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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\nAbout Us \u2014 Manufacturing ROI<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Barlow+Condensed:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,600&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n\/* ============================================================\n MANUFACTURING ROI \u2014 About Us Page\n Full page replacement \u2014 paste into Elementor HTML widget\n Section: Full Width, Zero Padding, No Column Gap\n ============================================================ *\/\n\n*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }\n\n.about {\n font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n background: #0d1520;\n color: #e8e4dc;\n width: 100vw;\n max-width: 100vw;\n position: relative;\n left: 50%;\n margin-left: -50vw;\n overflow-x: hidden;\n}\n\n\/* TOKENS *\/\n:root {\n --cr: #C41F42;\n --cr-dark: #a31835;\n --bl: #1B4784;\n --bg: #0d1520;\n --bg-mid: #162236;\n --txt: #e8e4dc;\n --txt-dim: rgba(232,228,220,0.5);\n --txt-faint: rgba(232,228,220,0.25);\n --border: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);\n --cr-tint: rgba(196,31,66,0.08);\n --bl-tint: rgba(27,71,132,0.12);\n}\n\n\/* SHARED *\/\n.about-wrap { max-width: 1200px; 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}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 CTA \u2500\u2500 *\/\n.about-cta {\n padding: 5rem 0;\n text-align: center;\n}\n.about-cta-inner {\n max-width: 640px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 0 2.5rem;\n}\n.about-cta .h2 { margin-bottom: 0.875rem; }\n.about-cta p {\n font-size: 16px;\n color: var(--txt-dim);\n line-height: 1.7;\n font-weight: 300;\n margin-bottom: 2rem;\n}\n.about-cta-btns {\n display: flex;\n justify-content: center;\n gap: 1rem;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n\n\/* \u2500\u2500 RESPONSIVE \u2500\u2500 *\/\n@media (max-width: 960px) {\n .about-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }\n .h1 { font-size: 44px; }\n .h2 { font-size: 34px; }\n .about-mission-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .about-serve-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 3rem; }\n .person-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }\n .person-left { flex-direction: row; text-align: left; align-items: center; }\n .person-photo,\n .person-placeholder { width: 90px; height: 90px; font-size: 28px; flex-shrink: 0; }\n .person-proof { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n .person-brings { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 560px) {\n .about-wrap,\n .about-hero-inner,\n .person-inner,\n .about-expos-inner,\n .about-cta-inner { padding-left: 1.25rem; padding-right: 1.25rem; }\n .about-section,\n .person-section,\n .about-expos,\n .about-cta { padding-top: 3rem; padding-bottom: 3rem; }\n .h1 { font-size: 36px; }\n .person-left { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; }\n .person-proof { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }\n .person-headline { font-size: 26px; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"about\">\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 HERO \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"about-hero\">\n <div class=\"about-hero-inner\">\n <div>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">About Manufacturing ROI<\/div>\n <h1 class=\"h1\">\n We exist to make<br>\n technology decisions<br>\n <em class=\"red\">pay for themselves.<\/em>\n <\/h1>\n <div class=\"body-text\" style=\"margin-top:1.5rem;font-size:17px;max-width:500px;\">\n <p>Too many technology initiatives fail \u2014 not because teams lack effort, but because critical decisions are made without alignment, ownership, or a shared understanding of risk. By the time problems surface, time and money are already gone.<\/p>\n <p>We step in before tools are selected, vendors are hired, or systems are changed \u2014 to create clarity where guessing usually exists.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"margin-top:2rem;display:flex;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/benallen-allencio\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Schedule a Conversation<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/manufacturingroi.com\/index.php\/home-cmmc\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost\">CMMC Advisory \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-hero-right\">\n <div class=\"about-hero-belief\">\n <div class=\"about-hero-belief-label\">Our belief<\/div>\n <div class=\"about-hero-belief-text\">\"If you're guessing, you're exposed. The most valuable work happens before action is taken \u2014 when assumptions are challenged and decisions are made deliberately instead of reactively.\"<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02);border-left:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;\">\n <div style=\"font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--txt-faint);margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Not a vendor. Not an MSP.<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--txt);line-height:1.2;\">Advisory by design. We don't replace your team, promote vendors, or push implementation. We give you the clarity your team needs to execute with confidence.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.02);border-left:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);padding:1.5rem 1.75rem;\">\n <div style=\"font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--txt-faint);margin-bottom:0.5rem;\">Supported by<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:var(--txt);line-height:1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allencio.com\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:var(--cr);text-decoration:none;\">Allen CIO<\/a> \u2014 providing executive-level technology governance and fractional CIO oversight for mid-market manufacturers.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 OUR MISSION \/ APPROACH \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"about-section dark\">\n <div class=\"about-wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Our approach<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"h2\">Clarity before execution.<br><em class=\"red\">Every time.<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"about-mission-grid\">\n <div class=\"about-mission-card\">\n <div class=\"about-mission-card-title\">Our Mission<\/div>\n <div class=\"about-mission-card-body\">\n Help manufacturing technology advisory pay for itself. We believe technology decisions should support the core promise of manufacturing \u2014 <strong>doing more with less<\/strong> \u2014 without introducing unnecessary risk, rework, or disruption.