Our Story

Solutions by Harthcock Associates uses unique and proven approaches/tools, workshop methodologies, case studies, and years of experiential impact to achieve significant valuable individual and organizational gains.
Solutions by Harthcock Associates uses unique and proven approaches/tools, workshop methodologies, case studies, and years of experiential impact to achieve significant valuable individual and organizational gains.
Our Vision
Solutions by Harthcock Associates brings unprecedented value through innovative solutions.
Our Values
- Deep collaborative relationship with clients and partners
- Provide well understood roadmap and approaches to accomplishing objectives
- Deliver results
- Provide services returning clearly defined significant improvements & value
- Thrives on and facilitates sustaining changes
- Shares percentage of profits to non-profit causes
Dr. Harthcock has over 32 years in significant leadership positions. His sophisticated grasp of business challenges resulted in positive impact with four highly successful companies prior to founding his own company. A unique complement of technical and business skills enables him to transform solutions to improvement opportunities into commercial success and value. With expertise in strategic vision, organizational leadership, product development, quality, and problem solving, he leaves situations better than he found them.
The value generated comes in many forms working within a company, with customers, and/or with suppliers. Examples achieved:
- slashed cycle time defects 70% with 34% productivity gain,
- delivered 400% business margin improvement in 18 months,
- repaired, improved, developed, and expanded customer relationships,
- 32% process effectiveness and 48% process efficiency improvements enabling perfect on-time-delivery,
- pioneering aviation business unit creation,
- fast-tracked innovative product vision resulting in 70% of total sales,
- 24% of 5 year sales from 35 next generation products,
- closed new $6M business deal by driving product development,
- streamlined resources by 30%,
- Created a 65.2% time reduction to a product manufacturing process.
Current Affiliations
- Founder & CEO, Solutions by Harthcock Associates LLC
- Affiliate of Trusted Advisors Network
- Member of the Missouri State University Foundation Board of Trustees and Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Advisory Board
- Chair Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation Board
- Member of the American Chemical Society, Emeritus Member of Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), and Society of Automotive Engineers

Past Affiliations
- Head of Engineering & Quality at Schneller LLC (a TransDigm Company)
- Head of R&D at L&L Products
- R&D Manager at The Dow Chemical Company and General Electric Plastics
- Board of Directors for Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic
- Texas A&M College of Science External Advisory & Development Council (2021/2022 Vice Chair)
- Missouri State University Foundation Campaign Cabinet ending 2022
education
- Ph.D. Chemistry, Texas A&M University
- B.S. Chemistry, Missouri State University
- Total Quality Institute Certification; Six Sigma Green Belt/Champion
- Numerous trainings – e.g. GE Management Development Course
He has received company/society awards recognizing his accomplishments and served in leadership/advisory roles for professional societies, universities, and community groups.

A trusted Advisors Affiliate

Solutions by Harthcock Associates LLC is affiliated with Trusted Advisors Network—a world-class leader in the areas of business and management consulting, life/business coaching and training, youth leadership, and leadership development. Dedicated to helping organizations and individuals manage strategic change, innovation, cultural transition, and goal achievement, clients’ results are measured by quantum jumps in productivity, performance, cost reduction, and asset utilization. Since their inception in 1978, using a tailored approach to meet organizational and individual needs with proven processes, this unique approach has not changed – to help people become more productive and effective by linking individual performance to organizational performance.
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