Paul recently retired from Bell Flight, a Textron Inc. company, after 38 years of service and a total of 45 years in the manufacturing sector. He now serves on the Board of Directors for the Manufacturing Technology Development Group (MTDG) and sits on several industrial advisory boards and committees. With extensive experience in advanced manufacturing, Paul brings valuable insight to industrial supply base companies seeking to stay competitive in a dynamic global market.

His strengths span manufacturing technology, engineering disciplines, operations optimization, supply chain analysis, and industrial automation. During his decade as a Technical Fellow at Bell/Textron, Paul focused on Manufacturing Technology and Materials and Process Engineering. Fellows at Textron serve at the senior director level and are recognized as technical experts in their fields. In this role, he supported all Bell product lines and consulted across Textron’s divisions on advanced manufacturing and production automation.

Throughout his career, Paul distinguished himself in technology development, engineering design, R&D, and leadership roles in both engineering and manufacturing. He advised emerging product teams, developed technology roadmaps, and helped shape long-term innovation strategies. Recent work includes collaboration with Bell’s Innovation team on autonomous logistics platforms, production strategies for new technologies, and future manufacturing vision planning. He is also a co-inventor of Bell’s APT (Autonomous Pod Transport) vehicle family.

His Fellowship charter also included providing strategic guidance on advanced processing technologies, including metals and composites, fabrication, automation, and system integration.

A prolific inventor and industry thought leader, Paul holds 44 patents with several more pending. He is a frequent author and speaker and has served on numerous boards, panels, and technical councils. His contributions have earned him multiple prestigious awards. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University.