Troy, Ohio
Brian Cardinal
Helping Businesses Build Stronger Operations, Better Teams, and Measurable Results.
With nearly 30 years of experience leading operations and quality teams, I help organizations identify what is holding them back, improve performance, and build systems that support sustainable growth.
From operational challenges to leadership development, I bring practical solutions that turn complexity into clarity and strategy into results.
- 30years leading operations and quality teams
- 150quality professionals managed across North America
- 247%business growth in 14 months
- 100+projects delivered at Facility Innovations Group
Want to talk operations, leadership, or Troy?
Bio
A career built on getting the numbers right
I started in manufacturing and quality, where I directed production and inventory for a Honda Tier 1 supplier and learned to run a plant. I went on to spend about 12 years as Vice President of Operations at LeVeck Lighting Products, where I grew the sign and electrical service division from $1.4 million to $4.6 million in annual sales.
Today I run operations at Facility Innovations Group, helping our team deliver its projects. I write the procedures and train the people so the work stays consistent. Lately I have been putting AI to work on the repetitive operations and administrative work that keeps people from the part of the job that needs a person.
Community
Born here. Raised here. Still showing up.
Troy gave me my start. I wanted my kids to have the same: a strong community around them, and the chance to feel it for themselves, in the place that raised me.
I was born here and raised in this county. I went to Piqua schools from kindergarten through ninth grade, then to Troy High School. My parents are from here. My whole family is from here. I raised my kids here too.
When most of your life happens in one place, you want to look after it.
I have coached.
I have volunteered at the Troy Strawberry Festival donut booth for many years. It is the Troy Music Boosters strawberry donut booth. I started as a volunteer, and later I served two years as the Boosters coordinator of the booth. One of those years was during COVID.
I also served on the festival's executive board for a couple of years. I have been Shuttle Co-Chair and Adopt-a-Berry Chair. Each job was different, and each one was about showing up and making things easier for the next person.
Volunteering has always been a family thing for me. When my kids were part of something, I helped with it.
Campaign
Promote Troy DORA
I was a co-chair of Promote Troy DORA.
A campaign like that needs a lot of moving parts, so I built the systems behind it. I grew the social media following. I built the website. I put together the print material. And I rallied volunteers to help carry it all.
That work came naturally. Years of running operations and quality teams taught me how to build a system, keep it simple, and get people pulling in the same direction. A campaign needs the same things.
Voters upheld the DORA. That took a lot of neighbors working together, and I was proud to help lead them.
Why HandRaised
Founder, HandRaised
Why I started HandRaised
I have spent most of my life helping out around Troy. Over and over, I saw the same thing: it is hard to get volunteers.
Part of the reason, I think, is that nobody has built a network at the personal level. There are plenty of big national organizations that encourage people to get involved. They do good work. But once someone follows them, there is nothing to help match that person with a real opportunity nearby.
So I started asking what I could build to fill that gap. The answer was a platform that works with social media, with people, and with those large organizations, and sits in the middle to connect them.
I also wanted people to get something back for showing up. On HandRaised they can log their hours and share their service on social media. That matters, because many businesses and schools require a set number of hours. It also matters to young people. They like recognition and achievement, and I think that is a good thing to build on.
If HandRaised helps one more person find a place to help, it is worth it. Raise your hand and join me.
- Community
- Family
- Leaving things better