"Pat’s calm and focused ability to efficiently solve seemingly impossible problems represented his decades of executive level operational leadership as well as his success driving client relationships. Pat is a rare Operations Executive who has put solid time in with clients and understands the value of creating solutions that benefit all parties with a view on a long term relationship."
Sid S., Managing Director
ABOUT ME
PAT HADNAGY
Operations Executive with successful track record leading teams and companies to deliver breakthrough products and services to market.
Accomplished operations executive with over 20+ years successfully
creating and implementing strong strategic visions with a focus on data &insights-driven decision making and continual improvement practices. Passionate about smart decision making and emerging tech solutions that solve business challenges . I bring a proven track record of executing corporate initiatives with efficiency, cost effectiveness and client satisfaction. I've led global teams across operations, corporate strategy, creative production(film, TV, web, VR, metaverse), technology and accounts.
Solutions
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CASE STUDY CHALLENGE: The Venture Studio start up had minimal operational systems in place, and needed significant improvements to handle the scale and cross organizational coordination needed for success.
MY ACTION: I joined a small team and leaned in to drive key initiatives to make the company scalable and profitable.
THE RESULTS: While there, I worked with finance to implement their ERP system, including project management, defined workflows, methodologies and cross-cohort collaboration that created and set a scalable standard. I worked with Legal to implement Ironclad (contract management) and detail procurement work flows, created project budget templates, created and drove the budget review and approval process, streamlined resource management and program staffing, including improvement of standard flying formations, created opportunity qualification gates that defined sales probabilities against hard, fact-based objectives that I used to factor man day forecast needs, all creating a cohesive effort across all business entities and cohorts.
2
CASE STUDY CHALLENGE: As COO, my digital agency needed to restructure and revise their business operations to scale significantly and successfully in a short period of time, and be certifiably capable of handling Fortune 500 company needs.
MY ACTION: I analyzed the business and structure, re-organized, implemented project and resource management systems in synch with finance, aligned proposal and project plans and successfully lead SOC2 audit and compliance.
THE RESULTS: We decreased team rework by 25% and cost of goods sold by 30%, increased resource utilization by 28% and project margin by 30%, expanded client base securing SOC2 compliance and increased client engagement by dovetailing project delivery cadences with the data analytics practice to provide insights-driven solutions.
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CASE STUDY CHALLENGE: Our client needed support continuing their typically in-person B2B business during the pandemic. The solution was to create 3D models of their products to support virtual B2B business and create a method for managing the B2B product review virtually.
MY ACTION: I built an offshore team of 3D artists and management from the ground up to satisfy this need, created scalable methods, systems and processes to expand business to other clients and other products.
THE RESULTS: As a result, my effort doubled our company revenue, expanded our footprint well into Web3 with producing content for the first fashion show in the metaverse on Decentraland and enabled our marquee client to innovate in their industry with interactive and virtual B2B and B2C engagements globally across four (4) of their top brands.
CLIENT, COLLEAGUE AND EMPLOYER FEEDBACK
"I was impressed with his impeccable work ethic, unwavering dedication to ensuring the success of whatever client initiative he was part of, and the exemplary leadership he showed as he managed his team. His technical expertise combined with a strong operational mind and a client-first mindset makes him a leader you can trust will deliver...."
Safir B., Client
"I've worked with Pat as a client and as a vendor and in those experiences he's been a nothing but professional. Pat has the ability to make the most complex assignment seem effortless by assembling and managing his team of extremely talented people to get the job done..."
Kingsley H., Client & Vendor
"Pat was the stable rock and voice of guidance that people looked up when we worked together at NAX Group. He expanded his leadership responsibilities during our time together taking ownership of resource allocation that directly impacted the health of the P&L of our companies and venture teams. We could always count on Pat to find a solution in a pinch."
Reiko Y., Colleague
"Pat is always dedicated to a “best in class experience” with clients and peers. It’s truly a pleasure to collaborate with a extremely talented professional that is dedicated to all “end to end” solutions..."
Doug M., Manager
"Pat is as driven, focused and engaged as he’s quick to crack a smile. He’s an absolute pleasure to work with and probably the best manager under whom I’ve had the pleasure to work over my long career..."
Igor C., Employee
"Always personable, approachable, patient and composed in even the most stressful situations, I watched Pat lead teams with great spirit and insight. He was extremely supportive and trusting, empowering me to further develop my skills...."
Ashley H., Employee
"Pat has incredible leadership and operational expertise and always approaches his work with professionalism and industry knowledge. He's one of the good ones...."
Janice N., Colleague
"I had to good fortune to work with Pat Hadnagy while at Vans and found him to be a fantastic thought partner that always worked to find innovative solutions with a positive spirit. Pat worked to keep our project rolling towards our end goals, but also worked to be a teammate that saw the opportunities to pivot towards different avenues for success when we ran into roadblocks....."
Craig V., Client
"Pat is a very capable and talented operator. I relied on him to manage resourcing, fulfilling venture needs, and partnering very closely with a large number of stakeholders to ensure the best outcome for several concurrent and high-stakes initiatives. In the time I worked with Pat, I came to know him as a principled and efficient partner who was always able to deliver positive impact for the ventures and projects we collaborated on."
Muneeb B., Colleague