Summary
Andrew Kling is a pragmatic manufacturing engineer with eight years of experience optimizing production across automotive, medical, and glass tempering industries. Based in Lexington, KY, he blends hands-on mechanical design (SolidWorks, AutoCAD) with process improvement and quality systems expertise, having driven defect reductions, tooling innovations, and automation projects that cut scrap and cycle time. His background includes FDA-facing quality work and software validation for medical devices, giving him a strong appreciation for regulatory rigor alongside shop-floor practicality. Known for partnering directly with operators and maintenance teams, he consistently turns field insights into durable countermeasures and fixture designs. Notably, he has reduced probe bypasses to zero and introduced new pretreatment and alignment techniques that became plant standards.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering, Engineering at University of Kentucky
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisville