Portfolio
Oil & Gas Industry
Engineering
- Administered engineering standards in SharePoint for an integrated chemical site with multiple companies.
- Led the implementation of engineering standards at an integrated chemical site.
- Led an engineering standards audit at a sister plant.
- Managed CapEx projects, from feasibility to startup.
- Spearheaded strategic expense projects.
Plant Turnarounds
- Led the largest and most successful plant turnaround in the history of Ascend Performance Materials with zero injuries and no reportable incidents.
- Delivered early and within the baseline budget.
- Chaired over a dozen petrochemical industry conferences on plant turnarounds.
Asset Management
- Managed assets of a works scale terminal, including multiple large tank farms, 3 ship docks, a dozen barge docks, a railcar rack, a truck control center, truck racks, and transfer equipment.
- Earned a special achievement award from the President of DOW, North America, for using innovative methods to replace a strategic railroad bridge.
- Led a live collaborative session bringing together participants from a major petrochemical plant turnaround and major petrochemical reliability conference.
Technology
- Led the creation of a virtual collaboration workspace so that experts worldwide could join, share data, and collaborate to reduce the downtime of oil & gas assets.
- Spearheaded the design, development, and integration of Microsoft Dynamics CRM and VOIP telephony for a private equity firm in oil and gas exploration.
- Managed change and implemented the solution to improve sales productivity by 30%.
Automotive Industry
Technology and Integration
- Led the architecture of GM's first nation-wide test management system so that engineers would have a single source of truth and portal for requesting tests, managing tests, and reporting results of tests in proving grounds nationwide.
- Led the implementation of supply chain optimization software at Deer & Company.
Technology Industry
Integration
- Spearheaded the development of a dynamic replenishment system for Hewlett-Packard.
- Managed the development and integration of a part tracking and authentication system for all HP products, worldwide.
- Led an RFID Go-to-Market campaign between HP and BEA middleware.
Pharmaceutical Industry
Process Design
- Led a part tracking and authentication development and integration project for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Healthcare Industry
Process Design
- Facilitated a supply chain process design session for a major medical device manufacturer.
Food and Beverage Industry
Enterprise Software Integration
- Led world-wide implementation of supply chain optimization software for multiple Fortune 500 companies.
Supply Chain Transformation
- Created a supply chain transformation framework for Sysco Corporation.
- Created and led the supply chain transformation project management office.
Consumer Goods Industry
Integration
- Led a global implementation of demand and supply planning optimization software for a Fortune 500 battery manufacturer.
- Managed cost, time, and resources, delivering on time and within budget.
Product Development
- Conceived and developed a consumer goods product, earning 3 patents pending.
- Created a Go-to-Market campaign and launched the new product at a world fair in New York city.
- Twice earned product of the day from the world's largest online industry directory magazine.
Web and Social Industry
Business Presence
- Designed and created website for Paradigm Pilot, Inc. (ParadigmPilot.com)
Faith-based Social Platform
- Conceived a web and mobile platform (UnityBound.com) where people can connect and support one another by sharing testimonies, prayers, and praises.
- Engaged an off-shore development team to develop the platform.
- Engaged a patent attorney and applied for four patents and trademarks.
- Received 3 patents pending.
Online Store
- Created and launched an online retail store (PlayTownMats.com) for selling a consumer product that I conceived and produced.
Personal Website
- Designed and created this professional website (SamHarkreader.com).