Ethan Summers Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Empirix Partners creates world-class Mission Critical supply chain programs. A bit more technically, we help de-risk critical paths and reduce project variance. All that means is that with Empirix's help, the supply chain performs on schedule.One example is data centers, where supply can't possibly keep up with demand and speed to revenue makes or breaks a project.As Chief of Staff, my role is to support Strategy, lead Operations, and lead Performance. I mainly achieve this by building systems and developing people. Grounded in trust, driven by innovation, powered by data - empirixpartners.com

Birmingham, Al, Us

Southpaw OpEx helps business leaders achieve their visions through self-sustaining systems that deliver exceptional value.We deep dive into your team’s unique situation to provide data-driven systems that create their own efficiencies while giving your team their time back.Need to stand up a new team, turn around a project, or simply make the trains run on time? Let's talk!

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

ENT 425 engages with Birmingham venture clients to apply the program to real-world problems including: Establishing national credentials by setting a world record, crafting a go-to-market strategy for a patented sports product, improving inventory and dunning for a music equipment lender, and turning customer experiences into profiles to market a development studio. ENT 270 introduces students to entrepreneurship via the Heptalogical Model: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2515127419829394

Extelli creates SOPs in seconds. Launched as a SaaS product as part of Harmony Venture Labs, I led the product from pre-MVP through its first paying customers.

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Fledging invented premium electronics for everyone. Our founders launched the world's first DIY MacBook SSD upgrade kit in 2018 that cost up to 90% less than replacing your old laptop.After raising a $1.1M seed round from Birmingham, AL investors in 2019, we tried, failed, and tried again to launch new, innovative products like Shell and Shell Thunder External SSD, Hubble for iPad, more Feather SSD versions, and our pride and joy - The Spruce Charger. After supporting tens of thousands of customers in hundreds of countries and six continents... we made the decision to close.Learn more here: https://fledging.tech/blogs/news/goodbye-to-fledging

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Recipient of the 2019 UAB Medicine Excellence Award, given to those who best demonstrate dedication to UAB Medicine, its mission, and who consistently exceed its Core Values. Fourteen of UAB's 14,000+ non-nursing employees were chosen in 2019. Sourcing and category management responsibilities for Hospital Labs, Surgical Services (Endo, Neuro, Spine, CVOR), Critical Care, and Dietary.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Category management and sourcing responsibilities for, Office Products and Services, Fleet, Human Resources, and HQ Facilities. I built an analytics and process improvement team from interns and fractional analysts that eliminated 5,000 annual process hours from a 20-FTE team.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

eSourcing & Contracts Analyst within Procurement Operations Excellence

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Us

I worked with an undergraduate partner and the OTT to develop a business model canvas for a University of Alabama-based technology patent application. Another graduate student and I brought the patent application to Alabama Launchpad, where we reached the semifinals while competing for up to $100,000 in development funding.I conducted market research on, vetted, and analyzed six patent applications from UA faculty and staff as part of a stage gate program from IP development.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategic Management And Marketing

Graduate Certificate In Technology Commercialization And Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization

Ba, Bcb, Journalism, Management