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ASSESS · BUILD · RUN

Aniedo helps organizations make informed decisions, execute critical initiatives, and improve operational performance.

Whether you're evaluating a strategic opportunity, implementing a critical initiative, or improving day-to-day operations, Aniedo brings the operational insight, supply chain expertise, and execution needed to move forward with confidence.

Industries served
Pharmaceuticals Medical Devices Manufacturing Small to Mid-Size Organizations
This is for you if

Your organization is facing a critical decision, initiative, or operational challenge.

Assess
You need to evaluate an opportunity, investment, or major decision
Growth opportunities often come with uncertainty. Whether assessing risk, evaluating readiness, or determining where to invest resources, you need clear insight before making a commitment.
Build
You have a critical initiative that must succeed
Whether launching a new capability, implementing a major change, or leading a transformation effort, success depends on disciplined execution. You need experienced leadership to translate strategy into action and keep momentum through delivery.
Run
An existing operation needs improvement
You have the operation and need someone to work with your team to enhance it. You need a structured approach to identify root causes, prioritize improvements, and implement solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.
This is not for you if you're looking for a permanent hire or a large consulting team. Every engagement is led directly at the senior level and focused on solving the problem, not staffing it.
What we work on

Assess. Build. Run.
One standard of delivery.

Regardless of where you are in the process, every engagement follows the same standard: embedded in your organization, directly accountable for outcomes, and present until the work is done.

Practice area 01

Assess

DIAGNOSE

Organizations make critical decisions every day, whether evaluating new opportunities, allocating capital, selecting partners, or determining where to focus resources. We help clients assess opportunities, identify risks, and make informed decisions with confidence.

Typical services
Operational Assessments
Risk & Readiness Reviews
Supply Chain Due Diligence
Strategic Opportunity Evaluation
Practice area 02

Build

IMPLEMENT

Complex initiatives succeed when strategy is paired with disciplined execution. We help organizations build new capabilities, implement critical initiatives, and lead transformation efforts from planning through delivery.

Typical services
Program Leadership & Execution
New Capability Development
Process Integration
PMO Standup
Practice area 03

Run

OPTIMIZE

Strong performance requires clear priorities, effective governance, and continuous improvement. We help organizations strengthen operations, improve visibility, and create sustainable results.

Typical services
Operational Performance Improvement
Governance & Decision Support
Supply Chain Leadership
Continuous Improvement Initiatives
How we work

How we help organizations
move forward.

01
Listen and align

We evaluate the current scenario, identify opportunities, and align with your team on what needs to happen before any work begins.
02
Define the path forward
We translate the problem into a clear, executable plan, scope, priorities, ownership, and success measures. This is where most efforts fail. We make sure it is grounded and achievable before committing resources.
03
Execute
We drive the work, coordinating teams, managing progress, resolving blockers, and maintaining momentum. Where specialized technical expertise is needed, we bring in the right people and manage them as part of the program.
04
Deliver and stabilize
We stay through implementation until the solution is working reliably, not just designed or partially rolled out. The goal is not activity. The goal is a result that sustains, long after we are done.
MODEL 1
Fractional LEADERSHIP
Ongoing leadership and decision support, designed for organizations that need experienced operational leadership over an extended period. Engagements focus on guiding priorities, supporting teams, improving performance, and helping the organization navigate change.
Typical structure:  Flexible engagement model with a minimum three-month commitment.
MODEL 2
Project engagementS
Focused support for a defined objective, with a clear start, deliverables, and end date. Appropriate for implementations, program rescues, readiness assessments, or transformation initiatives with a natural completion point.
Typical structure: Defined objective, defined deliverables, defined timeline.
Who we are

A note from the
Managing Principal.

On solving problems for a living

In many organizations, when something critical needs solving, there is sometimes a group that sits at the center of the business, dedicated to solving business needs on behalf of various departments across the organization. They are given different names: “Centers of Excellence”, “Project Management Offices”, “Shared Services” and others. Over time, I’ve come to refer to such groups as central solutions providers. They serve as somewhat of “internal consulting firms”, resolving issues as they arise.

I spent over 15 years within such organizations. Inside global pharmaceutical, medical device, and enterprise operations. My roles within these organizations have varied, from building them from scratch and staffing them, to operating as an individual contributor. The size of the departments I supported has ranged from a 4,000-person global operations group to a 50,000-person supply chain division. Some solutions built were also outward-facing, serving a customer base of over 150,000 customers.

The process usually goes like this: a department or function has a need, they reach out to the central providers, who evaluate the need and decide whether to support it. Once approved, they come in, assess the problem, fund the program, staff it, and work on it until resolved.

Do this long enough and you start to recognize patterns, best practices, and most importantly, you become a well-seasoned baloney spotter, detecting red flags and canaries in coal mines long before others do.

Through Aniedo, we do the same thing for smaller organizations that may not need a dedicated internal function to do this work. Whether through fractional leadership or focused project engagements, the work happens in collaboration with your teams and we stay until the work is done. As our clients’ needs grow, we ensure that their needs are met by also drawing on a vetted network of operational and technical experts when needed.

Valerie Chikwendu
Managing Principal  ·  Aniedo
Formerly
Cornell University Johnson & Johnson GE Capital Thomson Reuters
Valerie Chikwendu, Managing Principal, Aniedo
Credentials & Qualifications
MBA
Master of Business Administration
Cornell University
MS
M.Sc. Computer Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
BS
B.Sc. Computer Science
University of Nigeria
Six Sigma Certification
Villanova University
EC
Executive Certificate: Manufacturing in a Global Network
INSEAD  ·  Fontainebleau, France
EC
Executive Certificate: Driving Performance through Talent Management
Harvard Business School  ·  Boston, USA
Most Recent Continued Education
No Code AI and Machine Learning: Building Data Science Solutions
MIT Professional Education
Generative AI and Agents for Software Development
UT Austin Professional Education
Enterprise Leadership
Trusted to drive complex initiatives with global teams across supply chain, operations, technology, quality & regulatory compliance, and commercial functions, delivering results in highly matrixed organizations.
Global Business Experience
Deep business and operational experience working across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, including Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States.
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Let's talk.

Not every problem needs a full engagement. Sometimes a conversation is enough to get oriented. Start there.

Every engagement is led by a senior practitioner
We scope to the problem, not the other way around
We stay until it is done