Andrew Katon Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

I transitioned into this dynamic role following the completion of a 1-year startup accelerator program. Tapping into my personal entrepreneurial experience, I assist others in building and growing their companies and collaborate on wide range of engineering projects, introducing new initiatives, assisting with product challenges, and streamlining program.

Here, I excelled at providing hands-on operational support and guidance to hardware and robotics clients at all stages of innovation and reinvention across diverse sectors, including aerospace, telecommunications, medical device, and consumer products. I bridged skill gaps, expedited progress, and scaled businesses with front-end and back-end programming.

As principal of this organization I founded, I negotiated partnerships with Fortune 500 vendors and early adopters. I also recruited staff, leading a cross-functional team comprised of 4 engineers and 3 contractors through commercial development program, and communicated with investors, managing a multimillion-dollar budget. KEY HIGHLIGHTS* Built advanced.

Here, I designed technology for the aerospace company, developing solutions to increase process efficiency and troubleshooting issues in production. I performed manufacturing process optimization utilizing root cause analysis and feedback sensors to reduce variability to modify existing programmable logic controllers (PLC). Additionally, I quantified.

In this role, I conducted extensive research and development (R&D) of rotational molding processes and component designs for canoes and kayaks. KEY HIGHLIGHTS* Executed material and component testing in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and company standards. * Leveraged statistical results to optimize process recipes and.