Dean H. Stanton · Role Profile

COO / Executive Operations Leadership

For organizations that need a senior operator to connect manufacturing, systems, quality, supply chain, product, people, and day-to-day execution.

Why this record may be relevant

Operating fit before job-title fit.

The most relevant part of my record for a COO or operating-leadership conversation is not one functional specialty. It is the ability to see how the operating system fits together and then make it work better.

My strongest executive work has been in complex, regulated environments where performance problems crossed manufacturing, engineering, quality, supply chain, finance, systems, product, and people. I tend to start with the operating problem, make ownership and measures explicit, and then change process, technology, structure, or all three as needed.

Scope at a glance

The operating context behind the profile.

Executive seatGeneral Manager / COO · 2006–2021
Operating environmentMulti-site regulated medical-product manufacturing
ScaleThree manufacturing sites · 17,000+ SKUs
Leadership spanManufacturing · supply chain · engineering · quality/QMS · R&D · IT · finance · HR · facilities · regulatory
Typical mandates

Where this experience is most useful.

  1. 01Multi-site operating transformation, turnaround, or performance recovery
  2. 02ERP, MES, WMS, and digital operating change tied to real workflow
  3. 03Manufacturing automation, labor productivity, cost, and capacity improvement
  4. 04Cross-functional integration across product, quality, supply chain, finance, HR, and IT
  5. 05Crisis response, scaling, or execution where several functions must move together
Selected work

5 cases worth starting with.

Selected to show the strongest overlap with this kind of role. The full record remains in Expertise and Work.

02
Professional Products, Inc. · 1999–2021

Multi-Site Manufacturing Automation & Labor Cost Reduction

Why it matters here. Shows labor economics, automation, multi-site manufacturing improvement, and sustained operating discipline.

Proof point>41K hrs / $287K An early two-facility automation phase removed more than 41,000 labor hours and $287,000 in payroll.

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03
Professional Products, Inc. · March 2020–April 2021

Emergency Manufacturing Conversion for COVID-19 Reusable Masks

Why it matters here. Shows crisis leadership under time pressure while protecting workforce, quality, supply, and customer commitments.

Proof point~32,000/day The manufacturing conversion reached a production rate of approximately 32,000 reusable masks per day.

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04
Professional Products, Inc. · 1999–2021

Large-Scale Medical Product Development & Launch Program

Why it matters here. Shows cross-functional product-development leadership from concept through regulated launch and manufacturing realization.

Proof point400+ products More than 400 medical and orthopedic products were developed and released across the broader cross-functional program by 2013.

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