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Leadership ProfileEngineering professional experienced in management, product development, sustaining engineering, manufacturing, project management, and customer support services. Experienced product development in automotive, industrial, consumer products, and aerospace SATCOM. Have led numerous design projects, to senior corporate leadership projects. Value and personal enjoyment of coaching and mentoring engineers, new hires, interns, technicians, and any team member in the company. My team building philosophy is the core of my management style. Team work is key. Project success is achieved with strong team work.• Sustaining Enhancement Engineering (1.4B portfolio)• Tolernace Stack Analysis (RMS)• FEA• Plastic Injection Molded• Thermal Plastic• Extrusion• Sheetmetal• Casting• Machining / Billet• 2D CAD• ASME Y14.5 • 3D CAD• 3D Modeling Best Practice• Rapid Prototyping• Hydraulics• DMAIC Tools• PFMEA• DFMEA• Process Map• Value Stream Map• Gantt• Project Manage• MS Project• Excel• Lean Six Sigma• OS Lean Enterprise Certification • ERP SAP Super User• CP/S (Common Process / Common Solution Implementation)• Lean Six Sigma• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (DFSS Honeywell Corporation)• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified (Rockwell Automation) • TQS• UL• ATEX• NEC• ISO• CE• CSA• NFPA• SPC• NHTSA• FMVSS• Inclusion Leader• Culture of Inclusion• Change Leader• Team Builder• Patent Process• Robotics• Vision Systems• Error Proofing• poka yoke• Behavior Leadership• Balanced Leadership Styles (Alpha, Beta, Omega)• Situational Leadership• High EQ• Servant Leadership• Product Manager• Engineering Manager• Site LeaderFormer World-Class Companies• Rockwell Automation• Honeywell Analytics• Harley-Davidson• GE-Pentair Water• GM/Delphi• Nitrex / UPC MarathonSpecialties: Patents: 7 total to date. Specializing in product IP designs.Launched the first IDEA cells in Milwaukee plant and designed & developed custom portable machine vision system
V-Glass, Inc.
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Principal Manufacturing EngineerV-Glass, Inc.Waukesha, Wi, Us
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Principle Manufacturing EngineerV-Glass, Inc. Dec 2024 - PresentWaukesha, Wi, UsProcess development, and design validation, for scalable automation manufacturing of the world's first 0 torr, 0 psi, R-23 vacuum insulated glass panels (VIGs) that will revolutionize the entire global window industry at current R3-R5
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Engineering ProfessionalFreelance Aug 2024 - PresentSearching for R&D engineering and manufacturing development roles that will significantly impact the global environment for the better
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Technical Project Manager - Global Industrial Cms - Test Data QualityAverna Feb 2024 - Aug 2024Montreal, Quebec, Ca -
Engineering Project ManagerMenet Aero Oct 2023 - Feb 2024Oak Creek, Wi, UsField-testing programs with all military branches. A start-up company needs champion process building based on industry best practices such as visual management with Kanban for daily and weekly deliverables in RMAs, production support, and customer support.•Leadership steering team•Quality leader for NPIs at CMs•Project manager for Intrepid V2 Drone NPI to Plexus manufacturing•Built an Agile process for RMAs using a cloud-based Kanban board for visibility to sales and stakeholders nationally -
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Aircraft Systems - SatcomCarlisle Interconnect Technologies Jul 2022 - Sep 2023St. Augustine, Fl, UsAccepted a role out of management in new product development to gain aerospace engineering knowledge. Joined the aerospace SATCOM engineering team to coach and mentor manufacturing best practices in mechanical design: design for manufacturing, design for assembly, milling efficiency, scale of economy/part number count reduction, plastic design engineering, and engineering process improvements. SATCOM products includes onboard computer trays, racks, internal and external radome structures per ARINC 791 FAA standard. (Company being sold by EOY 2023)•Cost savings for SATCOM adapter plate milling cycle time by 3hrs each (3000hrs/year)•Scale of economy: reduced part counts from 6 fitting designs for 6 positions to 2 fitting designs for 6 positions via symmetry• Developed master model concept, used for all future new SATCOM designs (error proofing drawing notes, dimensions, inspection points, and best practice CAD model feature tree resulting in 5 hours savings/SATCOM design)•Minimal dimension drawings for improved CMM throughput savings as high as 70% on milled components•Mentoring plastic design engineering for mass production, moldability, and low-cost tooling gains -
Engineering Leader (Dir) North America (Appointed)Upc-Marathon Sep 2020 - Jan 2022Göppingen, DeManaged the Milwaukee and Montreal, CAN engineering teams. Restructuring of the departments and engineering processes that survived 20% reduction in engineering heads because of increased design engineering efficiency. Developed cross-functional team processes to elevate entire business operations, along with elevating design engineering processes. (Product line and engineering department closed)•8 direct reports (3 engineers, 2 service technicians, 3 installation technicians)•Project manage Nitrex, UPC-Marathon, and GM-Enterprises technical support technicians during COVID 19 travel restrictions•Project manage engineering portion of the Margin Enhancement Program (Exceeding EBITDA FY21, 10% raises & bonuses) •Project manage engineering department training. 100% CAD and PDM training in FY21 for all engineering teams and PDM admin•Coaching for better cross functional team handoff best practices -
