Robert Shepard Email & Phone Number

Wellsville, NY

As part of Curtiss-Wright, Steam Air Solutions (SAS), I manage all Program and Engineering functions associated with the capture, manufacture, and successful delivery of new equipment to our Navy/Nuclear clients. Responsible for direct client interaction at our key shipyard suppliers (Electric Boat, Huntington Ingalls - Newport News and Huntington Ingalls.

Wellsville, New York

As part of Dresser-Rand, Siemens Government Technologies, manage all Program and Engineering functions associated with the capture, manufacture, and successful delivery of new equipment to our Navy/Nuclear clients. Responsible for direct client interaction at our key shipyard suppliers (Electric Boat, Huntington Ingalls - Newport News and Huntington.

Painted Post, NY

Duties include working with the GBU’s Product Development Managers, engineering team and other company business sectors to promote rotating equipment solutions beyond the traditional US Navy markets to other government entities (DOD, DOE, etc.).

As Project Development Manager, primary responsibility has been for new unit sales of steam turbines and air compressors for U.S. Navy applications. Additional responsibilities include new unit sales and retrofits to the commercial nuclear market. Currently responsible for a $60MM nuclear turbine retrofit opportunity to change out the installed population.

Wellsville, NY

• . The program constituted a contract in excess of $40MM, broken out over multiple years with milestone events numbering over 250. Deliverables included multiple turbines, drawings, weld procedures, material.
• Led a team comprised of program administrators, engineering, quality, supply chain management, third party vendors, and manufacturing to develop a recovery plan which would bring the program back on schedule.
• Supported company sales initiatives by managing and maximizing milestone deliveries on a monthly basis. Recognized a 50% increase in on-time milestone deliveries per month.
• Communicated closely with the client to maintain the necessary flow of software approvals in support of the manufacture of the equipment.
• Communicated project progress to plant general manager and corporate upper management weekly.
• Not only recovered the one-year delay, but delivered equipment four months ahead of schedule

Painted Post, NY

Responsible for taking sales leads from the Government Sales Engineers and creating proposals for new compressor units, product upgrades, and product retrofits. Once an order was received, it was the Product Manager’s responsibility to manage the project through engineering and manufacturing to final delivery. The Product Manager was also responsible for.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Management

Activities and Societies: Theta Chi Fraternity, Varsity Football, Track and Field

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)H, English/Writing