MiddleGround Capital
Zach is a Vice President on the Operations Team. Zach started his career with Mitsubishi before moving to Toyota. Zach met John, Scot, and Greg while leading the equipment installation for a model launch at Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, KY. Zach has a Bachelors’s Degree in Robotics and Automation from ITT Technical Institute. John likes […]
Taylor is a Vice President on our Operations Team and joined us from General Electric, where he worked as a Financial Analyst and Sourcing Finance Lead in microenterprise as well as air and water channels. He has his MBA from Indiana University as well as his Bachelor’s in Finance and Marketing from the University of […]
Joost is a Vice President of Operations on our Amsterdam team, and brings extensive experience within operations and private equity to the role. He worked within manufacturing and construction sectors during his time with Monitor Deloitte and delved into with portco management as the Senior Manager of Operations at Aurelius Group, where he was a […]
Troy is a Director on the Operating Team. Prior to joining us, Troy worked as an interim management professional for various portfolio companies at the prior firm with John and Scot. Prior to these positions, Troy spent over 28 years in the plant operations and change management industries, including stints at MillerCoors, Dean Foods, and […]
Blake Frazier is a Vice President on our Operations Team. Blake has a BS in Accounting and Finance from the University of Kentucky and put his CPA certification to use at MCM CPAs & Associates before flexing his finance skills at Alltech, a biotechnology company, as a Finance Manager. You could write a sitcom about […]
Scot is one of the founding Partners of MiddleGround where he acts as Chief Operating Officer. Scot is a member of the Investment Committee at MiddleGround Capital. Scot started his career at Toyota Motor Corporation and spent 13 years in assembly engineering, maintenance, and production management. Prior to founding MiddleGround, Scot spent 9 years at […]
Mike is Managing Director and Head of Data Operations. Prior to MiddleGround, he worked for 18 years with Toyota Motor Corporation. Mike graduated from the University of Louisville with his MBA in Business Administration and Masters in Engineering. The team agrees not to talk about Mike’s alma mater as long as he cheers on the […]
Rick is a Managing Director of Operations at MiddleGround, where he works with the firm’s portfolio companies on executing operational initiatives and performs diligence on investment opportunities. Rick brings over 25 years of aviation and diversified industrial manufacturing experience, and 6 years of middle market private equity experience. Rick is known for creating high performing […]
Miles is a Vice President of the Automation Team and like many team members here at MiddleGround, Miles joins us from Toyota where he worked as an Engineer for 8 years after 10 years at Lexmark as a research engineer! Miles graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS, in Electrical Engineering. Miles’ twin […]