
David Looper
Managing Consultant
With 30 years of industry experience, David has served as the senior operations executive for a number of high-profile companies prior to joining OMEP. David learned early in his career he was better at business than engineering, and thus has a unique knack for quantifying projected impacts in both dollars and operational performance. In addition to his expertise in manufacturing business operations, Dave is also a business transition expert. By understanding the interaction of individual, family, and business life cycles, David brings a system approach to exit strategy and succession planning development, as well as resolving family business problems.
Past Relevant Experience
- Precision Wire Components—operations management
- Gerber Legendary Blades—operations management, new product development
- Weyerhaeuser (infrared imaging division startup)—operations management, product commercialization
- Granville-Phillips Company—operations management, human resources management, productivity improvement
- Sentrol—manufacturing management
- Lifecare–vice president of manufacturing
Education
- B.S., Engineering Technologies and Manufacturing, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly)