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Systems Builder • Author • Innovator

PROVEN TRACK RECORD ACROSS GLOBAL MANUFACTURING

Eric has executed manufacturing operations and compliance programs for Fortune 500 brands including Honeywell, Microsoft, HP, and Navistar spanning OEM production, sourcing, and distribution across four continents.

About Eric Stevens

Eric Stevens is a manufacturing systems architect and compliance strategist who has commissioned factories and built compliance frameworks across the U.S., Vietnam, China, and India—guiding due diligence, tax credit verification, and operational readiness for PE firms and manufacturers.

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Manufacturing Due Diligence Expert

Before Compliance Was a Crisis, He Built the Blueprints.

Long before the IRA, CHIPS Act, and Domestic Content rules reshaped manufacturing economics, Eric Stevens was building the certification systems and trade structures that influence global policy today.

**His EcoPrint Label® pioneered what became ISO 14025. His Nutrition Facts for Sustainability™ became the precursor to ESG and B-Corp frameworks. His work on Vietnam's WTO entry established trade infrastructure used today.**

Between 1994 and 2008, he built the systems that still define how manufacturers verify, qualify, and scale.

WHY ERIC STEVENS ?

**Operational, Not Theoretical**

Eric has built and commissioned factories. He doesn't advise from a desk.

**Independent, Not Conflicted**

ES & Associates works directly with Eric. No junior analysts. No rotating teams. Your assessment is led by someone who's done the work.

**Compliance as Strategy, Not Checkbox**

Most firms help you file forms. Eric helps you become audit-ready—positioning compliance as a fundable asset, not a liability.

“SMEs aren’t failing. They’re being flattened between compliance and capital.”

— Eric Stevens

Es and Associates 'Please forgive our lack of product selection... we have no idea WTF the govt will tariff next.'

CLIENT ROSTER - U.S. VIETNAM INDIA

  • Esand Associates client Navistar

    Navistar International

  • ES and Associates client Honeywell

    Honeywell

  • Es and Associates client fortune brands

    Fortune Brands

  • ES and Associates client Microsoft

    Microsoft

  • ES and Associates clients HP

    HP

  • ES and Associates Client United Nations

    United Nations

  • ES and Associates Client KPC Health

    KPC West Bengal India

  • ES and Associates client Fiskars

    fiskars Vietnam

  • ES and Associates Client Hubbell Lighting

    Hubbell Lighting

  • ES and Associates Client AUO

    AUO

  • Everlast Es and Associates client

    EVERLAST

  • ES and Associates Client Spanx

    Spanx

FOUNDATIONAL SYSTEMS & INNOVATIONS

EcoPrint Label® / EcoPrint Facts™

  • ISO-aligned environmental product disclosure standard rivaling ISO 14025

  • Verified by SGS and endorsed under an SBA small manufacturer pilot

  • Featured the P.E.I.R.S.™ lifecycle rating and EcoPrint Access™ software

  • Functioned as a “Nutrition Facts for Sustainability” label with third-party verifiable data

  • Direct precursor to ESG, B-Corp, and modern carbon labeling systems

Closed-Loop & Zero-Waste Certification

  • Early implementation of what would later become ISO 45001

  • Applied to real-world textile, electronics, and plastics manufacturing

  • Established measurable standards for safety, zero-waste, and carbon offset validation

Manufacturing & Trade Infrastructure

  • Commissioned export-processing zones under U.S.–Vietnam trade normalization

  • Helped guide Vietnam’s WTO entry with U.S. Commerce–approved industrial park frameworks

  • Built and managed bamboo and hemp pilot production lines for sulfur-free, closed-loop fiber processing

  • Partnered in production for Fiskars, Everlast, Hubbell, Honeywell, and other American manufacturers

Early ERP & ISO Integration

  • Co-authored the original ISO quality manuals for Packard Bell in the 1990s

  • Helped pioneer AS/400 QA systems that evolved into SAP, Oracle, Navision, and NetSuite

  • Integrated compliance data layers into ERP workflows decades before “digital twins” became standard

“Green without proof is a lie.”

—Eric Stevens

Mission Today

ES & Associates converts regulatory chaos into structured opportunity. Turning compliance into a competitive edge.

Eric's firm provides:

  • Pre-Close Verification for PE firms evaluating manufacturing targets

  • Tax Credit Validation for CHIPS, IRA 45X, and Domestic Content

  • Operational Readiness Audits for manufacturers preparing capital raises

After decades exporting American capacity, he's bringing it home: cleaner, smarter, and permanently compliant

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