• Strategic Planning on future autonomous automation utilizing fully autonomous AMR's and CounterBalance's for plant of tomorrow agile applications to move towards entire vehicle diagnostics at the point of process.• Technical Manager on autonomous 2D vision and 3D lidar for AMR Applications for future development• Connected Intelligent AI/ML Development Vehicle Software for manufacturing applications within the plant, creating system thinking and ways to look at working agnostic to the vehicle with the vehicle being the source of truth Android Auto (Kotlin/Java/Python) with thin clients, and iOS (SwiftUI/Swift) for data access in realtime to the floor.• Global Tech Manager developing new global specs for Automation/Fleet Management/Central Fleet Management Systems and communications to our global teams for use with VO, PT, BM, BCE, and Logistics. Leveraging the automation to support adding value to the entity being built over the entire process and redefining the way we do manufacturing.• Experienced in automated AMR/CB automation driving within the 4 walls of Manufacturing, including software development tools and infrastructure across all Ford Plants.

• Autonomous AMR development for AM and other process applications. Central Fleet Management Development for mixed fleet on end to end deployments• MES design and development following MQTT and CDM management for Trace tracking of technologies for applications project work for supporting real-world applications for production• Cloud design and development of Fleet Management System for AMR/AGV applications

• Engineering Leadership of an highly skilled and efficient engineering group consisting of test, process, controls, manufacturing, and tooling engineers for multiple transmission assembly lines as well as aluminum machining departments covering around the clock patterns of production on multiple AWS work schedules for Ford Van Dyke PTO Plant• Cross-functional team leadership role between Advanced Technologies Development, Advanced Research Robotics, PTO, VO, & PD teams.• Software Development Life Cycle across machining & assembly applications on present/new PTO/ATO/VO lines on a Global platform for future development.• Lean Six Sigma project campaign for plant engineering and others.• Managing Projects & Vendor Management across multiple OEM's from enhancements to entire new automation cells and assembly lines.• Managing line installs for new assembly areas for automation, managing personnel, budget, lean manufacturing, and spares parts.• Managing plant's Process Improvement teams to drive efficiency opportunities across multiple plants using new technologies.

• Program Management for plant scrap cost and scrap cost reduction plans • Process Improvement tooling costs, target cost saving testing, & tool life plans• Managing cost saving road-maps actions for the plant to achieve budget• Leading Catia and 3D printing IM cost savings plan around reengineering of automation parts

• Manager of 4 crew pattern trades and 3 crew pattern production assembly area for high-volume FWD transmissions for Ford Van Dyke PTO Plant• Team Manager for cost and production on “High-Volume” assembly line. 3 crew and 4 crew patterns for assembly and machining.• Manufacturing Operations Management reaching volume targets under budget• Outperformed year-end metrics for Cost, IM efficiencies, Scrap YOY, and Volume

• Leading a group of engineers on 3 crew coverage between 2 transmission assembly lines• Software setups for new Ford Standards/applications/FAST/Siemens.• Developed Standard Template and Function Blocks to drive FAST structure.

• Development of robot guidance, TrueView, 3D application picking, Cognex, and GigE (PC Vision)• Development with team of virtual imaging and trim applications.

• Managing Projects from OEM's, Managing line installs for all automation, all engineering work, Managing Personnel for OEM’s and subcontracted support houses, budget control, milestones, and target JPH• Plant Liaison with Machining and Assembly application on present/new PTO/ATO lines worldwide.• Startup, Vendor Selections, Traceability Factors • QLSCM / Birth History/QTS, Control Tracking, and WMA database structures• POSMon / FIS+, Quality Worx.

• Senior Engineer in Robots for Force Control applications.• Development with team of “Auto Learning” structure and “Off Axis” force control installation.

• Program Management on cradle to grave programs on various Powertrain, Handling, Foundry, Core Assembly Areas, Vehicle Operation Assembly Line Installs, Contracts setups with OEM’s, Engineering Personnel Procurement, Business Model Development, Milestone’s, Project Management, Core Logic, and overall subsets of the entire project needs to overall final runoffs for each OEM.• Program Lead for software project management and software development for robotic, automation, vision, template structure, & electrical engineering for ease of use at all OEM’s in various large scale.• Robotic applications on new Force control structures and vision guidance• Autonomous guided applications and fully autonomous motorized robotic applications AMR/AGV.• Project Management Overseeing all Automation Engineering/vision applications/robotics/AGVs/AMRs/IoT/Networks/Force Control Sensing/AI/ML/Advance Research Applications.• Full Engineering Consulting from Design, Business Modeling, Use Case study, final scope, software development, networking, IIOT tracking, & digital twin/traceability.

• Project/Controls engineer including preliminary design and simo to entire controls implementation from templates, logic design, build, installation, starting up, full acceptance with training, and on-going technical support of entire production, modeling, core, machining, and finishing lines for G.M. Saginaw and G.M. Defiance, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Cleveland, Wheland, Navistar, Waupaca, Georgia Ductile, Caterpillar, Intermet, and Wescast Foundries.• Managed multiple contracting companies during build, programming, installation, and startup of machinery from the beginning of the layout until final installation acceptance.• Designed and implemented Automation systems using Vickers and Rexroth hydraulic control systems currently in production on Loramendi Core and Molding machines.• Implemented and carryout training programs, model tracking systems, maintenance tracking, part tracking, and line flow systems to assist Production Supervisors, Front Line Leaders, Maintenance Supervisors, and Engineering in overall line opportunities. • Responsible and proficient with programming in Allen Bradley (DeviceNet, ControlNet, RsLogix5 and 5000, 5000 Safety, 500, PanelBuilder, CompactLogix, RsView 32, Plc5 and 2), ProWorx nxt/nt, Panelmate and Epro, Modsoft, Sqd, Siemens S5 & S7 & S7-Fail Safe, Simo Drives, Toxware, Omron, GML, MMDS, Concept, Taylor, SoftShop, Wonderware, Texas Inst., ABB, Fanuc, Bosch, Schneider, networking, C++, and Vb on the projects I was involved with and the ones I was in charge of.

-Developing friction welding parameter sets with incorporated thermo-imaging system controls-Developing code to run burst disk laser welding parameter sets and all AR programs for future assembly cells

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