Paul B.

About Paul B.

I’m an operator who thrives where complexity and scale intersect. Over my career I’ve built organizations that don’t just run—they perform. I’ve recruited, developed, and kept high-caliber talent, expanded production capabilities, and translated them into profitability. My core strength is linking the mechanics of operations and maintenance with the strategic objectives of the business—ensuring that execution isn’t just efficient, but revenue-generating and customer-winning.I’ve spent decades dissecting and fixing operational bottlenecks before they metastasize. The result: safer plants, better quality outputs, higher productivity, and tighter cost control. Those aren’t “aspirations”—they’re outcomes I’ve delivered repeatedly.As a leader, I view reliability as the ultimate control lever. By embedding reliability into processes, equipment, and people, every output—from safety to cost—becomes predictable, measurable, and improvable. That’s how you scale an organization without losing control of Business & Team Leadership | Corporate Operations | Multibillion-Dollar Budgets | P&L | Operational Enhancement | Executive Management | Customer Service Oriented | Manufacturing Management | Quality Systems | Revenue & Profit Growth

Experience

1. SVP - Chief Strategy Officer

   NAES

   Jan 2025 — Present · Nashville, TN, US

Education

• Saint Martin's University

  Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

  2002 — 2006