Manager Engineer

RONNIE CONERLY

**** ***** ***** **** • Spring Hill, TN 37174

+1-256-***-**** • *********@*******.***

Astute and energetic individual who has had the unique opportunity, both in corporate and life experiences, to excel personally and professionally. A career which has been filled with leadership roles as Vice President and Technical Manager in the corporate world, and Product Manager/Owner in the IT/Software industry. Motivated and determined team player who has, can, and will contribute to the organization in a positive way.

In search of new opportunities as a Corporate or Product Manager/Business Analyst who can address complex technical issues, take advantage of the latest in digital technologies, and lead a team making significant contributions to the company

CORE COMPETENCIES

•CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM

•Strategic Planning/Vision

•Software Product Definition

•User Experience (UX/UI)

•Customer Relations/Retention

•Training / Team Building

•Presentation/Sales Skills

•Written / Verbal Interaction

•Detail / Goal Oriented

•Cross Functional Group Teams

•Team Energizing

Organizational Skills

EXPERT LEVEL TECHNICAL SKILLS

•Software Development Processes: Waterfall, Agile/Scrum,

•Roles: Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Development, User Experience (UX) Designer, QA Tester, Trainer, Customer Support

•Deliverables: Cloud Based Solutions AWS, SaaS, 3D-CAD/Simulation/Routing Software, Additive Manufacturing, 3d Printing/Scanning, Generative Design/Topology Optimization

•2D / 3D CAD Products: Solid Edge, Solid Works, NX, Pro-E, Inventor, AutoCAD

•Structural Analysis: Solid Edge Simulation, FEMAP, Generative Design, Topology Optimization

•Databases / Programming: SharePoint, SQL, MS Access, VB+, Team Center ERP System, Python

•Microsoft: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Office 365 Suite

•Operating Systems/Other: Windows, Unix, Confluence, TFS, Adobe Products (Illustrator, 3d PDF)

•Other: 3D Scanning/Printing, Reverse Engineering, AI/ML Technologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

rtC Consulting – Greater Nashville Area, TN 2017-Present

Owner/Engineering Consultant

Contract work providing engineering consulting services for companies requiring expert technical knowledge in the CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM digitalization technologies with the objective of improving their products, profits, and either maintaining or sustaining a competitive advantage. Working knowledge/research in the area of AI/ML and Data Analytics technologies.

SIEMENS PLM & EDS/UGS/INTERGRAPH CORP – Huntsville, AL 1984-2006

2010-2017

Product Manager/Product Owner 2002-2006/2010-2017

NOTE: Mechanical assets were sold from Intergraph to EDS to Unigraphics (UGS) to Siemens.

Dual role as a Product Manager and Owner of cross functional Scrum teams in India, Check Republic, and Alabama. Key accomplishments and expertise include:

Primary architect/patent writer for Solid Edge’s Simplified Assembly functionality, filing for and granted international software patent (WO/2006/105416)

o https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2006105416

Experienced software professional utilizing both Waterfall and Agile (SAFE) processes communicating with complete detail UX and functional requirements. This involved hosting or attending all Agile meetings (BRP, Backlog Grooming, Retrospectives, Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, etc)

As Product Manager wrote, maintained, and presented the Product Roadmap for Siemens Structural Simulation/FEA software to both internal and external customers.

Responsible overseeing the development of a Standard Parts database using MySQL as the backend.

International/Domestic travel visiting customers and representing the technical face of the company

Designed unique UX/Help aids to improve the user experience for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users.

Technical presenter at all annual Siemens Conferences

Senior Software Consultant 1989-2002

Lead software test analyst in group of 10 engineers for Solid Edge functionality; ensured testing procedures, documentation, and execution required by ISO 9001 standards. Created 2-D drawings of products to ensure manufacturability. Developed visual basic programs including part, assembly, and draft recomputes processing large customer datasets to identify regression errors. This was a huge (100x) time saver for regression testing as the product migrated from an ACIS to Parasolid kernel. Built Microsoft Access database for storing and executing simulating customer workflows for validation testing. Point of contact for all Navy customer calls regarding I/FEM software. Instructor for I/FEM application software and wrote I/FEM 2.0 New Features Guide.

Technical Manager 1985-1989

Responsible for support contracts at three NASA facilities, managing 23 engineers supporting hardware, software, and application activities. Presented custom configuration management software to engineers, and assisted with yearly contract negotiations. Directed and administered software development projects including analysis of the Challenger space shuttle and Payload Operations Control Center (POCC). Support contracts grew from 5 to 23 engineers during my tenure as Manager

Customer Engineer 1984-1985

Provided software Support, Training, and QA Testing of Intergraph’s mechanical CAD products. Key achievements included:

Developed and instructed using my own training material/content, a departure from all existing curriculum, resulting in a much more effective method of teaching MCAD software. Scores from my students averaged 4.5/5.0 and management later adopted material I created for use in other classes.

Selected from the company/management to go on site and diffuse an unhappy customer, Wright Patterson Airforce Base, providing technical support of Intergraph’s hardware and mechanical software products

On-site support engineer at MSFC assisting / training NASA engineers with Intergraph application software.

Developed a 3-D solid model of the first conceptual design of NASA’s space station. Provided training and technical support to both Martin Marietta and Boeing during contract bidding on Space Station

After hours and not part of my role as a Customer Engineer, taught FORTRAN and Pascal classes in the Intergraph Technical Training Program (ITTP)

PRADCO OUTDOOR BRANDS – Decatur, AL 2006-2010

Vice President/General Manager

Full responsibility of two companies in the outdoor industry primarily designing plastic injection and blow molded consumer products. Accomplishments and experience acquired include:

Improved net profit by $150,000 from FY2006 to FY2007 despite losing major peg space

Overall P&L/decision control with annual presentations to management on the state of the companies

Analyzed P&L data and EBITDA ratings for potential company acquisitions, and reviewed sales/cost data to improve net profit. Increased net profit 3% by using a variety of cost reduction measures, including moving depreciated inventory

Involved in all interaction with attorneys and negotiations of legal issues including lawsuits, arbitrations, patent infringements, and trademark violations.

Sales – Attended and presented at all big boxes, including Bass Pro, Cabelas, Academy, Gander, and Dick’s Sporting Goods as well as Buying Groups. Negotiated all pricing, terms, and unique agreements with key accounts.

Engineering – involved in all new product development and associated patents filed, issued, and pending. Took into consideration shipping costs/container loads when designing new products

Marketing - responsible for all tv/print budget and advertising designs

Manufacturing – oversaw all manufacturing for in house production with some international sourcing.

Managed transition of shipping and production services from Arkansas to Alabama to reduce costs by 7% over a 3-year time period.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering – College Station, TX

Engineering in Training (EIT)

Applied Fracture Mechanics Workshop

Managing for Productivity, ODI

Performance Appraisal Workshop, ODI

How to Manage Difficult People, Career Tracks Seminar

Pragmatic Marketing

AWS/Agile Training Courses

AWS Innovate Online Conference – Data & Analytics

AWsome Day Online Certificate of Completion

PMBOK/BABOK Online Resources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnie-conerly-7512119 - LinkedIn Page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erxCvmGrXlU - Siemens User Presentation

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2006105416 – International SW Patent

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Portfolio - Product Design Portfolio

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