DavidJerneycic

President

Michigan, USA

Operations executive with 20+ years of experience leading manufacturing turnarounds, performance improvement, and large-scale transformations across automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors. Proven track record as both a President and consultant driving EBITDA growth, integrating M&A operations, and scaling multi-site plant operations globally. Combines deep engineering expertise with strategic consulting credentials from McKinsey and EY-Parthenon.

Project Experience

President AMBE USA and Consultant, Ambe Engineering LLC
Strategy & Transactions – Managing Director, EY-Parthenon, Strategy & Transactions
- Led strategy, M&A, due‑diligence, and post‑transaction integration efforts for mid‑to‑large cap manufacturing and industrial clients
Partner & Co-Founder, Jacket River Consulting & Capital
- Led performance improvement for middle-market PE portcos and investment portfolio in manufacturing and service industries
Management Consultant, McKinsey & Company
- Delivered operational diagnostics, process re‑engineering, and performance improvement engagements for manufacturing clients across North America
Plant Manager, Broadwind Energy

Impact & Achievements

Rapid EBITDA improvement for $250m+ automotive Tier 1 supplier; built restructuring plan, negotiated price concessions from global customer (OEM) base, and oversaw turnaround through +$20m EBITDA improvement
Comprehensive value engineering product cost reduction and smart enablement for $5b+ consumer goods manufacturer to achieve $75m+ in annual product cost savings through operational, design, and sourcing
Post-merge integration for a $5b specialty chemical manufacturer; co-led NA consolidation and cost optimization for Operations and Warehousing, worked with the company to identify rapid cost-out and re-organization of direct/indirect resources to create best-in-class staffing across manufacturing footprint, designed and implemented best practices across business, achieving 20%+ cost savings at flagship NA location.

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