Engagement
Fractional COO
Embedded operational leadership without a full-time hire.
Who it is for
The founder drowning in operations who cannot justify a quarter-million-dollar COO or keep running the floor and the board at once.
What you get
Ongoing operational leadership at two to three days a week, embedded with your direct reports
The full Standard Work 2.0 install across IT and OT, one auditable digital thread from quote to ship
Real-time SQDIP reporting, quality tracking aligned to your prime's SCAR scorecards, and audit routines that hold after I step back
Executive mentorship that upskills your technicians into site leaders
A bridge to the prime and its approved supplier list, from an operator who has been upstream
How it works
An ongoing retainer: near full-time for the first 90 days, then a steady fractional cadence as the system holds.
● Case in point
A fractional COO on a defense ATE shop floor
As fractional COO, Garrett Partridge LLC is rebuilding a defense ATE manufacturer's quality tracking around its prime's SCAR scorecard, cutting ghost-part inventory variances by 10 percent, and charting the digital-twin roadmap that outlives the engagement.
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Put this engagement in front of an operator.
Name your trigger and I respond within 48 hours with a realistic window.