Robert T. Sill Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

Greater Seattle Area

• Responsible for all operations for a newly formed 501(c)(3) whose mission is to provide regular food service to those experiencing food insecurity in the PNW region. (www.truckofplenty.org)
• Define mission and value statements and wrote business plan with replicable structure to grow into other regions.
• Create corporate structure including all departmental organization, policy and procedure manuals.
• Design fundraising program for individual, corporate and in-kind donations.
• Lead team to create website and mobile app content.
• Identify and engage additional advocacy partners to assist in moving people to a more secure life.

Greater Seattle Area

• Energy Engagements
• Recently completed study of global utility industry cyber security initiatives. Study included utilities’ relationships with 1st, 2nd and 3rd tier suppliers including Siemens, GE, ABB; Government/Industry entities FERC.
• Serve as principal project leader/subject matter expert - utilizing Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Developed and launched full-service training for all customer support on installation, deployment and operation of integrated software / hardware system.
• Selected and directed cross functional teams in transformation of Virtual Contact Centers for global healthcare IT subsidiary across US, Ireland, India and the Philippines.
• Outcome of study resulted in the adoption of recommendations with a strong emphasis on NERC CIP cyber security initiatives. Client feedback indicated that the outcomes exceeded expectations.Global Project Development.

• Drove the restructuring and turn-around for firm that designs, develops, builds, installs, and services equipment + software that improves security, enhances performance, and extends the lifespan of industrial control.
• Products also manage critical processes for the following industries:
• Oil
• Petrochemical
• Transportation
• Manufacturing

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Founded and launched first-to-market cybersecurity tool for the electric power grid – a disruptive technology designed to prevent cyber terrorism – one of the most vulnerable systems in the U.S.
• Led a team of systems and software engineers – leveraging Agile and Waterfall – to design and develop software systems that were able to operate within challenging existing legacy systems.
• Product was successfully tested by PNNL and at the customer for 2 years before being installed on a live system.
• Hired, on-boarded, trained and led teams across Technology, Marketing/Sales, Finance, Accounting and Manufacturing.
• Managed operational budget of >$11M annually.
• Maintained 100% employee retention rate instilling inclusive, collaborative workplace culture.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Served as Senior Project Manager over process-oriented business continuity (BCP) and IT Disaster Recovery (DR) plans to ensure continuity of business in the event of major IT catastrophe.
• Managed projects for wide range of retail and industrial clientele, including PETsMART, eFunds, Public Service of New Mexico, American Electric Power and WESTERN AREA POWER AUTHORITY.
• Collaborated closely with energy providers across WAPA to maintain primary and secondary communication networks.
• Oversaw DR response team during complex IT Center headquarters migration for PETsMART.
• Positioned PNM for Y2K to minimize delivery interruption threats.
• Created 1,000+ DR/BCP plans for AEP in preparation for sale of a subsidiary.

Wolfsburg Area, Germany

• Spearheaded standardization of purchasing teams from 4 individual manufacturing companies into 1 global purchasing organization with $1.3B+ annual budget.
• Executed comprehensive audits on individual purchasing manager’s activities down to $100K level.
• Captured 20% capital expenditure reduction by successfully negotiating contracts with global advertising companies.
• Assisted Global Purchasing Director in developing purchasing policies and procedures for $75B+ purchasing budget

Master Of International Business/Mba, International Business

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication