Jim Ball

About Jim Ball

I empower leaders and teams to drive safety, culture, and performance. My work brings together leadership development, company culture, employee engagement, and process engineering with one goal: help organizations build systems where people and performance thrive.Over my career, I’ve designed scalable processes, led manufacturing and engineering teams, and developed solutions that align technical improvements with business strategy. My approach combines engineering precision with leadership insight, ensuring that improvements aren’t just effective—they’re sustainable.Strong processes require strong leadership. That’s why I integrate safety leadership, workforce development, and coaching into my work—helping teams build the clarity, capability, and mindset needed to operate at their best.As an ICF-Certified Coach and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, I use proven frameworks that strengthen decision-making, communication, and accountability. Combined with my background in manufacturing, process engineering, organizational development, and operational excellence, I help leaders bridge the gap between strategy and execution.My time as a U.S. Army Ranger and Company Commander continues to shape my approach: clarity, adaptability, and disciplined execution remain at the core of how I solve problems and lead teams through high-stakes challenges.Organizations partner with me to:• Develop safety leadership programs that strengthen culture and reduce operational risk• Enhance leadership and team performance through coaching and workforce development• Optimize manufacturing operations through process design, automation, and efficiency improvements• Align people, processes, and systems to achieve sustainable operational excellenceAt the end of the day, my goal is simple: to help organizations perform at their best by empowering leaders, strengthening systems, and creating safer, more effective ways to work.CliftonStrengths® – Futuristic | Strategic | Activator | Command | SignificanceBuilder Profile 10® – Selling | Delegator | Disruptor | Confidence

Experience

1. Vice President of Process Engineering

   Automated Engineering Services, Inc

   May 2024 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Senior leader of a 25-person process engineering organization responsible for global capital engineering solutions in biotechnology. Plan, direct, coordinate, oversee activities in the Process Engineering department, ensuring the development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet the current and future needs of the company. Provide technical solutions to complex problems, design processes to minimize risks to the product, and develop leaders and technical experts throughout the organization.

Education

• Boston College

  BS, Physics, Music minor

  1998 — 2002

• D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business, Supply Chain Management

  2010 — 2012