Tom Marr Email & Phone Number

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

Managed and led within PNNL for 19 years in a variety of roles, many which overlapped in time and purpose, but all with unique tasks specific to overall mission and scope. Served as a leader and mentor throughout tenure, inspiring individual and team success through effective team building, clear communications, and an optimistic approach focusing on opportunities, adaptability, and growth.Responsibilities encompassed recruiting, developing, retaining, and mentoring software engineering professionals in the stewardship of corporate-wide, Agile based software engineering and software development best practices.- Supported PNNL's clients as part of the Research Division's Leadership Team defining technical strategies in support of corporate science and research goals- Effectively introduced engineering concepts into R&D environment and delivered consistently high quality to successfully expand need for and number of software engineering developers by +20- Promoted business development by leading and participating in proposal efforts and critical customer engagements- Met with staff regularly to set and monitor personal development goals to ensure success- Initiated software engineering best practices and capability development by sponsoring Agile training classes, and electronic media forums covering SharePoint collaboration sites, whiteboards, and blogs- Chaired Systems Engineering Working Group composed of managers and practitioners, successfully introducing engineering principles into R&D projects through right-sized systems integrations- Built a strong software engineering capability by recruiting talented staff, establishing mentor relationships, setting career goals, providing training, and establishing a software test lab resulting in greater demand, additional hires, and steady promotions for staff- Coordinated, managed and allocated resources across multiple projects, including 30-65 direct reports distributed across internal and external projects

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

- Accelerated the transition of PNNL's intellectual property into private business, starting with evaluating and awarding internal funding across the early phases of Electronics IP development- Supported positive customer engagement by overseeing NDA's, managing proposal development, and coaching and mentoring technical project teams- Championed use of SalesForce.com tool as innovative solution to tracking contacts and status

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

- Relocated to Jakarta to lead the design, build, and implementation of basic business systems to improve Indonesian National Laboratory's multiple networks requiring manual data exchanges- Achieved successful site-wide system implementation by leading network team and internal / external software development collaborations, complemented by facilitated planning sessions involving cross-functional personnel and resulting in functional and detail design documents- Coached and mentored laboratory staff and consultants through complete project life cycle- Managed project both on-site and from state-side based on political unrest

Richland/Kennewick/Pasco, Washington Area

- Managed and successfully delivered multiple domestic and international projects requiring expert balancing of scope, schedules and budgets in complex and ambiguous situations- Build and managed professional teams representing complex and diverse skill sets including chemistry, environmental, regulatory, and software development expertise- Implemented electronic data exchange system between Federal Excise Tax Division and state counter parts by uncovering existing solutions that reduced costs while increasing inter-agency collaboration and turned initial simple inventory tracking system project into a 10+ year multi-million dollar program- Led software development project that automated chemical / pesticide testing and EPA approval practices to ensure private sector compliance across federal, state, and local jurisdictions by consolidating myriad existing rulings and knowledge base into advanced text search database

Scottsdale, Az

- Provided domestic and international clients with implementation and operational support of enterprise software, including designing interfaces and performing on-site software implementations- Migrated products from spreadsheets to innovative and more efficient SQL database architecture

Scottsdale, Az

- Co-owner and co-operator of franchise jewelry store, successfully landed a $90k SBA loan, contracted to test and document POS User Guide- Our store was consistently in the top 3 grossing stores within the franchise group.