EF Consulting LLC
You're in Luck.
About the Firm
Rooted in Excellence
EF Consulting LLC is a consulting agency forged from two decades of world-class manufacturing. Alongside the founders, owner Ray Baker spent 20 years helping build the iconic backpack brand Mystery Ranch. He left his beloved Ranchers in 2024 to grow beyond, but also, in a lot of ways, to get back to his roots.
From a twelve-person operation, to a million dollar company, to a $50M organization that was purchased by a $1.8 billion dollar corporate juggernaut, Ray has seen up close and (very) personal what it takes to make it in today's manufacturing landscape.
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While 'Made In The USA' is EF Consulting's prime directive, we also have familiarity operating in the Asia market, with experience manufacturing in both Vietnam and the Philippines.
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Whatever your passion, wherever your location, EF Consulting can be a trusted partner in helping your business succeed while also maintaining your company values.
What's in a name?
Why Enigma Farm?
My time at Mystery Ranch remains the best, worst, exciting, exhausting, experience of my life. Like many in the industry, I never planned on manufacturing soft-goods. I fell into it, and boy am I glad I did. I found a passion for building the world's best gear, and became addicted to working with the world's best people.
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I wanted to pay homage, a little tongue-in-cheek, to the organization that made me who I am today, and as a touchstone of what the future will bring.
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Mystery ~ Enigma. Ranch ~ Farm. It was a simple equation.
We've seen some stuff.
Soft Goods Manufacturing
Our bread and butter. Unparalleled construction knowledge from the cutting table to the sewing machine to the loading dock. Wrought from years of experience "pushing nylon", making samples for one of the industry's legendary backpack designers.
The Whole Enchilada
Think our experience stops at the Production Floor? Nope! Maybe you keep running into hurdles involving domestic or international shipping logistics? Looking for a raw material supplier for new or existing production? Looking to upgrade to a laser cutter?
ISO 9001 Certification
I audibly laughed when the Mystery Ranch announced they were going for ISO certification. I thought us too "untraditional" an organization. It can be done AND remain who you are. We proved it. If you are serious about it, you can too.