POST-DEAL INTEGRATION
“The deal closed. Now we need to integrate.”
Bring M&A expertise to the table and unify teams, technology and customers.
Shakita Trigg
FRACTIONAL COO · M&A INTEGRATION · OPERATIONS AT SCALE
Growth plans are won or lost in operations.
I make sure yours wins.
PEOPLEPROCESSSYSTEMS + AI
20+ yrs
Fortune 100 operations and technology leadership5,000+
operating facilities supported worldwide34
countries with launches and programs led$1.4B
acquisition integration I helped leadWHO I SERVE
$20M to $500M companiesPrivate equity portfolio companiesLeaders preparing to scale, buy or sell
INTRODUCE ME WHEN A LEADER SAYS
GROWTH STRAIN
“Revenue doubled. Operations didn't.”
Restore ownership, handoffs and delivery as the business scales.
DISCONNECTED OPERATIONS
“Our teams work around our systems.”
Replace manual workarounds with tools that talk to each other.
EXECUTION
“The plan is approved. Someone has to run it.”
An operations expert turns the targets into results, faster.
MY EXPERTISE
M&A integration
Teams, systems and customers brought together as one.
Protect the value you paid for.
Technology adoption
Architecture, rollout and change management.
Tools people actually use.
Operating model for scale
Clear roles, leadership rhythm and scorecards.
Faster decisions, clear accountability.
Global program delivery
One playbook across sites and countries.
The same result everywhere.
PROVEN CASE STUDIES
LOGISTICS · $1.4B ACQUISITION
YEAR 1 / YEAR 2Challenge: Integrate a privately held company into a publicly traded one.
Result: 10 multi-million-dollar accounts onboarded in year one, ahead of target. Profitable within two years.
POST-MERGER · RISK
WITHIN 1 YEARChallenge: Inherited risks became the public buyer's disclosed exposure.
Result: Critical and high risks closed from 44% to 70%+. 94% of systems scanned, with zero customer disruption.
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN · PLATFORM
5 MONTHSChallenge: 14 ways to place an order, most needing a person.
Result: Cut 14 paths to 4. Self-service orders grew from 39% to 75% across North America, EMEA, the UK and Luxembourg.
GLOBAL OPERATIONS · SCALE
2 YEARSChallenge: Build planning, inventory and distribution across continents.
Result: Led a 45-person team on three continents and helped scale the function from about 100 to 2,000+ people.
HOW WE WORK
- Fractional COO: embedded, part-time leadership
- Focused project: one integration or growth priority
- First step: a short operating assessment
CREDENTIALS & RECOGNITION
BS + MS
Industrial & Systems Eng.
Six Sigma
Green Belt
SAFe®
Agilist
Certified AI Consultant
IAAIC 2026
YWCA
Tribute to Women
Pittsburgh
40 Under 40 · Fab 40
CAREER EXPERIENCEAmazon · UPS · FedEx
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