Director, Engineering Project Management

Timothy Downs

Cranberry Township, PA *******.*.******@*****.*** Cell: 412-***-**** LinkedIn

PROFILE

Engineering / IT leader and trusted business partner, delivering customer focused solutions for strategic products and processes in a highly regulated and export-controlled environment.

25 years of experience leading and managing technical organizations and initiatives

Expert in evaluation, development, monitoring, and management of strategic projects

Extensive cross-cultural experience leading teams representing a diverse cross section of the globe

Demonstrated success implementing innovation and improvements in development and management processes

Experienced M&A due diligence process as demonstrated on multiple company acquisitions

Experience in varied engineering disciplines including nuclear, mechanical, software, and electrical

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Westinghouse Electric Company, Global Information Systems & Technology, Pittsburgh PA 9/2012 – 9/2020

Director of Business Relationship Management

Strategic initiative leader and technical liaison, responsible for oversight, coordination, and management of global initiatives, teaming with engineering, field service, I&C, and other executives to initiate and monitor project execution.

Collaborate with the technical business C-suite executives to develop, manage, and lead business strategy and initiatives, providing advice and direction on technology solutions

Negotiate and oversee supplier activities on technical initiatives, assuring alignment and benefits consistent with business goals and IT sustainability, security, and financial requirements

Champion new technology innovations proposed by IT technical experts, to business leaders throughout the enterprise, assuring participation, progress, adoption, and benefit realization

Research, establish, and implement new technologies to improve operations and create business opportunities

Achievements:

Established IT executive governance teams, streamlining business requests, eliminating over 2000 hours of unnecessary effort while slashing project initiation time from 6 month to less than 1 month

Founded the Engineering Tools Governance Council overseeing the efficient and effective deployment of modern applications and processes throughout the enterprise, reducing costs by over $2M in first 6 months

Championed the Mobile Workforce application initiative, streamlining field communication, eliminating emailed reports, and expediting critical notifications

Envisioned and spearheaded the cloud HPC supplier engagement, evaluation, and conceptual testing. Deployment of hybrid in-house and cloud capabilities will cut IT costs by $500K and increase engineering processor availability

Westinghouse Electric Company, Global Engineering Services, Pittsburgh PA 6/2009 – 8/2012

Manager, Software Development and Engineering Computing

Engineering leader to the technical business units, responsible for development and maintenance of applications, new product development, management of supplied applications, and delivery of high performance computing (HPC) systems both in-house hardware and vendor supplied cloud services.

Set and monitor software development goals and computing system SLAs, assuring continuous availability

Advance software development processes through continuous improvement of the agile and waterfall SDLC, development tools and environments, and quality procedures

Shape the future HPC landscape, working across the enterprise and with technology vendors

Achievements:

Slashed software maintenance costs by over 40% across engineering through centralization

Instituted operational risk assessments into planned system maintenance and upgrade activities, coordinating with the technical business areas to reduce or eliminate impacts of system downtime

Modernized the Westinghouse engineering software development policies and procedures, bringing development practices up to modern standards and incorporating efficient agile methods

Westinghouse Electric Company, Nuclear Fuel, Pittsburgh PA 3/2002 - 6/2009

Senior Program Manager, Nuclear Reactor Core Design System

Program leader and system architect for the development of nuclear reactor analysis methods, software, and analysis processes, including new technology introduction and advanced product innovation.

Ownership of the product lifecycle management (PLM) for nuclear analysis, directing three sub-teams with over 40 members across multiple sites globally (US, Sweden, Brazil, Korea, South Africa, and China)

Initiation and oversight of advanced nuclear technology research and feasibility assessments including research data acquisition, performance of physical testing, lead test program performance, and experimental activities

Customer interface for nuclear analysis methods at symposiums, contract discussions, and consulting

Achievements:

Eliminated 80% of redundant nuclear analysis applications following competitor acquisition, partnering with Korean customer to leverage cost free labor to achieve common goals

Envisioned and executed development of state-of-the-art reactor analysis system, leapfrogging competition, exceeding results quality and functionality goals as measured at customer symposiums

Applied Six Sigma Greenbelt methods to reduce software testing requirements, while increasing the error free software throughput and speeding deployment of functional modules

Utilized agile/scrum development methodology to achieve quick turnaround of new capabilities

Bombardier, Total Transit Systems, Pittsburgh PA 3/1999 – 3/2002

Principal Automated Train Control Engineer

Technical leader for subcontractor oversight of development, installation, and commissioning of automated train control software and equipment for the Newark airport monorail extension.

Leadership and coordination between the customer (Port Authority of NY and NJ), Bombardier, and subcontractors on all aspects of the train control system

Ownership of design reviews, progress reviews, scope changes, and negotiation of problem resolution

Achievements:

Eliminated subcontractor delivered errors through continuous oversite and introduction of improved testing and documentation processes, working closely with subcontractor and customer leadership.

Drove the delivery of additional scope, Y2K system analysis, to customer on time with full contingency planning, acclaimed as best in class by the customer and their consultants

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering, Minor: Software development, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

CERTIFICATIONS & PROGRAMS

APMG International: ITILv3 Foundation Certificate

Westinghouse Electric Company: Customer 1st: Six Sigma Greenbelt, Project Excellence: Project Manager Level II

Boston University: Project Management

SKILLS

Communication and Presentation

Strategic Planning

Business Analysis

Critical Thinking

Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Process Improvement

Governance

Servant Leadership

Change Management

Program Management

Regulatory Compliance

Quality Assurance

PMP

Six Sigma

Microsoft Office

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