David Hinkler

SVP, Global Professional Services: Manufacturing IT, Pharma 4.0 Specialist / Digitial Transformation Expert / MES / Automation / Digital Twin Digital Thread / Locations in Boston, MA & Naples, FL

Role
SVP, Global Professional Services at On Time Edge
Location
Naples, FL, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About David Hinkler

Experienced Manufacturing Digital Transformation Specialist adept in securing Manufacturing Systems, orchestrating Manufacturing Execution Systems, optimizing Operations Management, integrating Systems Data, and modeling Functional expertise. Proficient in Global Smart Manufacturing Program Management, with a proven track record of assembling, nurturing, and empowering high-performing IT teams. Renowned in the Security/MES/IT Manufacturing domain, actively engaging in knowledge transfer initiatives to enhance global operational efficiencies. Skillfully manages P&L operations, prioritizing scalability while aligning with short and long-term business goals. Offering over three decades of industry expertise spanning Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical, Electronics, Automotive, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, and more. Actively involved in industry standards committees such as ISA95/99, IEC, ISO, MESA, and NIST. Enthusiastic about Smart Manufacturing, Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0, and adept at deploying secure solutions. With a background split between IT and OT in industrial manufacturing technology, progressed from an automation engineer to roles including Manufacturing System Security Manager, Principal Business Analyst, Director of MES Operations, Global IS/MES Delivery Program Manager, Solution Architect, and Data Integration Lead. Holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a Masters in Industrial Management.

Experience

  1. SVP, Global Professional Services

    On Time Edge

    Oct 2025 — Present · US

Education

  • Penn State University

    Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  • Penn State Great Valley

    Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  • South Dakota State University

    Master's degree, Industrial manufacturing

  • South Dakota State University

    Master's degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

  • Southwest Minnesota State University

    Attended MBA Course Work, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

  • Project Engineering
  • Process Automation
  • Change Management
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Process Engineering
  • Dcs
  • Software Project Management
  • Management
  • Testing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Plc
  • Project Delivery
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Process Control
  • Scada
  • Program Management
  • Six Sigma
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Validation
  • Instrumentation
  • Computer System Validation
  • Project Management
  • Pmp
  • Software Documentation
  • Leadership
  • Control Systems Design
  • Manufacturing
  • Gamp
  • Modbus
  • Strategy
  • Software - Ms Windows (Excel, Word, Access, Project, Power Point, Etc), Process
  • Start-Ups
  • Ms Project
  • Hmis
  • Product Management
  • Consulting
  • Industrial Control
  • Wonderware
  • Process Improvement

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