
· Bank Of America. - 'Proof-Of-Concept' development project to produce a data application tool (VFP) for automating data exchange between local, PC based, primary database system and secondary, remote, out-sourced, mainframe based data processing service handling credit card transaction processing. Go Back
· Providian Financial Corp. - Requirements Analysis, Conceptual Design and Project Management of the Systems Integration between, and the extension of, independent Human Resources database and Payroll database systems of fast growing credit-card financial services company. Go Back
· Wells Fargo Bank - Project Management of a) the evaluation of the bank's commercial deposit account holding-clearing methods and related data management systems and of b) the subsequent modifications to and across Primary Banking Information Systems to capture float revenue. Go Back
· Quaker Oats - Developed IS analytical and graphical reportage tools for HR Management to compare product line employee benefits and payroll costs, by staffing grade and function, versus contract data. Go Back
· Mortgage Information Corporation - Executed wide range of special purpose projects and production operations support against a warehouse of multi-gigabyte, monthly-results, mortgage-financials data tables, conceiving, developing and producing customized solutions. Go Back
· Logistix - Full IS system development from concept to completion, Go Back
· Safeway - Modified and extended FoxPro based client/server system, including an auto-data input/output interchange process using EDI to provide production and inventory management control tools.
· Health Sonics = Provided a complete manufacturing inventory
and production system integrated with Contact and Sales Management tools.
· American Mayflower, NY = Full GL/AP/AR System for National
Insurance company.
· Veterans H.A., VA = Full GL/AP/AR System for VA property
management group.
· "Home of the 99¢ Video" = Integrated, GL/AP/AR/IV
& Point-of-Sale System for video rental store company complete with
inventory bar-coding.
· Saratoga Systems = GL/AP linked to LaserJet printed MICR
Checking system for national rental storage company. Go
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· Property Services America = Developed complete business
operations & management system for General Contractor and Real Estate Investment company.
· Borland International = QuatroPro Design Proofing;
proving the LOTUS 123 Macro interchangeability & compatibility issues
in QuatroPro.
· C21-LADD R/E = Designed complete Real Estate Propery Management
and Accounting System to handle the company's investment portfolio business.
· US Sprint = Designed comprehensive Inventory
Management System (inc. Bar-coding) for resource and cost control Go
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Management
and Productivity
* Increased bottom-line profits
of a broad-based R & D design/production operation by 18% on $4.49M
by introducing integrated MIS management
tools and initiating updated methods, policies and procedures.
* Improved product line quality and performance, and increased
gross operating profits by establishing objectives with full accountability
and MBE, and by redesigning product producing additional $2.5M revenue.
* Increased
margins by developing an Equipment Inventory Management system producing
additional $0.5M net to the bottom-line, also increasing increasing effective
utilization of existing resources by 12%. Go
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Leadership
and Team Development
* Managed diverse team of (88)
IS systems managers and programmers spread across 5 locations from Oregon
to Texas to modify banking processing methods and IS systems to realize
additional $5.0M/Ann. revenue stream.
* Launched innovative service business,
using industrial processing technology, from idea and "green-field
site" to commercial operation with team of 4 supervisors/15 staff
for $5.8M projected annual sales within 2 years.
* Built 10-staff, $0.5M (in UK), Exhibition, Trade-Show and
Marketing Communications company overcoming major technical and production
challenges in supporting various international clients. Go
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Business
Development and Marketing
* Developed novel integration of full function Accounting
and Management software package to include Desktop MICR check printing
for start-up financial services company with $multi-million revenue potential
over 5 years.
* Introduced advanced,
complex-systems, ATE product in USA and Europe
achieving $5.3M in sales within 7 months against challenging competition,
regaining 8 formerly disenfranchised clients and also achieving commendational
reviews from the electronics industry market base.
* Invented and marketed $6.8M integrated, military defense
level, security system for Aramco in Saudi Arabia also initiating rapid
startup of $10M+/annum security business by strategic acquisition of complementary
competitors. Go
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.... During the period (I) was employed by Gulton (Transrex) Industries as Vice President of Engineering, Mr. Beddows was hired to help plan the (turnaround ....) systems for the production of very sophisticated (TOKOMAC) equipment. .... Mr. Beddows demonstrated a grasp of the total project so well that he was subsequently asked by D.O.E. Washington to handle the same situation at another company. - Victor Krummenacher, V.P. Teledyne Inet. (Retd).
.... As the new Managing Director (President, UK) of a company specializing in innovative Linear Accelerator Technology, I found it was necessary to restructure and strengthen my management procedures and organization. This required someone with sound technical and production experience and familiarity with operations management in a high tech facility. Mr. Beddows qualifications and experience matched our stated requirements very well and indeed proved well suited to the task itself. - Vivian J. Boaler, B Sc. C Eng. MI Mech E. Managing Director, Radiation Dynamics, Plc. (Retd).
.... We have found Mr. Beddows to be extremely qualified in designing and trouble shooting computer based systems. His education, experience and performance have been an excellent match for our needs and he dispatched his commitments in an exemplary manner. We would recommend him to any prospective organization as a (systems... ) management person with a high degree of applicable skills .... - Ken Claybaugh, President, PAYRITE, Inc.
.... (During the time I was President of Zehntel...) The products for which Mr. Beddows was responsible were highly complex Automated Test Equipment. His role was both highly technical and sales/marketing oriented. (technically...) he was required to completely assimilate the knowledge of a complex system .... he also developed applications and circuitry which effectively demonstrated the systems performance merits. In the marketing role he was required to be alert to emerging needs and opportunities in the marketplace and respond (...accordingly). Mr. Beddows exhibited a solid grasp of these issues born of good business acumen, market sense, experience and education worthy of recognition as such ..... - Bradley C. Stribling, VP, Eng/Operations Photon Dynamics. Go Back
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