Sandy Munro

DFA Corporate Coordinator @ Ford Motor Company

About

Sandy Munro, Founder and Board Member of Munro & Associates, has over 40 years of hands-on experience implementing change through innovation and hard work. Working on everything from Barbie® to the International Space Station, Sandy’s patented Lean Design® methodology has made him the go-to solution provider for cost reduction and quality improvement. Sandy has assessed nearly every go-to-market EV since 1991, including the EV1, BMWi3, Toyota Prius, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt and Bolt, the Tesla Model S, X, 3, and Y, and the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Sandy and his Team have dissected them all. Sandy shares his wealth of EV knowledge on his YouTube channel, Munro Live. He and his team of experts offer viewers, a behind-the-scenes look at Munro’s teardown process. Sandy’s entertaining yet informative approach attracts an attentive and diverse audience. Munro’s Specialties: New product development, training & workshop facilitation, benchmarking & technology reports, reverse engineering & IP patent reviews, design & manufacturing optimization, development lifecycle support, program implementation, and supply chain management.

Country

United States

City

Lake Orion

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Design for Manufacturing, Automotive, Product Development, Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Product Design, Engineering, Toyota Production System, Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, FMEA, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Strategy, Design for Assembly, Process Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Aerospace

Experience

DFA Corporate Coordinator

Ford Motor Company

1978-7 - 1988-7 · 10 yrs 1 mo

WHQ

After beginning his career as a toolmaker, he worked his way up the ranks to designer and eventually became Engineering Manager at Valiant Machine Tool Company, a leading Detroit area specialty tool company. In 1978, Sandy joined Ford Motor Company and shifted roles from machine tool and automation designer to manufacturing engineer. After several projects where he helped increase productivity on engine assembly lines, he was promoted to Senior Automation Specialist, where he developed and supervised installation and development of new, more productive engine manufacturing lines. In 1982 Sandy met Dr E. Deming and everything in his carrier changed. Dr. Deming’s phrase of “As variation is reduced Quality will increase” resonated with Sandy and he became a zelot in reducing variation at the design phase where Sandy said all variation stems from.. The Deming spirit and philosophy is evident in all the Munro products and services. After successfully implementing design for assembly (DFA) principles on the first Taurus at Ford, Sandy was named Corporate Coordinator - Design For Assembly for the automaker. In this new position, Sandy helped Ford utilize DFA to save billions of dollars, improve quality and reduce development cycles during the early 1980's. For his efforts Sandy was nominated for the Henry Ford Award twice. In 1988 Sandy was convinced by Dr Deming to leave Ford and start his own company which became Munro & Associates, Inc.