Paul C. Fuqua
MES & Operations Software Development Leader • AI-Native Engineer
Building the Bridge from Rockets to AI
20+ Years of Cross-Disciplinary Engineering Leadership
My Journey
Hardware
2004-2008
Engineered Rockets
Systems
2008-2016
Integrated Operations
Strategy
2016-2020
Led Transformation
AI & Scale
2020-Present
Pioneering AI-Native
By the Numbers
Impact across two decades of operations leadership
My Journey
From designing hardware on the factory floor to pioneering AI-native software delivery, I've built operations expertise at every layer of the enterprise.
Hardware Engineering
2004-2009Ground Support Equipment, Production & Launch
Systems Integration
2009-2016Manufacturing Execution Systems & Operations
Strategic Leadership
2013-2020Executive Development & Transformation
AI & Innovation
2016-PresentSoftware Leadership & AI-Native Engineering
Ready to Scale Operations Together?
I bring 20+ years of ground-up operations expertise to leadership roles. Let's talk about how I can help drive your company's growth.
Learning Game Development with AI
Building a Unity game with my kids using AI-driven tools and processes
Our AI-Native Game Development Journey
Documenting our family's hands-on exploration of building games using AI-powered development workflows. We're learning Unity, C#, and game design principles while leveraging modern AI tools to accelerate our learning and overcome technical challenges.
"This project represents the future of learning: using AI not as a replacement for understanding, but as a catalyst for faster iteration, deeper exploration, and more ambitious creativity."
Unity Engine
Real-time 3D game development
AI-Assisted
Agentic development workflows
Family Learning
Teaching the next generation
Follow along as we document our learning process, challenges, and victories