METCCO Inc. August 2015 to November 2015
In-country representative, South Africa. Plastics recycling, solar energy and import-export, fact-finding assignment.
DeclanRyan.de February 2011 to February 2014, Freelance Configuration Management Consultant, Executive (ESL) Trainer and Personal Coach. Various companies in Germany, France, Holland, Sweden and South Africa. (Sika, Porsche, Airbus, LBBW, Schuler AMG, Metabo, Flint Group, Trelleborg among others.)
New Energy Consulting, Hamamatsu, Japan
September 2001 - September 2008, Owner-Operator
-Specializing in "Business to Business" consulting, and revenue generation.
-Connecting Japanese companies with overseas fuel-cell system, fuel and component suppliers,(Japan/N.America/E.U.).
-New Energy Industry business development, research and reporting.
-Advanced professional business and technical training (ESL); Toyota, Yamaha, Honda, Denso, Photonics, Murakami, Continental- Teves, Bridgestone, and Nitto Denko among others.
-Represented Yamaha Motor Corp. (Japan) at the Hannover Messe, Germany, 2003, 2005 & 2008.
Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, Canada
May 1999 - September 2001, Configuration Management Specialist / QA Auditor / Account Manager, Japan
-(Company grew rapidly. Duties changed as needs emerged.)
-(1) Account Manager, Japan,
-Contract negotiations, revenue generation and new business development throughout Japan,(Euro/US$2m+/-).
-Educational Outreach: Taught Fuel Cell technology to BC High School students on a voluntary basis through Ballard's community service activities.
-(2) Quality Assurance Auditor,
-Eliminated all ISO & TUV non-conformances on delivered fuel-cell power plants to US, Japan, EU & Switzerland.
-Maintained welders permits for BC Government legal requirements.
-Procedures writing and implementation.
-(3) (CMII) Configuration Management Specialist,
-Controlled secure design requirements for fuel-cell power plants.
-Managed all changes, drawings and software.
-Chaired change implementation board (CIB).
-Executed configuration audits.
Hughes Aircraft of Canada Ltd., Vancouver
February 1997 - December 1997, Configuration Management Specialist / QA Auditor / New Business Development.
-(Note: Company in transition to Raytheon. Duties changed as needs emerged. *Short-term contract position.)
-(1)ISO-9000 Internal Auditor,
-Successfully worked as part of a team, planned, executed and reported on internal audits, to get initial ISO registration.
-Effectively completed thorough documents review,
-Ascertained compliance to practices and procedures,
-Reported on findings and proposed solutions to non-conformance issues
-Delivered written report and executed follow-up audits where necessary.
-(2)Configuration Management Specialist, (Swiss) Air Traffic Control System.
-Working closely with the Product Control Review Board (PCRB).
-Managed contractual documentation governing significant hardware and software changes.
-Managed change-control documents, in soft and hard copy format.
-Incorporated changes into contractual baseline documents.
-Tracked and documented on-site engineering activity, for the CCB and the customer.
-Translated (French to English) public relations document concerning the project.
-(3) New Business Development Specialist, (Central America).
-Working with the new business team.
-Hand-delivered proofed Spanish-language proposals to potential customer in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.
-Established working relationship with customer’s key personnel.
-Translated all incoming correspondence, French/Spanish to English.
-Traveled to site to meet customer first-hand communicated with clients in Spanish.
Litton Systems of Canada Ltd., Halifax , Canada
September 1989 - July 1990, Technical Writer - Translator & Configuration Management Assistant.
*Short-term contract position.
-Working closely with the Configuration Management team.
-Translated National Defense (Canadian Low-Level Air Defense System).
project documentation from Italian to English, (overhaul and repair manual, day to day communications).
-Successfully conducted conference and shop floor simultaneous interpretation for visiting design engineers.
In-country representative, South Africa. Plastics recycling, solar energy and import-export, fact-finding assignment.
DeclanRyan.de February 2011 to February 2014, Freelance Configuration Management Consultant, Executive (ESL) Trainer and Personal Coach. Various companies in Germany, France, Holland, Sweden and South Africa. (Sika, Porsche, Airbus, LBBW, Schuler AMG, Metabo, Flint Group, Trelleborg among others.)
New Energy Consulting, Hamamatsu, Japan
September 2001 - September 2008, Owner-Operator
-Specializing in "Business to Business" consulting, and revenue generation.
-Connecting Japanese companies with overseas fuel-cell system, fuel and component suppliers,(Japan/N.America/E.U.).
-New Energy Industry business development, research and reporting.
-Advanced professional business and technical training (ESL); Toyota, Yamaha, Honda, Denso, Photonics, Murakami, Continental- Teves, Bridgestone, and Nitto Denko among others.
-Represented Yamaha Motor Corp. (Japan) at the Hannover Messe, Germany, 2003, 2005 & 2008.
Ballard Power Systems, Vancouver, Canada
May 1999 - September 2001, Configuration Management Specialist / QA Auditor / Account Manager, Japan
-(Company grew rapidly. Duties changed as needs emerged.)
-(1) Account Manager, Japan,
-Contract negotiations, revenue generation and new business development throughout Japan,(Euro/US$2m+/-).
-Educational Outreach: Taught Fuel Cell technology to BC High School students on a voluntary basis through Ballard's community service activities.
-(2) Quality Assurance Auditor,
-Eliminated all ISO & TUV non-conformances on delivered fuel-cell power plants to US, Japan, EU & Switzerland.
-Maintained welders permits for BC Government legal requirements.
-Procedures writing and implementation.
-(3) (CMII) Configuration Management Specialist,
-Controlled secure design requirements for fuel-cell power plants.
-Managed all changes, drawings and software.
-Chaired change implementation board (CIB).
-Executed configuration audits.
Hughes Aircraft of Canada Ltd., Vancouver
February 1997 - December 1997, Configuration Management Specialist / QA Auditor / New Business Development.
-(Note: Company in transition to Raytheon. Duties changed as needs emerged. *Short-term contract position.)
-(1)ISO-9000 Internal Auditor,
-Successfully worked as part of a team, planned, executed and reported on internal audits, to get initial ISO registration.
-Effectively completed thorough documents review,
-Ascertained compliance to practices and procedures,
-Reported on findings and proposed solutions to non-conformance issues
-Delivered written report and executed follow-up audits where necessary.
-(2)Configuration Management Specialist, (Swiss) Air Traffic Control System.
-Working closely with the Product Control Review Board (PCRB).
-Managed contractual documentation governing significant hardware and software changes.
-Managed change-control documents, in soft and hard copy format.
-Incorporated changes into contractual baseline documents.
-Tracked and documented on-site engineering activity, for the CCB and the customer.
-Translated (French to English) public relations document concerning the project.
-(3) New Business Development Specialist, (Central America).
-Working with the new business team.
-Hand-delivered proofed Spanish-language proposals to potential customer in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.
-Established working relationship with customer’s key personnel.
-Translated all incoming correspondence, French/Spanish to English.
-Traveled to site to meet customer first-hand communicated with clients in Spanish.
Litton Systems of Canada Ltd., Halifax , Canada
September 1989 - July 1990, Technical Writer - Translator & Configuration Management Assistant.
*Short-term contract position.
-Working closely with the Configuration Management team.
-Translated National Defense (Canadian Low-Level Air Defense System).
project documentation from Italian to English, (overhaul and repair manual, day to day communications).
-Successfully conducted conference and shop floor simultaneous interpretation for visiting design engineers.