{"id":4573,"date":"2025-06-25T11:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legacy.webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ies\/?page_id=4573"},"modified":"2025-07-01T08:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:38:33","slug":"kevin-grayson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.webpublishing.oit.ncsu.edu\/ies\/kevin-grayson\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Grayson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><hr style=\"background-color: transparent;opacity:1;border-top: 5px solid #cc0000;border-color:#cc0000;margin: 10px 0 10px 0;height:5px;width: 50%\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;font-weight: lighter\">Assistant Director of Technology Management<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:7047519661\">704.751.9661<\/a> <span style=\"color:#cccccc;padding: 0px 8px 0px 8px\">|<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:kevin_grayson@ncsu.edu\">kevin_grayson@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 95%;font-weight: lighter;padding-left: 20px\"><p><div style=\"float: left;padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\/ies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/04\/Kevin-Grayson-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Grayson\" \/><\/div>Kevin Grayson is the assistant director of technology management at NC State Industry Expansion Solutions (IES). He provides strategic coaching and training in areas such as competitiveness review, business strategy development, new product introduction, innovation, advanced manufacturing methods, performance excellence and market growth. Kevin also supports other areas of IES including quality management systems and Six Sigma instruction. Kevin is an adjunct instructor in the Biomedical Engineering department where he teaches DFSS and certifies senior design projects. Kevin is also a Baldrige Examiner and AHCA Master Examiner and serves on the TNCPE Board of Directors. Kevin has been an AHCA master examiner for the AHCA\/NCAL program since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin is a frequent speaker at conferences and professional meetings, typically speaking on subjects such as innovation, performance excellence or Six Sigma. Kevin has B.S. degrees in both electrical engineering and economics from NC State University, an MBA from Brenau University and an M.S. in electrical engineering from UNC-Charlotte. 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