Ron Hockersmith
Zymurgist. Leader. Engineer. Strategic thinker. Cyclist. Snowboarder.
- Role
- Founder, Director of Beer at Amorphic Beer
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ron Hockersmith
Currently semi-retired and goofing off running a brewery for way too many hours per week.Proactive, strategic thinking professional with 20 years of experience developing and managing in gas turbine engine, x-ray tube, high voltage generator, and naval power distribution/conversion technologies. Champion for predictive engineering, data science, innovation, and clear thinking. Expert in application of finite element simulations to real-world engineering problems. Recognized for ability to grow talent within a technical team. Experienced in large-scale vertically integrated manufacturing operations as a Lean DFSS Master Black Belt.
Experience
Founder, Director of Beer
Apr 2021 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US
Data based recipe development and process engineering through applications of methods typically used outside of the brewing industry; Brewing equipment design and optimization; Hot and cold side beer production; Taproom general management; Electro-Mechanical equipment maintenance; Hop supply chain optimization; Social media and marketing.
Education
Caltech
MS, Mechanical Engineering
2002 — 2003
Arizona State University
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1996 — 2001
Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Structural Mechanics
- Design Control
- Product Development
- Engineering
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- X-Ray
- Manufacturing
- Medical Devices
- Design Optimization
- Six Sigma
- Simulations
- Systems Engineering
- R&D
- Testing
- Finite Element Analysis
- Fatigue
- Dmaic
- Engineering Management
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