Mike leads McKinsey’s Manufacturing Solutions and is also a leader in McKinsey’s North American Digital Manufacturing initiative. He has helped develop McKinsey’s approach to digital transformation for clients’ brownfield and greenfield manufacturing sites.

Mike has served several clients on a diverse set of operations topics, including manufacturing strategy; digital transformation, and network optimization; clients span GEM, automotive & assembly, aerospace, and CPG manufacturers

Typical programs ranged from 6-18 months, spanning technological, systems, and cultural changes; recent experiences include:

-       Setting up a network-wide digital performance management system, bringing mix of automated and real-time performance data, coupled with performance dialogs for operations and business leaders, to drive operating performance for a global metals producer

-       Defining the data needs and systems for manufacturing execution and asset scheduling, along with capability building to use newly acquired data, for a global aluminum producer

-       Defining the Industry 4.0 business case, roadmap, and technology strategy for a global tools and engineered products producer

-       Leading the design of the Plant of the Future for a global drinks producer, including digital use case and technology roadmap to modernize data capabilities; quantifying value at stake; and implementing new technologies for a global drinks producer

-       Installing real-time data systems and performance management across the plant network for a North American food producer

Before joining McKinsey, Mike worked at Eaton Corporation, a global capital goods manufacturer, where he conducted capacity planning and financial analyses, and advised senior management on geographic expansion and acquisition and divestiture targets

Mike received an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago (Honors), and a B.A. in Economics from Miami University (magna cum laude)