Bring exceptional value and business growth to hiring company through implementation of diverse experience and mastered skills.
DIRK PETER
Project Development and Construction Manager
~ Specializing in Green Field Industrial Automation Systems ~
PROFILE
Educated, results-driven, fully accountable management professional with over 20 years experience in developing and executing complex industrial automation system projects. Verifiable performance record for successfully completing multi-million dollar projects through forward project planning, developing strong partnerships, building positive relationships with clients, project teams, jurisdictional authorities, vendors, and coordinating trades, while maintaining or exceeding planned profit margins. Experienced in contract negotiations, project estimating and scheduling, reconcile design problems, document preparation, construction code and regulations, material and service purchasing, contract management from issuance of project proposal through commissioning and owner buy-off.
Areas of Expertise:
- Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
- Knowledge in Glass and Solar Panel Technology
- Excellent Customer Satisfaction Focus
- Business Case Development
- Development, Planning and Scheduling
- Quality and Safety Compliance Management
- Market Research and Development
- Vendor, Contractor and Site Management
- Budget Analysis and Containment
- Project Estimating and Specification Development
- Systems Automation Control Technology
- Construction Codes and Standards
- German and Spanish Language Skills
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Projects and AutoCAD
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
FANUC Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI
January 2009 to January 1994
Engineering Project Manager
Responsibility: Develop, plan, organize and manage robot automation system customers and projects for the leading robotics company in the Americas ($600 million/year and over 140,000 robots sold).
ABB Paint Finishing, Auburn Hills, MI
December 1993 to March 1980
Development Engineer and Project Manager
Responsibility: Develop new automation related products and processes and manage development projects for customer validation and sale.
General Electric Company, Richmond Height, OH
February 1980 to July 1975
Senior Machine Designer
Responsibility: Design, build and integrate new manufacturing systems into 13 glass manufacturing facilities.
KEY PROJECTS AND SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Spear-headed sales effort and executed new $11.5 million application systems for General Motors Ramos Arizpe and Toluca Mexico, increasing quality index by 15%, reduced maintenance down-time by 50%.
- Managed installation of 2 new $1.5 million process automation systems for Ford Motor Co. in Köln and Saarlouis, Germany, which increased quality index by 15% and netted 15% material savings.
- Managed $15 million installation of an 82 robot automation up-grade for General Motors Doraville, GA., increasing production efficiency by 15% through reduced downtime and process quality.
- Successfully installed $1.5 million process automation system for Samsung Motors, Pusan Korea, which was the first robot automation project sold to a Korean auto manufacturer, resulting in approximately $20 million in additional Korean system sales.
- Managed $16 million “Total Paint Shop Automation†project for General Motors’ Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, successfully increasing production capacity 100% and substantially increasing process quality.
- Managed installation of $15 million, 82 robot automation up-grade for General Motors Fort Wayne, IN, increasing production efficiency by 15% through reduced downtime and process quality.
Project Management
- 100% successful project completion, while maintaining planned schedule and cost/margin.
- Developing excellent customer relations led to over $20 million in new orders.
- Assisted customers in rethinking their manufacturing processes so that rework and repairs could be reduced, thereby increasing consistent manufacturing quality and reducing manufacturing costs.
- 25% reduction in installation contractor costs by building trustworthy relationships and utilizing standard installation procedures to maximize efficient labor utilization.
- Received Patent #4,762,013 Reciprocating Servo Device for Spray Coating
- Received Patent #4,703,668 Robot Wrist Mechanism
- Managed development program for “Robotic Modular System Painting†utilized in 6 General Motors assembly plants. Development led to over $180 million in subsequent project sales.
- International Experience: Canada, England, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Vietnam, Australia, Norway.
Client and Vendor Relations
- $12 million in increased sales by working with customers on new value-added process solutions, which increased quality and cost effectiveness for their manufacturing. Customer single-sourced $5.8 million.
- Scheduled customer meetings, conducted requirement assessments, discussed design concerns and effective options, planned, scheduled and managed the projects from inception to completion.
- Continuously monitored project activity by maintaining daily contact with customers and project teams at site locations.
Team Development
- Developed strong employee and subcontractor productivity and the ability to identify, isolate and eliminate work site hazards.
- Mentored through expertise in the automation construction industry and became main source for project information to project teams through daily professional and considerate verbal and written communication.
- Maximized project team productivity by soliciting total team member expertise, thereby utilizing total available intellectual trust.
- Maintained 0% project staffing turnover by treating team members with trust and respect, through demonstrating a positive attitude, resolving problems immediately and establishing open and honest communication.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration, La Salle University
- Electrical Engineering Training (General Electric Co.)
- Machine Tool Design Apprenticeship, (General Electric Co.)
- Construction Law Workshop (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)
- How to Manage Projects (Skills Path Seminars)
- FANUC Robotics Core Management Training
- 120 hours of Management Development Programs and Courses
- Improving Human Performance (Learning Designs, Inc.)
- Advanced Product Quality Planning (Quality Systems Group, Inc.)
- Preventing Discrimination and Harassment for Managers (Fanuc Robotics)
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Microsoft Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Projects, Internet, E-mail and Autodesk AutoCAD.
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