Mary Hiles

Experience

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  Timken Company

  Jul 1984 - Jan 1986

  Process Control Engineer

  Developed automated process control systems for steel mill modernization group using FORTRAN and PLC. Converted a DBASE steel sample analysis application to FORTRAN and saved company over $100,000/year in shorter testing cycles while heating steel.

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  Kennametal Inc

  Jan 1986 - Dec 1991

  Programmer/CIM Specialist

  Coordinated and developed CIM software to link customer service centers, engineering, manufacturing, and corporate business systems on a global basis. Developed custom interfaces using FORTRAN and RDB on VMS systems.

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  Siemens Energy and Automation

  Feb 1992 - Oct 1994

  Team Leader / Senior Programmer/Analyst

  Developed engineering design automation tools and interfaces to ERP using ESQL/C and Informix on Windows and UNIX platforms. Managed all projects and programmers in the Engineering Information Systems department.

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  Strategic Technologies Inc

  Oct 1994 - Feb 1997

  Team Leader, Product Data Management

  Implemented Product Data Management systems at customer sites including analysis, design, installation, and customization. Managed all implementation resources for projects. Used Metaphase PDM engine and customized heavily with C language and SQL scripts to ORACLE. Worked in UNIX environments.

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  Kennametal Inc

  Feb 1997 - Jun 1999

  Project Leader/Staff Software Engineer

  Technical lead for Product Data Management project implementation and integration into existing Manufacturing and Engineering systems. Utilized Metaphase PDM software.

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  Strategic Technologies Inc, Company

  Jul 1999 - Sept 2002

  Consultant, Product Data Management

  Consultant and Team Lead on various projects that focused on implementing Product Data Management (PDM) & Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems with Fortune 500 clients including Tyco Electronics, Caterpillar, Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels, Kennametal, etc. - Completed numerous large-scale, long-term (up to one year) PDM & PLM implementations by managing the entire engineering process from concept development to design and configuration management.- Exceeded expectations on project implementation for each client by conducting extensive on-site process and systems analysis to develop a customization plan for integrating the new tool to meet their needs. - Optimized customer outcomes by performing system installation, customization, and support.- Migrated data from legacy applications into the new system and performed integration with CAD systems.- Installed and configured infrastructure to support application (Oracle, C, etc.).- Successfully re engineered and integrated more effective processes to manage configuration of all engineering design specifications, drawings, bills of materials, and additional documents. Show less

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  Concurrent Technologies Corporation

  Nov 2002 - Mar 2014

  Technical Project Manager & Director of Data Management / Technical Lead/ Data Lead / Software Engr.

  Promoted through the above roles into increasingly responsible leadership positions and earned significant recognition from senior management for completing multiple high-profile, technical projects for Department of Defense. - Spearheaded and directed technical project management and data management department efforts by leading and facilitating teamwork among 8 direct reports including engineers and technical support staff. - After successfully developing visual storytelling application for DARPA which stored and replayed battle stories animated in time and geographical space, earned promotion to Technical Project Manager and was recognized for success in overseeing a team of 15 technical professionals that orchestrated the new system delivery for the Army National Training Center within a very tight schedule for one of it’s largest training exercises. Extended use to the United States Marine Corps for its training exercises.- Served as Technical Project Manager over a team of 15 on successful development of the Total Lifecycle Management-Operational Support Tool for the USMC that showed ground equipment supply and maintenance activities/readiness, developed an architecture that separated data integration from visualizations, and integrated data into a shared warehouse allowing for rapid development/integration of Cognos reports ahead of custom Java page development.- Prepared monthly status reports and delivered monthly in-process reviews to government clients along with frequent briefings to senior leadership that justified cost over/underruns and presented plans to achieve scheduling/cost deadlines for the annual budget ($1 million - $2 million). - Contributed to securing new projects by assisting with business development efforts including proposal preparation, preparing statement of objectives, and producing cost estimates for new clients or upgrades of existing systems. Show less

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  UPMC

  Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  Solutions Architect

  Collaborated with the Enterprise Analytics team in managing/integrating medical data from multiple sources and developing a 360-degree view of the patient. Utilized data landing, discovery, analysis, profiling, cleansing, and ETL design to bring data into warehouse and extract to fit stakeholders’ needs.

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  Knowledge Management Inc (KMI) / The Columbia Group (contract change)

  Oct 2014 - Nov 2020

  Principal Data Analyst

  Perform ground equipment data analysis to support equipment distribution, retention, and retirement planning; design new enterprise-level shared data environment; and conduct analysis of alternatives. Utilize ETL tools, data warehousing, data analysis, and visualization. • Developed a roadmap to migrate away from custom SQL based operations and adopt best in class COTS data integration tools to improve transparency and re-usability. Included suggested tools and phased agile implementation schedule with usable product milestones at the end of each phase. • Created a solution to support more fiscally sound decision-making for vehicle repair and parts supply by integrating supply chain data from different systems into a holistic view that calculated true cost of ground vehicle maintenance. • Support rapid-evidence-based decision-making by tailoring data packages to client needs ranging from high level dashboards to Access databases and additional use of Cognos, Power BI, and Tableau Show less

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  Falconwood, Incorporated

  Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  Senior Logistics Analyst

  Supporting Marine Corps Systems Command, PMW 230 in the design and development of new applications and data services.

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  CPS

  Nov 2021 - now

  Senior Director Data Engineering