Brian Curtiss Email Address

Vice President of Special Projects

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has been serving the automotive industry since 1953. Located in Emporia, Kan., the company manufactures towing accessory products, vehicle and trailer wiring products, such as electronic taillight converters, adapters, brake control products, and connectors and accessories. It also offers a complete range of fluid handling, auto cleaning and headlight aimers. Its storage and organization products include consoles and cup holders. The company provides various winter care products, including ice scrapers, snowbrushes, snow brooms and shovels. Its fluid handling products include funnels, spouts, wrenches, and lawn and garden and display accessories. Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation also sells the Carrand brand of cleaning products.

2017 Plan to implement CRM system for sales, customer service, sales support2016 Plan and execute technology phone and data plan for office move in Scottsdale Az2016 Video Conferencing project2016 Network Resiliency project - auto fail-over2016 Implementation of 4th large Remote Desktop server, Remote Desktop Gateway2016 Network audit, upgrade security layer and routers, WIFI VLAN project. 2016 Database server upgrade, double RAM, conversion to full solid state storage2016 IT architecture review, preparation for rapid growth 2015 Upgrade manufacturing disaster recovery center2015 Begin conversion of infrastructure to virtual (VMWARE)2015 ERP integration of US acquisition with 1200 products. Operations in Arizona, Iowa.2015 ERP system process mapping project2015 VOIP telephone system project, move toward converged networking, expand MPLS network.IT exec that is a strategic partner of the executive staff. No-nonsense problem solver with Industrial Engineering degree and extensive IT experience in multiple industries and business models.Project manager on numerous enterprise-wide mission critical domestic and international projects. Forward thinking.. Utilizing cellular data, droid and iphone, ipads, cellular tethering, remote desktops and integrated networking to bring value to the enterprise.Business process integration and mapping. Prospect to order cycle, Order to cash cycle, Purchase to payment cycle, Raw materials conversion cycle. ERP configuration and integration.Domestic and International experience (England, Germany, Mexico, Canada, China).Telephony - Voice Over IP, integrated networking, open-source and traditional telephone switches and systems.