FOR FIRMS LEAKING WINNABLE WORK · THE OPERATING SPRINT 01 / 03

Stop leaking winnable work.

Slow lead response. Slow estimates. An estimating function bottlenecked on one person. We find where bids are bleeding revenue, put a dollar number on it, and ship the top one or two fixes in six weeks. Operator on site. Sponsor signs the leak before we touch it.

Engagement6 wk fixed
CadenceOperator on site
CapacityQ3 · 1 slot left
FOR FOUNDERS OUTGROWING WHAT BUILT THEM · EMBEDDED LEADERSHIP 02 / 03

We rebuild the function your scale outgrew.

The operating function isn't a strategy problem. It's a chair problem. We embed an operator inside the leadership team, own specific operating outcomes, and rebuild the spine under the role. The chair gets returned operational.

Engagement3 to 12 months
CadenceEmbedded, weekly
CapacityQ4 wait list
FOR THE CALL YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE · OPERATOR INSIGHT 03 / 03

A second operator brain on the call.

Bid review. Scaling decision. Build vs buy. AI direction. The operating call you're about to make on Friday. We sit on the phone for a working hour, ask sharp questions, give you a documented call you can act on. Hours, not retainers.

EngagementHours, not retainers
TurnaroundSame week
ConfidentialityNDA standard
Our system works.
Plain and simple.
NORTHLINE / WORKS northlineworks.ca
PROOF · OPERATOR ROLES, NOT ADVISORY 03 / NUMBERS A BUYER CAN VERIFY
SVP OPERATIONS · LISTED MANUFACTURER
−60%
COGs cut while production capacity grew ~700%. Operational redesign. Not headcount, not technology alone.
2018 to 2021Canada · Portugal · AUS
CONSTRUCTION MGR · GLOBAL EPC FIRM
$500M+
EPC projects delivered. Plus a $10B+ FEED capital project. Developed a labour-sequencing technique that cut field labour costs 30%. Documented. Repeatable.
2011 to 2017Canada · UK · USA
VP PROJECT DEV · PRIVATE PORTFOLIO
11/portfolio
Operating spine built across an 11-business private portfolio. CRM, procurement, AI bid systems, governance. Operator-built, not vendor-bought.
2021 to 20245 PROVINCES · US · AUS
04 /
WHY US

We are not AI consultants.
We are operators who have run
the chair you're sitting in.

Northline Works is led by Aiden Nix. P.Eng., PMP, Red Seal millwright. Twenty years inside the operator chair as SVP Operations, COO, GM, and VP Project Development. Serial operator and entrepreneur. Strategic advisor to a public company. Experienced board member. Based in Kelowna, BC.
P.ENG · PMP · RSE · 20Y OPERATING SVP OPS · COO · GM · VP PROJECT DEV · STRATEGIC ADVISOR
SECTORS · WHERE WE'VE OPERATEDREF · §04.5
CIVIL MECHANICAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL HEAVY LIFT MINING OIL & GAS NUCLEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS AGRICULTURE SERVICES

Three ways
we show up.

REF · §05 · SERVICES
01
Embedded
Leadership
Fractional COO · VP Operations
For when the operating function is the bottleneck, and the chair needs a real operator in it. Not another advisor.
  • We own specific operating outcomes. Not opinions about them.
  • We build the function under the role: people, process, systems.
  • We hand it back running. The chair gets returned operational.
3 to 12 month engagements Embedded · weekly cadence · executive partner
Brief us about this
02
The
Operating
Sprint
Six weeks · fixed scope · one fix shipped
For when one operating problem is bleeding measurable money, and needs to be fixed by an operator this quarter. Not studied next year.
  • We quantify the leak in dollars per year. Sponsor signs it.
  • We implement the top one or two fixes, live, on the floor.
  • We hand over a costed roadmap for the rest. You run it from there.
6 weeks · fixed scope One sponsor · one leak · one fix shipped
Brief us about this
03
Operator
Insight
Strategic advisory · operator-level
For when you need a second operator brain on a real decision. Bid review, scaling call, build vs buy, AI direction. Not a workshop. A working session.
  • Sharp questions. Honest answer. Documented call you can act on.
  • Bid reviews, AI use-case triage, governance and M&A operating reviews.
  • Hours, not contracts. NDA-friendly. Same-week turnaround.
On demand · per engagement Hours, not retainers · scoped to the question
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CASE · PRIVATE PORTFOLIO · 2021 / 2024

Inside an 11-business portfolio.
Six things we built.

REF · §06 · CASE
11Portfolio businesses
3Countries operated in · 5 provinces
$250K/yrSaved · custom CRM
20%+Procurement savings · portfolio-wide
01 / SYSTEM

Custom CRM,
built & shipped

Replaced a third-party tooling stack with a purpose-built CRM. $250K/yr saved on subscriptions and integrations. Avoided $500K+ in deferred buy decisions across the portfolio.

02 / AI

Bid win-probability
calculator

Monte Carlo forecasting for capital project bids. Operator-built, sponsor-validated. Turned bid go/no-go from gut into quantified expected value at the leadership table.

03 / PROCUREMENT

Portfolio
procurement

20%+ savings on products and services across all 11 businesses. Negotiated. Documented. Standardized. Repeatable past the engagement, without the operator in the room.

04 / RELATIONSHIP

Indigenous Nations
relationship system

Relationship management built for the long horizon a real partnership requires. Not the project-by-project transactional model most firms default to. Designed to outlast any single engagement.

05 / GOVERNANCE

Corporate management
system

Governance, policies, and operating discipline for an 11-business portfolio. Documented authorities, approval matrices, and operating rhythm. The kind of spine investment-grade operations actually need.

06 / AI USE CASES

Responsible AI,
across the portfolio

Identified, scoped, and stood up responsible-AI use cases across the businesses. Operators using the tools. Not vendors selling them. Each use case earned its keep before it scaled.

We aren't
what you've
been pitched.

Every founder-led business gets pitched ops consultants every week. Northline Works is none of these.
×We aren'ta 60-slide deck.
×We aren'ta six-month transformation.
×We aren'tan AI vendor.
×We aren'ta leadership coach.
×We aren'tan open-ended retainer.
×We aren'tbilling the hour.
×We aren'ta workshop facilitator.
×We aren'tstaying forever.
We are operators. That's the whole pitch.
If that isn't what you need, we'll say so on the call.
TRIGGERS · ACTIVE OPERATOR ALERTS

If any of these are firing
in your business, brief us.

REF · §07 · SIGNALS
CRITICAL
The founder is still the operations function.Every decision routes through one person. The business cannot scale past their calendar.
SIGNAL · OWNER LOAD
WARN
Growth is starting to break the operating system.What worked at $8M doesn't work at $25M. The bottleneck is now a ceiling.
SIGNAL · GROWTH GAP
CRITICAL
Key-person risk: one person knows how the business actually runs.If they leave tomorrow, the operating knowledge leaves with them. No documentation. No backup.
SIGNAL · KEY-PERSON
WARN
You can name the operating leak. You haven't stopped the bleed.You've known about it for months. Quarters. Maybe years. The fix keeps getting deferred.
SIGNAL · KNOWN LEAK
WARN
You're being pitched AI tools without an operating system to run them on.Every vendor has a demo. Nobody is asking what your operation actually needs first.
SIGNAL · AI PITCH FATIGUE
WARN
You're outgrowing the team that got you here.Loyalty and capability are diverging. Hard to name. Harder to fix without an outside operator.
SIGNAL · TEAM CEILING
PROMISE · WHO PICKS UP THE PHONEREF · §07.5
× A sales rep selling you a contract NOT US
× A closer running a discovery script NOT US
→ The operator who would do the work EVERY TIME
When you brief us, you brief the operator. Same person on the call. Same person on the project. Same person picking up at 11pm when something breaks. If we aren't the right fit, we'll say so on the call.
NO SALES TEAM
NO QUOTAS
NO HANDOFFS
SCHEDULE BRIEFING · Q3 · 1 SLOT LEFT

Tell us where it's leaking.

Twenty minutes. We'll ask sharp questions, name where the dollar is going, and either describe what an engagement would look like, or tell you it isn't the right fit. We'd rather give you a straight answer than a proposal.

The operator picks up. No sales reps between you and the work.
Goes straight to the operator's inbox.
✓ Brief sent. The operator will reach out within one business day. Check your email — a copy is being prepared.
NORTHLINE WORKS · OPERATIONS KELOWNA · BC · CANADA NORTHLINEWORKS.CA
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