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Robert H. McCoy

Robert H. McCoy

Talala,USA

Summary

Proven success in translating business objectives into actionable engineering and product assurance strategies, driving innovation, and optimizing processes for maximum efficiency. Adept at cultivating partnerships, overseeing large-scale projects, and mentoring talent to achieve top performance while solving complex problems. Demonstrated track record of delivering complex cross-functional engineering solutions that meet client needs and drive continuous process improvement. Articulate and refined communicator with a passion for excellence, known for establishing successful relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and clients.

Overview

41
41
years of professional experience

Work History

Consultant

Layco Electric Innovations
08.2023 - 12.2024
  • Led teams including Engineering, Procurement, Continuous Improvement and manufacturing; insuring product lifecycle management processes for power distribution buildings at remote sites including MV and LV drives.
  • Mentored cross functional team on best engineering practices.
  • Worked with client to insure goals met and demonstrated working systems.
  • Developed unique fiber arc flash safety systems and PLC controls.

Sr. Engineering Manager and Technology Board

TD Williamson, (now SCF Partners)
10.2018 - 07.2023

Established product teams (more than 75 mechanical and electronic engineering team members) in Broken Arrow, Tulsa and Salt Lake City for pipeline services, development engineering, manufacturing, quality, and contract projects.


  • Served as the business manager for 'Pigging products' establishing the Product roadmaps and prioritization with the sales teams, forged piping components, and pipeline hot tap systems
  • Successfully performed hot tap on 120 inch diameter pipeline in Saudi Arabia
  • Led high resolution innovative project, including daily SCRUM meetings, product development and launch of high resolution analysis of magnetic flux leakage within pipelines integrity analysis and roll out as a product with presentations and demonstrations
  • Successfully logged over 12,000 miles of pipeline in first year of operation representing over 25 million dollars
  • Created electronic systems and PCBs including Integrity Pigs with over 100 microprocessors/ system including hardware design (Altium) and firmware development
  • Developed instrumentation and sealing techniques for hydrogen pipelines as alternative energy sources
  • TDW leadership team in determining risks of contracts and projects

VP Engineering

Borets International/ Levare
10.2010 - 08.2018

Recruited by the owner to be the US leader of products, design, and manufacturing of pumping and processing facilities as a recognized professional, accomplished, flexible, and versatile communicator instilling customer and employee confidence promoting relationships that fortify, drive, and sustain operations and innovation


  • The systematic leader for all new technology (R&D), project management, and continuous process improvements
  • Established and supported more than 20 domestic and international regional install/ support centers.
  • Presented hundreds of lunch and learns both internally, to clients, and regulatory agencies insuring providing an understanding of customer needs, requirements, and expectations are met
  • Created launch strategies, presentations, roll outs, client events/ training, product presentations, power points for hundreds for international and domestic oil companies
  • Organized the quarterly launches/ roll outs
  • Created a unique and new solution for Stat-Oil 'short ESP' systems using high speed permanent magnet motors and pumps resulting in the use of small off shore ships saving the client million dollars a day in ship rental.
  • Member of the ISO 15551 committee that created the specification standard derived from the API specifications
  • Design and Implemented a world class Lab testing environment for certified ISO 15551 testing insuring quality, reliability and compliance with ESP systems to 12,000 RPM
  • Created a Best in Class variable speed drive and compressor / pumping systems that won SPE technology awards with advanced HMI, IoT SCADA, and permanent magnet motor control stability

Sr Manager Monitoring, Automation, Drives

Baker Hughes
01.2002 - 10.2010

Recruited by the President of the division to lead new multi-discipline division specializing in turn key technologies in sensor, instrumentation, and electrical variable speed drives, to organize and focus engineering team.


  • Responsibilities included team of 20 in development engineers for products of variable speed drives, test fixtures, design, and fabrication/ manufacturing.
  • Leader in the product management team for production optimization including drives, gauges, and instrumentation with SCADA to provide quick solutions for clients
  • Created intelligent well monitoring and control, providing a BHI SaaS for optimization and analytics for analysis of alerts and failures.
  • Introduced AI (neutral networks), for well head automation and troubleshooting for artificial lift systems
  • Organized and directed continuous process improvement team methodology, composed of stakeholder teams, with an idea process systematically resulting in significant material costs and labor reductions
  • Created over 20 patents for BHI including high speed communications over downhole power cables and vertical seismic profiling (vs-fusion division of BHI Atlas) between boreholes using ESP systems
  • Key contributor, designer, product roadmap and manufacturing setup of the ESP Control Drive systems (GCS) and motors
  • Organized Product Development Methodology with clear gates for process visibility meeting continuous improvement KPI as a member of the Product line Executive Board.

VP Engineering, CTO

TV Guide/ TiVo
01.1990 - 08.2001

Recruited by the owner of United Video, to help guide this entrepreneurial company during times of great change, to create technology and team development with my leadership for the cable TV industry during the digital TV transformation


  • The company grew from a start up to 50 million in sales, to over a billion dollars year
  • Recruited engineering, IT, marketing and sales teams in all facets of the business as a hands on leader
  • Established innovative designs for interactive set tops and scrolling guides with integral SQL Server data engines.
  • Key designer to over 50 patents portfolio representing a significant portion of TV Guides worth.
  • Architected and implemented data centers in US, Europe, and Japan for data entry and collection using large data concepts as lead DBA
  • Led Mergers and Acquisitions team acquiring over 10 different major competitors
  • Implemented satellite digital communications through multiple transponders for WGN and KTLA.
  • Designed and established operations of the third largest teleport in the USA
  • Crated the first full MPEG network with store and forward servers of video and data content with a patented promotional engine
  • Negotiated the sale of TV-Guide to TiVo as the largest sale of an Oklahoma based company over 20 billion

General Manager

Memorex Telex
06.1984 - 08.1989
  • Established development centers in Amsterdam, Sydney, Houston, and Tulsa to which led the Airlines Division team to winning 98% of all terminals/ communications for international airports and travel agencies in world with revenue over 200 million
  • Worked directly with airport authorities to implement and redesign of gate system for improved airport security with SITA in Paris

Education

Bachelors of Science - Electrical Engineering

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Value selling
  • Sales Support
  • Servant Leadership
  • Quality Assurance and Control
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Problem solver
  • Business Acumen
  • Collaboration
  • Influencing Cross-functional teams
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Embedded Hardware and Firmware
  • Systems and Applications
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Inspirational Leadership
  • International Business
  • Performance Specifications and Testing
  • Budget Management

Training

  • EOS - Traction Leadership
  • NPFA 70 and NEC
  • Project Management
  • Executive Leadership
  • DuPont Safety Leadership

Additional Information

  • IEEE chairman for Tulsa
  • US Citizen
  • Pilot
  • Eagle Scout
  • Advisory boards for: World Telemetry, vMonitor, Luna Innovations, Geophysical Resources

Timeline

Consultant

Layco Electric Innovations
08.2023 - 12.2024

Sr. Engineering Manager and Technology Board

TD Williamson, (now SCF Partners)
10.2018 - 07.2023

VP Engineering

Borets International/ Levare
10.2010 - 08.2018

Sr Manager Monitoring, Automation, Drives

Baker Hughes
01.2002 - 10.2010

VP Engineering, CTO

TV Guide/ TiVo
01.1990 - 08.2001

General Manager

Memorex Telex
06.1984 - 08.1989

Bachelors of Science - Electrical Engineering

Oklahoma State University
Robert H. McCoy