Andrew Osborn Age: 26
United Grinding North America Miamisburg, OH
UNDER THIRTY F
rom the time he first tinkered with his grand- parents’ go-kart at age ten, Andrew Osborn probably knew he’d be an engineer one day. Osborn today works as a product engineer at United Grinding North America (Miamisburg, OH), developing and supporting new solutions for the internal cylindrical grinding business. A fast study, Osborn’s got- ten rave reviews from his days at Miami University (Ox- ford, OH), where he earned his BS degree in Mechani- cal Engineering, and from his current work colleagues. “At just 26 years old, Andrew already has a quite impressive manufacturing career,” said Ted Neckel, United Grinding, director of corporate marketing, in his nomination of Osborn. “Having only been with United Grinding North America for a year, Andrew has proven to be an extremely dedicated and highly skilled indi- vidual. He has single-handedly paved the way for the company’s internal cylindrical grinding business.”
While four product engi- neers typically work within each grinding division, “Andrew is a ‘one man band’ who carries out
Osborn honed his passion for manufacturing in college, noted Neckel, adding key skills including advanced working knowledge of welding, CNC ma- chine tools, CNC programming and a slew of other technical skills started while studying mechanical engineering at Miami University. “Andrew is a criti- cal member of the United Grinding North America team, as his work and accomplishments have been transformative for the company,” Neckel stated. “He is a shining example of what it means to be talented engineer and an excellent role model for encourag- ing a career in manufacturing.”
“He is a shining example of what it means to be talented engineer and an excellent role model for encour- aging a career in manufacturing.”
all of the major responsibilities of his division,” Neckel said, working with customers to increase their under- standing of grinding technology. Prior to hiring Andrew, the UG team was highly impressed with the work he did for his previous em- ployers, Neckel said, especially his performance in the design and production of automotive ball joints, tie rods and control arms for aftermarket customers. “He handled the entire design and engineering process for this new product program from start to finish,” Neckel said. “Such a feat requires someone who is highly organized and has an extraordinary multifaceted skill set—and this describes Andrew to a tee.”
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For his senior capstone project at Miami, Osborn was a highly regarded member of the university’s SAE Baja Team, an intercollegiate competition in which he was named suspension team leader, leading design and fab- rication of off-road Baja vehicles for two competitions. A Cincinnati native, Os- born credits his university for giving him a great foundation for his current work. “I think the biggest part of that is your independence in the ma-
chine shop,” Osborn said. “There’s such a huge gap behind theory and actually applying it in manufactur- ing.” One of Miami’s requirements is to take a project from the planning and design stage straight through manufacturing. “You do the entire project—from design, determining the funding for the project, and manufacturing,” Osborn said. “We did an off-road machine that we raced in competitions in Alabama and in Rochester, NY.” As for the future, Osborn’s excited to continue build-
ing UG’s internal cylindrical grinding business, where he works with teams in Switzerland and develops products for US-based automotive and aerospace buyers. ME
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