Managing Partner
Randall Powers
Randall Powers concentrates on Operational and Financial Due Diligence, Strategic Development, Management Training, and Business Development. Randall’s experience includes 20 years of business leadership in creating operational improvements. His accomplishments include the successful development and implementation of leading operational strategies, high performance improvement techniques and effective management and supervisory skills.
Prior to founding POWERS, Randall served as President and COO of Wise Metals Group and Chief of Operations for an operational improvement firm for more than 10 years. He started his career holding a variety of operating positions at United Parcel Service.
Randall graduated from the University of Georgia with an M.A. in Communications and Management and B.A. degrees in Economics and Philosophy.
Randall Powers
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER and MANAGING PARTNER
Sean Hart
Sean Hart is an industrial engineer with a background in manufacturing supervision and project management. Sean’s background is in improving overall plant efficiencies and implementing Lean techniques to improve processes.
Prior to joining POWERS, Sean’s positions included production manager and process engineer in the operations departments of ceramic and precision metal fabrication industries. Sean’s experience also includes managing front-line supervisors with 100 employees.
Sean graduated from Kennesaw State University with a B.S. in psychology and from Southern Polytechnic State University with a B.S. in industrial engineering.
Sean Hart
Managing Partner
CHIEF OF OPERATIONS
Craig Wall
Craig joined POWERS in 2016, bringing over 30 years of business experience in a diverse listing of manufacturing and industry groups. A few of these include aluminum extruding, metals fabrication, warehousing and inventory management, supplier management, steel manufacturing, optical manufacturing, and environmental & safety regulatory compliance. He has held positions as Production Manager, Operations Manager, Materials Manager, EH&S Manager, as well as project and analysis management in the consulting industry.
Holding various positions from front line supervision to project management allows Craig to have a wide perspective of process and improvement opportunities, working with all levels within an organization. He brings demonstrated skill in the development and facilitation of training programs, presentation creation, and delivery, as well as, process evaluation and improvement implementation.
Prior to joining POWERS, Craig served as the Operations Manager at Sea Ray Boats, Inc. – a subsidiary of Brunswick, Corp. Prior to that, he worked for Kawneer, Co. Inc. – a subsidiary of Alcoa.
Craig graduated from Indiana University School of Business majoring in both Marketing and Business Management. He began his work experience in manufacturing engineering and has expanded his professional experience since. He also held the position of co-chair of the Economic Development Enterprise of Flagler County in Florida for six years, working diligently to close the gap between local and state political agencies and private enterprises.
Craig Wall
Jennifer Chapman
Chief Administrative Officer
Jennifer Chapman
As our Chief Administrative Officer, Jennifer executes the day-to-day financial related activities of the company, ensures regulatory compliance, and provides accurate financial reporting to key decision makers.
She has over 18 years of professional experience in financial planning and reporting, accounting, and human resources. Jennifer’s experience also includes financial reporting for multiple subsidiary companies, non-profit corporations, and performing due diligence in acquiring several foreign companies.
Prior to joining POWERS, Jennifer served as Controller at Orbital Energy Services Corp. in Gainesville, Georgia where she hired and managed accounting staff, implemented cost accounting procedures, and formulated accounting practices throughout the organization. She started her career at a CPA firm in Conyers, GA.
Jennifer graduated Cum Laude from North Georgia College & State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.
Sam Sottile
Managing Partner
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MANAGING PARTNER
Sam Sottile
As Managing Partner, Sam Sottile leads the business development efforts at POWERS/ He is also responsible for Alliances with other services provides. In addition, Sam is responsible for developing future Service Offerings to be provided by POWERS. Finally he serves as the Supply Chain Management Executive Lead on delivering symfini™ Optimization Services Projects for key clients.
During his over 30 year career, Sam has helped more than 125 companies select and implement Management Operating Systems that have delivered hundreds of millions of dollars of benefits to those organizations. This includes extensive work and innovative application of a wide variety of business software, including S&OP, Supply Chain Planning & Optimization, Demand Planning, Plant Schedule, Product Lifecycle Management, and Enterprise Asset Management. His work includes serving many of the leading organizations in food and beverage, chemical, life sciences, health care, distribution, automotive, higher education, and state and local government, with particular expertise in meat, dairy, and food ingredients.
Sam graduated with Highest Honors from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics and specializations in Econometrics and Advanced Statistics.
Donte Vaughn,
Organizational Leadership & Culture
Vice President, Organizational Leadership & Culture
Donte Vaughn
MSM, CLSSBB
Donte Vaughn is the VP of Organizational Leadership and Culture with over 16 years of experience driving results in the public and private business sector. Prior to Powers, Donte founded and managed a boutique Operational Management Consulting practice serving the small business community. He also served in a Senior Executive capacity for firms providing labor strategy and workforce management solutions for the Industrial market space.
Donte studied at Drexel University and the University of Phoenix, where he received a BS in Business Administration & Management. He also earned a Masters degree in Management/Organizational Leadership. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate (5 th Year Resident); for the degree of Doctor of Management, with a concentration in Organizational Leadership & Culture. Donte also serves as an Adjunct Business Faculty Member for American Intercontinental University (AIU).
His professional memberships include the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Speakers Association (NSA), National Small Business Association – Leadership Counsel, and the National Business Educators Association (NBEA).
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