Director of Marketing at Devil's Canyon Brewery.
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Director of Marketing at Devil's Canyon Brewing Company
- Principal at CurranOmniMedia
- Past
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- Project Manager at Nikon Precision Inc.
- Head Brewer / Customer Relations at Devil's Canyon Brewing Company
- Technical Documentation Control Editor at Nikon Precision Inc
- Senior Project Engineer at Nikon Precision Inc
- Software Support Engineer at Nikon Precision INc
- Field Service Engineer at Nikon Precision Inc
- Sonar Supervisor / Instructor at United States Submarine Service
- Education
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- University of Phoenix
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Kent State University
- St. Christopher's
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Daniel Curran’s Experience
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Director of Marketing
Devil's Canyon Brewing Company
(Food & Beverages industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
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Principal
CurranOmniMedia
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 1995 — Present (14 years 11 months)
Since 1995 CurranOmniMedia has provided uniquely tailored computer, network and application support in the most discreet and professional manner.
From basic system configuration and usabilty/optimization to advanced consulting, grooming and training, CurranOmniMedia takes pride in its ability to work with customers at their pace - focusing on their unique situation - in plain English! -
Project Manager
Nikon Precision Inc.
(Privately Held; Semiconductors industry)
November 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 5 months)
Currently projects include:
1) Taxonomy, Interface and Governance for Sharepoint 2007 Migration.
2) Nikon Japan Customer Documentation Portal in Japan for Intel Corporation worldwide. -
Head Brewer / Customer Relations
Devil's Canyon Brewing Company
(Food & Beverages industry)
September 2005 — August 2008 (3 years )
Devil's Canyon Brewing Company is a privately held brewery in Belmont Ca. The multi-award winning, hand crafted beers they produce are available in bars and restaurants in the California Bay Area.
As Head Brewer I am responsible for accurately brewing our beers and keeping the facility in order. The position also entails leading instructional sessions, developing marketing missions, analysis of business development opportunities and interaction with the public through face-to-face participation at various events in the Bay Area.
Strong industry knowledge and a positive, outgoing personality are critical to this role. -
Technical Documentation Control Editor
Nikon Precision Inc
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Semiconductors industry)
October 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 2 months)
In his position I supervise editing, revising and publication of technical bulletins and other field related documentation from the US, Europe and Japan. In doing so, I have introduced new documentation control and dissemination techniques, established criteria and developed new metric information.
The position demands that significant initiative and resourcefulness in deviating from traditional methods to develop new documentation control methods, procedures and policies using contemporary technologies.
Additionally, I maintain various databases in order to accurately collect and improve documentation metrics as well as steer the Post Mortem process through meetings and Action Item follow up / reporting. The end goal being improvements to documentation, training and the parts supply system.
Having been at NPI for a number of years, I am often asked to take part in various projects in the company, the latest being the construction of a Corporate Taxonomy. -
Senior Project Engineer
Nikon Precision Inc
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Semiconductors industry)
November 2002 — October 2005 (3 years )
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Software Support Engineer
Nikon Precision INc
(Privately Held; Semiconductors industry)
September 1998 — November 2002 (4 years 3 months)
Assisted in the interface design of the next generation Nikon Enhanced System Technology Software program to be sold to customers worldwide and attended international training /review with site representatives from Taiwan. Japan, Germany, France and the United States.
Completely restructured the Nikon Software System in order to create a logical and efficient filing system for more dynamic and intuitive user interaction.
Created bug lists and internal documentation procedures resulting in the immediate resolution of severe issues at the customer site level, saving time and man-hours at the corporate level.
Currently manage all Advanced Engineering documentation for the United States and have started construction on a corporate website in order to better serve our customers.
Currently developing and teaching exceedingly technical training courses for employees and customers.
Expanding corporate role by taking over management of the Advanced Engineering hardware documentation system. System is being remodeled based on the design implemented for the software group.
Developing a new “Copy Exact” technique to be deployed nationwide. All customers (Lucent, HP, Intel, TI, Motorola, etc) will adopt the protocols in order to further reduce error and semiconductor equipment downtime -
Field Service Engineer
Nikon Precision Inc
(Privately Held; Semiconductors industry)
January 1998 — September 1998 (9 months)
Hired by Nikon Precision and assigned as a Field Service Engineer (FSE) at Intel D2, Research and Development FAB in Santa Clara, California.
Provided on-site repair and maintenance of Semiconductor Photolithography Steppers and Scanners.
Diagnosed and repaired multimillion dollar and mission critical Nikon semiconductor machines in both a mechanical and a software capacity -
Sonar Supervisor / Instructor
United States Submarine Service
(Military industry)
February 1989 — February 1998 (9 years 1 month)
* Accountable for the training, upgrading and maintenance of sailors and ships of the Pacific fleet in support of national security objectives.
* Conceptualized, installed, and administered the first Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific Intranet in an effort to initiate progress towards a paperless work environment.
* Managed a staff of 15 persons, under hostile conditions and intense pressure situations, directly responsible for the safety of the ship and crew.
* Coordinated the maintenance, repair and employment of sonar oceanographic and auxiliary equipment while analyzing rapidly changing events in a threat environment, contributing to the successful completion of missions of great importance to national security
Daniel Curran’s Education
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University of Phoenix
MBA/TM , Business Administration and Technology Management , 2000 — 2002
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (4.0)
- Activities and Societies:
- None (Night Classes While Working Full-Time)
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Hawaii Pacific University
BS , Psychology , 2000
Graduated Summa Cum Laude (4.0)
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Phi Omega Honor Society
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Kent State University
Graphic Design 1987 — 1988
Attended for one year.
- Activities and Societies:
- Rugby, Art, Phi Sigma Kappa
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St. Christopher's
Additional Information
Daniel Curran’s Websites:
Daniel Curran’s Groups:
CERT, Community Emergency Response Team,
NPI Disaster Recovery Team,
AHA, American Homebrewers Association,
USSVI, United States Submarine Veterans Inc.,
AIIM, The Enterprise Content Management Association
ECV, E Clampsus Vitus
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Nikon Precision, Inc. Alumni Group -
Hawaii Pacific University Alumni -
U.S. Silver Dolphins Association -
E Clampus Vitus -
Microsoft User Research
Daniel Curran’s Honors:
2006 TIME's Person of the Year.
2006 Letter of Appreciation: Redwood City Fire Department. Gerald Kohlmann, Fire Chief. Ernesto Gomez, Fire Captain / Cert Coordinator
Navy Achievement Medal: J. M. Barr, Rear Admiral, Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Navy Expeditionary Medal (Classified)
Certificate of Appreciation, Isabel Haggard, Mayor of Piti, Guam,
Certificate of Appreciation, J.E Enright, Commander Submarine Squadron Seven,
Citation for Superior Performance as an Instructor, P. A Tracey, Vice Admiral U.S. Navy,
Citation for Superior Job Performance, T. B. Fargo, Commander Submarine Squadron Seven,
1998 Outstanding Young American
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