Garrett Partridge LLC helps manufacturing, aerospace, and defense contractors root out what founder Garrett Partridge calls the “Hidden Factory” — the undocumented manual workarounds, fragmented systems, and tribal knowledge that quietly erode a company’s margins. Through their proprietary Standard Work 2.0™ framework, the firm bridges the gap between IT and OT (operational technology), pairing Human-in-the-Loop (H.I.L.) AI with hardwired ITAR and CMMC 2.0 data sovereignty standards to turn complex shop floors into high-velocity revenue engines.
Their work spans four core service pillars:
- Fractional COO & Operations Architecture — long-term executive operational leadership for scaling manufacturers ($10M–$100M ARR), unifying ERP/PLM systems and building out the “Digital Thread.”
- Operations Triage & Margin Engineering — 90-day P&L triage for private equity groups and board directors navigating high-stakes turnarounds, with rapid Kaizen events targeting waste and scrap variance.
- Sovereign Tier Defense On-Shoring & Compliance — turnkey operational architecture for allied foreign OEMs and domestic defense suppliers establishing U.S. manufacturing footprints, with FAR/DFAR, ITAR, and CMMC 2.0 compliance built into daily workflows.
- H.I.L. AI Adoption & Digital Thread Integration — MIT Sloan-trained AI subroutines that automate cognitive paperwork, upskill line technicians, and close single-point data failures.
Why New Hampshire
For Garrett, the choice was personal as much as strategic. “As a lifelong resident, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else,” he shared — pointing to the distinct seasons, close-knit community feel, and the rare luxury of having both ocean and mountains within an hour’s drive.
From a business standpoint, the case is just as strong: New Hampshire has the highest density of defense electronics contractors in the nation, anchored by world-class Prime contractors and a deeply skilled precision manufacturing workforce. Combined with the state’s business-friendly climate and proximity to the Northeast’s advanced technology corridors, it’s the ideal home base for a firm focused on hardware innovation.
Recent Milestones
Garrett Partridge LLC recently launched a multi-lingual international digital portal at standardwork2.com, built to support allied overseas companies looking to establish U.S.-based defense sector operations. On the client side, the firm also helped guide a company through ISO 9001:2015 certification in under three months.
What’s Next
Looking ahead, the team is expanding its localized engagement pipeline to help New England defense suppliers and onshoring OEMs modernize their digital threads ahead of the coming CMMC 2.0 compliance mandates.
Fun fact: Garrett’s own career started on the shop floor of a family machine shop, where he worked as a machinist before rising through engineering and executive leadership to run defense manufacturing enterprises. It’s a mill-to-C-suite journey that keeps the firm’s advisory work grounded in shop-floor reality.
Connect with Garrett Partridge LLC at standardwork2.com or on LinkedIn.