DANIEL STEVENS, PMP

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Account Management/Project Management

PROJECT-PROGRAM MANAGEMENT / ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT / PMO/ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Managed group of 110 people, with PMO, Engineering, Sales and Installation responsibility. Experience managing multiple concurrent projects, while adjusting resource allocations to align with project needs. Experience with Contract/Account management, domestic and international. Extensive international experience: lived in Korea and Japan, while managing remote sales and service offices, covering several countries. Substantial capital equipment experience. Managed pre-sales preparation, proposals and quotations and performed product demonstrations. Software testing and implementation experience.

PMO/ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

o Provided resource (time/labor/cost) estimates and tracked actual to forecast, adjusting parameters as required

o Trained Project Managers. Taught Master’s Level course at Devry University

o Managed material handling projects, involving structures, conveyors, machinery, controls and software

o Managed Project Management Office, including staffing and team management

o Managed activity related to finance, schedule and performance metrics in several locations

o Managed contracts with customers, suppliers and mechanical/electrical contractors and controls engineers

o Created project plans, including: Change management, action requests tracking, and risk management

o Provided oral and written status updates, ensuring the scope and responsibilities were identified

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

o Prepared pre-sales preparation, proposals and quotations and performed product demonstrations, UAT and training, including documentation and hands-on training for g450 consortium, Samsung, LG et. al.

o Maintain the task list and drove items to conclusion, including on-site problem resolution

o Provided status reports, action reports, non-compliance reports and meeting minutes/follow up needed

o Review RFP’s and provided compliance documentation, utilizing input from Product/Engineering teams

o Managed all aspects of on-site installation, problem resolution, qualification, testing and customer acceptance

o Participated in customer run-off and test at manufacturing site and end user in time-critical automotive factory shut-down situations, often involving multiple shifts and frequent weekend and holiday work

o Manage specifications, RFP’s, customer interface, design and financial activities for large automation projects, involving large conveyors, turn tables, transfer station and elevators, with large payloads

PRODUCT OWNERSHIP

o Help develop stage-gate product introduction, pre-sale and post-sale support

o Product Manager for medical device, including performing on-site integration and product demonstration

o Product ownership for inter-floor transport system used in semiconductor manufacturing

PROGRAM/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

o Project Manager for $50M projects involving several international locations

o Functional lead in ERP initiation, integrating MS Project and establishing PM Metrics

o Managed international project for manufacturing medical devices

EDUCATION

MS, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Syracuse, NY - Computer Information Science (3.2/4.0)

BSEE, UNIVERSITY of BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, CT - Graduated Magna cum Laude (#1) (3.55/4.0)

PMP (Project Management Professional) Certified 2003

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified 2016

Additional courses in: Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Managing Innovation, Employee Retention, Program Management, Managing Change and Diversity, Critical Chain Management, Agile, Microsoft Excel, LinkedIn

Some language skills in German, Korean and Japanese. Adjunct Professor at DeVry University for PM course.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HIRATA CORPORATION of AMERICA PROJECT MANAGER 2002-2016

Developed sales and marketing strategies and collateral for Bio Science Section. Provided product integration and UAT at clinics, including: Harvard Medical, Mount Sinai, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, University of Iowa, IU. Managed company’s relationships and contractors with all levels of stakeholders at customers and supplier factory

Implemented ERP system, including: vendor selection, training arrangements, and requirement documents

o Ensured project deliverables were articulated and acted upon, within time, budget and scope constraints

o Developed risk-management plan and kept team abreast of changing risk scenarios

o Ensured coordination from development to build/integration through testing, training, acceptance alpha test, beta test and production

o Drove requirement documents and use-case analysis to ensure systems meet requirements

o Ensured team focus on critical-path tasks. Manage track and report on AR (Action Request) report and ensure resources allocated. Team members were distributed in several locations in US and Japan. Core team consisted of representatives from accounting, service, engineering, HR, software development, purchasing, manufacturing, general management and sales.

o Managed tools and resources for data migration from legacy system to MS NAV, including selecting projects to start in new system, those to close in legacy and projects requiring transition.

Managed all aspects of several multi-year international projects from concept to closure, with revenue up to $50M

o Engaged in complete project cycle, from lead generation, sales collateral, project charter to acceptance and close-out

o Tracked and periodically reported on project issues, ensuring issues resolved and financial milestones tracked

o Worked with business unit owners and functional leaders to ensure team coordination

BROOKS AUTOMATION DIRECTOR: INTEGRATION ENGINEERING 1995 - 2002

Directed large group (110) of mechanical, electrical engineers, and designers, of six diverse groups, to design and integrate Automated Material Handling Systems. Operating budgets in excess of $10M. Revenue responsibility up to $300M.

Managed pre-sales proposals, project charter, contract management and close-out for large automation projects

Managed and participated in design of large inter-floor transport systems, including robotics, motion control, fine positioning, clean room design, safety compliance, and installation. Cut product design time to 5% of original time.

Functional owner for team engaged in initiation of ERP system, with Project metrics and MS Project Server integration to time sheet reporting.

OTHER EMPLOYMENT:

OSI, SEOUL, KOREA: TECHNICAL SUPPORT / ACCOUNT MANAGER: ASIA 1991 - 1995

Managed accounts in Korea, while stationed there, resulting in a twelve-fold increase in installed base at LG and Hyundai

Increased system uptime from 67% to 97%. Decreased average repair time from 10 hours to 4.5 hours in 24 months

SCHLUMBERGER, CONCORD, MA: TECHNICAL SUPPORT – EUROPE/US

Performed international installations and product demonstrations in photolithographic inspection

Tested software applications, including integration, UAT, and installation/acceptance

ASML (Perkin Elmer) WILTON, CT: TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS: ASIA

Managed technical applications/sales support in Korea, Taiwan and Japan, while based in Korea and Japan

GCA, BURLINGTON, MA: PRODUCT MANAGER, WAFER ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS

Managed design, test and deployment of industry’s first Automatic Wafer Alignment systems. Systems at Intel, and IBM

IBM, FISHKILL, NY: PROCESS ENGINEER, PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY

Developed technique for measuring inter-layer overlay, resulting in an invention award

Publications include Solid State Technology magazine. Mentioned by name in Harvard publication.

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