Executive Operations Consulting

We turn complex manufacturing operations into scalable, disciplined systems.

Solstice International partners with advanced manufacturers, critical materials producers, and industrial technology companies to strengthen how they operate — from the plant floor to the P&L.

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47.6777° N  116.7805° W COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO
Kenneth Harrison, Founder of Solstice International

Principal Consultant

Kenneth Harrison

Kenneth is a manufacturing executive with 20+ years leading multi-site operations, greenfield startups, and operational turnarounds — including standing up a greenfield rare earth magnet facility, directing capital expansion for a major advanced materials business, and leading plant turnarounds across multiple industrial sectors.

Solstice International partners with manufacturers on operating strategy, process design, production scale-up, equipment reliability, and capital planning — converting emerging or underperforming operations into scalable, disciplined manufacturing systems.

20+YEARS IN OPERATIONS
3GREENFIELD STARTUPS
$500M+P&L RESPONSIBILITY

What We Do

Where Solstice helps

01

Lean & Operational Excellence

Systematic waste elimination and standard work that sticks long after the engagement ends.

02

Greenfield & Brownfield Startup

Facility commissioning and ramp planning, from first equipment install to steady-state production.

03

Capital Project Planning

Scoping, sequencing, and executing major capital investments without derailing daily operations.

04

Operating Systems & Standard Work

Durable management systems — metrics, cadence, and accountability — built for your operation.

05

Production Scale-Up

Supply chain and process support to grow output without growing chaos.

06

P&L & Site Leadership

Interim or fractional operations leadership for sites in transition.

Track Record

Selected results

255,000 SF

First mass-produced rare earth magnet operation in the Western Hemisphere

$500M

Capital expansion directed for semiconductor consumables production across this advanced materials business unit

YoY

Sustained productivity gains delivered through multi-site operating system redesigns

MULTI-SITE

Factory and business-unit turnarounds led across multiple operations

Tools & Methods

Trains, mentors, and certifies teams in

Lean Six Sigma Kaizen Events 5S & Visual Management Value Stream Mapping OEE / TPM SPC & FMEA Hoshin Kanri DFSS Standardized Work Manufacturing Operating Systems (MOS) IATF 16949

Get In Touch

Let's talk about your operation.

Available for consulting engagements across the Inland Northwest and nationwide.

520.241.6072 solsticeintlco@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/kennethrharrisonjr Coeur d'Alene, ID