Brian G.

Corrigan
714 Gaub Street
Erasmuskloof
Pretoria
0723072659
EXPERIENCE

CHEP ASSET POOLING

Orlando FL
06/2007 - current
IS Program Director (Emerging Business technologies)
Complete Program oversight of CHEP EMEA RFID program.
Complete technical design control over Hardware and software stack.
Conceptualizing and implementation of Sales and Marketing methodology of product
s on offer
Conceptualizing and implementation of standard operational documentation NDA, SL
A, Sow ,BoM etc.
Implementation of maintenance and support contracts and the fulfillment thereof.
Program and Change Management for hardware stack from inherited solution stack (
SIRIT, GTNT and CHEP 3 in 1 tags) to enable 2 global firsts.
* Reading of EPC UHF Gen II tagged assets through 10m gate while inside a truck
* 100% reliable reads using EPC UHF Gen II Tags in two problem environments (Met
al and Liquid) getting standard read ranges.
Discard legacy software stack in favour of MS Biztalk, creating a solution that
displaced incumbent at various customers (SPAR, Nissan and Halberg Guss)
Technical design and Architecture for all CHEP RFID and Handheld solutions. (SPA
R WC, SPAR EC, SPAR SR, BMW, NISSAN, Toyota P&A)
Program management of new Mobile HandHeld solution utilizing RFID enabled devic
es and open ended application. Application design extensible to run on any devic
e that can handle Java apps.
Conceptualize and design for pricing model for all RFID/Emerging technology serv
ices and products.
Conceptualize and design for costing model for all RFID/Emerging technology imp
lementations, BoM, deliverables and services.
Functional and technical design control over new outsourced (R 3MM) AMS applicat
ion
Final sign off on all emerging/high tech business solutions for Asset Management
and Supply chains. Represent CHEP on the EPC Council.
Responsible for all Technology R&D as well as mid to long term Roadmap of emergi
ng Business technologies.
Positioning of EMEA RFID as centre of excellence in the CHEP/Brambles world base
d on paying customers as well as technology skill sets and capability.
Instrumental in changing the roadmap and direction of the CHEP organization as f
ar as it pertains to RFID as a business tool.
Building of Demo center and presentation stack for road shows as well as technol
ogy showcases.

SAVI TECHNOLOGY Sunnyvale, CA

Solution Architect SmartChain
02/2000 - 03/2007
Integration and Solutions ITAV
* Implementation
* Faurecia RSA - Implementation of new Wi-Fi network based on RFID technology, L
ogistics infrastructure for both in and outbound commodities. Upgrade of kahnbah
n production lines for integration with ERP system. (W123)
* Spoornet RSA - DIIS Project RFID based Capital project of R800 million. Supply
chain software and hardware to SOE of R180 million. Complete solution Architect
ure of system for production RFID, Network, functional and technical).
* Daimler Chrysler RSA - Clip lock project. Implementation of RFID and supply c
hain software and hardware that include but were not limited to communications g
ear, track and tracing and security equipment as well as Datacenter and site man
agement software.
* Solution
* DoD CCAD project - Corpus Christie Air Defense Facility. Production and Mainte
nance of Apache Helicopters. Upgrade of lines with RFID technology for the track
ing of all parts during extended Airframe maintenance process.
* Methodology and Solutions - Part of group determining methodology and phases o
f RFID project life span and roadmap, for all automotive industry clients. Honda
USA, Volvo (Truck and Heavy industry), BMW and GM
* Commercial Projects -Solution sales and Project implementation planning for co
mmercial projects. Spoornet, SembCorp, Volvo, GM, BMW (RSA E90) etc. Which inc
luded but were not limited to scoping, and monitoring, budgeting and project dir
ection.
* Savi Smart chain - Oversight of Integration of new modular software componen
ts, into real-time Platform. Architecture and testing of Data center. Testing pr
ocedures for RFID components prior to integration and certification for Smart ch
ain enterprise software. Creation of production models for presales prior to ent
ering new markets.
* UPS Project - Creation of new business procedures for evaluation of logistics
and supply chain integration models into RFID platforms and ERP software.

