Operator-led consulting for growing organizations
Turn complex operations into systems that scale.
Helping businesses and authorities execute with operator discipline, measurable systems, and practical artificial intelligence.
STATUS: ACTIVE
OPTIMIZATION: CONTINUOUS
COMPLIANCE: AUDIT READY
Clarity meets execution
Whether scaling a business or shaping policy, we build the operating discipline that turns complexity into durable results.
OPERATING MODULE · 01
Turn inefficiency into margin.
OPERATING MODULE · 02
Translate science into enforceable clarity.
The process
A proven four-step system that takes you from stuck to scaling—with visibility, ownership, and measurable progress at every stage.
01
We audit operations, supply chain, and leadership alignment to identify the 20% of activities that drive 80% of results. KPIs, OKRs, and bottlenecks become one clear baseline.
OUTPUT: SOURCE OF TRUTH
02
We design a 90-Day Operating System that links strategy to execution through practical playbooks, dashboards, ownership, and decision rhythms pressure-tested for ROI and risk.
OUTPUT: EXECUTABLE ROADMAP
03
Acting as a Fractional COO, we refine workflows, vendor reliability, and quality control—from DFM through delivered product, ISO-aligned audits, validation, and AQL sampling.
OUTPUT: MEASURABLE MOMENTUM
04
We scale what works through resilient growth and risk frameworks: multi-sourcing, continuity planning, lead-time visibility, and policy-aware operations built to last.
OUTPUT: DURABLE RESULTS
Real results, measurable growth
See how a strategy-to-execution operating system converts constraints into margin, compliance, and resilience.
IMPACT REPORT · SUPPLY CHAIN / QUALITY / VENDOR RELIABILITY
We modeled landed cost to isolate yield loss, used Defect Pareto and COPQ to target constraints, replaced water-transfer with heat-transfer printing, and locked settings through DOE. ISO 9001/13485 alignment, refreshed FMEA, AQL Level II IPQC, standardized fixturing, and data-driven dashboards cut cosmetic fallout by approximately 83%—without price changes.
POSITION PAPER · SUSTAINABLE GROWTH / RESILIENCE
The roadmap enables dispensary take-back and EPR, revises render-unusable and on-site destruction rules to allow licensed processing, permits transfer of cannabis waste to build end markets, and uses targeted incentives to close the materials-cost gap. ISO, CEN, and ASTM alignment supports data-driven risk management and circularity at scale.
Meet the founder
MayThe5th bridges what most teams separate: strategy and execution.
Born from operator-earned lessons, it prioritizes clarity over complexity, resilience before scale, and small, deliberate changes that compound into measurable outcomes. Growth is redefined as systems that help leaders sleep better. The model starts with redundancy and rigor, then moves fast without breaking things.
Culture and transparency are treated as the backbone of sustainable performance, especially through leadership transitions. A signature case proves the approach: redesigning a finishing process cut raw-material defects from 30% to under 5%, lifted margins, and improved sustainability—showing that process design beats supplier squeezing.
For SMBs, this means three to five levers and one shipped quick win in 90 days. For policy leaders, it means translating standards into enforceable, training-ready guidance.
OPERATOR · STRATEGIST · BUILDER
Trusted by leaders
Published feedback from leaders who have worked directly with Arnaud across operations, technology, policy, and regulated markets.
Arnaud has the rare quality of being able to distill complicated information down into a conversational message everyone can understand. He is also a “doer.” He takes the initiative to take care of what he sees as a problem and follows it through to a solution.
Brittani C.
Senior Vice President
Arnaud is smart, technically astute, energetic and self-sufficient. A fast learner and hard worker, he was liked and appreciated by our organization and, more important, by our customers.
Meir Y.
Senior Vice-President
Arnaud a cette faculté d’anticiper les choses, d’apporter sa vision, tout en gardant un dialogue ouvert. C’est quelqu’un de confiance avec un vrai esprit d’entrepreneur.
Mikael M.
Partner Director — Telecom & CRM
Arnaud is 100% business oriented. He knows how to make quick and strategic decisions, assess and mitigate risk, identify the key players, and bring you to the finish line with success.
Laurent B.
Director, Global Customer Service
What I valued most was his reliability. With tight timelines, multiple stakeholders, or cross-border coordination, Arnaud remained steady, methodical, and predictable in the best sense of the word.
Givi T.
International Strategic Growth & Market Expansion
Arnaud is a true professional who brings technical expertise, leadership, authenticity, and enthusiasm. He consistently demonstrates that he can set a strong vision and do the day-to-day work to turn it into reality.
Douglas F.
General Counsel + President
Arnaud has very powerful strategy and communication skills that are extremely valuable in a changing and often unpredictable regulatory environment.
Patricia K.
General Counsel, Head of External Affairs
Ideas & tools that help you execute
Operator-earned lessons on execution, strategy, standards, supply chains, and durable growth.
I didn’t start MayThe5th to build another empire. I started it because I was done and needed clarity. After six companies, countless highs and…
FIELD NOTES · MONTHLY
Data over buzzwords. Systems that make results repeatable.
Ready to execute like a giant?
Book a strategy call. We will identify the constraint, define the decision, and outline the first practical move.
