Paul Poutanen

Paul Poutanen is a business-savvy individual with a creative flair, known for founding Mob4Hire over seven years ago. Mob4Hire is a platform comprising professional testers and tech-savvy end-users who assist developers in testing web and mobile apps in real-world scenarios. His diverse leadership roles at Mob4Hire included recruitment, web analytics, SEO, system development, product marketing, advertising, sales, executive management, and project management. Paul's engineering expertise spans the wireless domain, particularly in high-speed Internet access, GPS solutions, and FeaturePhone/Smartphone apps and testing. Additionally, he possesses a solid background in the energy (oil and gas) sector, focusing on gas plant benchmarking and maintenance consulting. With a strong belief in combining innovative product concepts with robust business management skills and entrepreneurial vision, Paul has spearheaded groundbreaking initiatives such as taking Wi-LAN to the Internet for the first time and developing Ernst & Young's gas plant benchmarking study.