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@BlindMacKenzie
Operations Executive | AI Practitioner | Builder of Systems That Outlast Their Architect
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Assessed 3/22/2026
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Gary Horsfall is an operations executive and consultant with over thirty-five years of experience driving P&L growth, operational turnarounds, and enterprise transformations across manufacturing, consumer goods, and technology-enabled services. He has served as President, CEO, COO, and CFO of companies ranging from founder-owned startups to PE-backed national brands, and has led every major functional area — operations, finance, supply chain, IT, sales and marketing, manufacturing, and new product development. His work spans post-merger integrations, facility buildouts, ERP implementations exceeding $1B in scope, and the kind of rapid operational stabilization that complex organizations require during periods of transformation. Gary is a practitioner-level AI user who has integrated artificial intelligence into his professional practice as a core operational capability. He works daily across multiple AI platforms spanning text, code, image generation, video, voice synthesis, research, and transcription — including Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Claude Code, Cursor, NotebookLM, ElevenLabs, and Perplexity AI. He has built documented AI methodologies — reusable skills for professional document creation, meeting summarization, quality assurance, facility commissioning and decommissioning, and a foundational AI operating discipline that codifies his approach to role assignment, verification, conversation management, and iterative refinement. He treats AI the way he treats any enterprise system: the technology is thirty percent of the value, and the operating discipline around it determines the outcome. His current work includes designing LoRaWAN-based IoT monitoring systems for manufacturing facilities in Mexico and his personal property in Jamaica, architecting an AI-powered content personalization platform, leading S&OP and integrated planning initiatives across US-Mexico-Polish operations, and developing the Resilient Life Architecture — a five-pillar framework for building durable systems across business, personal, and community contexts that he envisions extending into multiple verticals. Beyond the professional domain, Gary brings the same intensity to a wide range of personal pursuits. He is a serious wildlife and fine art photographer whose work is showcased at artfulexpectations.com. He is an accomplished woodworker whose craft has evolved over decades from basic furniture to hand-built canoes, intricate desks, and detailed cabinetry. He has grown orchids for over fifty years. He has held both private pilot and drone pilot licenses. He pursues cycling, kayaking, rock climbing, backpacking, and river rafting with the same drive toward expert-level capability that defines his professional life. He has read every National Geographic from 1947 through the mid-2010s, approximately 650 issues of Life Magazine, and complete collections of Fine Woodworking, Wooden Boat, Fine Homebuilding, and Smithsonian — a lifetime of deep, cross-domain learning that feeds both his professional judgment and his personal creative work. Gary operates from a simple conviction: AI is a force multiplier, and a multiplier's output is only as good as what it's multiplying. Deep expertise, relentless curiosity, and disciplined process — applied to AI — produce extraordinary results. He builds systems designed to endure and to work without him, whether those systems are manufacturing operations, AI workflows, or the architecture of a well-lived life.
Generated 3/22/2026
Gary Horsfall is an operations executive, AI practitioner, and venture builder with over thirty-five years leading enterprise transformations across manufacturing, technology, and consumer goods.
He architects AI workflows with the rigor of a manufacturing quality system, building documented, transferable methodologies that span ERP generation, multilingual workforce communications, IoT infrastructure design, and cross-model verification frameworks that treat architectural differences between models as diagnostic signals rather than redundancy. His verification discipline draws on decades of knowing what "right" looks like across every major functional domain.
These capabilities position Gary to solve problems most organizations cannot yet frame: building AI operating systems that scale beyond a single expert operator and into team-level execution across complex, multi-domain enterprises.
From hand-built canoes to AI-generated ERP systems, his full profile reveals why the multiplier matters less than what it multiplies.
Confidential Company · Contract · Jan 2026 – Present Establishing unified, manufacturing-centric operational leadership across Arizona HQ, EU, and Mexico operations. Building operational maturity through disciplined processes, strengthening cross-functional integration across AME, Engineering, Operations, Planning, FP&A, and PMO, while institutionalizing continuous improvement and problem-solving capability across all levels of leadership.
FTE Factory Advisors · Contract · Jan 2026 – Present Serving as both strategic partner and tactical problem-solver for complex client engagements, applying deep functional expertise to design and implement scalable, sustainable solutions. Leading engagements from planning through execution with a focus on measurable bottom-line results, coaching client teams through change to enable lasting outcomes.