TRANSNET CORPORTATION Somerville, NJ

Operations and Project Director 1998 - 2000
* Merck Medco - Pharmacy and Remote Site upgrades. Revamped and implementation
of complete Y2K Migration Project and integration into existing production and M
anufacturing environment. Meet and exceed predetermined time lines by 16%.
* Hillsborough Schools District - Oversight of whole life cycle of project from
design and layout of LAN and WAN to final implementation of network and Telco El
ectronics. Implemented beta protocol technologies and hardware. One of few glo
bal engineers qualified to design, install and maintain VoIP (old Cisco Celsius)
and IPTV.
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION Bound Brook, NJ
Legacy Systems Manager/ Remote Site Manager 19
94 - 1998
Planning of site migration and needs for move to open architecture SAP/R3.
Responsible for consolidation, standardization and testing of new IS protocols a
nd
SOP's.
Integration of Legacy Software and systems to function in new manufacturing envi
ronment.
Daily production-streamlined time and labor 60%.
Design of new MIS and BI requirements for production facilities.
Design of new Barr Print System for replacements of old NBS system.
Helpdesk and support for all terminal services
NORISTAN, PTY., LTD. Pretoria, South-Africa
Noriscel division, Production Manager 1990 - 1991
Increased plant production by 700%.
Primary troubleshooting and debugging of TSA Plant. (CAD/CAM System)
Responsible for maintaining communications with international vendors/suppliers
on a daily basis updating machinery and equipment.
Experience with following and meeting E.P.A. requirements for disposal of contro
lled hazardous materials and byproducts.
Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures Manual as well as Employ
ee Handbook stating job descriptions and profiles.
Produced weekly/monthly reports regarding production output and project developm
ent.

CONSOLIDATED WIRE INDUSTRIES

Pretoria, South-Africa
Production Manager 1986 - 1990
Supervised staff in excess of 125 people; 3 mid-level Managers, 6 senior Supervi
sors, and 6 junior Foremen.
Responsible for management of all Production Development employees, disciplinary
hearing, and appeals.
Prepared monthly, weekly, and daily report; performance appraisals of all shift
personnel.
Optimized time by prioritizing/scheduling daily staff activities.
Prepared approved yearly computerized budgets of over R80 million.
Inter departmental liaison (R & D, Maintenance, Transportation, and Engineering.
Long term purchase plans and projection of raw material needs to reflect expecte
d world commodities prices.
Move and implementation of new galvanizing method involving a three year R250 mi
llion capital investment including negotiation, licensing and royalty agreement
with patent holders.
Upgrade of production site to attain NOSHA 5-star safety rating (1989).
Upgrade of R&D facility etc. to attain ISO 9000 certification (1989)
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina. 1994. MBA. International Business
High Point University, North Carolina. 1991. B.S.International Bus
iness/ M.I S.
University of Pretoria, Pretoria. 1982 B.A (Phys.Ed.) (
Not completed)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Information Technology and Computer Science Related Skills:
Machines Operating Systems D
atabases
IBM Systems 36, 38 MVS
IMS
& Advanced 36 OS/2
Focus
IBM AS/400 Windows 3.11 to current DB2/VM
IBM RS/4000 & RS/6000 DOS DB2/2
80X86PC LINUX
CMS
HP9000 T500 Novell Netware 3x, 4.x and 5 Oracle 8i,
9, 11
Compaq Reliant Servers BizTalk S
QL
Sun Boxes
Languages Communications Equipment Middlewar
e
Assemble Cisco Catalyst Systems Series J
obtrac
Basic 4000, 5000 & 6000
TCP/IP, ATM, IPX
Pascal Racal Milgo MUX
TSO
C/C++ Andrews Communications
CICS
SQL Emulators (3270)
MSQ
HTML, JAVA TimePlex T1 Systems I2
JCL IBM Patchpanels & Socket
Manugistics
JES II Memorex Telex 1174 Controllers
RAS/ISDN/56k/xDSL
Cisco/Intel/3Comm/Bay Networks
Switches, routers, hubs & gateways

Computer Skills: MS Office, Lotus Smartsuite, Notes; Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,

Pagemill, Acrobat;
Harvard Project Manager, MS Projects, VM/AS, Corel Webmaster Suite. A+ certified
.
Have hands on experience with Help Desk operations supporting Win 3.11, Win 95,
Win 98 , NT 3.51/4.0/2000 (NT5.0) CMS, Novell Netware (LAN and WAM) and CC: Mai
l.
Special Achievements:
Governor's Cup Award
1996 - 1997 National Record
Holder - Triple Jump
1992 - 2003 University, Presidential Scholar
1991 - 1993 University, All American Track & Field
1991 - 1992
Languages:
English, Afrikaans. Read Spanish, German, , with some conversation
al skills in these languages.
Other:
RFID technologies (UHF and HF) Hardware stacks. Tags, readers and Antennae
Sig Sigma and Lean
methodologies
Prac
tical experience with TQM, SPQ, JITT. and ISO 9000/2.