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-mission-card\">\n <div class=\"about-mission-card-title\">What We Deliver<\/div>\n <div class=\"about-mission-card-body\">\n The Manufacturing Technology Blueprint \u2014 a short, focused advisory engagement that aligns leadership goals with operational reality, clarifies ownership before execution begins, and <strong>becomes the anchor reference for vendors, auditors, and future projects.<\/strong>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-mission-card\">\n <div class=\"about-mission-card-title\">How We're Different<\/div>\n <div class=\"about-mission-card-body\">\n No vendor relationships. No implementation revenue. No MSP relationships. <strong>Our only incentive is your outcome.<\/strong> We give your existing teams and partners the clarity and structure they need to execute effectively \u2014 without us in the middle indefinitely.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 WHO WE SERVE \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"about-section\">\n <div class=\"about-wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Who we serve<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"h2\">Mid-market manufacturers<br>who are done <em class=\"red\">guessing.<\/em><\/h2>\n <div class=\"about-serve-grid\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-list\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-item\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-text\"><strong>$20M\u2013$300M revenue manufacturers<\/strong>Complex enough to need this. Lean enough to feel the difference immediately.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-item\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-text\"><strong>Internal IT teams, external partners, or both<\/strong>We work alongside your existing structure \u2014 we don't replace it.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-item\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-text\"><strong>Companies planning modernization or AI initiatives<\/strong>You know technology needs to change. You want to do it right the first time.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-item\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-text\"><strong>Defense supply chain manufacturers facing CMMC<\/strong>November 2026 enforcement is coming. The time to define your path is now.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-item\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-text\"><strong>CEOs who want a peer, not a vendor<\/strong>You've grown past needing someone to sell you something. You need someone to tell you the truth.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-item\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-text\"><strong>PE portfolio companies with operational technology gaps<\/strong>Acquisitions that need rapid technology clarity before integration or growth execution.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-philosophy\">\n <div class=\"about-serve-philosophy-label\">Our philosophy<\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-philosophy-quote\">\n What does it cost per week to <em>not<\/em> leverage technology change?\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"about-serve-philosophy-body\">\n Most manufacturers can't answer that question. That's the problem. The cost of standing still isn't a line item \u2014 it's the deals lost to a faster competitor, the decisions made on last month's data, and the hours your best people spend on work that should run itself.<br><br>\n A $50M manufacturer with disconnected systems and manual processes is typically leaving <strong>$8,000 to $15,000 on the table every week.<\/strong> Not in theory. In delayed quotes, wasted labor, and margin erosion that doesn't show up until it's too late.<br><br>\n We exist to close that gap \u2014 department by department, with AI at the core, until the change is yours to run.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n <!-- TESTIMONIALS -->\n <section class=\"about-section\" id=\"testimonials\">\n <div class=\"about-wrap\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">What our clients say<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"h2\">The people inside<br><em class=\"red\">the change.<\/em><\/h2>\n <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.07);margin-top:3rem;\">\n\n <div style=\"background:#0d1520;padding:2.25rem 2rem;position:relative;\">\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:52px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;opacity:0.25;position:absolute;top:1rem;left:1.5rem;line-height:1;\">“<\/div>\n <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.85);line-height:1.75;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;padding-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;\">In just a few weeks, Manufacturing ROI took us from a family business running on instinct to an enterprise running on data. ROI starts week one.<\/p>\n <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.875rem;\">\n <div style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(27,71,132,0.2);border:2px solid rgba(196,31,66,0.25);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;flex-shrink:0;\">KM<\/div>\n <div>\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#e8e4dc;letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Karina Mosier, CPA<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.45);letter-spacing:0.5px;\">Director of Finance \u2014 Eagle Alloys<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"background:#0d1520;padding:2.25rem 2rem;position:relative;\">\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:52px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;opacity:0.25;position:absolute;top:1rem;left:1.5rem;line-height:1;\">“<\/div>\n <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.85);line-height:1.75;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;padding-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;\">We brought Manufacturing ROI in for CMMC. Now that's a secondary scope item. They're reinventing our business. You'll look back and say: how did we survive being this inefficient?