Operations Executive · Private Pilot · PMP

BRAD
ARCHIE

Global operations expert in engineering & manufacturing — with a military, aviation, and robotics edge.

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Experience
15+
Years in global operations
Headcount Scaled
15→75
At IAM Robotics alone
Sourcing Managed
$300M+
Across global supply chains
Clearance
Secret
USAF · DOD

/ 01 — About

Pilot. Executive.
Operator.

With 15 years of diverse international experience across operations, supply chain, and product engineering, Brad Archie brings a rare combination of boardroom strategy and boots-on-the-ground execution. He holds a Private Pilot License, a Secret DOD clearance, a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation, and an Executive MBA in International Business from the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business.

Brad has helped launch concepts to market for clients including GoPro, TwitchCon, SpaceX, and NVIDIA, while simultaneously serving as an Aircraft Fleet Maintenance Manager in the US Air Force Reserves. His passion and proven success lie at the intersection of precision autonomous machinery, technology, and scalable operations.

His career goal is to serve as a COO — driving excellence and innovation by tying together supply chain, engineering, robotics, and aviation industry connections in ways most executives simply cannot.

Pittsburgh, PA Open to Relocation Mandarin Speaker

Attitude

WINGS
LEVEL

Cleared for Takeoff

/ 02 — Experience

Flight Log

Corporate, military, and aviation roles — one unified record of service.

/ 03 — Featured Project

ERP/MRP: Built from Zero

IAM Robotics — Series A Startup

IAM Robotics had a 10-person team, a couple of shared credit cards, and an Excel spreadsheet for its entire supply chain. When the company received Series A funding and aimed to scale to 100 employees, Brad stepped in to architect the entire operations backbone — alone.

Three months later, what started as a garage band of engineers became a 55-person full-scale company with a working ERP/MRP backbone — and later received Series B funding, tripling in size.

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Stage 1 — Centralization

Consolidated all purchasing into a master sheet and a JIRA-based 2-tier approval workflow.

2

Stage 2 — QuickBooks Migration

Mass-uploaded all data into QuickBooks; established centralized ledger and cycle-count inventory.

3

Stage 3 — Fishbowl MRP

Migrated to Fishbowl MRP in one weekend; manufacturing team was fully operational by Monday.

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Stage 4 — Full Stand-Up

SolidWorks BOM integration via custom API; as-built records for all legacy products; automated purchasing pipeline.

Clients & Notable Engagements

SpaceX · Tesla · NVIDIA · GoPro · Twitch · Boeing · PPG · BMW CCA · Mr Beast

/ 04 — Capabilities

Skills & Expertise

Supply Chain

Global Sourcing Commodity Management Vendor Management Contract Manufacturing CSCP Certified Make vs. Buy Raw Materials Resilience

ERP / Technology

SAP Oracle Fishbowl MRP QuickBooks JIRA SourceDay Arena PLM GT Nexus

Executive Leadership

PMP Certified COO / Fractional COO Startup Incubation Scaling Operations Change Management P&L Ownership Executive MBA — Pitt Katz

Aviation & Military

Private Pilot License USAF Reservist US Army Veteran C-17 Fleet Management Secret DOD Clearance NCO

Product Engineering

Autonomous Vehicles Robotics Textile Engineering BOM Management SolidWorks Integration Quality Control NPI / Stage Gates

International Business

Mandarin Chinese APAC Operations China Office Management Global Compliance Cross-Cultural Negotiation BS Intl Business — IUP

/ 05 — Credentials

Education & Certifications

Executive MBA

University of Pittsburgh
Katz School of Business
International Business

B.S. Intl Business & Finance

Indiana University
of Pennsylvania
APAC Focus

CSCP & PMP

Certified Supply Chain
Professional
Project Management Prof.

Private Pilot

FAA Certificated
Private Pilot License
Fixed-Wing

/ 06 — Beyond the Role

Mr Beast Philanthropy

Project Coordinator, APAC operations

Steel Maintainers Council

Non-profit for active duty members and family activities

No Dog Left Behind

Volunteer pilot — animal rescue transport missions

/ 07 — Contact

Let's Talk.

Executive references available upon request.

Pittsburgh, PA — Open to Relocation