About
I've been the one accountable for the outcome.
My story
Miller Forge exists because manufacturing and supply chain leaders don't need another strategy advisor. They need someone who will own the result until it's done, and who has done it before.
I started my career in engineering, designing and installing custom security systems, then building automated test systems for medical device verification. I moved onto live production lines as a process engineer in regulated pharmaceutical packaging, where work had to be right the first time, then into engineering leadership, capital projects at an FDA-regulated site, enterprise business improvement and product management. At Tennant, I was handed the messy enterprise challenges, so I rolled up my sleeves and got to work. That's where I learned the difference between a good idea and a finished job.
Across those roles the pattern was the same: find where value is trapped, build the change with the people who run the work, and stay until it shows up in the numbers. Miller Forge is how I bring that to manufacturers in Indiana and across the Midwest.
"Anyone can tell you what to do. The hard part, and the valuable part, is making it happen, measuring it and making it stick."
Career
Where the experience comes from.
Tennant Company · Indianapolis · 2017–2026
Senior Manager, Enterprise Business Improvement, then Senior Product Manager, Global Parts & Consumables
Led a five-engineer team across three plants and two business units: an enterprise cost-out program validated by Finance, the SIOP deployment, recovery through the 2021 electronics shortage, and a five-year supply chain transformation plan. Then moved into product management to lead growth strategy for a global aftermarket parts and consumables portfolio, aligning operations and supply chain with what customers expect.
Perrigo Company · Minneapolis · 2015–2017
Project Engineer II
Capital project and packaging engineering lead at an FDA-regulated consumer healthcare site. Delivered the capital portfolio on time and under budget with zero safety incidents or engineering deviations, and led the site's serialization readiness.
Eli Lilly and Company · Indianapolis · 2011–2015
Senior Process Engineer, then Engineering Manager, Packaging
Supported highly automated, GMP-regulated packaging lines as a process engineer, implemented equipment performance monitoring, then led the packaging engineering team.
Clarke Engineering Services and Stanley Convergent Security Solutions · 2008–2011
Automation Engineer and Project Engineer
Automated testing for medical device verification, and custom security systems delivered from bid to installation.
Grounding
- B.S. Computer Engineering, Purdue University
- Process engineering and continuous improvement
- SAP MRP and enterprise ERP program roadmaps
- Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP / S&OP) deployment; Procure to Pay (P2P) and Plan to Stock (P2S) roadmap ownership
- Highly regulated, highly automated manufacturing: current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and FDA-regulated operations
How I lead
- More than six years of direct people leadership, with zero turnover from 2019 to 2023 and five promotions on my team.
- Teams spread across plants, functions and business units.
- Plain language, clear owners, and metrics everyone can see.
Let's talk about what you're trying to get done.
Email is the fastest way to reach me.
Email hello@miller-forge.com