<\/p>\n <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.875rem;\">\n <div style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(27,71,132,0.2);border:2px solid rgba(196,31,66,0.25);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;flex-shrink:0;\">LA<\/div>\n <div>\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#e8e4dc;letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Luke Adsit<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.45);letter-spacing:0.5px;\">CEO \u2014 Eagle Alloys<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"background:#0d1520;padding:2.25rem 2rem;position:relative;\">\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:52px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;opacity:0.25;position:absolute;top:1rem;left:1.5rem;line-height:1;\">“<\/div>\n <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.85);line-height:1.75;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;padding-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;\">Ben showed us what we didn't know \u2014 which is the hardest thing to see. In just over a year, we made what feels like decades of progress.<\/p>\n <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.875rem;\">\n <div style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(27,71,132,0.2);border:2px solid rgba(196,31,66,0.25);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;flex-shrink:0;\">KI<\/div>\n <div>\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#e8e4dc;letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Kyle Isker<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.45);letter-spacing:0.5px;\">General Manager \u2014 Manes Machine & Engineering<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div style=\"background:#0d1520;padding:2.25rem 2rem;position:relative;\">\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:52px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;opacity:0.25;position:absolute;top:1rem;left:1.5rem;line-height:1;\">“<\/div>\n <p style=\"font-size:16px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.85);line-height:1.75;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;padding-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;\">Rather than recommending technology for technology's sake, Manufacturing ROI consistently focused on practical solutions that delivered measurable business value.<\/p>\n <div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:0.875rem;\">\n <div style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(27,71,132,0.2);border:2px solid rgba(196,31,66,0.25);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#C41F42;flex-shrink:0;\">RA<\/div>\n <div>\n <div style=\"font-family:'Barlow Condensed',sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#e8e4dc;letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Rachael Ausmus<\/div>\n <div style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(232,228,220,0.45);letter-spacing:0.5px;\">Operations Leadership \u2014 Eagle Alloys<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 BEN ALLEN \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"person-section alt\" id=\"ben\">\n <div class=\"person-inner\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">Founder & CEO<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"h2\">Ben Allen<\/h2>\n <div class=\"person-grid\">\n <div class=\"person-left\">\n <img decoding=\"async\"\n class=\"person-photo\"\n src=\"https:\/\/manufacturingroi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ceo.png\"\n alt=\"Ben Allen, Founder and CEO of Manufacturing ROI\"\n >\n <div>\n <div class=\"person-name\">Ben Allen<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-title\">Founder & CEO<br>Manufacturing ROI & Allen CIO<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-contact\">\n <a href=\"tel:7205090155\">720.509.0155<\/a>\n <a href=\"mailto:ben@manufacturingroi.com\">ben@manufacturingroi.com<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allencio.com\" target=\"_blank\">allencio.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-right\">\n <div class=\"person-headline\">\n 25 years inside manufacturing companies.<br>\n <em>Not consulting to them from a distance.<\/em>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bio\">\n <p>Ben started his career at <strong>Price Waterhouse<\/strong>, then founded Allen IT in 1998 \u2014 building one of the region's respected managed IT practices from the ground up. In 2019 he launched <strong>Allen CIO<\/strong> to focus exclusively on fractional CIO and technology advisory work for mid-market manufacturers and PE portfolio companies.<\/p>\n <p>Manufacturing ROI followed \u2014 purpose-built for the moment when a manufacturing CEO needs an independent advisor who understands both sides of the table: the business pressure and the technology landscape. No vendor relationships. No implementation revenue. No agenda other than a clear path forward.<\/p>\n <p>His positioning is anchored in <strong>value-based advisory fees<\/strong> following Alan Weiss principles \u2014 which means the engagement is priced on the outcome it creates, not the hours it takes. That's not a billing model. It's a philosophy about who bears the risk.<\/p>\n <p>Ben leads the <strong>Indiana CIO Network presentations committee<\/strong> and is active in ACG Tennessee and Colorado Manufacturing Forums. He exhibits at Automate and IMTS expos under the Manufacturing ROI banner.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-creds\">\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Fractional CIO<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Technology Advisory<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">AI Enablement<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">MSP Selection<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">CMMC Advisory<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Value-Based Fees<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Mid-Market Manufacturing<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">PE Portfolio<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">ERP \/ QBW Integration<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Quote-to-Order Automation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 ANDY MCSHEA \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"person-section\" id=\"andy\">\n <div class=\"person-inner\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">CMMC Advisor<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"h2\">Dr. Andy McShea<\/h2>\n <div class=\"person-grid\">\n <div class=\"person-left\">\n <!-- Replace placeholder with real photo:\n <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-photo\" src=\"[photo-url]\" alt=\"Dr. Andy McShea\"> -->\n <div class=\"person-placeholder\">AM<\/div>\n <div>\n <div class=\"person-name\">Dr. Andy McShea<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-title\">CMMC Advisor<br>Manufacturing ROI<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-contact\">\n <a href=\"mailto:andy@manufacturingroi.com\">andy@manufacturingroi.com<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-right\">\n <div class=\"person-headline\">\n 15 years in advanced manufacturing.