Derek Hawkins, Pmp Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

United States

Columbia, Illinois, United States

• Operational Consulting (OpCon) practice focuses on providing consultation, Front End Loading (FEL) based studies, incremental solution road-mapping, and technology comparison/selection of process automation and data.
• Responsible for all financial and operational aspects of OpCon
• Plan and manage P&L targets based on sales targets and pipeline. ~$3MM annually
• Develop, coordinate and implement strategy and plans for business growth
• Develop and implement hiring and training plans to support the strategic growth plan
• Maintain billability targets for resources and coordinate resource sharing across other practices

Columbia, Illinois

• This role was an expansion from the Operations Manager – Enterprise Integration title previously held.
• Responsible for all financial and operational aspects for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), data/analytics, and custom software solutions in North and South America for MAVERICK and Rockwell Automation combined
• Managed software development team of approximately 30 developers between two organizations as a consolidated delivery group
• Planned and managed P&L targets based on sales targets and pipeline. ~$5MM annually
• Developed, coordinated and implemented strategy and plans for business growth
• Developed and implemented hiring and training plans to support the strategic growth plan

Columbia, Illinois

• Enterprise Integration (EI) practice focuses on delivery of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), data/analytics, and custom software solutions in the US.
• Responsible for all financial and operational aspects of EI
• Planned and managed P&L targets based on sales targets and pipeline. ~$3MM annually
• Developed, coordinated and implemented strategy and plans for business growth
• Developed and implemented hiring and training plans to support the strategic growth plan
• Maintained billability targets for resources and coordinate resource sharing across other practices

• Responsible for all aspects of project management including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing while maintaining and strengthening client relationships
• Utilized both waterfall and agile project management methodologies as necessary for individual project needs
• Resource scheduling
• Milestone planning and delivery
• Change Order management
• Scope management

• Served as main client contact for all automation work, outstanding issues, and information for six plant locations for a large client within the Food and Beverage industry.
• Worked with clients to establish new and upcoming project plans
• Provided projections and scope documentation to clients on proposed projects
• Worked closely with clients to assist in laying out plans and roadmaps to upgrade plants to the latest program standards over a 3-5 year period
• Managed projects that were funded

• Created/enhanced, maintained, and enforced the technical infrastructure and standards across 20+ large facilities for a large client within the Food and Beverage industry.
• Maintained, updated and/or created documentation for all technical aspects of the program
• Managed standard requests from the plant to determine technical feasibility and presented to standards approval committee
• Developed, documented and communicated approved standards modifications and enhancements to the various team members
• Served as primary contact for the project team with regards to high level PLC and HMI issues and/or training requirements
• Provided consultation and formal training to MAVERICK, client and subcontracted resources on technical matters

• Responsibilities included PLC, HMI, and database development/troubleshooting as well as technical leadership roleso PLC Applications: Rockwell Software (RSLogix 5, 500, 5000), Siemens (S7), Omrono HMI Applications.

Responsibilities included PLC and HMI development/troubleshooting while maintaining project management practices throughout project completion.

Responsibilities included complete electric service installs, service calls, NEC code updates, low-voltage work, etc. in the Industrial, Commercial, and Residential fields.

Responsibilities included designing electrical layout, PLC and HMI panel development/troubleshooting, developing Bill of Materials and product manuals, and other duties as assigned.