David Baldwin Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Searching for Innovative solutions to our complex processing problems.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Within the National Parcel Process Engineering team, providing analytics on capacity, resource utilization, and performance impacts and gap analysis. Identifying and investigating innovative technologies to support business needs and strategies for future investments and process improvement projects.Led and delivered detailed design solutions for new Albert Jackson Processing Centre resulting in the executive approval of a second major Parcel sortation plant in the GTA.

Ottawa, Canada

Responsible for leading R&D initiatives to key production processes and equipment to improve efficiencies and lower overall manufacturing costs.➢ Identified no less than five major automation projects with forecasted savings of $2 Million Annually➢ Deployed automation, machine and process design expertise to conceptualize key projects and developed the required technical specifications for RFP and contracting purposes➢ Led investigation of utilizing machine vision to detect complex cosmetic defects on minting products – the scope of which was an industry first➢ Developed business cases for technically complex projects for future budgeting approval

Ottawa, Canada

Lead engineer responsible for the overall management of new, complex and multi-disciplined industrial production equipment projects and providing production support. Projects led resulting in $2-4 Million in Savings Annually.➢ Led and successfully implemented 5 high profile projects within a 4-year period. Responsible for the reviewing and approving all machine design aspects. Additional key deliverables and successes include:o Extensive R&D work resulting in a Patented machine and processo 100% reduction in miss-counted packaged products shipped to end costumerso Reductions in Lost Time of 80%+ through H&S improvements to repetitive strain related processes o Development of new packaged product resulting in the creation of a new product line➢ Led Continuous Improvement initiatives resulting in Machine Up-Time improvements from 65 – 85% ➢ Worked closely with and supported key internal groups (Maintenance, Q.S, H&S, Environment) ➢ Managed external vendors to ensure key deliverables were met➢ Developed and implemented PCP, SOP, TPM and FMEA documents➢ Practiced LEAN manufacturing techniques including Kaizen, RCA, 8D, Value Stream Mapping, 6 Sigma➢ Oversaw the design of machine components and packaging products using CAD (AutoCad, Catia, Solidworks)

Orangeville, On, Canada

Working in the Automotive Industry with a tier one-supplier. Duties and responsibilities included:➢ Overseeing and ensuring the optimal design, construction and process flow of the manufacturing equipment and its implementation into production. Supporting component and assembly production➢ Troubleshooting, repairing and initiating design upgrades on mechanical systems ➢ Designing machine components using CAD (AutoCad, Catia), Robotic programming (Motoman)➢ Leading cross-functional teams through continuous improvement (Kaizen) events ➢ Practicing LEAN manufacturing techniques such as KANBAN, 5s, Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Mapping➢ Supervised and coordinated a group of production associates

Bachelor’S Degree

Advanced Diploma