Celebrating 30 Years of Predator Software-Lessons Learned from Founding & Beyond

Title: Celebrating 30 Years of Predator Software:
Lessons Learned from Founding to Covid and Beyond

Speaker: Jim Abbassian, President & Co-founder, Predator Software
Time: 3:15 - 4:20 PM, Friday, February 16th
Place: Room 102, Engineering Building, 1930 SW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Description:
Predator Software is a passionate team of professionals dedicated to lean manufacturing, industrial networking and shop floor automation. We are based in Beaverton, Oregon and look forward to your next visit. Until then, we will continue empowering manufacturers worldwide with Predator software, hardware, and services.

Many companies have purchased Predator applications including Apple, Boeing, Bosch, Chrysler, Disney, Eaton, Ford, Honda, Honeywell, General Dynamics, GE, Goodrich, GM, HP, Ingersoll Rand, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, PCC, Siemens, Space X, Stryker, United Launch Alliance, United Technologies and thousands more.

Predator software was founded in 1994 and is still headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. The company has weathered the many turns and changes across the industry, including the disruption of Covid.

This talk will discuss lessons learned from founding the company, growing it internationally, and dealing with Covid, all while maintaining a corporate culture that has meant that people stay. As of January 2024, the average tenure of current Predator employees is 11.1 years.