Rob Gardner Email & Phone Number

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Led transformation effort of a ~$300M global PE backed software and hardware defense business, resulting in a substantial EBITDA improvement♦ Led a comprehensive change program as COO for $50M revenue BU, addressing deep-rooted cultural and operating model challenges (e.g., org structure, business rhythms, S&OP, talent attraction and retention, operational delivery, engineering effectiveness). Successfully aligned the business to achieve all 2023 budgeted metrics, including improving profitability by 53% YoY, and drove incremental enhancements in 2024 across financial and non-financial KPIs (e.g., stakeholder feedback, employee NPS, customer satisfaction)♦ Managed the value creation program, taking responsibility for identifying, planning, and executing a suite of impactful initiatives throughout the organization. This program resulted in 13% in-year and a 19% run-rate increase in EBITDA over a 12 month span♦ Led a cross-functional and cross-business team to achieve a 10% reduction in spend across targeted categories through rate reductions♦ Led a cross-BU engineering initiative aimed at enhancing engineering capacity from diagnostic assessment to successful implementation. This effort yielded over a 10% improvement in engineering capacity and generated additional strategic value by identifying growth opportunities♦ Identified and implemented overhead reductions post-split from corporate♦ Prepared sub-BU for carve-out through cost reduction initiatives and separation preparation♦ Led a business strategy effort, resulting in the identification and implementation of initiatives to drive top-line improvements (e.g., ‘farming’ of install base, international expansion, BD reorg) ♦ Managed third-party support to fill internal gaps, which involved identifying the need, shaping the statement of work, screening providers, negotiating proposals, and providing day-to-day oversight

Greater Philadelphia

Member of McKinsey's Transformation PracticeRan holistic transformations across a range of industries (e.g., transportation and logistics, advanced industries, aerospace and defense, tech, IT)♦ Rated ‘Cause for Celebration’ on people leadership, top 10% of North America♦ Ran a 'SWAT' team, delivering the CEO’s top priorities (e.g., conducted a restructuring effort, utilized advanced analytics for growth), resulting in over $200 million of EBITDA uplift♦ Ran a sales ops initiative pilot as an embedded Sales Manager to enhance service attach rate on product sales. The pilot demonstrated improvements and was implemented across the broader organization♦ Conducted restructuring efforts across a range of companies, delivering immediate EBITDA improvement and improving business alignment to strategic goals♦ Managed the 'Quick Wins' segment of a G&A transformation (i.e., identified, developed, and implemented initiatives to deliver immediate impact and 'kick-start' the overall transformation), resulting in ~$50 million in EBITDA impact for the year ♦ Developed and implemented a contingent labor spend tower across 10 business units, resulting in a reduction of category spend by ~30%♦ Led Opex diligence, identifying $400-500 million in EBITDA opportunities across various levers (e.g., driving sales through the creation of a Sales Ops function, reducing Finance spend through offshoring and automation, closing/consolidating facilities given the post-COVID 'new normal' operating model), resulting in approximately a $2 billion market capitalization gain when announced to the street♦ Drove inventory reduction of ~$200M by improving inventory replenishment methods

Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Global leader in supplying and overhauling aerospace systems and components♦ Created business case for new fraud mitigation processes by analyzing cost drivers; reaped $1.5M in company savings annually♦ Led cross-functional training team during merger of newly acquired firms in Canada and England with $200M annual revenue; through efficiency measures, reduced training hours by 50%.♦ Developed a Microsoft Excel-based accountability system to automate inventory reserve calculation; model saved an estimated $15K in salary expense annually and detected reporting errors with $150K+ impact to net profit

Exton, Pa

Global software company that produces solutions for the design, construction and operation of infrastructure♦ Formulated and administered an anti-bribery and corruption regulatory compliance framework resulting in the investigation of abnormal expense variance in Taiwan subsidiary eliciting $100K fraud♦ Created initial year roadmap for audit department from an in-depth risk analysis based on interviews with over 50 executives and management team members

Kaneohe Bay, Hi

Platoon Sergeant, Communications Chief, Training Supervisor, and Marksmanship Coach ♦ Earned the leadership billet of Platoon Sergeant with the responsibility of advising and supporting the commanding officer; only Sergeant in peer group of 20 to earn this role♦ Supervised, trained, and evaluated a team of 100 Marines in daily operations. Coordinated training and defined logistical requirements to ensure team remained 100% combat ready♦ Led a team of 20 Marines in managing land and radio communications throughout 15 demanding and intense exercises for a 150 Marine artillery battery