Milwaukee Manufacturing Site Leader (Promoted) (100% Robotic Assembly)Rockwell Automation Oct 2019 - Jul 2020Milwaukee, Wi, UsManaged operations and support staff of 100% automated robotic assembly line for 100-C Contactor line of high volume 1.9M units/year production. (COVID impacted labor and material shortages resulted in layoffs)•10 direct reports (1 ME, 1 QE, 4 machine operators, 2 machine technicians, 2 material handlers)•Re-established manufacturing operations in Milwaukee world headquarters•Leading edge manufacturing that is 100% robotic assembly & packaging, AOI inspection, in-circuit testing, functional testing.•Managed warehouse and logistic for material flow to shift balancing to sustain production uptime•Strong management skills that exceeded company Global Voices Survey benchmark by 9 pts in management traits -
Icb Continuation Engineering Manager | Vave Engineering (Promoted)Rockwell Automation Oct 2017 - Oct 2019Milwaukee, Wi, UsContinuation Engineering Manager that supported $1.4B portfolio with continuation engineering and new product variant development. Robust team that achieved RoHS compliance with $0 loss revenue. (ICB division closed, moved to Poland)•9 direct reports (3 mechanical engineers, 2 electrical engineers, 1 firmware engineer, 1 lab tech, 1 drafter, 1 intern or LDP)•Project managed Continuation Engineering large scale projects (RoHS, UL, PCBA) 270,000 SKUs •LEAN process deployed: Continuation Engineering projects resulted in 774 backlog projects reduced to 34 projects in 18 months•Mentor - Leadership Development Program engineers, interns, early career engineers, and technicians•Participated in HR campus recruitment•Led dragon boat racing program for 7 years, which was the largest corporate team building event in history of Rockwell Automation as an inclusion champion. Team work!
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Icb Continuation Engineering | Sustaining | Vave Project Engineer (Promoted)Rockwell Automation Oct 2012 - Oct 2017Milwaukee, Wi, UsContinuation Project Engineering that supported the 194-product line, and supported product transfer to Katowice Poland plant.•Yellow Belt Certification Project Proposal: Developed electronic Kanban system for managing a backlog of legacy product quality issues and continuation engineering product improvement requests.•Solved decades old product defects for 1494F Disconnect Handle, 194R Rotary Handle •2016 High Achievement Award by direct manager Doug Bader (ICB – CE), and bonus for top performance in Continuation Engineering project closures•2012 High Achievement Award by direct manager Jerry Watkins (ICB)•Rockwell Automation RAAP Lead Dragon Boat Organizer 2014 (You-ROK Award)
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Lvmcc Project Engineer (Contract)Rockwell Automation Apr 2012 - Oct 2012Milwaukee, Wi, UsHired as an IP creator and feasibility study engineer to create Patent claims based on the needs of the customer (VOC).•Designed and Patent filed for insulated bus bar offering•Designed solution for thin wall PVC with Rod Repel for insulated bus bar - Patent filing•Designed rotating stab cable crimp for the 800 Amp Centerline Secure Connect, solved design constraint and allowed the product to be launched•Four Patents awarded for the LVMCC Secure Connect (Patents: 9502782, D784266, D749520, D721333)
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Product Manager – Industrial Fixed Product Americas (Appointed)Honeywell Analytics Aug 2011 - Feb 2012Charlotte, North Carolina, UsProduct Manager for electronic gas and flame detectors with Class1 Div1 ratings & ATEX. Managed line of business from gross margins, pricing, VOC to NPI. Program managed NPI projects (Industry Certifications, Agency Updates were met timely for customer needs).•Grew business with BP $200M project to retrofit all off shore oil rigs with Honeywell Analytic products due to Deep WaterHorizon disaster validation•Launched new business with Petrobras – Brazil -
Senior Lead Engineer (Sap Deployment In Engineering & Process Leader) (Appointed)Honeywell Analytics Feb 2010 - Aug 2011Charlotte, North Carolina, Us•Project lead for ProE integration and training of mechanical engineers•Project lead for Pro IntraLink•Coaching and mentoring young engineers•Review drawings, specifications, ECRs, BOMs, and document control champion•LEAN Six Sigma green belt project execution: minimal dimensional print process (from development to supplier to quality)
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Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical LeadHoneywell Analytics Oct 2008 - Feb 2010Charlotte, North Carolina, Us•Lead design engineer for XNX ATEX Cover Benchmark Design (first in industry) to achieve CSA and UL certification•LEAN process: Minimal Dimension Print Process proposal (Green Belt LEAN project)•Lead UL & ATEX design standards for mechanical enclosure for Class1 Div1 Hazard-Location rating
Ken Leis Skills
Ken Leis Education Details
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Milwaukee School Of EngineeringMechanical Engineering Technology -
Waukesha County Technical CollegeMechanical Design
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Kettering University Gmi (General Motor Institute)Technical Operational Management In Manufacturing
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Ken Leis works for V-Glass, Inc.
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Ken Leis's current role is Principal Manufacturing Engineer.
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What schools did Ken Leis attend?
Ken Leis attended Milwaukee School Of Engineering, Waukesha County Technical College, Kettering University Gmi (General Motor Institute).
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Ken Leis has interest in Automotive (On And Off Road), Children, Consumer Products, Electronic Packaging, Consumer Electronics, Industrial Products.
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Ken Leis has skills like Pro/engineer, Lean Manufacturing, Engineering, Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Ppap, Product Development, Autocad, Automation, Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Product Management.
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