Apple-level program management discipline — available to any company ready to build with rigor. Embedded, hands-on, and ready to travel. From first prototype to global production.
I'm Dan Olson — a program management and operations leader with 20+ years helping companies turn complexity into repeatable execution. My focus is simple: build the operating system, remove friction, and deliver measurable outcomes across product development, supply chain, and go-to-market.
At Apple, I managed portfolios spanning Apple Watch, iPod, accessory cases, and health technologies — overseeing $1B+ in budgets and orchestrating 5,000+ SKUs across 20+ factories worldwide. I built governance frameworks, risk dashboards, and executive decision cadences that kept engineering, operations, and commercial teams aligned — supported by weekly leadership reviews to drive decisions, resolve issues, and protect launches.
At Roku, I built the international operating model end-to-end — growing the business to $100M+ international revenue across eight markets and 20M+ active accounts. I delivered P&L and market insights directly to senior leadership. I also led operations development, production, quality, and reliability for hardware — delivering $30M–$50M annual savings through design-to-cost, supply chain shifts, and RMA reduction, plus $14M+ per year through second-source strategies — driving 18% COGS and 10% OpEx improvements.
When regulatory or compliance demands threatened timelines, I drove rapid requirement definition, ruthless prioritization, and clean execution — moving fast without breaking things that matter. Now I help teams install scalable processes, eliminate bottlenecks, and align product, tooling, and GTM plans — so execution gets easier as the business grows, not harder.
"Strategy only matters if the operating model can carry it. I build the operating system that makes execution repeatable: clear plans, tight governance, metrics that drive action, and a decision rhythm that prevents drift. I lead hands-on, aligning teams around outcomes, locking ownership, surfacing tradeoffs early, and pushing the hard calls that protect timeline, quality, and spend."
— Dan Olson · Founder, Launch Standards LLC
Six core engagement types — each designed around the real problems growing companies face. Engagements can be standalone or combined into a comprehensive transformation program.
These are real frameworks I've designed and run — built in production, tested under real constraints, and handed off to teams that still use them.
Engagements are structured to match your company's stage and scope of work. All pricing is in USD. Custom project scoping available for complex transformations. Every engagement begins with a free 45-minute discovery call.
◆ On-site manufacturing engagements: $375–$450/day — travel & lodging billed at cost ◆ Fractional VP / Chief of Staff roles: $21,000–$30,000/month based on commitment level ◆ All engagements begin with a complimentary 45-minute discovery call ◆ Contracts available as 1099 or Corp-to-Corp via Launch Standards LLC ◆ Custom or specialized engagements may be scoped and billed at differing rates
I partner with companies at inflection points — where the operating model has to catch up with ambition. These are the situations where I add the most value.
Every engagement starts with a free 45-minute discovery call. Tell me what you're working on and we'll figure out together whether Launch Standards is the right fit.