About the author
Rich Winsor
Rich Winsor is an operations executive who builds manufacturing operations from the ground up. He has carried full P&L ownership across a two-site, 90-person precision manufacturer, with oversight that spans production, supply chain, HR, IT, capital planning and site selection, and he has led an acquisition and its integration.
Earlier in his career he held director roles in materials and operations at precision and industrial manufacturers, including Burndy, a Hubbell company, and Dynetics Corporation, a precision-machining equipment builder in Woburn, Massachusetts.
He is unusually hands-on for an executive. He writes his own ERP queries, builds operational software and designs control panels, and he prefers building systems that fit how a plant actually runs over buying ones that don't.
Rich founded 2KR Partners to bring that approach to small and mid-sized manufacturers. He writes here about shop-floor systems, maintenance, purchasing and the practical side of running a plant.