Summary
Bradley Carter is a Smart Manufacturing leader with 9 years of experience driving IT/OT and automation transformation at Kawneer Company, currently directing its Center of Excellence. He has delivered measurable impact—designing OEE models that increased extrusion output by 13%, leading a major extrusion press capital project, and rolling out a global CMMS across 22 sites. Combining a mechanical engineering background with strong data skills in Power BI and SSRS, he turns shop-floor signals into actionable, data-driven decisions that improve throughput and reduce downtime. Previously he managed operations and maintenance functions for teams of hundreds, cutting technical downtime from 15% to 5% and embedding SOX-compliant capital and inventory controls. Bradley excels at bridging engineering, IT, and operations to scale Industry 4.0 use cases globally while empowering plant teams to sustain gains. Based in Springdale, Arkansas, he is known for pragmatic, results-focused automation strategies that prioritize measurable operational ROI.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at University of Arkansas