SODALES PARTNERS - Key Persons
Dave is committed to leveraging value propositions to drive organic growth and implementing Lean manufacturing to attain operational excellence.
Dave is the President of PCS Company, which is focused on providing leading technologies for the injection molding and die cast industries. Prior to PCS Company, Dave was the President of a Tier 1 automotive supplier in the North American and European markets for eleven years. Under his leadership, the business was transformed from a materials supplier to a Tier 1 supplier through aggressive restructuring and expansion into new product categories. Earlier in his career, Dave worked for eighteen years at Textron's Automotive Unit across a range of product groups with increasing levels of responsibility, becoming Executive Vice President North American Operations, Kautex.
Dave holds a Master of Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Youngstown State University.
Dennis Sheehan has extensive experience assisting Eastern and Middle Eastern governments in structuring their business economies, as well as a wealth of experience guiding businesses in navigating those business economies. Dennis founded the first New York non-vessel operating common carrier and established ocean carrier service between the US and Libya. He then assisted the Libyan government in introducing circle irrigation and building 25 miles of greenhouses to transform its agricultural sector. In the 1980's, he served as a personal consultant to Deng Xiaoping in China, modernizing the Chinese cement industry, writing the precursor to the current "The Joint Venture Rules and Regulations of the PRC," and helping establish 14 economic zones. In the late 1990's, Dennis met Mikhail Gorbachev and agreed to relocate to Russia to assist in the privatization of farm collectives. He then assisted the Mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, in privatizing and modernizing the medical school system, ultimately becoming the Dean of three Russian medical schools. Dennis is currently the CEO of IDP Labs, a coatings and cleaning chemicals manufacturer serving major hospitals, airports, nursing homes, supermarket chains, and automotive OEMs.
Jerry provides business improvement services to manufacturing and service organizations. Jerry also has expertise in mergers, acquisitions, and integrations.
Jerry currently works as a consultant to middle market manufacturing and industrial service businesses. Jerry previously held senior general management positions with ER Wagner (a manufacturer of custom vehicle components and engineered, high-performance casters and hinges), Jason, Inc as President of Milsco (a global manufacturer of seating for motorcycles, boats, and off-road vehicles from riding lawn mowers to construction and agricultural equipment), The Manitowoc Company (a manufacturer of food service equipment and cranes and lifting solutions), and Fiskars (a global manufacturer of cutting tools).
Jerry graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater and earned a Master of Business Administration with honors from Marquette University.
John J. Shaia - Founder, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President and General Manager for OMG Roofing Products
Pete has extensive experience as a general manager, operating executive, and private equity investment professional. Pete's core competencies include global supply chain management, Lean manufacturing, and strategic planning.
Currently, Pete is the Senior Vice President and General Manager for OMG Roofing Products, a leading manufacturer and global supplier of high-performance products and services for the commercial roofing industry. He has also held operations leadership roles at Steel Partners, Gulftech International, Crane Co., and Danaher Corporation. He has held investment professional positions in private equity at Saw Mill Capital and Mellon Ventures.
Pete earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from The College of William and Mary and a Master of Business Administration from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
Bob is recognized as an exceptional general manager and as a premier Director of both public and private manufacturing companies. He was selected by Board Alert as one of the seven Outstanding Directors in the United States in 2003.
Bob was the Chairman, President, and CEO of Sundstrand, a diversified international company and the leading global supplier of aircraft electric generating systems for the aerospace industry. He was also Executive Vice President of Illinois Tool Works Inc. and began his career with E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. Bob has sat on 11 public and private company Boards, including AK Steel Holding Corporation, Visteon Corporation, Solutia Inc., and ACCO Brands Corporation. He has also sat on seven non-profit Boards and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of both the Manufacturers Alliance and the National Association of Manufacturers.
Bob graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Srivas has expertise creating and executing performance improvement plans in middle market, private and publicly-held, global, manufacturing companies through strategic planning, pricing, product development, global supply chain management, operating performance improvement, and production facility consolidation.
Srivas was recently the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Janesville Acoustics, a division of Jason, Inc. Janesville is a Tier I automotive supplier of nonwoven fiber products for various applications throughout passenger vehicles. Srivas has also held general management positions at a seating manufacturer for off-road vehicles and at multiple divisions of Textron. Additionally, he has been the Vice President of Business Development at Jason, Inc.
Srivas holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Bangalore University in India and a Master of Engineering degree from Lamar University. He also completed the Textron Executive Leadership Program.