Pia Millican, MBA, PMP®
Founder & CEO at PIA International, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Donna D.
I always think of PIA PROMO first when I need promotional products for my business. The customer service I received is beyond measure. PIA PROMO came up with innovative, "green" product ideas and presented me with options that I never could have identified on my own. The price was right, the service and delivery were exceptional and the results were terrific! I continue to get great comments about my promotional items from my clients and students.
Renae Sanders
Pia handled the handled the procurement of promotional items for a conference I was hosting. Ms. Millican was personable, anticipated my needs based on my budget, and delivered the product ontime. I recommend Pia Promo for your procurement needs.
Donna D.
I always think of PIA PROMO first when I need promotional products for my business. The customer service I received is beyond measure. PIA PROMO came up with innovative, "green" product ideas and presented me with options that I never could have identified on my own. The price was right, the service and delivery were exceptional and the results were terrific! I continue to get great comments about my promotional items from my clients and students.
Renae Sanders
Pia handled the handled the procurement of promotional items for a conference I was hosting. Ms. Millican was personable, anticipated my needs based on my budget, and delivered the product ontime. I recommend Pia Promo for your procurement needs.
Donna D.
I always think of PIA PROMO first when I need promotional products for my business. The customer service I received is beyond measure. PIA PROMO came up with innovative, "green" product ideas and presented me with options that I never could have identified on my own. The price was right, the service and delivery were exceptional and the results were terrific! I continue to get great comments about my promotional items from my clients and students.
Renae Sanders
Pia handled the handled the procurement of promotional items for a conference I was hosting. Ms. Millican was personable, anticipated my needs based on my budget, and delivered the product ontime. I recommend Pia Promo for your procurement needs.
Donna D.
I always think of PIA PROMO first when I need promotional products for my business. The customer service I received is beyond measure. PIA PROMO came up with innovative, "green" product ideas and presented me with options that I never could have identified on my own. The price was right, the service and delivery were exceptional and the results were terrific! I continue to get great comments about my promotional items from my clients and students.
Renae Sanders
Pia handled the handled the procurement of promotional items for a conference I was hosting. Ms. Millican was personable, anticipated my needs based on my budget, and delivered the product ontime. I recommend Pia Promo for your procurement needs.
Credentials
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Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management InstituteOct, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Certified Healthcare Technology Specialist - Implementation Manager (CHTS-IM)
AHIMAMar, 2013- Oct, 2024
Experience
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PIA International, LLC
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & CEO
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Aug 2003 - Present
PIA International is a M/W/SBE-certified small business. We are a full-service distributor of promotional products, recognition awards, and screen-printed/embroidered/laser-decorated apparel. We offer top-quality products from the original manufacturer and custom private labels. Our services include artwork design, product sourcing, packaging, and fulfillment. We help small to medium-sized businesses keep their brand in the hands of the consumer through the use of promotional products and branded apparel. We offer innovative and functional products to advertise their brand. We also provide employee appreciation awards and gifts. Some of our current clients include Turner Construction, EPIQ, Food Lion, Delta |V| Forensic Engineering, Duke Energy, Southern University A&M College, and Grambling State University. As the president/owner, I am responsible for new business development, marketing, operations, general ledger (GL), profit and loss (P/L), and execution of each client project throughout all phases – initiating, planning, implementation, and delivery. I have trade experience with strategic domestic and international manufacturing partners.
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Senior Professional Services Consultant
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Jun 1999 - Feb 2009
Professional Services Consultant to major corporations on the implementation of Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) solutions, business intelligence (BI)/analytics, and customer relationship management (CRM) applications. Experienced in the complete software development life cycle from logical and physical data modeling, extract-transform-load (ETL), SQL, application development, unit testing, reporting, and performance tuning. Previous client engagements - Wells Fargo, Bank of America (The W), Capital One (One View), Citigroup, Navy Federal Credit Union (Market Segmentation), HCSC (Query Tuning), Wachovia (Physical Modeling), HCA (Supply Chain Logical Modeling), and Equifax.
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Engineer
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Jun 1991 - Jun 1999
Eight years of mastering the design, engineering, planning, manufacturing, quality control, and change management processes of product development for the 737 Next Generation, 777, and 747 commercial airplane programs. Stress Engineer (1997 – 1999). Performed stress/fatigue analysis on assemblies and detailed parts for the 777 and 737-Next Generation airplane models. Quality Engineer (1994 – 1996). Developed quality control measures for several manufacturing processes using different methodologies such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Kanban principles. Manufacturing Engineer (1991 – 1993). Participated in a manufacturing engineering fast-track program over a two-year period - worked all aspects of the manufacturing process gaining hands-on experience in research and development (R&D), structural design engineering, project planning, change control management, liaison engineering, and quality control engineering.
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Education
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2014 - 2014
University of Richmond - Robins School of Business
Certificate, Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Executive Management Program -
Webster University
MBA, General Business -
Webster University
MA, Computer Resources and Information Management -
Southern University and A&M College- Baton Rouge
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering -
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge
BS, Mechanical Engineering
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