CONREXPERT DAN CHO
Daniel Cho
Process Development Engineer
Daniel joined our team at the beginning of September. We sat down with him to see how this new role was going so far:
Q: WHAT SPARKED YOUR INTEREST IN CONREX STEEL?
A: It’s the high quality of the products, the innovation, and an interesting production process. Capabilities that span from hot and cold pressing and forming a small dish, to forming a massive segmental head is fascinating to me and we have the equipment and expertise required to pull it off with remarkable precision.
Watching the heat rise off the plate as it is pressed and formed into shape is an amazing thing to witness.
Q: NOW THAT YOU’RE SETTLED IN, WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT CONREX STEEL?
A: From the first time I walked to my desk, I felt at ease and welcome. While my temporary desk is small, I could tell the heart of the team is large.
Very quickly people were offering their help, freely sharing the hidden office tricks and customs, and the best way to get a coffee.
Knowing that there are many places where my skills and talents can be applied and that the help is asked and welcome is a great feeling to have.
Q: HOW DOES WHAT YOU DO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS?
A: I help identify and remove Non Value Added work from our business and shop process to allow the team to focus on Value Added work.
This allows our teams to spend more time on getting work done instead of preparing to get work done.
I also act as a manufacturing / process Subject Matter Expert with the ability to take a machine, identify the related process setting, and establish Standardized Setup and Production Instructions to ensure maximum uptime.
A few of the Key Process Indicators I use are: Job Traveler Accuracy, Job Traveler Processing Time, Amount of Non-Value-Added Work Removed, and how many smiles I can put on people faces.
All of this directly translates into increased savings and efficiencies for our customers.
Q: TELL US A COUPLE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOU PERSONALLY?
A: Well, let’s see… I discovered I really loved archery in high school and got quite good at it. I won Regional and Provincial Team Gold for Olympic style bows.
While I’ve played golf for most my life, and enjoy it, I do end up walking more than golfing.
I enjoy camping with my wife and two amazing daughters (who are going to change the world) and in my spare time I like to repair broken electronics, and also break working electronics.
