
Richard "Dick" Pedersen, PE
Business Growth Advisor
Enterprise Minnesota
Phone: (507) 456-1330
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Dick Pedersen brings more than 35 years of experience to serving south and southeastern Minnesota as a Business Growth Advisor for Enterprise Minnesota. With his background in executive coaching, product development, product liability management, process development, and
manufacturing engineering, Dick has the expertise to facilitate the right consulting services for a client.
As facilitator for several roundtables and CEO Peer Councils in southern Minnesota, Dick connects manufacturing leaders with solutions to help achieve efficiency and grow. He serves as an advisor to companies from sheet metal fabricators to printers, understanding the
complexities of all types of manufacturing.
Dick holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural and biological engineering and a master's degree in engineering, both from South Dakota State University. He began his career in engineering before moving on to several positions of management and executive management at various
Minnesota manufacturers. Prior to joining Enterprise Minnesota, Dick served as Director of Engineering for Eagle Engineering and Manufacturing.
In addition to Dick's designation as a Professional Engineer, he holds certification as a Professional Business Advisor from NIST MEP. Dick has related professional training in strategically managing technology, theory of constraints, lean accounting, seed investing as a team
sport, and strategic corporate coaching skills. He is currently a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.