Practical Experience. Independent Advice.
Manufacturing Consulting Grounded in Real Operations
Todd Drummond helps component manufacturers and other production leaders across North America uncover what is slowing performance, prioritize the changes that matter most, and improve flow, labor clarity, planning, capacity, and daily execution.
Experience Across the Whole Operation
A practical manufacturing perspective built from the inside—not from theory alone.
Todd’s background spans operations, business management, Lean manufacturing, industrial engineering methods, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, and time-and-motion study. His deepest experience comes from truss and wall-panel manufacturing, where labor standards, workflow, scheduling, equipment, and management decisions directly affect operational performance.
That foundation shapes how he works: look beyond the visible symptom, trace problems across departments, and give leaders clear recommendations they can evaluate, prioritize, and act on. See how TDC helps manufacturers.
Find the Cause, Not Just the Symptom
Production problems often begin in planning, handoffs, labor standards, training, or decision-making. Todd follows the issue across the business to find where improvement should start.
Fit Recommendations to the Operation
TDC evaluates workflow, people, equipment, capacity, and priorities together. Recommendations are shaped around the client’s actual operation—not a one-size-fits-all formula.
Turn Insight Into Practical Priorities
Leaders receive clear recommendations their teams can evaluate, sequence, and implement without creating unnecessary consulting dependence.
Specialized Roots. Broader Manufacturing Application.
TDC’s deepest experience is in truss and wall-panel manufacturing. That environment demands accurate labor standards, disciplined workflow, coordinated handoffs, and well-informed equipment and facility decisions.
The same operating disciplines matter wherever manufacturers need clearer processes and stronger execution. Todd brings the practical problem-solving approach developed in component manufacturing to each engagement while tailoring recommendations to the client’s actual operation.
TDC does not receive referral compensation from plate or equipment vendors. Recommendations can focus on operational fit, workflow, capacity, and total value.
Client Experience
Industry Experience Clients Recognize
Todd Drummond calls himself a consultant, but he is really a “truss guy.” He has experience in design, sales, and a deep knowledge of lean manufacturing.
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Labor & Work MinutesPractical guidance for labor clarity, costing, scheduling, and capacity planning.Explore Time Standards →
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Client ResultsRead named client accounts of operational recommendations and implementation.See Client Results →
Ready to Find the Next Practical Step?
You do not need to diagnose the entire operation before reaching out. Share what feels harder than it should, and Todd can help determine whether TDC is a fit and what the next practical step could be.