About
About David Pidgeon
David Pidgeon is a supply chain and operations leader based in Jacksonville, Florida. Over more than 15 years, he has worked across medical device, life sciences, and industrial manufacturing, in organizations ranging from a startup he co-founded to divisions with more than $1 billion in revenue.
Career
David began his career as a chemical engineer, managing capital projects and process improvement across a national manufacturing network. He moved into production leadership, where he led a 135-person remanufacturing operation through a turnaround that improved labor efficiency by more than 10 percent, raised first-pass yield by 8 percent, and cut recordable injuries by 85 percent. The team went on to win a company manufacturing excellence award.
From there, he built and led planning organizations through several major SAP implementations, centralized master production planning for a large institutional division, and introduced S&OP at companies that had never used it.
Most recently, David has led end-to-end operations for medical device manufacturers, covering manufacturing, logistics, procurement, and planning. His work there included starting up an in-house clean room manufacturing facility that reached full production within six months, implementing inventory planning software, and leading operational integration of an acquisition.
Writing
David writes about practical supply chain topics, including inventory management, S&OP, MRP and ERP implementation, and scaling operations at growing manufacturers. You can read his work on the articles page.
Education
He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, and bachelor's degrees in chemical and biological engineering and in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Connect
See David's full experience, or reach him through the contact page or on LinkedIn.