Disney
Vail Resorts
NFL Stadium
Dow
Mars Wrigley
Resort Labor
Disney
Vail Resorts
NFL Stadium
Dow
Mars Wrigley
Resort Labor
Disney
Vail Resorts
NFL Stadium
Dow
Mars Wrigley
Resort Labor
Operational excellence, built for your business
Driving measurable operational performance improvements across complex organizations. No permanent hiring required.
Operational excellence, built for your business
Driving measurable operational performance improvements across complex organizations. No permanent hiring required.
Disney
Dow
Vail Resorts
Disney
Dow
Vail Resorts
Disney
Dow
Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts
Mars Wrigley
NFL Stadium
Vail Resorts
Mars Wrigley
NFL Stadium
Vail Resorts
Mars Wrigley
NFL Stadium
NFL Stadium
Resort Labor
Disney
NFL Stadium
Resort Labor
Disney
NFL Stadium
Resort Labor
Disney
Mars Wrigley
Disney
Dow
Mars Wrigley
Disney
Dow
Mars Wrigley
Disney
Dow
Resort Labor
NFL Stadium
Mars Wrigley
Resort Labor
NFL Stadium
Mars Wrigley
Resort Labor
NFL Stadium
Mars Wrigley
Why Bluebird Operations
Complex organizations often face operational bottlenecks that stall growth.
Bluebird Operations expands your team's capacity—without permanent hiring. Strategic and analytical support to unlock performance across your operations.
Trusted by industry-leading organizations
Track Record
From Day-to-Day Operations to Pivotal Moments
The Walt Disney Company
Project Manager & Senior Industrial Engineer at Disneyland Resort
- Led Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opening optimization (3.5h → 90m)
- Masterplanning for Facilities & Operations relocation
- Vendor Managed Inventory program: 98% PO reduction
- $500k capital cost avoidance
Vail Resorts
VP of Operational Insights, Mountain Division
- Deployed enterprise Workforce Management systems
- $15M/yr labor savings across the enterprise
- Built data-driven operations support team
- Parking optimization across 6 resorts
Mars Wrigley
Led North American Master Planning
- Master planning across 5 key manufacturing sites
- $1B+ future capital investments
- TWIX® brand supply chain capacity planning
- Cross-functional coordination and execution
Results
Measurable Impact Across Industries
Annual Labor Savings
Vail Resorts
Production Increase
Manufacturing
Egress Improvement
NFL Stadium
PO Reduction
Disney Custodial
Consulting Work
Below is a sampling of consulting projects Derek has supported over the past year
Production Increase
Within 5-week timeframe
Capacity Improvement & Bottleneck Analysis
Supported capacity improvement efforts at a DoW weapons manufacturing facility. Performed bottleneck and runtime analyses and drove cross-functional project management to drive improvements forward. Within 5-week timeframe, measured a 36% increase in shift output production volume and provided a roadmap to help deliver a total 100% production throughput improvement.
Egress Improvement
Guest satisfaction scores
NFL Stadium Egress Improvements
Cross-functional effort with an analytics team to improve egress experience for fans at a major football stadium. Led a signage review process and developed a comprehensive digital signage package for 125 different TV screens across the stadium concourses to deploy on egress for pointing guests to the right exits. Results showing 13% improvement in guest egress scores after deployment.
Annual Savings
Clearly defined roadmap
Ski Resort Labor Optimization
Partnered with a major ski resort to build labor planning approach for various mountain operating teams. Outlined $1M/yr savings roadmap with clearly defined initiatives.
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