Richard Erickson

Automation and Process Improvement Supervisor at Nucor Corporation

Role
Automation and Process Improvement Supervisor - Nucor Towers & Structures at Nucor Corporation
Location
Charlotte, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

Experience

  1. Automation and Process Improvement Supervisor - Nucor Towers & Structures

    Nucor Corporation

    May 2023 — Present

    Joined the leadership team of a new division to disrupt the market for the way custom steel utility poles are produced in the United States in an exciting start-up like atmosphere• Create and execute a vision to build a new team to commission and support $600 million in capital investments for three greenfield sites, one site acquired through an acquisition, and a centralized headquarters• Recruit and hire a diverse, multi-disciplined team of subject matter experts within the highly competitive technical fields of software development, artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, and mechanical engineering from within Nucor and outside the company• Seek out and implement new and emerging technologies that improve safety, quality, and profitability by attending trade shows, visiting specialized vendors, and not being afraid to push the limits to try something that has never been done• Oversee a team that develops standards and expectations for fully custom automated robotic equipment for steel fabrication in areas like teammate safety, weld quality, cycle time, uptime, and ease of maintenance

Education

  • University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering

    Bachelor of Science, Major: Electrical Engineering, Minor: Engineering Leadership Development

    2015

  • Northeast Community College

    Associate of Applied Science, Electronics Technology

    2004

  • Harvard ManageMentor

    Coursework in Leading, Motivating, Coaching, and Budgeting

    2016 — 2018

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Proposal Writing
  • Instrumentation
  • Electronics
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Office
  • Manufacturing
  • Robotics
  • Budgeting
  • Sap
  • Customer Service
  • Training
  • Testing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Process Improvement
  • Hardware
  • Spectroscopy
  • Orcad Capture Cis
  • Calibration
  • Product Development
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Embedded Systems
  • Matlab
  • Medical Devices
  • Maintenance & Repair
  • Pspice
  • Leadership
  • Technical Support
  • Automation
  • Troubleshooting

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