Rick Smith

Experience

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  GearHearts

  Dec 1991 - Sept 1996

  Sales Engineer

  Worked with major compressor packagers in Houston for Natural gas transmission lines and storage fields. Engineered motoring systems. Deep Water control systems for Simi and drill ships, included switch gear, mooring systems, ballast controls and over all monitoring system for rotating equipment. Involved upgrading current drilling rigs from shallow water to deep water 8000 ft plus. First to develop Remote monitoring systems for Drilling companies to monitor their rigs offshore to assist in trouble shooting problems remotely. Show less

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  Service Industries

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2007

  Founder

  Startup company for the Pipeline industries, developed major accounts with Exxon, Oxy, Coastal, All the Transmission companies located in Houston, Drilling companies, marine companies. Re-engineered products for improvements to equipment, reverse engineer parts for rotating equipment. Worked with coatings for rust control, and Cathodic protection systems, built and installed.

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  Self Employed

  Aug 2007 - Oct 2020

  Technical Sales Engineer

  PLATINUM SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INC. BUSINESS PARTNER, selling Engineering Designing software both medium and high end. PLM/PDM management / manufacturing solutions, Analysis Simcenter and FeMap software, Cam manufacturing Software, and Electrical software for both electronic and electrical systems.

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  PROLIM Corporation

  Jan 2021 - now

  Account Manager