through strategic investments and expertise in technology, ​process optimization, and commercialization, we transform these mission-critical ​lower-middle market companies into scalable, localized manufacturing ​ecosystems, resulting in significant value creation.

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New York, New York, Us

M&A consultant and executive advisor supporting identification of target assets, conduct industry analysis, development of acquisition thesis, financial analysis, talent analysis and organization design.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Named Executive Officer - CIRCOR International Inc. Responsibilities (Since March 2018):o Full P&L ownership of $500M flow control portfolio serving diversified Industrial end marketso Integrate new transformational acquisition of Colfax Fluid Handling pumps businesses o 16 manufacturing plants in North America, Germany, France, Italy, Norway, UK, China & Indiao High mix, low volume portfolio from Assemble to Order (ATO) to Engineer to Order (ETO)o Pivot legacy business of “century products” to an innovative high growth engineo Establish and staff new Group headquarters in Radolfzell, Germanyo Turn around topline decline, expand margins and deliver cash growtho Team Size: ~2,100Responsibilities (Oct 2016 - Mar 2018):o Full P&L ownership of $300M diversified flow and motion control product portfolio serving Aerospace, Defense, Power and Industrial Process end marketso 10 manufacturing plants spread over North America, France, Germany, UK, Morocco & Indiao High mix, low volume portfolio from Assemble to Order (ATO) to Engineer to Order (ETO)o Turn around topline decline, expand margins and deliver cash growtho Pivot legacy business of “century products” to an innovative high growth engineo Team Size: ~1,350

Burlington, Ma, Us

Responsibilities:o Lead enterprise-wide Supply Chain, Engineering & Product Management functionso Drive above market organic growth through New Product Development & Value Engineering o Simplify Product portfolio through SKU rationalization and standardization o Drive Strategic Sourcing from Direct & Indirect Spend of $425Mo Comprehensive Supplier performance management – Cost, Quality, Delivery, Working Capitalo Materials Management/Logistics Network Managemento Team Size: ~500

Burlington, Ma, Us

Responsibilities:o Lead, develop and implement new enterprise-wide Supply Chain function and organizationo Strategic Sourcing - Direct & Indirect Spend - $425Mo Supplier performance management – Cost, Quality, Delivery, Inventoryo Materials Management/Logistics Network Managemento Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) and Customer On Time Delivery (OTD)o Manufacturing footprint/Asset optimizationo Team Size: ~250

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Responsibilities:o Develop and drive the Sourcing Transformation Strategies for Honeywell Aerospace commodities with $3.7B annual spendo Lead the development of the Aerospace commodities strategy for Emerging Market Regions (Mexico India, Central Europe, SE Asia and China) to deliver productivity greater than $100M over 5 yearso Drive Strategic Sourcing due diligence on major sub-contracting “Buy” for $1.2B of non-core product manufacturing resulting in factory footprint consolidation across multiple siteso Lead development and execution of future state sub-tier supply base strategy for non-core productso Manage contractual relationship with major sub-contract manufacturerso Manage Sourcing Transformation non-recurring and capital budget ($30M+)

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Responsibilities:o Lead the development of Strategic and Annual Operating Plans and ensure cross-functional goal alignmento Manage Sourcing Transformation non-recurring and capital budget ($48M+)

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Responsibilities:o Alignment, development & execution of product cost strategies across Honeywell Avionics portfolioo Lead supply chain strategy and execution plan for Avionics new business pursuitso Lead Design to Cost, Design for Manufacturability, Supply Chain Design & New Product Introduction of Ovation Select – Latest gen Cabin Entertainment System for Business Aviation marketo Develop Supply chain strategy for ~$96M electromechanical control panel business across 4 siteso Develop & execute obsolescence mitigation strategy on multi-function control display units associated with 7 customers, 14 platforms and $466M in annual revenueso Lead AME 5-year Strategic Plan (STRAP) development

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Responsibilities:o Develop process infrastructure and Management Operating System for newly created Value Engineering organization to manage annual $20M OPEX budget and $21M in annual savingso Lead development of Strategic Plan to deliver $300M in VE savings over 5 yearso Drive cross-functional collaboration environment between Operations, Engineering & Global Sourcingo Manage collaboration environment with global resources at HTS (India)

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

o Responsible for continuous improvement in engineering using data collection, analysis, and implementation of a business transformation based on Six Sigma Plus methodology

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

o Responsible for development of project plans, systems/software requirements and systems verification with the goal of making high quality and on cost deliveries to the customer

Master’S Degree, Mba

Master’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Aeronautical Engineering