Gary Horsfall, LLC · Self-employed · Apr 2021 – Present Leading operational due diligence, carve-outs, stand-ups, and post-merger integrations for PE-owned companies across industrial products, consumer goods, food and beverage, construction, and technology. Directed ERP standardization integrating four nationwide construction companies ($1.2B revenue) onto a single IFS platform, delivering 2,200+ business requirements. Guided AI operationalization initiatives to improve profitability, reduce costs, and enhance forecasting accuracy.
Crowe Global · Jun 2019 – Apr 2021 Delivered complex post-sale integrations including site consolidation and facility buildout while maintaining manufacturing and distribution continuity. Conducted due diligence and operational performance reviews across procurement, logistics, staffing, and P&L, synthesizing findings into executive-ready reports influencing investment decisions. Recognized with exceptional performance rating for successful large-scale business integration.
RSM US · Jul 2013 – Jul 2019 Served as sector lead for Industrial Products in national management consulting, advising on due diligence, synergy realization, and operational improvement. Acted as interim Director of Operations for an EV manufacturer, restructuring engineering, supply chain, and quality functions to achieve regulatory production deadlines. For a $239M manufacturer, identified $19.8M in staff savings, $6.3M in raw material savings, and efficiency gains that doubled inventory turns.
· Jun 2012 – Jul 2013 Managed Xbox, Kinect, and Surface repair and refurbishment service contracts and providers spanning the U.S., China, Mexico, and Czech Republic. Oversaw vendor invoicing, performance metrics, and backlog reporting, coordinating engineering, supply chain, and sales to balance global volumes.
Microsoft · Jun 2011 – Jul 2012 Oversaw JIT product key delivery and reconciliation for 750M+ keys and 15–30M monthly transactions. Built process mapping, data collection, and project-tracking tools coordinating internal and external stakeholders, and led disaster recovery and business continuity planning for the eCommerce Solutions Group.
Foss Maritime Company · Jul 2009 – May 2011 Implemented costing system for a $600M business unit and designed transfer pricing model for tugboat and barge operations. Managed cost allocations of $50–75M annually and directed SAP-based operational reporting, improving executive visibility into financial and operational performance.
RPI · May 2008 – Dec 2008 Led manufacturing and supply chain with $17.5M annual budget, converting from batch to JIT single-piece flow. Expanded facilities and workforce 4x to handle 8x seasonal demand spikes while overseeing $5M in digital print equipment procurement and maintaining a 20/7 operating schedule.
EcoTimber · Jun 2007 – Nov 2007 Transitioned a carved-out business unit through its first 100 days, standing up payroll, insurance, IT, inventory, and logistics from scratch. Built supply chain and costing systems while resolving $3.5M in at-risk customer issues to preserve key commercial relationships.
Traeger Pellet Grills · May 2006 – Dec 2006 Transitioned Traeger from a founder-owned regional business to a PE-backed national company, scaling revenue from $9M to $17M in year one with trajectory to $35M. Designed a new sales organization, relocated and expanded manufacturing facilities to quadruple capacity, and introduced a powder-coat finishing line.
Jamaican Education AgriTech (EAT) Initiative · Jun 2023 – Present Serving on the board of a non-profit equipping the next generation of Jamaicans with skills in hydroponics, IoT, photovoltaic solar, and CAD to lead agricultural resilience through innovation. Educating, training, and managing the manufacturing segment for the team and program participants. www.jamiacanseat.org
APICS · Jan 1985 – Jan 2005 Twenty years of volunteer leadership across local, regional, and national levels of the professional association for supply chain and operations management, contributing to the advancement of the profession through education, certification, and community development.
Gary Horsfall, LLC – Photography · Self-employed · Sep 2014 – Present Journalistic, documentary, industrial, and fine art photographer with a 20,000+ image portfolio spanning street photography in Seattle, wildlife and landscape work across the Pacific Northwest, and explorations throughout the U.S. and internationally. Work is driven by a thematic focus on capturing what's in plain sight — people in their natural environment and the beauty of nature and man-made objects at every scale. Portfolio at artfulexpectations.com.