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This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Industrial Engineering space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Josef Matosevic
Chief Operating Officer of The Manitowoc Company
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About Helios Technologies, The Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc Company Inc is an American global company specializing in products for the food service industry.
Kirk Aubry
President and COO of Savage
Kirk was named Chief Executive Officer in April of 2015. He joined Savage as Chief Operating Officer in 2010. He was named President of the Company in December of 2012. He has held executive positions in technology and manufacturing companies in addition to leading a successful business services company. Kirk led the transformation of Textron, Inc., a Fortune 150 company that manufactures Cessna airplanes, Bell helicopters and EZ Go golf carts. He was Chief Operating Officer at Cadence Innovation, a global automotive manufacturer. Just prior to joining Savage, Kirk was a Partner at the CEO Project where he advised companies on growth strategies. He has also served on the Boards of both public and private companies. Kirk earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Western Ontario.
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About Savage, Savage: Savage is a privately owned supply-chain solutions and industrial services.
Michael Segal
Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Boston Materials
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About Boston Materials: Boston Materials manufactures Z-axis Carbon Fiber products that can revolutionize the $130B+ lightweight materials market.
Berkeley Johnson
COO/CFO of Invenios
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About Invenios: Invenios designs, develops, and manufactures microfluidics, MEMS, and 3D microstructures.
Paul Silva
President & Chief Operating Officer of Salas O’Brien
Whether Paul is visiting team members at one of the many Salas O’Brien offices around the country, teaching Kung Fu, or helping to find right solutions for a client, he emits an energy and love for life that is inspirational and contagious. His stalwart conviction to promote integrity, ingenuity and confidence is evidenced in his active mentorship both within the company and his own community. Paul is at his best when he can wear many hats, making the role of COO in a multi-discipline company a natural fit for both his dynamic and extroverted right-brain and its logical, business-minded counterpart. Away from the proverbial office, Paul enjoys travelling with his wife and two daughters, and running with the family dogs.
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About Salas O’Brien: Salas O’Brien is a national leading Facilities Planning, Commissioning, Construction Management and Mechanical, Electrical.
Steven Frehn
COO & Co-Founder of Creator
Steven Frehn is the COO & Co-Founder at Creator.
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About Creator: Creator is a collective of food lovers and engineers with decades of robotics and restaurant experience.
Hal Laskey
COO of Carbice Corporation
Hal Lasky serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Carbice Corporation.
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About Carbice Corporation: Carbice is developing a product used to dissipate heat away from product packaging to stop electronic devices from overheating.
Nicole West
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Luminous Group
Nicole is a growth-oriented board member and executive who has brought strategic leadership for over 25 years to both publicly traded and emerging global companies. She has a proven track record of enhancing shareholder value through growth initiatives, driving EBITDA margins through scalable operations, conducting pivot and turnaround strategies, and developing talent and great places to work. Her broad industry experience includes financial services (asset management, consumer and small business lending, global payments, credit cards, mortgage, capital markets, student lending), technology (digital/mobile products and experiences, big data analytics, blockchain, FinTech), and higher education/ed tech.
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About Luminous Group: 3D Technology Solution Provider
Jennifer Lee
COO of Velvetwire
Jennifer Lee is the co-founder and chief operations officer at Velvetwire.
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About Velvetwire: Velvetwire is an electronics company that manufactures AI-powered sensing solutions.
Larry Lott
President & COO of Harrison French and Associates
Larry leads the daily company strategic planning, operations, technologies, branding, staff development and compensation. His leadership and managerial proficiency emphasizes collaborative communication and integrated technologies throughout the multi-discipline company. Registered Architect since 1990 and licensed in 45 States and the District of Columbia Bachelor of Architecture Degree in 1985 from the University of Arkansas
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About Harrison French and Associates: Harrison French and Associates is a Architecture & Planning firm.
Austin Thurman
Chairman and COO of Rosotics
I organize development teams and oversee business development operations in support of the object and scope of our core project. I work closely with upper management to enable Rosotics’ transition to a prominent name in manufacturing, AI, and robotics globally.
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About Rosotics: Rosotics produces hyper-efficient metal additive manufacturing solutions that address tougher problems in industrial engineering.
Charles Otis
COO & CTO of Pulsed Burst Systems
Charles Otis is the COO of Pulsed Burst Systems.
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About Pulsed Burst Systems: Pulsed Burst Systems builds low pressure pulsed air mixing and pumping systems.
Jerry Butler
COO of Industrial Container Services
Jerry Butler serves as a COO at Industrial Container Services.
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About Industrial Container Services: Industrial Container Services is a provider of reusable container solutions in the United States.