A specialized organization built around helping manufacturers better manage production tooling.
COAST Systems is a global software, engineering, and manufacturing consulting company specializing in production tooling lifecycle management and plastics manufacturing. Since 2012, we have combined technology and specialized expertise to help manufacturers manage tooling across plants, suppliers, regions, and countries.
Built to bring structure to a distributed asset.
Production tooling represents a significant manufacturing investment, but managing those assets across global organizations creates unique challenges. Tooling ownership, physical location, supplier responsibility, maintenance history, technical information, qualification records, and lifecycle decisions are often distributed across many systems and organizations.
COAST Systems was built to help manufacturers bring structure, visibility, and technical discipline to those assets. Over time, COAST evolved into an integrated organization combining engineering expertise, program management, technology, data, and specialized resources.
A distributed global organization.
COAST supports manufacturers through a distributed global organization — with corporate headquarters and plastics engineering in the United States and regional presence across Latin America, APAC, and EMEA.
Trusted by manufacturing organizations around the world.
COAST works with manufacturers across consumer goods, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and food & beverage — organizations that depend on production tooling and need it managed as a disciplined asset.
Led by experienced manufacturing, engineering, and software leaders.
Jerry Sherman
Jerry oversees the daily management of COAST Systems delivery and support, with responsibility for business development, finance, and overall operations. He plays an integral role in the company’s strategic initiatives while ensuring customer focus and execution. Jerry joined COAST Systems in 2016 as vice president of business development, following technical and business leadership across software and consulting companies in industries including medical, manufacturing, and government. He served in the United States Army and studied Computer Science at East Carolina University.
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John Headrick
Co-founderJohn is executive vice president of engineering and co-founder of COAST Systems, with an emphasis on engineering and technical services. He brings over 30 years of experience in the plastics industry, specializing in systems control engineering — LEAN, TPM, OEE, 5S, CMMS deployment, SPC methodologies, processing, and operations. John holds a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering and serves on the Society of Plastics Engineers Board of Directors and its Executive Committee.
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Paul Hatcher
Co-founderPaul is executive vice president of technology and co-founder, responsible for the design, development, and architecture of COAST’s enterprise-class, cloud-based software. As lead software engineer, he transforms product concepts into a scalable, usable solution and decides how to best scale the technology, balance performance, and deliver a reliable product and service.
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COAST holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 information security certification, demonstrating readiness for enterprise relationships and disciplined handling of customer information.
Help manufacturers make better decisions about the production tooling their businesses depend on — by connecting the people, processes, engineering, technology, and data required throughout the tooling lifecycle.
Commercial capabilities & engagement
Who COAST is, what we do, and how customers engage — the capabilities, services, and paths to work with us.
Educational knowledge resource
Educational knowledge covering tooling lifecycle practices, technologies, and management disciplines — distinct from the commercial COASTSystems.com website.
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