Smartsheet Aligned Platinum Partner
Portico Group helps manufacturers, health systems, and growing companies find the friction points that slow growth. We diagnose what’s actually happening, build the systems that make it visible, and deliver results you can measure.
$25M
Annualized savings identified at a major integrated health system
5,000
Hours of patient capacity per 100 beds, projected regionwide from a hospital pilot
50%
On-time delivery improvement for a steel tank manufacturer
10 wks
From kickoff to a 45% lead time cut, US/Mexico
What we do
We map your friction points, build systems that make the right information visible, and measure what changes. No junior handoffs. No templated advice.
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We map where jobs stall, where information has to be asked for instead of seen, and where capacity is lost to broken handoffs. You get a scored priority list and a clear first move, not a report that sits on a shelf.
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Lean, Kanban, and continuous improvement, used as tools and not dogma. We eliminate waste, reduce variation, and build repeatable processes that scale with you.
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Dashboards, automated workflows, and real-time command centers built on Smartsheet. Your team gets visibility. Leadership gets the data to make faster, better decisions.
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How an engagement runs
We start where the work happens, not in a conference room. We see the workarounds your team has learned to live with.
Root causes, scored and ranked. A short list of what to fix first and why it matters to the P&L.
Processes, cadences, and Smartsheet tools that make the right information visible to the right people.
We embed with your team until it runs without us. Then we step back, and your people carry it forward.
Industries we serve
Assembly, custom fabrication, maquiladora environments, and supply chain. Measurable gains in lead time, efficiency, and on-time delivery across US and Mexico operations.
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Patient capacity, workforce readiness command centers, medication management, and enterprise performance dashboards for integrated health systems.
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Inventory management, S&OP planning, dual-sourcing, and distributor performance. From Fortune 100 consumer goods to high-growth brands.
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Post-acquisition rigor and scalable systems. We help portfolio companies move from founder-dependent operations to repeatable, measurable processes.
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Featured product
A complete operational intelligence suite built on Smartsheet. From daily floor huddles to executive dashboards, SmartOps Pro gives every layer of your organization the visibility it needs to act with confidence.
Built on Smartsheet
Forms, automations, reports, and dashboards, designed with the people who run the work every day. A few of the systems we’ve built.
Engineering firm · Land acquisition
A multi-state land acquisition program re-architected around one tract register, one plan template, and role-based views. Columns cut from 203 to about 30.
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Engineering firm · Enterprise projects
A standard project kit, launched by Control Center, with every project rolling up to one portfolio view. In progress.
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Consumer products · Facility move
A full warehouse and office move run from one Smartsheet command center. Finished on time, orders kept shipping, and net cash positive.
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Home medical equipment repair
A Work App that follows every repair from driver pickup to billing, with about 95M formula references engineered out along the way.
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Principal’s experience · Facilities engineering
Engineering staffing for 40 medical centers, sized from the work up, checked by every site, and delivered through Smartsheet.
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Health system · Position control
Smart intake, a fast track for budgeted backfills, bulk upload for backlogs, and committee votes that record themselves.
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Principal’s experience · Onboarding
A daily feed of new hires, a human approval step, and orientation invitations that send themselves. Live and expanding.
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Principal’s experience · Workforce mobilization
The system that onboarded, credentialed, and deployed contingent workers through a two-wave health care strike.
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Client results
Real outcomes from real engagements.
Principal’s experience · Medication management
$25M
Annualized savings and 8%+ less medication waste, from simple Kanban pulls in clinic medication closets.
Large integrated health system
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Principal’s experience · Workforce mobilization
12,000+
Contingent workers onboarded and deployed with zero glitches, during what the union called the largest open-ended health care strike in U.S. history.
Large integrated health system
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Healthcare · Patient operations
5,000 hrs
Patient-capacity gain per 100 beds, projected across the region from a pilot that improved housekeeping scheduling, productivity, and data.
Major integrated health system
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Manufacturing · Lean transformation
−45%
Lead time reduction plus a 30% gain in labor efficiency, within 10 weeks of kickoff.
Custom transformer manufacturer · US/Mexico
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Manufacturing · Supply chain assessment
+50%
On-time delivery with 30% more production capacity, after the client’s team implemented our supply chain assessment and tools. No added headcount or capital equipment. Projected from our analysis and client-confirmed.
Bolted steel tank manufacturer
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Manufacturing · Facility design
+30%
Additional production capacity projected from the layout and workflow design of a new facility buildout. A separate gain from the supply chain work.
Bolted steel tank manufacturer
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Principal’s experience · Dual sourcing
+49%
Product availability after qualifying 110 products at contract manufacturers, taking 30M+ units off a plant under repair.
Fortune 100 skincare manufacturer
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Manufacturing · Electronics
+50%
Production capacity from S&OP process design and SAP integration.
Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer
Distribution · Pet nutrition
2×
Year-over-year growth supported by operations and supply chain work, with 10%+ supplier savings plus 3–5% in rebates.
PE-backed fresh pet food company
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Distribution · Network strategy
~$340K
Annual benefit projected from an East Coast fulfillment partner, with 1 to 2 days faster delivery. A clear go/no-go case for the board.
National consumer wellness products company
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Supply chain · Inventory
$2M
Inventory relief through demand planning, with a 25% gain in project management productivity.
$150M+ skincare company
Manufacturing · Process equipment
−30%
Grinder assembly labor, with 1 to 2 days faster turnaround and a 40% faster seal cell, through Lean and Kanban.
Wastewater equipment manufacturer
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Service operations · Customer experience
+30 pts
NPS improvement from an operations and customer service initiative across US airport locations.
Major national car rental company
What clients say
“He was able to hit the ground running on a complex project with many stakeholders. I would hire Michael again as he was a great fit with our team and was able to drive measurable results and supply chain improvements.”
“His success with implementing Lean principles and supply chain optimization methods was unparalleled. Michael is a person of high integrity and values and he is best known as an individual who ‘makes it happen.’”
“His greatest asset is his engaging personality which results in his ability to form cohesive teams, remove barriers, and achieve great results. I look forward to our next project together.”
Who we are
I founded Portico Group in 2014 on a simple premise: operations consulting should be done by people who’ve actually run operations. Our team brings 25+ years of experience across manufacturing, healthcare, and distribution.
What sets us apart isn’t a methodology. It’s range. We’re equally at home presenting to a board and walking a shop floor. When you engage Portico Group, you get an experienced principal leading the work, not a junior team running a playbook.
The name comes from Solomon’s Portico. The rising steps in our logo stand for growth built on a strong foundation.
Book a free 30-minute operational assessment. No pitch. Just an honest look at where you are and what to do next.
