Rob Coleman Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Responsibile for advancing the university's mission by building and sustaining robust, mutually beneficial relationships with corporate and other external partners. This leadership role focuses on identifying and developing strategic partnerships that drive research awards through collaborative research, innovation, and other joint initiatives.

Office Of Research, Innovation, And Economic Development- Knoxville, Tn

Lead and promote innovation initiatives and establish inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems across the University of Tennessee and partnering organizations.The primary mission of this role is to connect UT faculty, staff, and students with organizations, communities, and individual business leaders who share a commitment to advance research, innovation, and economic development throughout the region. Programs managed within this mission include National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps), The Chancellor's Innovation Fund (CIF), and numerous other initiatives that promote and support entrepreneurship, innovation, commercialization, and the creation of new business ventures across the UT research enterprise.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Providing Business Management and Strategic Consulting services to support organizational growth and operational excellence.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Lead all aspects of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Program Management (PMO) within the Local Motors organization.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Senior leadership for the LaunchForth.io business unit, including strategic planning, platform operations, and P&L responsibility. Launch Forth is a dynamic start-up organization focused on product innovation and rapid product development that utilizes a proprietary crowdsourcing software platform (launchforth.io) and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. • Executive in charge of strategic alignment, operational performance, business development, and managerial oversight of the Launch Forth platform, product development resources, and advanced technology research.• Responsible for annual budgeting and presentation of business metrics to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.• Actively manage assignments and performance goals for a team of 45 employees, including direct supervision of four (4) VPs within the Launch Forth organization. Team members are located in Knoxville, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Boulder.• Work closely with our LM Industries Founder & President to align Launch Forth activities with corporate goals and strategies.• Continue to serve as acting “Director of Programs” as we search for candidates to backfill my previous position.

Knoxville, Tn

Establish and direct all aspects of Program Management (PMO) within the LaunchForth.io segment, along with leadership for other strategic projects and partnerships within the Local Motors business group. Primary business functions include innovative product design renderings, technical design services, rapid prototyping and micro-manufacturing solutions. • Program leadership for platform/software development and implementation, including direct supervision of 3 project managers and a matrix reporting structure for 22 additional project resources.• Lead business development and contract negotiations within the Launch Forth division, resulting in contract awards totaling more than $10M, plus an additional $6M in equity investment.• Primary point of contact for account management and project execution. Notable programs include corporate partnerships with General Electric Corporation (GE), Airbus Defense & Space, Hewlett-Packard, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and other accounts.• Develop and maintain detailed project plans for resource allocation, budgetary control, and delivery timelines of all contract line items.• Participate in bi-weekly project management sessions to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.• Monitor project milestones to ensure timely invoicing, budgetary cost control, and cash flow requirements for the organization.

Alcoa, Tn

Provided strategic leadership and operational oversight for the organization. Gallaher & Associates is a regional distributor of fire alarm, security, and data management solutions. With two offices serving a five-state territory, the team generated more than $8M in annual revenue.• Responsible for the direct supervision of all department managers (Estimating, Engineering, Purchasing, Installation, and Field Service), as well as eight sales representatives and six admin positions. • Heavily engaged in job site planning and coordination with external parties, including building managers, architects/engineers, construction firms, electrical and mechanical contractors, building inspectors, and equipment vendors.• Implemented a process-oriented workflow model through documented policies and standard operational procedures. Business processes were embraced by the organization, resulting in higher levels of efficiency and productivity.• Worked closely with the CEO and CFO to facilitate monthly job progress meetings. Job costing and budgetary metrics were assigned to each department manager to ensure a consistent focus on profitability and financial performance.

Jefferson City, Tn

Program leader for the Warfighter Equipment category, providing oversight and direction to the Integrated Project Team (IPT). BAE Systems is one of the largest Aerospace & Defense contractors in the world, with the Warfighter Equipment division generating annual revenue exceeding $100M. • Successfully led proposal development and RFP (Request for Proposal) submittals resulting in multi-year contract awards exceeding $350M. Nominated to the corporate Business Winning & Growth Council in 2013. • Responsible for contract performance within the Warfighter Equipment division, including contract fulfillment, budgeted cost control, cash flow management, production efficiency, quality assurance metrics, and risk mitigation.• Established key performance indicators (KPIs) for the organization, and monitored production plans for nine facilities across the United States to ensure monthly shipments aligned with contractual obligations. Government CPARS (Contract Performance Assessment Report) ratings consistently returned the highest ratings available for on-time delivery and product quality.• Served as the primary point of contact for DOD (Department of Defense) and other Government program offices, third-party subcontractors, equipment vendors, and material suppliers.• Facilitated monthly contract reviews with BAE executives to validate contract performance, and to ensure compliance with corporate policy and financial metrics established through an Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

Knoxville, Tn

Project management responsibility for 93 electric utility clients, representing more than 300 system installations of the ESC enterprise software application. ESC provides installation and service for emission monitoring systems within the electric utility industry and other industrial applications. • Supervised three senior level hardware engineers and nine software specialists to install and support system installations. Annual revenue for assigned clients exceeded $3M.• Developed weekly resource plans, task lists, and work schedules to meet project milestones, revenue projections, budgeted costs, and profit & loss metrics.• Worked closely with sales and marketing to capture new business and expand system installation networks.

Knoxville, Tn

Project leader for various research activities within the manufacturing industry. IMTI was a Government sponsored non-profit organization focused on the future of manufacturing, and primarily funded through the U.S. Navy – Office of Naval Research, Manufacturing Technology (MANTech)• Author for an international Large-Scale Composite Benchmarking Study focus on emerging technologies for composites manufacturing. • Coordinated facility tours and interviews with industry leaders throughout the U.S., France, Spain, Italy, U.K., Sweden, and Germany.• Liaison between corporate organizations and government agencies to promote technology transfer within commercial manufacturing.

Jefferson City, Tn

Program leader for the Warfighter Equipment category and Department of Defense (DoD) Contracts. Roles and responsibilities were similar to the duties outlined in the BAE SYSTEMS position listed above. During this phase of employment, annual revenue exceeded $200M for the Warfighter Equipment category.

Knoxville, Tn

Managed projects and led product planning for computer-based machine vision technologies, including license plate readers for border security and traffic management systems, as well as industrial applications for automated inspection. Annual revenue approached $2M.

Greater Nashville Area / Cedar Rapids. Ia / Lexington, Ky

Managed product development and marketing activities for industrial electronic circuit breakers, power monitoring devices, network communications, power management software, and energy management solutions. Worked with international development teams to standardize features and product lifecycle.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering