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Taylor ErwinOperations & expansion

Operations / Teams / Global expansion

Build the system.
Scale the delivery.

I turn complex growth plans into executable operations — building the teams, playbooks, and controls that carry a business from strategy to launch.

JetX factory floor and equipment
JetX · Site deployment & global expansion
15+ yearsDelivery experience
40+ peopleTeams led
400%Shopify headcount growth
AMER · LATAM
EMEA · APAC
Global deployment footprint

01 / How I operate

From ambiguity to execution.

Clear ownership, repeatable systems, and the right decisions at the right time.

01

Make the plan executable

Turn unclear mandates into sequenced, deliverable plans without waiting for perfect information.

02

Build the operating system

Create governance, reporting, and process that outlast any single project.

03

Surface tradeoffs early

Put cost, schedule, scope, and risk decisions in front of leadership before they harden.

04

Protect speed and control

Move quickly within a delivery framework that keeps capital, quality, and stakeholders under control.

02 / Selected experience

Systems built in the real world.

2025 / JetX

Global expansion & site deployment

Chief of Operations & Expansion

I lead real estate strategy and physical delivery for an AI robotics platform scaling across international markets, from site selection through launch readiness.

I built the delivery playbook behind it: site criteria, vendor and GC qualification, project controls, and commissioning standards that move each new market from concept to operating asset.

  • International deployment
  • Delivery playbooks
  • Launch readiness

2018 / Shopify

A capital delivery function, built from zero.

Senior Real Estate Project Manager

I built Shopify’s capital delivery function from the ground up, leading a $500M, 1.9M sf workplace portfolio through a period of 400% headcount growth.

The foundation: a PM team, technical standards, playbooks, project controls, and governance rhythms that hold cost, schedule, scope, and contractor accountability.

  • Team building
  • Portfolio governance
  • Project controls

2017 / The Food Dudes

Concept through operation.

Director of Real Estate Development

I directed custom restaurant builds end to end: concept, financing, permitting, design, construction, and operation.

The flagship was Sara, a Victorian house converted into a $2.1MM, 50+ seat restaurant — bringing commercial planning, physical delivery, and operational handover into one process.

  • End-to-end ownership
  • Partner coordination
  • Operational handover

03 / Capabilities

The foundations of repeatable delivery.

Teams & ownership

Build delivery teams, establish accountability, and align executives, partners, and contractors around an executable plan.

Playbooks & controls

Translate experience into standards, procurement processes, reporting, and governance that support the next project.

Expansion & readiness

Connect site feasibility, permitting strategy, partner coordination, commissioning, and launch readiness across markets.

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Make your next stage
of growth executable.

Taylor Erwin