Pat and I worked together at P&H Mining (Joy Global), and his operation leadership we were able to unconstain the factory during a mining upswing, leveraging the market. Terrific operational excellence thought leadership, and execution.

David is a very strong executive. He is passionate about his work and knows how to build strong and capable teams. He operates with integrity, thoughtfulness and tenacity.
I had the privilege of working with David while he was a Partner at Milestone Partners, which had acquired PPHC and The Electromac Group. In his role, he presided over PPHC and I reported to him and the Board of Directors.
David assembled a team of board members with diverse capabilities in finance and manufacturing who were able to act as an extension of or leadership team. Not all boards are functional and putting the right board together takes a good understanding of the business. I commend David for his intelligent analysis of our current and future needs in assembling a winning board.
David knows when to question and get involved and when to back away and let the leadership team execute. He helped keep us focused and on track, assuring that our initiatives aligned with the interested of all stakeholders. His financial strength, operational understanding and strategic inclination were exactly what we needed.

Pat is one of the best strategic thinkers and process change managers I have had the pleasure of working with. His ability to understand where a business is and where it has to go is exceptional.

David is a thoughtful, inclusive leader, analyst and strategist. David served on the Kids Smiles Board of Directors for 14 years and as Chairman of the Board for two terms. During his Chairmanship, David spearheaded the Board’s strategic planning process and using his keen business acumen and inclusive planning style, helped our leadership team grow the organization’s budget and detail revenues from two to four million dollars and implemented a strong board committee structure. This structure stands today and allows Kids Smiles to capitalize on our Board’s varied expertise to advance our goals. David was a key leader in enlisting savvy and strong board members and continues to be a strong business mentor and advisor to myself and Kids Smiles.

In more than 25 years in industry, I’ve never experienced a more dedicated and hardworking manager than Pat Bartling. Despite leading a very large global operations organization, he was a visible and approachable leader. When on site, not a day went by that he wasn’t on the shop floor, listening to people closest to the process, following up on our highest priorities, and focusing the team on our most critical strategic initiatives.