Automation Consultant

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Summary

The Automation Consultant is an engineering leader passionate about advanced process development and quality improvement. With strengths in cross-functional team leadership, design for manufacturability, product development, and process improvement, he partners with product design, supplier quality, core teams, finance, and operations to develop and deliver automated assembly solutions that produce high-quality products. As a respected leader, this Automation Consultant is adept at creating clear goals and actions while mentoring and coaching the more junior members of the team. He values transparency and fairness and strives to ensure the individuals on the team are fulfilled by their work.

Highlights

• 20+ years of experience
• Seagate Six Sigma Brown Belt
• Factory of the Future implementation
• Cross-functional team leader
• ISO 9001 QMS certification/compliance
• Design for manufacturability expertise

Relevant Accomplishments

• Developed a critical pilot line qualification process that identified the minimum capital equipment expenditure required to successfully qualify production lines in the US Design Center while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital and two to three weeks in line setup and testing.
• Implemented across the department the use of analytical Six Sigma tools such as sample size calculation, measurement systems analysis, and process capability analysis, which were part of a corporate-wide Business Excellence training initiative. This resulted in significant savings in both cost and time for process improvements, making the team more productive.
• Led the Twin Cities Operations team responsible for developing automated equipment and tooling, including the Factory of the Future initiative to create a new automated assembly platform to support the build of any drive on any line in any factory mantra.
• Led the weekly overseas factory teleconference meetings, prioritizing, addressing, and resolving the top process, quality, and program issues.
• Consulted with the released product core teams in response to manufacturing process quality issues utilizing DMAIC and CAPA problem-solving approaches.
• Mentored junior engineers as they developed skills in requirements gathering, process definition, FMEA, design, implementation, process improvement, monitoring, and control.
• Led the effort to document the processes and procedures for the Tooling & Automation department and training of the employees that supported the initial ISO certification for the organization, as well as recurring ISO audits to maintain certification.

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