Building wealth, happiness and community through real estate ownership and management.Applying 30+ years’ of experience and skills in breaking down complex technical problems, process rationalization, process simplification, process conceptualization, process testing / de-risking (using quick experiments and user feedback loops), and finally, the implementation of the optimum solution to the real estate market

Consulting services for start-ups such as market identification, product value proposition, product/service design, business planning, and operation with world-class efficiency.Consulting services for existing businesses include process simplification, process redesign, robotic cells and whole plant automation systems, and project implementation. Consulting jobs emphasize the building of high-performance teams.Analysis tools frequently used are lean principles, six sigma, team building/problem-solving, manufacturing execution systems, total productive maintenance, and continuous improvement.Project services deliver improved efficiency, improved quality, error-proofing, improved workflow, optimal facility design, facility build-out, staffing, and training. Product/service development services include design, testing, procurement, vendor coordination, and product/service validation.Technical forensics and expert witness reports for legal cases involving failed automation systems system/component design.

Co-founded and grew a company that attained the #1 - 2 position in market share in robots and automation systems for plastics injection molding facilities in the US market. While at Yushin America, I was able to visit 100's of accounts and help them implement robotics solutions to improve their operation (lower costs, higher production rates, improved quality) as well as benchmark best-in-class practices for operational excellence. Services were provided to US and international accounts of all sizes from small-medium to Fortune 100 companies. Lean and six sigma techniques were used to analyze customer operations, identify solutions and implement them to generate savings. Set up and optimized assembly and testing of industrial robots.Led efforts for Yushin America to become an ISO-9000 registered company.Led efforts to successfully install an Oracle ERP system. Hired and trained a national sales network.Hired and trained a national inside and field service group to support our robots and automation systems.

Automation engineerAutomation operations manager (robots for the plastics industry)Responsible for the technical management of the division with P/L responsibility. Lead the project to integrate a Japanese robot product to the US market and set up all technical aspics of the design for the US market, production, documentation, service and installation of the products.Lead the project to integrate a German robot product to the US market and set up all technical aspics of the design for the US market, production, documentation, service and installation of the products.