Rolf Dahl

“Rolf changed Cretex Concrete Products from having low expectations and significant operating losses to a company with good expectations and significantly improved income. He developed managers and improved processes so mistakes were not repeated and improvement was made continuous. He developed teamwork, accountability, empowerment, and strategic thinking which enabled Cretex to respond quickly to opportunities and reposition itself as a strong market leader in the Midwest area. It is easy to recommend Rolf as a business leader after all the positive results he brought to Cretex.”

“Rolf is a great guy to work with. Very down to earth and pleasant. I really enjoyed working with him.”

“Ralf is an outstanding leader who is very inspirng executive and mentor to us when I worked at Accellent Group Engineering Manager. He is bsuiness savy and posseses phenomenal background in medical device products, contract manufacturing, and operations management. He was well-liked and very respected.”

“Rolf is a well seasoned and accomplished executive. He has a keen ability to dissect and understand operational data and make swift and decisive decisions based upon the information. Rolf makes himself accessible to all levels in the organization and encourages dialogue in order to make improvements. Rolf demonstrated amazing talent to manage multiple site locations in a highly complex manufacturing environment.”

“I met Rolf through our acquisition of MedSource technologies, and was strongly supportive of Rolf's promotion to VP Operations in the Accellent Cardiology Division. Rolf has proven to be an outstanding operations leader, and I have always found his preference to cut to the chase speak the truth quite refreshing. I would hire Rolf in a minute.”

“Rolf provided great vision and leadership for the Cardiology Division at Accellent, Inc. He took the lead in driving continuous improvement through Lean Sigma. Rolf understood each of the facility issues and was able to help the management teams work through those while also satisfying the overall company objectives. Rolf is very capable of leading large organizations. I would not hesitate to recommend him for this type of executive management position.”

“I found Rolf to be a very pragmatic, accessible, out-going senior executive. In a sea of confusion, his voice was one of calm and reason. Rolf was also very clear on what objectives he wished to attain as well as how best to attain them. I always enjoyed my interactions with Rolf and appreciated his perspective. I would welcome the opportunity to work with him in the future.”

“Rolf provided the organization with the vision and the tools to drive dramatic cost reductions in our operation. He provided direct feedback to his team and helped provide focus to the key performance metrics.”

“Rolf and I worked together over a period of approximately seven years at Cummins, Inc. during which Rolf served in a series of global senior leadership roles in manufacturing operations. In my view, Rolf was one of the key transformational leaders in Cummins’ evolution to a world class manufacturing organization based on Lean and Six Sigma. His professional expertise and leadership ability (particularly his ability to gain the trust and support of colleagues from the shop floor through senior management) resulted in Rolf being entrusted with, and successfully completing, some of the company’s most challenging operations assignments. His business acumen, combined with the ability to work in a highly matrixed environment, made him an extremely effective leader, and allowed him to make significant contributions in the areas of cost reduction, quality and delivery. I would recommend Rolf without reservation.”

“Rolf's support of our business was outstanding. He assured all of our needs were met with urgency and the highest quality. The results he personally assured in support of key projects for my company were critical to our success. I would trust Rolf with future business without question.”

“Rolf is a manufacturing professional with a practical approach rounded out by strong lean sigma manufacturing expertise. Rolf was the primary internal driver and implementation expert behind the MedSource lean sigma program, which was effectively rolled out across over 13 operating units and touched over 250 employees directly.”

“Rolf is a driven, hard working, and committed Manufacturing and Operations Senior Executive. Rolf is thoughtful, encourages debate and new ideas, considered in his opinion, and straight forward and candid in his comments and working relationship. Rolf is non-political and has a great work ethic and a can-do attitude.”