Paul Elio began his career at Johnson Controls where he developed business software and training courses for degreed engineers. Mr. Elio left Johnson Controls to start up an engineering company, ESG Engineering, as a founding partner. Under the guidance of Mr. Elio, ESG was issued several patents and became known for quickly moving ideas from concept to reality. In 2008, Mr. Elio led the ESG Engineering team in the development of a three-wheeled, ultra high mileage, safe, ultra low price vehicle. The project led to the creation of Elio Motors as a subsidiary of ESG Engineering.