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Shawn Franklin

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Manufacturing Project Engineer Lead at Caterpillar Inc.
📍 Lapel, Indiana, United States

Shawn Franklin is a Manufacturing Systems Analyst at Caterpillar Inc. with extensive experience in project engineering, supply chain management, and leading digital transformation initiatives. He is a certified Demand Driven Planner Professional with expertise in IIoT and XR, and has a background in Computer and Information Sciences.

Outside of his core role, Shawn is a resourceful and dedicated professional focused on continuous improvement and learning. He follows developments in technology-driven sectors, showing a keen interest in major automotive and aerospace companies like General Motors and Lockheed Martin.

He recently passed a difficult professional certification, highlighting his commitment to investing in his future growth.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Manufacturing Project Engineer Lead
Job Level
Senior
Location
Lapel, Indiana, United States
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Digital Manufacturing
As a project engineer, he led the development of IIoT and XR initiatives to build new digital processes for Caterpillar.
Supply Chain Optimization
Previously managed a team focused on achieving corporate supply chain performance targets, such as inventory reduction and improved order-to-delivery results.
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Career

Work history

4-2017
Manufacturing Project Engineer Lead
Caterpillar Inc.
1-2014
NPI Coordination Team Lead
Caterpillar Inc.
10-2012 - 12-2013
Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Engineer
Caterpillar Inc
6-2011 - 9-2012
SAP Material Master Owner 3
Caterpillar Inc.
6-2006 - 5-2011
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Caterpillar Inc.
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Education
1993 - 1994
Computer and Information Sciences
Illinois Central College
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