Marc Del Rizzo
Industrials
MD
Fabrication, machining, heavy equipment and defence-adjacent manufacturing.
Heavy Equipment, Manufacturing, Defence & Aerospace, Electrical & Mechanical, Energy & Charging
Sales|$16.8M|Built the Wirtgen line from zero. Forecast $16M, delivered $16.8M in 10 months.;Government|$500M|Canadian Army equipment RFI led end to end. A $5M NRCan grant secured.;Production|24 to 3|Months. Cut a hydraulic validation plan and retrofitted the field fleet.;Project Execution|100+|Sites delivered on budget across 5 provinces, 50-60 electricians at once.
John Deere|Wirtgen line, Canada~16 staff, 13 sales and 3 support~$0 to $16.8M Wirtgen line|10 mos;Shell Recharge|$10M build program~37 DC fast chargers, 12 sites~$5.3M sold in the final year|$5M NRCan grant;Indigo Park Canada|$5.7M capital program~12 contractors, 50-60 electricians~1,200 to 1,800 ports|+50%, 3 yrs;Own Rentals|$709K of own capital~Trades managed direct~5 units at $145K a year|2 projects
Sales, Product, Operations

A mechanical engineer who built machines, a seller who closed million-dollar tickets, and a project lead who put 100+ sites in the ground on budget. He finds the constraint everyone else accepts and routes around it.

Record by department

Strategy

  • $500M Canadian Army equipment RFI led end to end, supporting missions globally John Deere
  • $5M NRCan grant secured and administered inside a $10M build Shell
  • 3 of the 4 major CPOs signed onto the network Indigo Park
  • $150K of CFR carbon credits realized in 6 months, on track to $350K a year Indigo Park

Marketing

  • Wirtgen launched from zero into the Canadian market, $16.8M in 10 months John Deere

Sales

  • $16.8M delivered against a $16M forecast in 10 months, Wirtgen from zero John Deere
  • $5.3M sold in the final year across four revenue types Shell
  • Six $650K pavers closed into Dufferin Construction (CRH Global) John Deere
  • 30%+ share in backhoes and mini excavators over 12 quarters, on target 80% of the time John Deere
  • Brookfield, Fairmont, Marriott, Germain Hôtels (16 sites) and Uber's rental fleet, closed cold Indigo Park

Product

  • 24 months to 3 on a hydraulic validation plan, retrofitting the field fleet John Deere
  • Armoured cabs proven across 4 machine lines with Armatec John Deere
  • 30-machine California account saved on rapid-prototyped fixes rolled into production John Deere
  • Engine development, field and product design, 2003 to 2011 John Deere

Operations

  • 100+ commercial sites delivered on budget across 5 provinces Indigo Park
  • 1,200 ports across 1,000+ lots, doubled in 3 years; 85 sites and 83 ports in 2.5 months Indigo Park
  • 50-60 electricians at once across 12 contractor partners Indigo Park
  • 11 technicians deployed worldwide from Iowa, under budget John Deere
  • LAV incoming quality: drawing specs, PPAP, destructive testing, salt spray General Dynamics

Finance

  • $5.7M of capital projects delivered on budget, half of it from government programs Indigo Park
  • $709K of own capital into 2 projects, now collecting $145K a year in rent Own rentals

Talent

  • 16 staff led: 13 sales, 3 support John Deere
  • 12 contractor partners and 50-60 electricians managed at once Indigo Park
  • 11 technicians deployed worldwide from Iowa for IT4 engine testing John Deere

Education and credentials

  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), APEGA. Executive MBA, University of Iowa
  • BEng Mechanical Engineering, Lakehead University
  • President, Board of Directors, TSCC 1853