Russell Hillenburg Of Modular Plant Solutions: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a Founder

No matter what you’re doing, it takes more money than you think it will. This one coincides with the first one because as they say, time is money, and I’ve found that to be very true.

Russell Hillenburg is president and co-founder of Modular Plant Solutions (MPS), a global engineering firm specializing in process modularization and project implementation, as well as president of Houston-area fabrication business Woven Metal Products.

In the last two decades, Russell has embodied entrepreneurship, including taking over his family business, and launching multiple new companies, all servicing the refining and energy industries. Russell was instrumental in developing MPS’s flagship product, MeOH-To-Go™, which enables users to produce their own methanol output from associated, stranded, flared or pipeline gas.

Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

I got started in the industry through my family’s business, Woven Metal Products (WMP), a state-of-the-art fabrication business my…