Craig Scott
Senior Director
Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
- Member
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
- Member
Oakridge Board of Education
- Member
Egelston Township
- Board of Trustees
- Planning Commission
West Michigan Growth Committee
- Member
Craig Scott has more than 25 years of experience in diverse working environments in leadership and corporate executive roles. He has extensive experience with new business start-ups, divestitures, post-merger integration, turnarounds, receiverships, product and process innovation, operations, value engineering, strategic sourcing, project management, and sales. Craig earned a BS in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Michigan University and has completed his MBA course work from Kennedy Western University. Craig assists DWH clients with improving their operating performance through strategic and tactical planning, restructuring, and plan implementation through the employment of leadership development, lean manufacturing principles, management tools, and technology.
Craig has substantial hands-on experience in business operations, and is well-versed in financial tools that are foundational for senior management roles, particularly distressed business enterprises or those in transitional growth stages. He has served in interim COO roles, including the stabilization of businesses and the implementation of divestitures to position organizations to execute organic and acquisition growth strategies. As an executive in leadership rolls, Craig has simultaneously overseen multiple cross-functional business areas, including purchasing, IT, HR, engineering, maintenance, scheduling, and all direct labor staff.
Craig understands the complexities business owners and managers face day-to-day, allowing him to thrive in dynamic and fluid environments, whether working in organizational growth or restructuring situation.