Irwin

Engineering and industrial automation leader with 20+ years of experience spanning regional operations, electrical and controls engineering, industrial robotics, automotive manufacturing, and battery assembly. Managed an EBZ Systec project portfolio valued at up to $72 million and simultaneously led up to 62 employees and 174 contractors. Delivered $2.1 million in distinct, reported project savings across AtomTech USA and EBZ Systec, alongside employer-specific downtime reductions of 20% and 35% and project delivery improvements of 15% and 10%.

Regional Director, Southeast USA Operations - ATOMTECH USA - Southeast United States

(2024-05)

Direct Southeast regional engineering operations, including customer coordination, resource planning, project budget and design reviews, and operational risk management.

• Hold regional leadership responsibilities concurrently with the Automation Site Manager role.

Automation Site Manager — Electrical, Robotics & Controls - ATOMTECH USA - Spring Hill, TN

(2024 - 2025)

• Reduced manufacturing downtime by 20% by implementing fault-alarming and recovery screens at maintenance and engineering workstations to speed diagnosis, and operator-facing troubleshooting screens to resolve routine low-level equipment faults.
• Generated $1.2 million in project savings by improving personnel and task utilization during scheduled workweeks and reducing unnecessary overtime.
• Improved project delivery time by 15% by advancing milestone-independent tasks that directly affected project completion dates.
• Led onsite controls operations, engineering changes, technical support, and coordination of employees and contractors in battery assembly operations.
• Managed up to 62 employees; coordinated project execution, customer engineering interfaces, and supplier and contractor activities.

Automation Manager — Electrical, Robotics & Controls - EBZ SYSTEC INC. USA - Tuscaloosa, AL

(2020-06 - 2024-01)

• Reduced manufacturing downtime by 35% by implementing fault-alarming and recovery screens for maintenance and engineering teams and simplified operator troubleshooting screens for routine faults.
• Generated $900,000 in project savings by improving personnel and task utilization during scheduled workweeks and reducing unnecessary overtime.
• Improved project delivery time by 10% by advancing milestone-independent tasks with a direct impact on project completion dates.
• Managed a project portfolio valued at up to $72 million, with leadership responsibility for up to 62 employees and 174 contractors simultaneously.
• Led controls engineering teams, technical resources, workshops, and assembly support for automotive manufacturing projects; coordinated automation modifications and customer engineering requirements.

Overall Controls Manager — Project Assignment - EBZ SYSTEC / MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL - Tuscaloosa, AL

(2020-06 - 2022-11)

• Coordinated onsite controls engineering and contractors, supported controls modifications and the MBSC Integra Standard, and worked with customer controls and maintenance engineering teams.

Project & Automation Controls Coordinator - PROTOCOL AUTOMATION / KUKA ROBOTICS - South Carolina

(2019-02 - 2020-03)

• Coordinated controls upgrades, project estimates, vendor sourcing, contract negotiations, contractors, and plant training.
• Introduced a swing-shift service initiative and designed software supporting production demand.

Software Design & Controls Engineer - PROTOCOL AUTOMATION / KUKA ROBOTICS - Detroit, MI

(2018-02 - 2019-02)

• Performed software design and controls engineering for industrial automation projects.

Software & Instrumentation and Controls Engineer - PROTOCOL AUTOMATION / BOEING - Seattle, WA

(2016-09 - 2017-12)

• Provided software and instrumentation-and-controls engineering support.

Field Service Technician - NOV

(2014-11 - 2016-08)

Senior Technical Consultant - Business Connexion

(2012-01 - 2013-12)

Automation & Controls Technician - Dana Spicer Axle

(2008-11 - 2011-12)

Maintenance Team Leader - Tenneco Inc.

(2005-11 - 2008-11)

Automotive Project Coordinator - BC Automation SA

(2004-10 - 2005-10)

Junior Project Engineer - Service Electrical

(2003-10 - 2004-10)

BEng - Electrical and Electronics Technology