BUILT ON THE INSIDE. WORKING ON THE FLOOR.
MATTHEW GILBERT
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT & FOUNDER
ClearBridge Operating Solutions is driven by its founder, Matthew Gilbert, operating out of Torrington, Connecticut.
Matthew built his operational foundation over 15 years inside the enterprise industrial distribution landscape. Having run operations at a converting company and managed enterprise accounts at MSC Industrial, he’s spent his career at the exact friction point where digital systems meet physical shop floor work. He’s been on both sides of the distribution table and inside enough operations to know where the real money is being lost.
ClearBridge was founded because that gap between the office and the floor is full of good businesses that deserve better than theoretical consulting. We don’t write 40-page reports. We build the systems, train the team, and leave.
Every engagement is a fixed-fee sprint with defined deliverables and a Train-the-Trainer handoff. No open-ended retainers.
HOW IT ACTUALLY WORKS.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. If you have a question that isn't here, the fastest answer is a 20-minute call.
ClearBridge works as an on-demand operations partner — fixed-fee sprints with defined scope, not open-ended retainers. You know the cost, the timeline, and the deliverables before we start. Every sprint ends with a Train-the-Trainer handoff so your team runs the system after we leave. No dependency, no surprises.
ClearBridge is best for independent manufacturers and machine shops with visible operational pain and no dedicated operations leader — shops where the owner is still the closest thing to a COO and the same problems keep compounding year after year.
No pitch, no pressure. We'll tell you whether there's a sprint worth running before we talk scope.
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