Paul Pomeroy is a senior operations executive with 19 years of progressive experience scaling organizations and leading them to profitability. He specializes in engineering, finance and general management, from large companies to small, both foreign and domestic. He has a background in manufacturing operations and corporate development. He has led teams and managed projects across the value chain including operations, business intelligence, market research, sales, product development, joint ventures, M&A and million-dollar process improvements. Paul is adept at uncovering the details of complex problems and leading the teams that fix them.
Currently an independent management consultant, Paul has provided management expertise, business and product development, strategic planning, process mapping and market research to firms and aspiring entrepreneurs to help build out promising ventures, resulting in a patent, two startups and various dilutive and non-dilutive funding arrangements.
Previously, Paul was Vice President, Operations (COO) for Zaio Corporation, a Canadian data analytics company. In that capacity, he led all operational and business functions, took charge of commercializing new technology, and acquired the people, resources and investors needed to push the company forward to a public offering. He clarified the firm’s strategic goals and markets, determined the right business priorities, and created clear and actionable financial and operational systems, resulting in 50 new jobs and $50 million in market value.
Prior to this Paul worked in the aerospace industry. As a Corporate Development Manager in Boeing’s M&A subsidiary, he directed multi-million-dollar strategic projects including venture capital, joint ventures, and acquisitions, and conducted due diligence, negotiations, and organizational development. As a Boeing engineer, Paul worked both in manufacturing and design. In manufacturing, he redesigned processes for increased reliability, standardization, and efficiency, and managed projects that made changes in manufacturing, parts and facilities, resulting in $10 million in cost savings. He also worked as a systems engineer, designing cockpits and flight simulators. Prior to Boeing, Paul was a project manager for Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH, a German aerospace company.
EDUCATION:
Paul holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Calgary and a BS Industrial Engineering from the University of Washington.
PERSONAL:
Paul grew up in the Puget Sound area and is married with two young sons. He volunteers as a judge for local business plan competitions, and acts as an advisor to the UW’s commercialization efforts. He enjoys hiking and tennis, and is an amateur machinist.