Kevin Ponce
- Role
- Agv Engineering Platform Leader at Procter & Gamble
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin Ponce
Automation Innovation Engineer with experience in automation solution design, engineering…
Experience
Agv Engineering Platform Leader
Feb 2021 — Present
Technical Engineering leader for new innovative Mobile Robotics (AGVs and AMRs) solutions for global reapplication Spearheaded internal and vendor teams to develop and deploy technical solutions that reduced equipment breakdowns by over 50% and improved vehicle components’ life spans by over 300%. Performed platform-wide gap analyses and collaborated with site operation teams and vendor engineers to increase system process reliability from 85% to +94%. Led innovation sessions to drive +98% process reliability for a newly invented passive auto-charging mechanism (PCMA). Developed a new mathematical modeling tool to determine the number of AGVs required at a site, resulting in $16.8MM in savings for new site startups by leveraging existing spent capital on vehicles within the network. Created over 40 equipment and engineering standards for preventative maintenance (PM) programs, change management, gap analysis, technical specifications, and system / equipment validation protocols for AGVs across North America. Conducted safety, interoperability, and functional acceptance testing of new-to-market AGVs and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) for warehouse production use. Analyzed the business case for remotely operated forklifts for a 38% cost reduction in labor costs and piloted a lab demo for safety and functional acceptance testing. Technical information owner and general technical advisor for AGV automation start-up of brown- and green-field sites. Managed a summer intern through the engineering process on projects to reduce AGV maintenance costs by
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