Robert C. (Bob) Strader Email & Phone Number

Responsible for managing multiple significant and unique enterprise-wide web development projects for the travel industry.

Coordinated a staff of 15-20 responsible for US Commerical Engineering (proposals), Marketing, Business Development and Program Management of customer accounts, and business infrastructure development for China and Mexico. Provided business growth leadership for value-add assembled control and power panels, doubling global revenue to $60M.

Extensive Consultative / Engagement Management of many cross-company iniatives involving product architecture, regional commercial sales strategy, and business strategy which gave me a broad perspective on the entire company and how to coordinate large programs and processes, working with many of the company’s executives and business managers. Supported creation and communication of Rockwell Automation’s long-range business strategy, as well as management of supporting programs and services used in the development of strategy.

Facilitated strategic vision and Program Management for new product architecture direction in the areas of communication, operator interface, information processing products, and later for Allen-Bradley’s new Automation System Architecture (ASA) program.

Restructured an engineering group of 85 in development of communication technology/architecture and products with a budget of $8M+, redirected the management structure, and re-organized engineering teams to allow a new communication architecture and products to be developed, ramping down development of older product lines.

Program Manager of the company "Center of Excellence" for Communications, a matrix managed group which provided standardized communication components for all A-B divisions. Later responsibility as Manager of Product Marketing for all Communication Division products, architectural vision planning, and Chairman of A-B's Network Architecture, which involved: major analysis of A-B's Network Architecture, future recommendations, and ensuring buy-in and engagement of all product divisions.

Managed a group of 30 (grown from 5) software & hardware engineers in the design and development of industrial networking products, with program budgets of $2M+. Managed the merger and move of this group with the new Communication Division in Ann Arbor, MI while maintaining an on-time release of a 2.5 year program (DHII) with more than 20 engineers concurrently developing architecture and products.

Developed firmware/software and common Operating System / Networking framework for the microprocessor controlled peripherals of a Digital Subtraction Angiography Medical Diagnostic System.

Developed state-of-the-art mini-computer based development support environment for use with OEM CNC controls from GE, A-B, Bendix, and W&S for W&S machine tools.

M.S, Computer And Information Science

B.S, Computer And Information Science