Robert MacGregor

Innovation Technical Product Manager, P. Eng

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

About

Experience

  • ATS Corporation (6 yrs 5 mos)
    • Innovation Technical Product Manager
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Mechanical Design Team Lead
      Sep 2021 - Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Automation Designer
      Mar 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Mechanical Designer at Transformix Engineering Inc.
    Jul 2014 - Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Project Leadership and Design - In charge of the design and testing of CNC Assembly Machines in industries including commercial plastics and automotive - Oversee and coordinate a team of designers across all disciplines to ensure machines built to Transformix Engineering standards - Work with customers to plan the installation, setup and testing of machines in their factories - Responsible for training young designers in machine design and drafting as well as testing and debugging machines - Experienced in designing machine concepts and presenting to customers - Designed machines that are able to be quickly changed over to run different products - Automated the production of SolidWorks drawings to PDF - Created the current pneumatics diagram process, drastically increasing productivity and stability. - Created and updated work instructions, processes and training documentation Test And Debug - Generate the motion profiles and timing of machines - Create tools to align and setup machine components - Proficient in using RS Logix to debug machines and update motion profiles On Site Experience - Successfully installed and ran SAT’s for machines in North America and Europe - Trainer for maintenance and operations of Transformix machines to client’s staff - Perform remote diagnostics of machines to determine root cause of production issues

  • Project Manager at Queen's University
    Sep 2013 - May 2014 · 9 mos

    - Lead first year engineering students in first major industry design project - Organize meetings with students, faculty advisor and industry client - Lead weekly meetings to ensure that students are up to date on project - Provide advice and feedback on design to students

  • Senior/Manager at Queen's Student Constables
    May 2011 - May 2014 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    - Shift Manager for security events occurring on and off Queen's Campus. - Ensure health and safety standards are met on shift - Assist Head and Assistant Managers in running the service. - Organize tips earned by students for distribution

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern at Transformix Engineering Inc.
    May 2012 - Sep 2012 · 5 mos

    - Wrote drafting standards to produce part drawings for manufacture - Wrote maintenance manuals of machines produced for clients - Conducted automation design testing - Worked with SolidWorks to correct and update drawings - Created work orders for projects