Uster Technologies is the global market leader in textile quality control. They focus on optimizing processes, as well as providing assured product quality throughout the textile chain. Dr. Peyman Dehkordi spoke to the BUAD 200 class about Uster Technologies, giving an overview of the company. He also spoke about the interactions between business functions and engineering; successes and failures the company has experienced; and what has made himself successful in his career-highlighting his pyramid of success. Dr. Dehkordi ended his talk by encouraging the students to build their own pyramid of success.
Dr. Dehkordi began his career working as a Design Engineer at Uster and then worked as a Senior Image Processing Engineer at Perceptics Corp. He came to UT in 1994 and worked for three years as a Research Professor. Dr. Dehkordi then was the President for nine years at Digital Light Lab, a company that develops LED curing systems for medical, military, and manufacturers. He returned to Uster in 2012 to serve as Vice President, and we promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2015.