About David McLaughlin

The Short Version

I transform organizations. Not from the outside looking in from the inside, as an embedded leader who takes ownership and delivers measurable results. Over 25 years, I've helped companies grow from $1M to $85M+, modernized entire technology infrastructures, built high-performing teams, and implemented the systems and processes that turn operational chaos into scalable, repeatable success.

I'm not a fly-in-fly-out consultant. When I commit, I commit. My longest engagements span 10 and 15 years because real transformation doesn't happen in a quarter.

How I Work

Every engagement starts with the same question: where are your people, your processes, your technology, and your capacity for innovation today and where do they need to be?

That's the People, Process, Technology, Innovation framework. It's not a slide deck methodology. It's how I've actually transformed organizations for over two decades aligning the people, optimizing the process through Lean Six Sigma discipline, modernizing the technology, and driving innovation through AI and emerging capabilities.

I'm a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. That means I don't guess. I measure, I analyze, and I build systems that sustain results long after I've moved on.

What I've Done

The numbers tell part of the story:

• Led revenue growth from $1M to $85M+ through comprehensive digital transformation

• Built and deployed mobile-first applications generating $44M+ in revenue

• Created a patented mobile verification process for supply chain operations generating $20M+ in revenue

• Architected business intelligence platforms with 1,100+ visualizations across 250+ data sources

• Protected 100M+ personally identifiable records across financial services, healthcare, and government

• Reduced operational costs by 43% annually through strategic system consolidation

• Guided organizations through 50+ security audits and compliance frameworks

But numbers don't capture the human side. The warehouse team that went from paper-based chaos to 98% inventory accuracy. The operations staff who stopped dreading Monday mornings because the systems finally worked. The CEO who could finally see the business in real time instead of waiting for last month's spreadsheet.

That's the work I care about transformation you can see in the numbers and feel in the culture.

My Background

I've worked across manufacturing, automotive, financial services, banking, healthcare, government, education, logistics, warehousing, insurance, and more. Every industry teaches you something different about what transformation actually requires and reinforces that the fundamentals (People, Process, Technology, Innovation) are universal.

I hold a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification and bring data-driven discipline to every engagement. Whether the challenge is a failing ERP migration, an AI strategy that's stuck in pilot purgatory, or a technology organization that's grown faster than its infrastructure can support I've seen it, I've solved it, and I can show you the path forward.