Who You Work With
Senior operating and simulation expertise on every engagement, no junior analysts, no handoffs.
George Stelling
CEO and Founder
George Stelling founded Brilliant Build to give leaders decision-grade simulation before they commit capital, people, or time. Over 30+ years, he has driven $1.4B+ in documented value creation across 25+ engagements for private-equity sponsors and Fortune 500 companies, as an operating partner and interim CIO, COO, and CFO.
He served as NVIDIA's first CIO, helping scale the business from $1B to $4.5B in revenue with a 10x improvement in EBITDA during his tenure. Earlier, at ON Semiconductor, he led lean and capital-budgeting programs across a multi-fab operation, governing CAPEX, consolidating facilities, and improving gross margin.
That operating background is the foundation of Brilliant Build's work. For a private-equity-owned global manufacturer, he built a FlexSim factory simulation that prioritized CAPEX and unlocked a one-time cash benefit and a multi-point gross-margin gain. For a digital marketing company, he built an AnyLogic model to test staffing and growth scenarios before the firm committed to hiring, the exact decisions Brilliant Build now delivers as products across physical and service operations.
George is Bain-trained, holds an MBA from Dartmouth's Tuck School and a BA from Cornell (magna cum laude), and is MIT Sloan AI-certified. He personally designs every Brilliant Build engagement, supported by a vetted network of simulation specialists and best-in-class platforms.
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We partner with a vetted network of simulation specialists on high-stakes decisions. If you build decision-grade models and want work that matters, we'd like to hear from you.
Build high-fidelity digital twins and discrete-event models in FlexSim, AnyLogic, Simio, and similar platforms, turning real operating data into models leaders can trust.
Frame the decision, design the scenarios, and quantify the tradeoffs that turn complex operations into rigorous, decision-grade analysis.
Run engagements end to end, from scoping the decision to presenting board-ready results that keep the work focused on executive outcomes.