Paul Lachance

Subject Matter Expert, Brightly
SME Blog Series - Paul Lachance

Paul is a life-long entrepreneur and company-builder with focus on industrial SaaS software (CMMS/EAM and related). He has organically, ethically and passionately grown and successfully sold two software companies. He is always learning and sharing his experiences to help others. Paul's unique journey has taken him from micro-startup into the growth years, all the way to integrating, and thriving within a large organization. He understands what it takes to successfully build a company from scratch, survive tough economies and markets, take advantage of opportunities, thrive and endure the acquisition process and successfully merge, and integrate with a new home.

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Workforce Optimization: Team Management

In today’s challenging labor market with “help wanted” signs all around us, optimizing your...
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Scrap & Rework: How CMMS Can Help Improve

Scrap and rework can be a profit killer. The costs of poor quality production are high and...
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Role of CMMS in Promoting Sustainable Assets and Operations

Superior maintenance operations have many benefits – from the obvious to not-so-obvious. As you move...
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Operational Best Practices You May Not Know About: 5S

“Clean your room!” was a common phrase I heard growing up, especially as a teenager. Although I...
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An Introduction to IoT, CMMS and the ISA-95 Framework

We have all heard of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) or in the manufacturing/industrial sectors,...
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Improving Operations & Controlling Costs with CMMS – How to Get Executive & Team Buy-In

In my many years helping yet-to-be clients understand the importance of CMMS (computerized...
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How a CMMS Is Key to Eco-Friendly, Green Maintenance (That Saves You Money)

All of us understand (or should!) that there is a negative impact of unplanned downtime of our...
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A History of Maintenance & How CMMS Has Changed in 200+ Years

It’s called a history “lesson” for a reason. It amazes me how things move in cycles and repeat...