https://www.linkedin.com/in/atsiem/

PROCESS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT LEAD / MULTI-BUSINESS OWNER

Adam started his first technology company while still in High School at age 16 in 2001. It was called ParagonCA (Paragon Computer Accessories), and was the only distributor of BIOS Replicator Chips in North America, helping hardcore hackers eke out the performance they wanted on their custom built PCs. It had a 9.94/10 customer rating.

Today he owns and operates Susthomes LLC, a series of key commercial properties in The Hill Neighborhood of Troy, NY - most notably The Hill at Muza (thehillatmuza.com), a Modern European Beer Garden. The spaces and their interiors are incredibly unique experiences leveraging a strong understanding of user experience, leading edge health + entertainment technologies, and custom software + hardware implementations.

Prior to starting the realty company and operations, he spent eight years as a minimalist user-centered designer and IT Product Manager at Procter & Gamble. He served as Agile Lead for Product Research and Product Lifecycle Management software initiatives, from retail environment design to product formulation iteration. He simplified work to ensure he and his team delivered valuable results, leveraging Scrum+Agile+Kanban principles.

Today he serves as Agile Process and Continuous Improvement Lead for his companies, with a concept 'Operational Excellence' under development.

Overall, Adam specializes in working ideas from concept to final product with proprietary techniques he has developed and trained. His management experience includes global initiatives at Procter & Gamble as well as entrepreneurial bootstrapping. He takes a 'less is more' approach to bringing new ideas to life.

Specialties:
Business Development (New or Existing Businesses)
Agile Management (Initiatives & Projects, Corporate & Entrepreneurial)
User-Centered Design (Concept Development, Prototyping, User Sensing)
Community Building / Training (Cultivating Learning Communities & Developing Workshops)
Marketing (Brand Building & Consumer Research)