About

Operator brain. Economist brain. Built for execution.

I am John Paine, currently an Associate in Internal Operations at Torq People Solutions. I bring an economics lens to operating systems, then turn strategy into workflows teams will actually adopt.

High-Signal Bio

My background is execution-heavy before it is presentation-heavy. I spent 5+ years at Chick-fil-A in leadership and training roles, including Certified Trainer, HR Assistant, and Senior Manager.

I completed both a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in Economics at Texas A&M University (summa cum laude), plus a minor in Business and Anthropology.

Translation: I care about incentives, systems, and real-world adoption more than polished strategy theater.

How I Think / How I Work

I optimize for execution velocity. If the strategy cannot be piloted next week, it is not ready.

I treat incentives as infrastructure. If stakeholders are rewarded in conflicting directions, performance eventually breaks no matter how good the tool stack looks.

I treat AI as an adoption problem. The winning system is usually the one that fits the real workflow and gets used consistently.