MES · Traceability platform architecture
Abnormal conditions stop here.
I build manufacturing traceability and MES platforms that turn production events into durable evidence—connecting quality, genealogy, recovery, and cost across the floor.
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My engineering philosophy
Abnormal condition management
Detection + escalation
Make abnormal conditions visible at the point of work with clear triggers, ownership, escalation, and downstream protection.
Documentation + traceability
Capture the defect, product context, containment action, and disposition so every decision is clear and recoverable.
Resolution + learning
Close the loop with root-cause resolution, standard work updates, and improvements that prevent recurrence.
Career trajectory
2023—Present Hino Motor Manufacturing / Assistant Manager of Engineering
2020—2023 Marcal Paper / E&I Manager + Senior Controls Specialist
2009—2020 Controls, fabrication, facilities, and field maintenance
Field notes
The most useful automation work happens where operations, maintenance, IT, and leadership can see the same signal. My practice stays grounded in the people and equipment behind the data.
Selected projects
A focused record of manufacturing systems, industrial connectivity, quality automation, and the traceability architecture that connects them.
Manufacturing systems
Enhanced Traceability Program
A manufacturing traceability initiative designed to capture serial-number information, monitor product progression, report quality exceptions, and support containment, rework, and root-cause investigations across production operations.
Industrial connectivity
Kepware, Ignition & SQL Platform Modernization
A foundational modernization effort connecting shop-floor equipment with reliable data infrastructure for machine communication, operational reporting, manufacturing analytics, and process monitoring.
Physical security
Warehouse Security Modernization
A warehouse security program focused on controlled entry, access governance, gate management, and perimeter visibility to strengthen operational accountability and asset protection.
Surveillance infrastructure
Camera Expansion Program
A surveillance coverage expansion across warehouses, laboratories, entry points, and monitoring locations, improving facility visibility and supporting investigations, quality operations, and security review.
Systems reliability
Warehouse Camera Reliability Program
An ongoing reliability program focused on keeping operational camera systems available by resolving communication failures, access issues, and infrastructure instability in critical monitoring environments.
Security integration
Avigilon Integration & Security Systems
An integration initiative connecting Avigilon and related security technologies with enterprise workflows, turning surveillance assets into more useful systems for investigation, reporting, and operational visibility.
Logistics integration
TSCS Loading Dock Integration
A loading-dock integration project that connected external information with internal workflows to improve shipment validation, reduce duplicated work, and create more consistent logistics operations.
Quality automation
39PL Lockout Quality-Control System
An automated lockout and containment system built to prevent invalid product movement, improve process compliance, and give quality teams clearer visibility into manufacturing controls.
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