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TED ANDERSON

Ted Anderson, founding partner of Naviganto LLC, has over 25 years of leadership and project management experience in a wide range of corporate, military, entrepreneurial and consulting roles. His credentials include hands-on industrial experience in general management, plant operations, supply chain logistics, and sales, as well as consulting and staff roles in strategic planning, change management, finance, and marketing. He has implemented customer-focused logistics programs in the U.S., Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Central America, and is equally comfortable walking the shop floor or presenting in the board room.

 

"People of accomplishment rarely sit back and let things happen to them. They go out and happen to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

EXPERIENCE. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE.

Ted Anderson's primary expertise is managing and growing industrial operations, with particular emphasis on the global aerospace and defense supply chain and the maritime and marine industries. He received an MBA (with Honors) from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1994, and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.  Over the last 25 years he:

 

  • Held a range of leadership positions at a publicly traded aviation supply chain and maintenance business, including:

    • VP Operations, running an aircraft component overhaul facility in the Netherlands, accountable for all facets of production, engineering, planning, and purchasing.

    • GM of Supply Chain Services business unit, which integrated other divisions' products and services into comprehensive customer-focused solutions.

    • Group VP Operations and Business Development, coordinating logistics, operations, and joint marketing for 7 divisions with $400M in sales and 1,400 employees.

    • Assistant to the CEO/Group President - internal consultant and business analyst in this staff role, led due diligence teams on acquisitions and mergers, and served as a "pinch-hitter" executive in several field divisions around the globe to shore up problem areas. 

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  • Was a VP and General Manager at enterprise software companies including SmartSignal and Click Commerce, which have since been purchased by larger corporations.

 

  • Co-founded a small consulting firm focused on government contracting which grew  from nothing in 2009 into a multi-million dollar company. In 2013, he sold his share to the other partners.  Clients included the Department of Energy, U.S. Navy, and several larger defense contractors.

 

  • Created and managed several companies in the recreational boating industry. These companies are now consolidated as Broad Reach Sailing LLC. A  lifelong sailor with a passion for all things nautical, Ted is a licensed Master in the merchant marine. 

 

  • Served in the U.S. Navy as a Surface Warfare Office, and holds the rank of Commander in the Naval Reserves.  As the Reactor Electrical Officer on a nuclear cruiser, was responsible for overhauling all electrical systems in two nuclear plants during a complex refueling overhaul. Served in the 1990 Gulf War aboard a frigate, where he led a division of operations and intelligence specialists. 

 

IN A NAME

"What does Naviganto mean?"  You aren't the first to wonder. No, it isn't one of those made-up synthetic corporate names that have become so trendy.  It's a Latin word that could be interpreted as "Let them navigate" which is our philosophy with clients. We'd like to help you chart your course, and then help enable you to get there. Naviganto can also be intrepreted as "Let there be sailing!" which is a sentiment we couldn't agree with more wholeheartedly.  (For fellow students of the lingua latina, it is a  third person plural imperative verb - something we don't have in English.)  

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