Richard Semmes

About Richard Semmes

Experienced executive that is expert at leading organizations through business transformations within the Manufacturing Industry. I am passionate about delivering improved business performance through Industry 4.0 and IT/OT strategies. Throughout my career, I have worked with global industry leaders in product development, manufacturing, software, and cloud to push the state of the possible through alignment of process and technology.I have been successful in enterprise level product development and manufacturing transformations leading both the consulting as well as the transforming organizations. Manufacturing industry transformations include Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Sector PDM/ERP implementation; Lockheed Martin Virtual Product Development Initiative (VPDI), Bombardier PDM/ERP implementation, Chrysler FastCar, and Toyota \"Immersive PDM\".I learned the practice of digital transformation by leading the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Product Data Management group where we defined the future state of the integration between product development and manufacturing with concepts such as a \"build-to-package\". My experience was extended to other manufacturing industries such as Automotive, Shipbuilding, Medical Devices, Machine Builders, and Apparel through my R&D, Strategy, and Partnership leadership roles at Dassault Systemes and NovaQuest. My ability to meet and exceed business objectives at a global scale was realized by successfully creating, integrating, and optimizing large scale organizations in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacic geographies with Dassault Systems and Siemens Digital Industries. Most recently, I have led the transformation of the Siemens Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform, MindSphere, to significantly reduce cost while improving platform performance and functionality. Leveraging the pace of technology advancement on the cloud and expertise in global manufacturing browneld IT/OT environments allows our organization to dene manufacturing process and technology strategies and implementation approaches that are realizable in the near-term and provide signicant, durable differentiation in the long-term.

Experience

1. Head, Digital Commerce and Operations, Offerings

   Siemens Digital Industries Software

   May 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   I am leading the Siemens Digital Commerce Offerings organization with locations in the US, Germany, Israel, India, and China. We are delivering e-commerce capabilities as part of the Siemens digital transformation. With seamless support for the digital buyer’s journey across the entire Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, we’re removing friction from the purchase journey and extending our reach to all targeted markets. Working with internal stakeholders such as Sales, IT, and Product Segments across multiple business units, we are delivering new and improved digital channel capabilities by putting in place process and technology changes that span multiple organizations. In collaboration with partners such as Deloitte Consulting, Accenture, and Salesforce, we have delivered full, self-service eCommerce for internal Siemens Product owners and third-party sellers across 22 locales (including China), 7 currencies, 3 payment types (including China UnionPay), 500+ products, four storefronts, digital marketing assets, and the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Bachelor of Science, Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

• Bishop Denis J O'Connell HS

  HS diploma

Skills

• Manufacturing
• Product Development
• Pre-Sales
• Product Management
• Semantic Technologies
• Saas
• Product Life Cycle Management
• Enterprise Software
• Strategic Consulting
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Software Development
• Process Consulting
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Software Engineering
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• New Business Development
• IT Service Management
• Program Management
• Configuration Management
• Business Process
• Business Development
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Matrixone
• Semantic Web