Andrew Steiner Age: 27
Sandvik Coromant Albany, NY
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s a Territory Productivity Engineer for Sandvik Coromant, Andrew Steiner is responsible for bringing the latest in metalworking tools and tooling solutions to the job shop masses. And people like Andrew—knowledgeable sales engineers who are passionate about manufacturing—are essential to seamless communication and exchange of technolo- gies between suppliers and machine shops. Andrew covers the eastern New York area, and most of his time is spent onsite with clients, since he needs to be attuned to the fluctuating needs of different customers. “My role is to go in to any number of these customers and help them out on different applications where they might be struggling or they think they might be able to get better productivity or tool life,” said Andrew. From there, he can recommend dif- ferent tooling solutions and products to help the customer meet goals. Andrew’s manager, Aaron Petro- sino, who nominated him, says that he “has an excellent background
in helping people, both colleagues and customers, be- come more comfortable and fluent in digital approaches to manufacturing and communication. Andrew’s team of colleagues and his customers benefit from this exchange of experiences: knowledge flows in both directions.” Aaron also credits Andrew’s previous work experiences in IT operations and consulting as keys to his success. Despite his diverse resume, Andrew’s passion has been engineering since his senior year in high school. He was required to do a semester-long internship, and he chose to work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where his dad is a professor, in the various manufac- turing labs. His interest in engineering was sparked in no small part by rapid prototyping, which he says he became “very fascinated” with during his internship.
“I think there’s an image about manufacturing today that fits older stereotypes, and people aren’t aware of how high-tech the work that we do is.”
That experience compelled Andrew to continue his education at RPI with a major in industrial and man- agement engineering, a field that includes systems engineering, operations management, quality control, manufacturing processes and statistics. His main area of interest became operations, specifically productiv- ity. That path led him to his roles as an IT Operations Manager and Consultant, before leading him back to the engineering industry again. Now, Andrew’s taking the opportunity to not only share his knowledge with customers and coworkers, but to become an ambassador for manufacturing among the next generation. While he was a student at RPI working in the labs, there were two summer programs for high school students who were interested in manufacturing. When Andrew began working at Sandvik, he remembered these camps, and reached out to offer his expertise. Andrew and Aaron put on pre- sentations about manufacturing,
specifically machining, and some machining demon- strations in the Haas Lab at RPI. He’s also a big believer in dispelling outdated notions about manufacturing. “I think there’s an image about manufacturing today that fits older stereotypes,” Andrew said, “and people aren’t aware of how high-tech the work that we do is.” Part of this change in perception, Andrew feels, needs to happen at the high school level. “No one says go into trade school and become a machinist,” Andrew said, but “there are tons of oppor- tunities. It kind of bothers me that some people don’t think that going in as a machinist is a valid occupation choice. Going into a program to become a machinist can provide opportunities comparable to those of some- one coming out of engineering school.” ME
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