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).