Carter Will

Co-founder and Managing Director @ Next Level Advanced Manufacturing Corp.

About

I am responsible for building our team and bringing in sales / and opportunities. Our 7200sqft facility offers cutting-edge additive and advanced manufacturing services. With a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), I have the technical knowledge and the operational management skills to deliver high-quality and innovative solutions to our clients. I have more than 30 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, working with diverse technologies and sectors. I have personally found and nurtured over $100M of revenue, and I have a deep and well-connected understanding of the Western Canadian industrial base. I am passionate about mechanical design and advanced manufacturing, and I lead a talented team of engineering and manufacturing professionals who share my vision of building a world-class manufacturing operation.

Country

Canada

City

Calgary

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Business Development, NPI Management, SOLIDWORKS, Leadership, Team Leadership, Human Resources (HR), P&L Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Management, CNC Mill, 3D Printing, Lean Six Sigma, Engineering Design, Design, Engineering Management, Oil & Gas Industry, Energy Industry, CNC Programming, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Assurance

Experience

Co-founder and Managing Director

Next Level Advanced Manufacturing Corp.

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

We are a new company of experienced manufacturing and engineering professionals, based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We offer multi-laser metal additive manufacturing, multi-axis CNC machining, and precision 3D scanning for reverse engineering and inspection services. In addition, we offer product design, drafting, and manufacturing engineering consulting services. We currently serve the upstream oil & gas (downhole tools, drilling, pump and valve) market. As we achieve our Quality Management System certifications, we will be targeting expansion into Aerospace and Defense.

Advanced Manufacturing - Business Development

Exergy Solutions

2024-9 - 2025-2 · 6 mos

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Director, Advanced Manufacturing

Exergy Solutions

2023-1 - 2024-12 · 2 yrs

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Advanced and additive manufacturing business development and operational management of Exergy's X-Lab, our 17,000 sqft manufacturing facility in SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Oversee a talented team of engineering and manufacturing professionals, focused on rapid manufacturing solutions.

Advisor - Advanced Manufacturing

Exergy Solutions

2020-9 - 2023-1 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Business development for our additive and advanced manufacturing services.

Manufacturing Manager

Genesis Advanced Technology

2019-9 - 2020-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Managing a super talented team of manufacturing professionals helping to develop World changing technologies.

President

BRC Engineering, Ltd.

2011-1 - 2019-9 · 8 yrs 9 mos

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Provide leadership to our machinists, CNC programmers, designers, quality control inspectors, and supply chain managers. More recently, I have been focusing on generating business development opportunities for our contract manufacturing, as well as sales opportunities for the products we have developed.

Engineering Manager

BRC Engineering, Ltd.

1997-10 - 2011-9 · 14 yrs

Calgary, Canada Area

Oversee daily operations including quoting, shop scheduling, design, quality control, and customer relations.

Assistant Engineering Manager

Evans

1993-9 - 1997-10 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Evans Consoles is a leading global supplier of control room furniture. I started as a summer student while finishing my undergraduate degree when Evans had ~50 people. I learned about tubular welded frame construction, design and processing of aluminum extrusions, forming & fabrication of complex sheet metal assemblies, just in time and lean manufacturing strategies, and 2D CAD. I spent some time in the field helping with installations, and by the time I left, Evans was ~ 450 people. As Assistant Engineering Manager, I was responsible for assigning and checking the work of our Production Engineering department, and was actively involved in new product design.