Dan Mcgrath Email & Phone Number

Teaneck, New Jersey, Us

Connected Factory, Connected Products, Cognizant Digital BusinessManufacturing Operations Management Consultant, Solutions Lead for Industry 4.0 projects

Tinley Park, Illinois, Us

Led Panduit's market and offering development for industrial internet of things: • Agile Scrum product owner defining marketing requirements documents and solution architecture requirements through partnering, service pilot engagements, voice of customer and user story development• Led product efforts partnering with Cisco on Industrial IOT product line, service and architecture offering developing a $30,000,000 pipeline.• Engaged with Industrial Analytics firm to evaluate machine learning for environmental and vibration condition monitoring data streaming from wireless sensors to deliver actionable insights for 'as a Service' offering. • Drove efforts to align IOT offering with Rockwell Automation with Ethernet/IP gateway with add-on profile programming tool integration.• Developed and presented training to Cisco and system integrator partners positioning IOT offering architecture and infrastructure value proposition, technical information and hands-on learning.• Directed M&A analysis and participated in evaluation projects for two acquisition targets for IOT product extensions.

Tinley Park, Illinois, Us

• Led company efforts for industrial IP Advantage coalition marketing and industrial Ethernet training development, including modules on physical layer architecture (cabling, zone architecture, and micro data center. Contributed to the design, content and launch of innovative educational website www.industrial-ip.org with many thousands of downloads and pageviews focused on IOT business value, technologies, and thought leadership. • Presented industrial networking architecture at Rockwell Automation, Cisco, and partner events as part of marketing campaign including media and analyst engagements. Conducted sales and system integrator training on industrial networking commercial and technical topics.• Developed industrial physical infrastructure maturity model and associated white paper well received by sales, partners, and customers as tool to drive planning and investment based on best practices.• Contributor to multi-company reference architecture with Cisco and Rockwell Automation including fiber optic physical infrastructure guide and physical infrastructure documents.• Published multiple articles and webinars on network architecture, security and physical infrastructure.• Served as product lead for M&A analysis and evaluation for large $100,000,000 target.• Engaged with strategic automotive, food/beverage, and consumer package good companies for solution selling and voice of customer with multi-million account wins for Y/Y growth.

Tinley Park, Illinois, Us

• Led solution development efforts for control panel and industrial physical infrastructure offering resulting in double digit sales growth and new product lines. • Collaborated with Rockwell Automation and Cisco on Converged Plant-wide Ethernet (CPwE) architecture and alliance partnering to factor company into guidance and presentations.• Developed and delivered presentations and training on industrial automation physical infrastructure architectures for network security and performance at company and partner sites, including conducting dozens of Ethernet/IP seminars with Rockwell Automation across United States.• Created marketing requirements and innovation areas for building block solutions (e.g., first industrial zone and MDC systems).• Worked with sales, distributors, integrators, and partners for solution selling and training initiatives with customers on physical infrastructure architecture and control panel solutions. • Technical lead on ODVA standards body as member of Physical Layer Special Interest Group developing specifications and presenting paper on fiber optic solution.

Tinley Park, Illinois, Us

• Led marketing and research team focused on control panel and industrial networking product and solution innovation. Contributed to product concepts for noise mitigation and grounding products, zone enclosure systems, fiber patch box, electrical safety products, etc.• Performed broad range of industrial automation design and integration tasks across plants, including machine and plant-level networks, packaging equipment and molding machine controls design/programming, PC-based control, C and VB programming, robotics and servo drive programming, safety system design, power system monitoring and analysis, and adaptive process control system design.• Implemented SIL-rated safety robotic guarding system with safety relays and interlocks.• Evaluated and prepared CE ratings for production equipment and performed related ground tests.• Lead author of physical infrastructure reference architecture document, collaborating with internal business team, product experts, alliance team, technical writers, and partners and establishing with partners industrial networking architecture and thought leadership as sales tool and training reference guide.• Spearheaded efforts to implement industrial Ethernet across manufacturing sites as part of computer integrated manufacturing improvement projects. Defined architecture with IT and OT stakeholders and performed physical layer testing; evaluated network performance, security, and reliability issues.• Supported global remote sites for critical control systems, industrial networks, and monitoring systems, provided remote call support, developed and conducted on-site training, and implemented alarms and monitoring.