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R.
Tim Dickinson, Ph.D.
President
Dickinson Engineering
Dr. Tim Dickinson has an extensive history in engineering
and manufacturing technology, including over 15 years
of executive experience. Owner and president
of Dickinson Engineering consulting firm for the past
10 years, he is proficient at assisting manufacturing
senior management with cost and lead time reduction
projects and helping supply chain managers improve
productivity using lean and Six Sigma manufacturing
concepts and process technology development.
Dr. Dickinson’s accomplishments through Dickinson
Engineering include providing program management of
internal and supplier manufacturing-focused cost reduction
initiatives that resulted in an average measurable
payback of less than six months on mature products. The
20 technology projects and 24 lean manufacturing projects
he managed were successfully completed on time and
within budget. He implemented improvement
processes that range from enterprise resource planning
(ERP) system implementation to set-up reduction to
single-piece part flow, impacting operations that
ranged in size from 22 to 450 employees. For
one corporate client, he provided lead technical support
to eight supplier teams as they incorporated manufacturing
process control plans into their facilities. The
resulting control plans not only directly supported
AS9100 compliance, their development identified and
led to the implementation of multiple rapid deployment
improvement projects that reduced costs and lead time.
Prior to founding Dickinson Engineering, Dr. Dickinson
served as director of industrial modernization at
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC),
where he was responsible for managing a business consulting
practice implementing state-of-the-art manufacturing
and management technologies to a varied client base. From
1988 through 1992, Dr. Dickinson was senior manager
of manufacturing consulting for Price Waterhouse. He
led a business unit profit center composed of 12 consultants
and managed a variety of manufacturing-focused improvement
initiatives with major corporate customers such as
Texas Instruments, Textron, and United Technologies. His
achievements included establishing a systematic approach
to manufacturing operations needs assessment and developing
strategic manufacturing improvement plans.
As director of technology modernization for the Directorate
of Manufacturing Technology, U.S. Air Force from 1984
to 1988, Dr. Dickinson’s assignments included
team leadership positions on major airframe/propulsion/electronics
development programs. He was responsible
for the oversight of more than 60 contractor manufacturing
and management process improvement and modernization
projects valued at over $300M.
In addition to his professional achievements, Dr.
Dickinson served as adjunct professor at Central Michigan
University and the University of Dayton, where he
taught graduate-level courses in production and operations
management and quantitative analysis. A
frequent presenter at national conferences, he has
made numerous presentations on manufacturing and supply
chain management. Dr. Dickinson is a lieutenant colonel
(retired) in the U.S. Air Force.
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas,
Austin, Texas
Master of Engineering Administration, University of
Utah
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Ohio University
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