Patriot Team
Patriot Industrial Partners is supported by a diverse team of advisors, bringing expertise across operational, quality, supply chain, and technical disciplines.
Founder | Managing Director
Alex Krutz
Alex Krutz, also known as the "Factory Doctor," is a manufacturing leader with over 20 years of experience in both the public and private sector, with expertise in strategy & transactions, reshoring initiatives, and business transformation.
He served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he advanced U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and the America First Trade Policy.
He has been cited in major media outlets including Forbes, Washington Examiner, Aviation Week, and Flight Global publications where he is a contributing columnist.
Alex has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Bloomberg and the London News Times. He has delivered key-note speeches at multiple industry conferences.
Leadership Team
Kevin Husmann
Director - Performance Improvement
Suresh Addepalli
International Delivery Leader
Kevin Husmann is Patriot’s Director of Performance Improvement and an experienced operations and industrial engineering leader. He specializes in optimizing manufacturing and assembly facilities through factory turnarounds, production-line improvements, greenfield launches, process design, and just-in-time production.
Suresh Addepalli is Patriot's International Delivery Leader with experience managing complex industrial initiatives across global teams and operations. His expertise includes program execution, operational improvement, cross-functional coordination, and delivering scalable solutions across international markets.