VIP Biography for
Robert Timothy Hering
 | Robert Timothy Hering |
| Industry | Electronics manufacturing |
| Title | Director of Manufacturing Operations and Global Service Training |
| Expertise | Engineering management driving technological innovation thru automation, lean manufacturing principles, and global service training |
| Current Organization | Metrologic Instruments |
| Type of Organization | Design and Manufacturing |
| Major Product | Bar code scanning solutions for point of sale and industrial applications |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | B.S., Electrical Engineering, Trenton State College, New Jersey, 1989; M.S., Engineering Management, Drexel University, Pennsylvania, 1996; Ph.D., Begin. Engineering Management, Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, 2004 |
| Born | April 26, 1961, New Jersey |
| Affiliations | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Society), 12 years |
| Hobbies & Sports | Traveling with family, antiquing, sci-fi television and movies, business related reading |
| Career Accomplishments | In his 4.5 year tenure, established a satellite NA manufacturing plant which produced 30% of all NA products; championed Lean Manufacturing initiatives which permitted condensing all NA manufacturing operations into one main facility; developed a strong Automation and Test group for enhancing reliability, increasing thruput and capacity; reduced overall direct labor and floorspace, for producing a set of world class bar code scanning products; and finally began deploying a strategy for Global Service Training along with internet based tools for real time service center field issue updates and means for rapid feedback to global production facilities |
| Work History | 20 years of progressive work experience starting from Electronics Technician, Test Engineer, Field Service Manager (servicing mainly North American and European territories), Project Management, and finally Manufacturing Operations Management for several well known companies including Ford Motor Co. and Intel prior to joining Metrologic Instruments |
| Children | William James |
| Spouse | Kimberly |
| Married | March 23, 1985 |
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