Paul Pierson

About Paul Pierson

I am an innovative and accomplished Six Sigma Master Black Belt whose manufacturing, operations, technical, product development has been demonstrated throughout a variety of assignments that enable me to have a broad, practical background and understanding of operations and how to influence change. Skilled at quickly providing bottoms-up insights with limited data and information to identify business and operation improvements while collaborating with people and teams at all levels.I have effectively led as an individual and as a leader in a variety of roles, operational areas, and team sizes (ranging from 3 to >200) while emphasizing teamwork and basic problem-solving skills to focus on customer and business goals. I have consistently demonstrated the ability to successfully communicate to all levels of an organization and to customers including senior executives and have extensive experience in resolving difficult business and customer situations.

Experience

1. Engineering Director

   MxD

   Mar 2017 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) provides insights and thought leadership to the modernization of US manufacturing. As Director of Engineering, responsibilities include- Responsible for square foot factory floor which includes multiple digital manufacturing demonstrations as well as multiple Partner spaces and several unique testbeds that were designed, developed and built by MxD- I am a primary ‘tour guide’ of the factory floor to a variety of audiences that visit MxD to experience and learn about digital manufacturing ideas, concepts, and practical applications for common use cases that can applied to their operations- Provide on-site visits to MxD Members and DoD facilities to develop and provide detail analysis to transition to digital manufacturing at a production line or facility level. This work focuses on hands-on modernization of the US Industrial Base.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  BS Electrical Engineering

Skills

• Quality Assurance
• Design for Manufacturing
• Cdma
• Wireless
• Mobile Devices
• Embedded Software
• Lte
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• Rf
• Quality Management
• Mobile Applications
• Umts
• Lean Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Embedded Systems
• Wimax
• Engineering Management
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Mobile Technology
• Testing
• Leadership
• Gsm
• Cellular Communications
• Product Management
• Mobile Communications
• Electronics
• Competitive Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Manufacturing
• 3g
• Engineering
• Six Sigma