Dean Ford

Director of Enterprise Application Integration
dean.ford@mavtechglobal.com

Dean began his professional career at MAGNUM Technologies and has been with MAVERICK since the year of its founding. He started as MAVERICK’s Regional Manager of the Industrial Automation Group, where he was responsible for managing all personnel and operations of the engineering business for the St. Louis and Los Angeles offices. In 2001 he assumed the role of Food and Beverage Industry lead, and in 2003 he moved to Newark, New Jersey, as Regional Manager of Northeast Operations. Then, in 2004, Dean became Director of Automation, Food and Beverage, where he focused on business development, domestic food and beverage work and all projects in Asia and Australia.

Dean is now Director for the EAI / MES group. In this role, he concentrates on manufacturing execution systems for MAVERICK’s client base, integrating data across each enterprise. The EAI / MES group is dedicated to driving business value by connecting the plant floor to the back office systems so clients can see their operations in real time. Dean believes that strategic and forward thinking provides exceptional service to the client. Dean continually asks himself, “How does the work I do today impact the overall business?” He avidly pursues quality and efficiency at all levels within the organization and its projects.

Dean recently became a Certified Automation Professional^® (CAP) through ISA. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He earned his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering at the University of Missouri at Rolla, now the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Outside of work, Dean enjoys traveling, reading and the great outdoors. He currently lives in Jarrettsville, Maryland, with his wife, Mary, and their dog, Maggie.

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