Bill Southward, Productivity Improvement Technologies
Project Leader

Bill is founder and principal of Productivity Improvement Technologies. He is an innovative consultant with strong interpersonal, leadership and technical skills. Bill has implemented business improvements in a wide variety of environments and Enterprises.

Bill creatively and effectively applies his broad knowledge of process improvement methods, manufacturing engineering, and business processes to identify and solve complex business problems.

Bill has teamed with the leadership of over sixty facilities worldwide, implementing improvement initiatives that resulted in reduced working capital, improved inventory turns and improved customer service levels in business both large and small.

Bill has more than twenty years experience across wide variety of industries. He is able to rapidly understand the needs of a business and work with people at all levels of the organization to make needed improvements.

Bill is known and respected for the knowledge, interpersonal skills and energy that he brings to any effort.

Prior to founding Productivity, Bill gained broad experience in Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance in a variety of industries including Aerospace, Machine Tool and Automotive.

Bill is a graduate of Waterbury State Technical College, and has received advanced training in Demand Flow, Consulting Competencies, Rapid Cycle Methodology, Situational Leadership, Conflict Management, and Change Management.