Roger Corbin Email & Phone Number

Consultant to industry and non-profits in general management and technology strategy. Current emphasis in applications of technology to assist children with autism spectrum disorders and other special needs.

Consultant to industry and non-profits in general management, information systems, marketing and strategy.

Springfield, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for marketing, development and delivery of management consulting and systems integration services to businesses and academic institutions across Western Massachusetts. Worked with several clients to develop campus-wide technology plans which resulted in formal RFP development, bid evaluation, implementation planning and the delivery of project management services. Replaced the entire technology infrastructure at one college in less than two years that included voice, data network infrastructure, CATV, academic and administration data centers and software platforms. Provided services through Center of Business and Technology as an independent contractor.

Founded start-up to develop supply chain management tools for engineering and materials management personnel. Partnered with IBM MPSX software marketing group to underwrite the development of new logistics optimization tools utilizing IBM software platforms.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Industrial Sector Client Executive within the IBM Consulting Group. Responsible for managing client relationships in New England and upstate New York with several Fortune 100 companies. Specialized in manufacturing systems integration with a focus on plant floor, warehouse and ERP systems.Consulted with IBM's Corporate Manufacturing Logistics organization and Mathematical Sciences Group at Yorktown Research Center to implement a new implosion scheduling and financial optimization modeling approach toward managing technology changes and product end-of-life phase-outs. Presented implosion modeling approach to IBM Corporate Design Practices Group and IBM Personal Systems Division as well as at IBM internal symposia.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Large account marketing representative responsible for managing client relationships and marketing information systems solutions to organizations across Western Massachusetts. Primary industries included manufacturing, media, and higher education. Major accounts included Dow Jones - Wall Street Journal, Spalding Sporting Goods, Smith & Wesson and the University of Massachusetts. Managed IBM's statewide contract with the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium, yielding revenues of over $8 million annually.Responsible for the initiation of several joint development agreements and grants with academic institutions in Western Massachusetts that included a grant to Smith College for the development of a multimedia instructional programming for foreign language education. This grant led to Smith College's inclusion in a $2 million grant program for multimedia instructional program development. Led IBM's marketing efforts to install an IBM Super Computer and establish an NSF Super Computer Center at the University of Massachusetts and become a node on NSF-Net. Marketed IBM's technical workstation solutions to the Umass School of Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science departments.Led competitive efforts in Control Data's and Hewlett Packard's largest accounts—secured major competitive wins, unseating Hitachi and Unisys.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for IBM's 4381 Processor final assembly scheduling and feature/option planning. Additional responsibilities included top demand planning, critical part management, and consignment vendor scheduling. The 4381 processor program was responsible generating IBM revenues of over $2 billion per year during the first three years of the product program. The overall economic impact of the program led to a visit by President Ronald Reagan to IBM's Endicott plant in 1984.Led several just-in-time initiatives including one which reduced plant floor cycle times by almost 40 percent. Managed over $38 million in WIP and consigned vendor inventory.Invented the first implosion-based inventory planning model in 1985 at IBM titled, "Managing Technology Change: A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model for Optimizing Technology Transition." The model was used to optimize the implementation of engineering changes within IBM manufacturing. Promoted use of the "Technology Change Model" to worldwide IBM manufacturing sites and at IBM's Yorktown Research Center.Won several awards for the development of logistics decision support tools for scheduling and inventory management.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Evaluated financial modeling software for inclusion into MSA's suite of applications available to clients on their application and data servers. Met with clients to understand their requirements for utilizing financial modeling on MSA's systems versus their clients' personal computer systems as applications like Lotus 123 were gaining traction with PC users. Developed strategy for positioning MSA's offering vs personal computer offerings.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Behavior analyst and clinical researcher on several behavioral medicine and biofeedback research grants. Co-author on several peer-reviewed publications and presentations. I managed KKI's inpatient neuro-behavioral treatment unit and an out-patient caseload for children with severe behavior disorders. Participated in the research project that culminated in the publication of "Toward a Functional Analysis of Self-Injury," by Iwata, Dorsey, Slifer et. al. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1982 & 1994. This research project laid much of the groundwork for the functional behavioral assessment (FBA) for the treatment of behavior disorders associated with autism, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Msia/Mba, Finance, Marketing, Econometrics

Ba, Psychology

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