Cory Schaeffer Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, NC, US

Configure Consulting launched in 2018 to guide small and mid-sized manufacturers through business transformations, and to advise acquirers evaluating the manufacturing platforms of target investments. Led by Cory Schaeffer, a seasoned technical leader in a variety of industries, Configure unleashes its experience in project management, floor plan design.

Charlottesville, VA, US

NexESS Analytics marries deep energy storage expertise with advanced analytics and machine learning to empower owner/operators to maximize the potential of their operating storage assets.

Reston, Virginia, US

Reston, Virginia, US

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for proficiently building and executing an energy storage practice providing independent and owners engineering services to utilities, financiers and project developers in the power industry
• Relied upon to cultivate relationships within energy finance community capable, securing Leidos position as the go-to firm for energy storage solutions and consulting
• Seamlessly assemble and train team(s) of internal subject matter experts to provide best-in-class servicesKey Accomplishments:
• Skillfully performed technical diligence on over $35MM in corporate acquisitions/investments and more than $270MM in project investments
• Successfully expanded the energy storage consulting practice with addition of 8 new clients in 2-years

Schenectady, NY, US

• Key Accountabilities:
• Relied upon to grow and lead engineering team(s) in anticipation of significant capacity improvement projects
• Efficiently managed capital project approval, budgeting process and developing capex cost model
• Seamlessly led first 3-projects after execution strategy pivotKey Accomplishments:
• Led manufacturing floor plan re-design that identified a strategy to permit a planned 4x volume growth within existing facility footprint
• Created a should-cost analysis methodology to analyze capital equipment purchases

Schenectady, NY, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Led product management of solar field plant controller
• Created controls focused engineering team
• Developed business case for investment/continuation of product
• Created and executed a multi-generational product development road map
• Implemented Agile project management methods in engineering team

Schenectady, NY, US

• Key Highlights:
• Responsible for providing effective leadership to manufacturing project engineers responsible for transitioning lab scale CdTe solar panel technology to high volume, automated manufacturing
• Relied upon to manage capital budgeting process, including program capex spend
• Successfully created project management system founded on PMBOK principles
• Developed an innovative manufacturing line design improving equipment utilization

Arvada, CO, US

• Key Accountabilities:
• Responsible for providing galvanizing leadership to 15 direct report staff and 7 personnel in dynamic and fast-paced start-up environment
• Led transfer of new solar panel manufacturing processes/technologies from lab to full volume manufacturing
• Resourcefully managed progress reporting and accountability on project execution and spend to GE (investor and eventual owner of the firm)
• Partnered on Execution Committee to identify key barriers to success, set technology roadmap ambitions and developed business process to enable the growth of the firmKey Accomplishments:
• Established team as the go-to resources for project management and equipment expertise in the company

US

• Key Highlights:
• Responsible for providing effective leadership to 25 manufacturing and support employees; Led 50 geographically disbursed personnel contributing to the design, installation and launch of Chinese facility
• Proficiently led 4-year $15MM project to create the company’s 1st manufacturing footprint in Asia with design, construction and product transition of two existing product lines
• Instituted overall equipment effectiveness and other standardized performance measurements across the manufacturing facility, enabling identification of troubled locations in the facility and resulted in a reduction in.
• Developed end of line testing techniques improving finished product testing rates from 10% to 100%, dramatically reducing customer returns; In-line testing additionally improved on-time deliveries from 87% to over 95%.

Providence, RI, US