Tim Shea's Linkedin Analytics

Marketing professional with over 25 year's experience in market analysis, competitive intelligence, consulting of technology market intelligence and strategic advisory services. Investigate new solutions and technology opportunities designed to empower the 'Digital Oilfield' segment. New focus is on robotics and drones deployed in asset intensive industries to ensure employee safety, improve operational performance and efficiency, enable automated inspections and other automated applications benefitting from autonomous drones and robots. Researched market studies on plethora of digital oilfield topics: artificial lift optimization, drilling optimization solutions, leak detection systems, multiphase flow metering, oilfield operations management systems, intelligent pumps, pipeline scheduling, subsea controls, etc. Also aftermarket compressor and turbine monitoring & controls. Automation related studies authored at VDC Research: industrial networking, HMI products & software, pressure & temperature transmitters, transducers & switches; process level sensors & inventory tank gauging; wireless monitoring & control products; data acquisition solutions including paperless recorders; industrial computers; rugged mobile computing; wearable technologies including smart fabrics; and more. Conducted several proprietary consulting projects focused on market segmentation; channel strategies; new product development; market opportunity assessment for embedded platforms, oilfield systems, custody transfer measurement, multiphase flow operations, etc. Strengths: Keen business acumen, strong analytical skills and dogged work ethic. Thought leadership at an "enterprise wide" (i.e. not myopic company level) and strategic insights from product, market and technology perspectives, Effective market analyses and competitive landscape dynamics. Deep understanding of user technical and commercial requirements and preferences and advising how to leverage actionable information. Provides a 360-degree perspective on technology and product markets to provide clients with high quality and actionable market intelligence as a decision support tool. Developing new business development initiatives through use of analytical and sales & marketing skills to drive new syndicated market intelligence proposals and customized research solutions.