Coaches

FSO coaches provide your teams with guidance, mentoring and teaching new ways of solving problems. We check in with them to encourage their BOA of this item. Our purpose is to “teach others how to fish” and not do the work for them. All of our coaches are actual manufacturing professionals with broad and specific expertise. They each have a passion in guiding others along their career journey within their subject matter expertise.

Our Team

Our coaches don’t have “off the shelf” solutions that you must adopt. We start by listening, observing, and assessing  your situation, compared to your strategic objectives. Then, working alongside you, we collaborate on the path forward.

You will find our coaches to be fun, energetic, and engaging to work with your team.

Bob Gates, P.E.

CEO, Partner, FSO Institute
Former Sr. Director Customer Success, General Electric
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Chris Darling

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former Sr. Director Quality and Scientific Technologies, Green Thumb Industries
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Dan Sileo

Co-Founder, Partner, Chief Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former VP Manufacturing Sunny Delight Beverage Company

David Bober

Director of Client Success & Coach, FSO Institute
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David Drum

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
former Senior & Principal Engineer, Kellogg Company
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Doug Herald

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
former VP Operational Strategy and Continuous Improvement, AmeriQual
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James Couch

Partner, Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former Director of Equipment and Process Engineering, Smithfield Foods

Joyce Fassl

Communications Expert/ Technical Writer, FSO Institute
Former Editor in Chief, ProFood World

Kevin Singletary

Supply Chain Coach, FSO Institute
Former VP Warehouse OPEX, US Foods
Margaret Sofio

Margaret Sofio, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CMS

Human Resources Coach, FSO Institute
Former Chief People Officer, Blommer Chocolate Co.
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Mark Cacciatore

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former SVP Operations ConAgra Foods
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Mark Hanley, CMRP

Reliability Coach, FSO Institute
Former Sr. Corporate Asset Reliability Manager, Land O’Lakes
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Mike Hayes

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former SVP and Founding Member of Sovos Brands
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Paul Schaum

Partner, Chief Operations Coach, FSO Institute
Former Chief Technical Officer, Pretzels, Inc.
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Rich Larsen

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former VP Product Development, Honeyville Food Products
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Roman Havriliak

Chief Cybersecurity Coach, FSO Institute
Former Senior Digital Technology Leader, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
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Roy Greengrass

Sustainability and Environmental Coach, FSO Institute
Former Director of Advanced Technologies and Sustainability, Impossible Foods
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Scott Butler

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
former VP R&D, Quality & Operations Services, Del Monte
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Stephen Perry Ph.D.

Co-Founder, Partner, FSO Institute
Former Managing Director OpX Leadership Network
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Tony Vandenoever

Manufacturing Coach, FSO Institute
Former Supply Chain Engineering Director, PepsiCo Beverages North America

Contact us to find out more about our Coaches

(571) 332-4594

schlegel@fsoinstitute.com

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