We're at a critical moment in American reindustrialization.

We need more than good intentions or mission statements.

That's why we're launching The Factory Doctor.

In this first episode, Alex shares how he earned the nickname 'The Factory Doctor,' how his family and military background shaped his perspective, and how being inside the U.S. Commerce Department changed the way he thinks about industrial policy.

What You'll Discover In This Episode

• How leading soldiers twice his age in Kosovo turned out to be the best training ground for optimizing factories

• How 20+ years inside Fortune 50 operations, supply chains, and factory floors shaped Alex into a different kind of industrial advisor

• The quiet, decades-long erosion of American industrial capability…and the key to reindustrializing and reshoring the right way

• Why Alex took one year away from his thriving consulting firm…and what building Patriot Industrial Partners from scratch revealed about the state of American industry

• What Alex saw from inside the U.S. Commerce Department that most manufacturing executives never get to see

• What Alex is focused on that he couldn't do from Washington

• Why this moment in American reindustrialization demands more than good intentions…and how this show can be a part of the solution

Alex Krutz is the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at the U.S. Commerce Department and the Managing Director at Patriot Industrial Partners, an Industrial Advisory firm.

Alex and his team partner with growth-oriented companies to improve their operational, quality and financial performance, drawing on decades of experience in complex problem solving, factory optimization, and supply chain optimization initiatives.

Alex has earned the nickname "The Factory Doctor" from industry executives, analysts and media due to spearheading many manufacturing and supply chain turnarounds. Alex has completed over 250+ industrial performance improvement projects and manufacturing turnarounds around the globe in USA, Mexico, Canada, UK, Italy, France, South Africa, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan and India.

You can find Alex's Op-Ed articles that are featured in industry-leading publications, including Washington Times, Forbes, Aviation Week and Flight Global. He has also been cited in major media outlets, such as Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNBC, among others. He has contributed to prominent conferences and webinars organized by Bank of America, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and other institutions.