Tim Schultze, a licensed professional engineer in the State of Michigan, has 29 years of automated materials handling control experience, including work at Demag System Technics, Siemens Dematic (formerly Rapistan Systems), and Provia Software (formerly Haushahn Systems and Engineers). In addition to participating as a member of software development teams for these clients, Mr. Schultze has taken complete project responsibility for projects at State Farm Insurance, Radio Shack, Ryder Integrated Logistics, United Airlines baggage handling. Mr. Schultze was in a technical lead position in the software development of the first integrated baggage handling system for Rapistan Systems at the Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver, B.C. This software system became the basis for a number of subsequent successful baggage handling system installations by Rapistan Systems.
As an Optiprise team member, Mr. Schultze led the development team for the Kanban Analysis and Management System (KAMS) product. This product has been successfully installed and enhanced at the GM joint venture, Jinbei GM, in Shenyang, P.R. China.
Education and Certifications:
M.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
B.S.E.E. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
B.S. Letters and Engineering, Calvin College – Grand Rapids, MIWork Experience:
2005 – Pres: President of Nuthatch Software
1988 – 2005: President of ISC Software, Inc.
1985 – 1988: Owner, De Jong & Schultze Associates
1982 – 1985: Owner, TCS ConsultingSelected Projects by Area of Experience (many projects fall in multiple areas):
1) Software Development Services: Mr. Schultze has over 29 years of external and internal consulting experience with several firms in the areas of materials handling, system administration, process automation, development process tools creation, system analysis, design, and documentation.
a) Demag System Technics: Implemented baseline software tool set designs including source code preprocessor and generator, a recursive language parser. Participated as a programmer on projects that utilized the baseline software system for clients such as Plascon Paints (South Africa), Terumo Medical Systems (Maryland), and Caterpillar (Indiana).
b) Michigan Bell: Cable Transfer and Maintenance Work List Management system. Performed analysis, system design, and implemented a management tool for project execution and planning.
c) Steelcase, Inc: Facilities Commissioning and Maintenance Support system for-Steelcase's Corporate Development Center. Developed a database system of construction details for the new, “pyramid” Development Center. The database system utilized a natural language front end that allowed secretarial staff to perform ad hoc queries at the request of Steelcase clients after touring the new facility.
d) Rapistan Systems: Designed and implemented the first UNIX based product for monitoring conveyor systems and controlling the wave/batch flow of orders through the facility. Specialized in a standardized, table driven interface to Allen Bradley PLC’s.
e) Rapistan Systems: Utilized the base product source code to implement a number of customized installations for national trucking company. As the result of the project work, produced a baseline framework for use as a starting point for subsequent projects.
f) Rapistan Systems: Vancouver International Airport – utilized the previously mentioned baseline to develop a baggage sortation control system that has been replicated at a number of subsequent baggage control systems.
g) Provia Software: Took over the technical and project lead of a troubled implementation for a key client. Cleaned up the existing system, led a team of software developers, and had the client’s implementation team rolling out sites independently after two years of training and three iterations of assisted installations.
h) General Motors: Developed a Kanban Analysis and Maintenance System that operates in conjunction with the lean principles implemented by the Optiprise consulting team for the Shenyang, P.R.C. joint venture.