Introduction

 

Jim Pierce has been applying technology to complex business processes for over 35 years.  He has extensive experience in business and manufacturing operations, including technology development, project management, and automation solutions.  This experience includes the development and implementation of custom and off-the-shelf automated solutions, and project management for projects ranging from less than $50,000 to multi-million-dollar, multi-year projects.

 

 

Summary Experience

 

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging – workflow engineering, new equipment specification, new equipment implementation

• Manufacturing and pharmacy automation – development and implementation of automation solutions 

• Automated order fulfillment and automated product storage systems

• Automated material handling systems, conveyors, AS/RS, AGV’s, sortation systems, WIP automation

• Robotics in manufacturing – electronics assembly, manufacturing, automobile manufacturing

• Integrated manufacturing systems

• Manufacturing production optimization

• Lean manufacturing & assembly operations, lean pharmacy operations

• Manufacturing and packaging of consumer products

• Medication repackaging operations, automation and packaging implementation

• Development of strategic operating plans

 

 

Partial List of Customers

 

Tropicana, Kraft, Procter & Gamble, Purolator, Rustolium, Tupperware, CVS, Royal Vendors, Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Ford Aerospace, Ford Motor AMT, GE Aircraft Engine, Caterpillar, JLG, Boeing Aero, Omnicare, PharMerica, Parata, Talyst, MTS, Medical Logistics, Centered Solutions 

 

 

Education

 

BS IE – Purdue University

MS ISE – Ohio State University

Certified Project Management – Battelle Memorial Institute

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Accreditation

 

• Certified Project Management, Battelle Memorial Institute

• Certified Total Quality Facilitator, Organizational Dynamics, Inc

• Certified Facilitator and Trainer, Six Thinking Hats & Lateral Thinking, Dr. Edward deBono

• Certified Facilitator and Trainer, Breakthrough Thinking, Dr. Gerald Nadler’s Center for Breakthrough Thinking

• Fellowship in Integrated Innovation (Founding Fellow), Innovation University

• The “Tom Paterson Process” Facilitator, Developing Strategic Operating Plans

• Product Management Foundations, Pragmatic Marketing, LLC

 

 

 

Publications/Speaking Engagements/Workshop Leadership

 

• Purposeful Creativity Workshop, Innovation Network Convergence

• Logistics Mastery, The Fundamentals of Physical Distribution– Proctor & Gamble one-week international training course

• Contributing author for book published by Select Press, Breakout Creativity

• Re-engineering in the Real World – Practical Re-engineering Tools Workshop (IQPC, Canadian Association of Logistics Management, SAE AMT, Material Handling Institute (4 years)) 

• Practical Creativity and Innovation in Business Problem Solving Workshop, MHA (2 years)

• Creative Thinking and its Application to Material Handling, SAE Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Conference

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