Robert Culleton Email & Phone Number

County Kilkenny, Ireland

Cask provides leading edge automated canning lines to beverage producers. My role involved introducing the first engineering support and development department outside of our main headquarters in Canada to support the entire lifecycle of our equipment from design through to ongoing support.• First point of contact to develop action plans and coordinate required engineering upgrades for onsite commissioning deficiencies.• Coordinating design review and implementation between engineering and sales for new customers.• Support all service engineers while on site while providing prompt and accurate feedback to customers and the wider operations team. • Remote support, troubleshooting and training (PLC fault finding, pneumatical, electrical & mechanical drives) to all customers in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia (~250 systems).• On site commissioning, calibrating, validating, fault-finding, servicing, repairing and maintaining of all new and used equipment (FAT & SAT) while adhering to various worldwide EHS standards.• Targeting questions to better understand our customer issues, logging promptly on internal CRM database (Salesforce) and seeing through to resolution.• Managing product transfer for parts or equipment required by our customers and coordinating with inventory/shipping to send worldwide.• Follow up with clients ensuring their equipment is fully functional post commissioning and/or driving process improvement if warranted.• Maintain relationships with clients and vendors, comprising inventory management both internally and externally for leaner processes.European business development - Developing and implementing a strategic plan for our European presence.• Logistics for inventory location and distribution within Europe.• Financial analysis for a dedicated support and engineering team in Europe.• Development of a knowledge management CRM (Salesforce).• Represented the company at European trade shows for engineering support and development.

Calgary, Canada

- Develop and review design prototypes, perform tests and finalize product design for new equipment.- Perform market researches to understand market requirements and initiate innovative product development.- Develop and introduce programs and systems to promote continuous product improvement initiatives.- Analyze product cost and prepare schedule plans for effective implementation of projects.- Prepare and approve product design and test plans, review design and recommend adequate changes to the approved models before actual role out of new products.- Conduct performance analysis of prototypes and ensure the assembly of products follow company’s quality parameters.- On site installation and troubleshooting of new and used products.- Working alongside the sales team for any technical questions in house and at trade shows.

Waterford, Ireland

Process Development Engineer I of the research & development (R&D) group.• Negotiating joint ventures with vendors to establish an innovative product utilizing injection moulding technology to develop new market business and improved product quality and production efficiency. • Drafting QA documentation (CRF’s, SOP’s, MOP,s, WI’s etc.) for clinical trials and validations.• Executing protocols and performing validations (OQ & PQ's) on numerous molding and contact lens investigations along with appropriate R&R correlation studies to better understand process variation.• Accumulating and interpreting data (micron level) through extensive use of Microsoft excel and statistical software Minitab 16 (process capabilities, main effects, correlations etc.).• Designing and developing universal tooling as well as universal methodology to enhance process control along with continuous improvement within the production process enabling increased efficiency rates and quality control levels.• Reviewing of all process parameters while optimizing and limiting the variables within the manufacturing process, utilizing Process Excellence and Six Sigma fundamentals.• Hosting conference calls and pFMECA working sessions with work colleagues both on site and in the USA.• Experience in managing numerous projects with strict timelines.• Experience in adhering to all Health and Safety and GMP/Quality regulations governed by the assigned regulatory bodies.

Ballydine, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

As part of my thesis project I developed and recommended implementation steps for a maintenance/reliability excellence strategy to achieve world class manufacturing within MSD. • Gained extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical regulatory bodies and specific guidelines along with MSD’s current maintenance practices.• Analyzed historical data from CMMS while incorporating this into the ongoing predictive and preventative maintenance schedules.• Spoke with and interviewed all personnel from operators to top management to gain knowledge into the attitudes of those involved towards the current maintenance strategy. • Carried out a number of RCA’s and FMECA’s to determine breakdown vs uptime patterns in order to develop reliability best practices.

Kilkenny, Ireland

I have worked here for over thirteen years (family business) which deals in the wholesale of Crisps, Snacks and Confectionery. I have gained experience in many roles over the years.• Administrator, Merchandiser, Sales Assistant. • Proficient user of handheld computer for stock recording and ordering. • Assisted in other general tasks – Warehouse organising on receipt of deliveries. • Expanded my interpersonal skills through the interaction with customers and suppliers.

Waterford, Ireland

As a team member of the plant lean manufacturing group, I was responsible for monitoring and reducing the raw material wastage from individual production lines while increasing line yield. The main areas of responsibility included the following: Lean engineering• Raw material wastage reduction regarding the polypropylene resin (analyzing a material regrind system, time and motion study of the High speed unloader (HSU)), ingredient usage (bottle holders and reduction in tubing length), blisters and lidstock (implementing a kanban and direct scanning system) combining to an annual saving of over 80,000 euro.Injection molding department• Executing protocols and performed validations to lower the barrel temperature of the Injection molding machines to increase yield. Worked alongside many professionals from I.T, Procurement, Engineering, Quality and senior management.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Msc Innovative Technology Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng) Mechanical & Manufacturing