Expert Details
Program/Project Management for Manufacturing Companies, New Product Development, Thru Monitoring
ID: 721368
Minnesota, USA
His firm assists clients in completing their planned project goals and objectives on schedule and within budget through effective teamwork. Their expertise includes PLANNING, SCHEDULING, BUDGETING, STAFFING, TASK & COST CONTROL, OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, and creating COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PLANS. They are also very skilled at shortening PRODUCT CYCLE TIME, implementing CONCURRENT or SIMULTANEOUS ENGINEERING, forming TECHNICAL BUSINESS or PRODUCTION TEAMS, training in PROJECT MANAGEMENT or TEAM BUILDING, selecting and implementing COMPUTERIZED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, and ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Since 1979, Bob has also taught project management at the University of Minnesota and at nationwide seminars and workshops using his books. He has had much experience guiding high-tech manufacturing, R&D and engineering programs from concept through product testing and final report.
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Bob serves manufacturing clients in: program / project management for new product development from initial planning, scheduling & budgeting … thru monitoring, controlling & evaluating … to product introduction.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1975 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Finance - Planning & Marketing | Institution: U of Washington |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: MS | Subject: Engineering | Institution: University of Washington |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: BS | Subject: Engineering | Institution: University of Minnesota |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1982 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President and Program / Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1982 | Employer: Ellerbe Associates, Inc. | Title: Director | Department: Project Management |
Responsibilities:for 7 offices with 38 Project Managers |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1977 | Employer: DeLeuw, Cather & Company | Title: Director | Department: Project Development & Administration |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1974 | Employer: Henningson, Durham & Richardson, Inc. | Title: Project Systems Department Manager and Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1969 to 1972 | Employer: The Boeing Company | Title: Program Representative / Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Fellow, Project Management Institute Fellow, Institute of Industrial Engineers |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| PE - State of Minnesota |
| Professional Appointments |
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| President of Twin Cities Chapter - Institute of Industrial Engineers. President and a Founder of Minnesota Chapter - Project Management Institute. International Chairman of the Board and President - Project Management Institute. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Recent listings in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in American |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has given over 100 worldwide presentations / papers on project management and management topics. |
Fields of Expertise
business, business development, business management, business process management, business process re-engineering, business strategy, cost control, cost engineering, design for cost, industrial engineering, management decision-making, new product development, operations management, process engineering, production control, production engineering, production management, project management, scale-up, value analysis program management, manufacturing management, project development, business analysis, merger, business ethics, vibration program management, reliability engineering, design-for-quality, rapid product development, industrial design, engineering design, integrated product development, maintainability engineering, process design, redesign process, design for manufacturability, design for testability, product design, business system design, design engineering, design process, value engineering