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Josh Rountree

Nashville

Summary

Dynamic engineering leader with a proven track record at Tesla, specializing in greenfield factory design and material flow strategy. Successfully scaled teams and optimized layouts, enhancing efficiency across multiple projects. Adept at team development and driving results, with a focus on delivering high-quality, innovative manufacturing solutions.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Engineering Manager, Factory Design

Tesla
Austin
10.2023 - Current
  • Led team of 35 engineers in developing greenfield factory designs
  • Full ownership of factory layout and material flow concepts for all new programs
  • Directed development of factory design standards to ensure consistent, quality designs and deliverables
  • Developing roadmap for future program manufacturing strategy in conjunction with vehicle design team

Engineering Manager, Factory Layout Design

Tesla
Austin
03.2022 - 10.2023
  • Grew factory layout design team from 8 to 16 engineers to support multiple projects across 3 sites
  • Created new sustaining engineering team to own factory layouts in Texas once concept design is complete
  • Selected new production site for Gigafactory Mexico through detailed site analysis and recommendation to executive team

Staff Industrial Engineer, Factory Design

Tesla
Austin
08.2020 - 03.2022
  • Developed factory optimized layout concept for Gigafactory Texas, totaling over 10M sqft, to support production of Model Y and Cybertruck
  • Coordinated with 100+ stakeholders to develop requirements for Gigafactory Texas
  • Acted as primary point of contact for all things factory layout design in early design phases of Gigafactory Texas

Sr Industrial Engineer, Factory Design

Tesla
Reno
04.2018 - 08.2020
  • Acted as sole layout design engineer in development of Gigafactory Shanghai and Gigafactory Berlin projects
  • Worked with other Tesla discipline leads and local engineering firms in both Shanghai and Berlin to go from start of concept to locked concept design in 4 month period
  • Developed initial standard process for factory design along with other factory engineering leads during Gigafactory Shanghai design

Sr Industrial Engineer, Parts Distribution

Nissan
Franklin
05.2015 - 03.2018
  • Successfully designed and implemented full warehouse rearrangements for distribution centers of 200k and 150k sqft
  • Led analysis and design of 200k sqft distribution center expansion
  • Developed distribution center design tool to mimic warehouse management system, which cut design iteration time by >50%
  • Optimized and standardized Warehouse Management System logic across network of 12 distribution centers

Industrial Engineer, Powertrain Manufacturing

Nissan
Decherd
09.2013 - 05.2015
  • Designed line balancing plan for multiple production rates on V8 assembly line for new product
  • Evaluated and estimated cost per unit for potential new production lines
  • Compiled global benchmarking metrics and developed recommendations to improve global rankings

Industrial Engineer/Shift Sup., Corrugate Mfg

Georgia Pacific
Huntsville
10.2012 - 09.2013
  • Managed $5M capital project to install new corrugator line
  • Developed standard operating procedures for multiple processes across the factory
  • Managed corrugator production line, including nine direct employees

Industrial Engineer

Michelin
Tuscaloosa
08.2010 - 09.2012
  • Conducted production line studies to drive continuous improvement across safety, quality, and efficiency
  • Evaluated and reported shop KPIs to shop lead, and developed plans to improve performance
  • Developed incentive plan to maximize employee performance, resulting in immediate spike in productivity

Education

Executive MBA -

University of Alabama
Huntsville, AL
05.2017

B.A. - Industrial + Systems Engineering

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
05.2010

Skills

  • Greenfield factory design
  • Strategic planning
  • Material flow strategy
  • Team development
  • Factory planning
  • Efficiency optimization

Timeline

Sr Engineering Manager, Factory Design

Tesla
10.2023 - Current

Engineering Manager, Factory Layout Design

Tesla
03.2022 - 10.2023

Staff Industrial Engineer, Factory Design

Tesla
08.2020 - 03.2022

Sr Industrial Engineer, Factory Design

Tesla
04.2018 - 08.2020

Sr Industrial Engineer, Parts Distribution

Nissan
05.2015 - 03.2018

Industrial Engineer, Powertrain Manufacturing

Nissan
09.2013 - 05.2015

Industrial Engineer/Shift Sup., Corrugate Mfg

Georgia Pacific
10.2012 - 09.2013

Industrial Engineer

Michelin
08.2010 - 09.2012

Executive MBA -

University of Alabama

B.A. - Industrial + Systems Engineering

Auburn University

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