<br>\n Pentagon-level compliance depth.<br>\n <em>Practical results on the shop floor.<\/em>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bio\">\n <p>Dr. Andy McShea brings over 15 years of experience in advanced manufacturing and business operations, delivering <strong>practical, cost-effective compliance solutions<\/strong> that keep businesses thriving without excessive government red tape.<\/p>\n <p>His manufacturing experience includes managing operations at <strong>Probi USA, a subsidiary of international chemical company Symrise<\/strong>, where he overhauled production facilities to cut costs and scale capacity under stringent cost controls and regulatory pressures \u2014 proving that compliance can enhance profitability rather than drain it.<\/p>\n <p>Prior to this, at a large private investment fund, he oversaw investments and turnarounds, aligning operational needs with contract demands while keeping overhead lean. That hands-on operational background is what separates his CMMC guidance from purely theoretical compliance advice.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"person-callout\">\n <div class=\"person-callout-label\">Pentagon \u2014 $65M Program<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-callout-title\">Subject Matter Expert, Office of the Principal Director of Biotechnology<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-callout-body\">\n Most recently served as Subject Matter Expert for the <strong>$65M Distributed BioIndustrial Manufacturing Program<\/strong>, supporting the Maintaining Technology Advantage Directorate \u2014 the Government office that balances promoting critical technologies with protecting them. Supported acquisitions, Government contracts, DPA Title 3 investments, and <strong>CMMC adoption among dozens of non-traditional defense contractors<\/strong>, leveraging Government funding mechanisms to offset implementation costs and keep Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) secure.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"person-proof\">\n <div class=\"person-proof-item\">\n <div class=\"person-proof-num\">$90K<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-proof-label\">Saved for a 100-person defense supplier, plus $50K in annual customer-approved price increases<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-proof-item\">\n <div class=\"person-proof-num\">$400K<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-proof-label\">Rescued a manufacturer after $400K spent with the wrong providers \u2014 before an assessment failure<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-proof-item\">\n <div class=\"person-proof-num\">Zero<\/div>\n <div class=\"person-proof-label\">Failed assessments for manufacturers who completed our Blueprint process before committing<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"person-brings\">\n <div class=\"person-bring\">\n <div class=\"person-bring-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring-text\"><strong>Government funding knowledge<\/strong>Identifies mechanisms that offset compliance implementation costs<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring\">\n <div class=\"person-bring-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring-text\"><strong>Assessor perspective<\/strong>Knows what holds up under audit from the inside<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring\">\n <div class=\"person-bring-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring-text\"><strong>Shop floor realism<\/strong>Compliance built around your operations, not documentation volume<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring\">\n <div class=\"person-bring-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring-text\"><strong>No vendor ties<\/strong>Independent guidance \u2014 no enclave or MSP relationships<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring\">\n <div class=\"person-bring-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring-text\"><strong>CUI expertise<\/strong>Deep understanding of what data needs protection and how to scope it correctly<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring\">\n <div class=\"person-bring-dot\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"person-bring-text\"><strong>Non-traditional contractor focus<\/strong>Built for manufacturers new to defense requirements<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"person-creds\" style=\"margin-top:2rem;\">\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Advanced Manufacturing<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">CMMC Compliance<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">DoD Supply Chain<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">DPA Title 3<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">CUI Protection<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Operations Turnaround<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Government Contracts<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Cost Reduction<\/span>\n <span class=\"person-cred\">Non-Traditional Defense<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 EXPOS \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"about-expos\">\n <div class=\"about-expos-inner\">\n <div class=\"about-expos-label\">Expos & speaking engagements<\/div>\n <div class=\"about-expo-logos\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manufacturingroi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aa1.png\" alt=\"Automate\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manufacturingroi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/eebb.png\" alt=\"IMTS\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manufacturingroi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aa3-1.png\" alt=\"Manufacturing expo\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/manufacturingroi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/allenCIO-Small.jpg\" alt=\"Allen CIO\">\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <!-- \u2500\u2500 CTA \u2500\u2500 -->\n <section class=\"about-cta\">\n <div class=\"about-cta-inner\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"justify-content:center;\">Work with us<\/div>\n <h2 class=\"h2\">Ready for a peer<br><em class=\"red\">conversation?<\/em><\/h2>\n <p style=\"margin-top:1rem;\">One call. 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