Tim Richards
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Information Technology
Southern New Hampshire University
2013 : 2015
AA General
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Grand Rapids Community College
2008 : 2010
AAAS Technology Option
Grand Rapids Community College
2008 : 2009
2022 : Present
Dematic
Senior Manager, OT Cybersecurity
Leads a team of associates and contractors that develops compute, network, and cybersecurity schema for OEM skids and SCADA. Manages internal OT networks at disparate facilities globally.
2021 : 2022
Cytiva
Senior Manager - OT / Cybersecurity
2020 : 2021
City of Cape Coral
Utilities Programmer
OT Security Leader 2017-2020 - Acting OT Security Leader for business during transition from GE Water to stand alone IT operations as Suez Water. Dotted-line responsibility to CISO and governance leaders for implementation of standalone IT and OT governance schema. Conducted in-person OT security audits of 3 flagship facilities in China, Hungary, & UK. Managed teams to implement automated inventory schema for query of 3rd party service providers & internal data sets. Created the first automated OT inventory at Suez
Telecommunications Manager 2015-2020 – Managed all aspects of 7900 OT endpoint cellular services across 60 countries. Saved $1.4M in 2018 and $700k in 2019 for recurring cellular expense while executing 3% monthly endpoint growth. Developed internal data lake and Tableau reporting strategies to query OT vendor and endpoint metadata for operational excellence reporting.
Digital Operation Engineer 2015-2020 – Implemented a bolt-on standard solution for OSI PI data harvest from customer sites to support condenser analytics. Authored 20 technical marketing papers supporting digital operations within industrial environments. Participated in hundreds of sales & security calls as IT and security liaison to the customer’s equivalent. Scaled remote access to 700 globally dispersed mobile units.
Digital Product Manager 2013-2018 – Envisioned & implemented the use of remote access technology to industrial / OT sites. Pursued RFQs; vendor evaluations; terms & pricing; built PoC panels for prod testing; authored BOMs, policies, & processes for corporate scale. Participated in the 2016 mGuard User’s Conference in Amsterdam as a speaker : https : //youtu.be/2fXrCkV-4m0
Industrial Automation Engineer 2011-2015 – Commissioning capital projects, executing automation retrofits, writing detailed analysis reports, & conducting on-site project management for a variety of on-site field services within : Power, O&G, Metal & Mining, Municipal, Pharma, and F&B verticals.
2011 : 2020
SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions
OT Security Leader
3 years commissioning capital projects, conducting paid service on existing applications, selling spare parts, writing detailed analysis reports for internal and external use, attaining customer sign offs, and conducting on site project management. Promoted in Oct. 2009 to Lead position with responsibilities to implement quality control checks on manufactured equipment prior to shipment, develop aftermarket customer base, sell paid services and parts, manage service schedules, conduct complex emergency field services, audit service contracts, and acted as Service Manager as required.
Direct & hands-on expertise with the following industrial automation hardware and software : Allen Bradley (AB) PLCs, I/O, Logix 500 & 5000; AB PanelView+ HMI with FTVS ME; AB SCADA with FTVS SE; AB PowerFlex VFD Drives; GE PLCs, QuickPanel HMIs, I/O & Proficy; GE iFix SCADA; Siemens PLCs, SIMATIC HMIs, & STEP 7; Wonderware SCADA; C-MORE PLC & Automation Direct HMI; Modicon PLC; GE power quality monitors (PQMs); and a wide variety of analyzers, industrial sensors and actuators, & communication hardware from Mettler Toledo, Hach, Phoenix Contact, Digi, Huawei, Cisco, and many others including legacy versions of hardware, software, and sensors from dozens of vendors.
2008 : 2011
Siemens
Senior Field Service Engineer
Skills
AC/DC, Automation, Business Operations, Chilled Water, Commercial Sales, CSF, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Risk, Department Management, Engineering, EOOW, Field Service, Governance, Risk, & Compliance, Holistic System Automation, Industrial & Municipal Water Production, HVAC, Hydraulics, IEC 62443, Industrial Control Systems (DCS, SCADA, PLC, HMI, VFD, etc.), ISO 9001, IT Audit, IT Governance, IT Networking, Management, Microsoft Office, NERC, Network Administration, Networking, Network Security, NIST 800-53, Nuclear Power Plants, On-site Services, OT Security (Industrial Control System Security), Planned Preventative Maintenance, PLC Allen Bradley, Pneumatics, Power Plant Operations, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, Sales, SAP, Schematic, Tableau, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Variable Frequency Drives, Vendor Management, Wastewater Treatment, Water Treatment
About
I'm a Navy Engineman turned IT professional with a variety of roles and responsibilities across numerous business disciplines with Cytiva, SUEZ, GE, Siemens, and now Dematic.
From a automation field service engineer managing capital equipment startups, to a trusted automation & networking specialist, to a visionary for digital solutions and OT Cybersecurity, to managing teams responsible for product cybersecurity design, I have a keen ability to apply my technical skills, industrial equipment experience, stewardship for resources, and understanding of holistic solutioning to lead a diverse variety of business operations within IT, digital, commercial, engineering, marketing, telecom, security, & governance teams.
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