Reto Seeholzer
Dublin,USA
Summary
Engineering professional with proven track record of driving project success and fostering team collaboration. Known for delivering complex engineering solutions and maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency. Adaptable to changing project requirements and focused on achieving results while ensuring team cohesion and productivity.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
CEO & Consultant
Reto Seeholzer Consulting, Dublin OH
02.2023 - Current
- Consulting for Brighton Science and Surfx Technologies
- Consulting with AMIGO for Automotive customers
Solutions- & Production Engineer
Brighton-Science, Cincinnati OH
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Consulting Sales team on deals that involve Automation
- Identifying Customers technical - & business requirements; demonstrating product capabilities
- Working with Customer Success to ensure that deliveries are on time and within budget
- Designing and implementing automated Production Equipment
- Supporting Customer Service-, Assembly- & Calibration team
Project Engineer
Brighton Science, Cincinnati OH
12.2016 - 07.2022
- Project lead for a new, automated Surface Analyst XA product line for inline surface preparation testing
- Designing and documenting the automated Surface Analyst product
- Programming LabVIEW for robot control, Surface Analyst control, production, and R&D tools
- Deep robot programming knowledge on UR, Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Dobot & Hitbot
- Evaluating all components for Automation, Mechanics, Robotics and Fluidic
- Improving the existing products with automated testing and high-speed camera
- Redesign the production layout and change to one-piece flow
- Creating automated test concepts for customers
- Responsible for worldwide service for automated Surface Analyst products
Contracting Software Engineer
Exacter, Columbus OH
09.2016 - 11.2016
- Delivered a visualization tool programmed in LabVIEW
- Consultant for DAQ hardware for other projects
Part time recruiter
Lumenance, Columbus OH
06.2016 - 11.2016
- Recruiting and evaluating Engineers for the Automotive sector
- Successfully optimized the recruiting process, project lead of the Lean Six Sigma project
Team Leader-Production Engineering
LANDIS & GYR, Zug Switzerland
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Prepared the production and all the processes for ISO27000 IT security
- Led strategic direction and full accountability for test infrastructure and production lines including conducting all troubleshooting and problem-solving initiatives.
- Project leader for setting up manufacturing lines for new electro-mechanical smart grid products
- Project leader for a new packaging line
- Mentored, motivated, advised, evaluated and led a staff of 3 to go above and beyond to deliver optimal results.
- Career Note: Resettling from Switzerland to the USA, June 2015 until May 2016
- Career Note: Sabbatical, Studies in Environmental engineering, 2011 to 2012; travel around the world, 2012 to 2014;
Head of Production and Logistics
DUAGON, Dietikon, Switzerland
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Reporting to the CEO lead all aspects of logistics and production including coordinating with R&D, Product Management and Sales in support of business and operational goals
- Built and strengthened production infrastructure with strict accountability for supply chain as well as production efficiency and quality
- Doubled production output in two years
- Project leader for introducing all new train communication interfaces to production and logistics
- Leading internal ISO9001 audits
- Project leader for the relocation of the whole company
- Mentored, motivated, evaluated and led a staff of 10, to deliver products on time & best quality for the customer
Team Leader – Automation
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, Zug, Switzerland
01.2000 - 01.2007
- Oversaw, led, and directed a staff of 6 while controlling budgeting and leading strategic direction for all automated production lines at SBT in Zug Switzerland
- Brainstormed and created new production technologies and obtaining CE conformity distinction
- Project leader for introducing all new electro-mechanical building products to the manufacturing
Electronic developer
Roche Instrument Center, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
01.1989 - 01.2000
- Co-inventor and holder of a patented optical sensor
- Developing of optical and pressure sensors for dosing control
- Feasibility study, development of prototype, responsible for final sensor used in blood analyzing machines
- Developing firmware in C and test software in LabVIEW
- Electronic specialist, 1993 to 1996
- Implementing and testing improvements for R&D
- Assembling and testing of fully automated, electro-mechanical blood analyzing machines
- Troubleshooting for the Roche test laboratory
- Apprenticeship in Electronics, 1989 to 1993
Education
Master in Industrial Engineering - Nachdiplom FH als Wirtschaftsingenieur
Bern University of applied science
Bern, Switzerland01.2004
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering - Elektrotechnikingenieur HTL
Higher Polytechnical Institute ATIS
Luzern (Horw), Switzerland01.1999
Skills
- Technology integration expertise
- New product creation
- Teamwork across departments
- Process optimization
- Software development proficiency
- Rapid prototype creation
- Feasibility Studies
- Visionary leadership
- Team building and mentoring
- Customer-oriented mindset
- Strategic decision making
- Efficiency improvement
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 6 staff members.
- Doubled production output by introducing new SMD line
- Completed the heating controller product line Project on time and $100k under budget.
- Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of Surface Analyst XA.
Certification
- LabVIEW Object-Oriented Design & Advanced Architectures Course Online, April 2020
- LabVIEW Core 2 & 3 Course Online, March 2020
- Certified Universal Robots Core & Pro Track Programmer Universal Robots Academy, Indianapolis Indiana, November 2019
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Kent State University, Twinsburg Ohio, March/April 2016
- Lean Six Sigma Champions Training Kent State University, Twinsburg Ohio, April 2014
- Siemens leadership course Siemens learning campus, Zug Switzerland, 2005 to 2006
- Young business English course The London school of English, London England, July 2003
Language Proficiencies
German & English
Conversational in French & Spanish
Interests
- Martial Arts
- Road Trips
- Dancing
- Swimming
- Mindfulness Practices
- Gardening
- Hiking
Timeline
CEO & Consultant
Reto Seeholzer Consulting, Dublin OH
02.2023 - Current
Solutions- & Production Engineer
Brighton-Science, Cincinnati OH
08.2022 - 01.2023
Project Engineer
Brighton Science, Cincinnati OH
12.2016 - 07.2022
Contracting Software Engineer
Exacter, Columbus OH
09.2016 - 11.2016
Part time recruiter
Lumenance, Columbus OH
06.2016 - 11.2016
Team Leader-Production Engineering
LANDIS & GYR, Zug Switzerland
01.2014 - 01.2015
Head of Production and Logistics
DUAGON, Dietikon, Switzerland
01.2007 - 01.2011
Team Leader – Automation
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, Zug, Switzerland
01.2000 - 01.2007
Electronic developer
Roche Instrument Center, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
01.1989 - 01.2000
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering - Elektrotechnikingenieur HTL
Higher Polytechnical Institute ATIS
Master in Industrial Engineering - Nachdiplom FH als Wirtschaftsingenieur
Bern University of applied science