Summary
Johnny Rong is a production engineer with about a decade of cross-industry experience in product development, supplier quality and process engineering, currently leading stainless steel category production at IKEA in Shanghai. He combines a materials science background (MS from Carnegie Mellon) with hands-on roles in aerospace, retail and consumer goods to translate technical specs and supplier performance into market-ready products. Previously he led product management and global supplier quality for Emma in China, improving spare-part fulfillment lead time by 60% and embedding QA procedures across Asia and Europe. Johnny is skilled at bridging R&D, procurement and operations to drive cost, quality and manufacturability improvements, and he has a track record of implementing data-driven corrective actions and process optimizations. An understated collaborator, he often focuses on pragmatic systems (PDM/MBOM improvements, remote inspections) that reduce friction between engineering change and production.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Materials Science and Engineering, Master's degree, Materials Science and Engineering at 美国卡内基梅隆大学
Bachelor of Science - BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Materials Science and Engineering at 中南大学
Chinese, English