Elmane Wong

With over more than 15 years of experience in automation engineering and a strong background in digital transformation initiatives within the manufacturing sector, I have grown over the years into an experienced technical leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives.

I am committed to pushing the boundaries of automation and digital innovation and eager to bring my technical skills, leadership experience, and passion for continuous improvement to any future team, helping to advance their automation capabilities and achieve their respective strategic goals.

Electrical and Automation Development:

Throughout my career, I have led multiple projects focused on automating complex machinery in various industries, including Packaging, Automotive, Electronics and Robotics. My expertise spans across PLC and Motion programming, HMI and SCADA development. In these projects, I have also aided in the electrical design and played a part in the electrical components selection. Together with the team, we have successfully designed and implemented electrical systems for complex machinery, ensuring they meet both functional and safety standards while integrating seamlessly with overall automation solutions.

Digital Transformation Lead:

In the last few years, while leading the IOT4.0 initiative of the company, I have gathered deep understanding of IoT, data analytics, machine learning applications and cloud computing in an industrial settings. My latest achievements in Volpak is the development of a predictive maintenance application through the use of statistical data analysis and machine learning. This project involved collecting and analyzing data from servomotors and sensors to identify patterns that could predict potential equipment failures.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Development:

Additionally, I have experience in developing packaging machines for pharmaceutical machines, ensuring compliance with 21 CFR Part 11 and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines. This includes software development and documentations that meets the stringent requirements for electronic records and signatures, ensuring both regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.

• Coupled with my Mechanical Engineering background, I am able to generated ideas and solve complex automation problems from all design perspective, thus achieving optimized and cost-effective technical solutions.
• Possess broad technical interests along with a deep knowledge of a particular field such as machine learning and data analytics, which can help to accelerate company's digital transformation.
• Familiar with technical challenges and emerging trends in computing and information science, and aware of opportunities in industry and market.
• Multilingual with strong written and verbal communication skills and can interact efficiently with customers and colleagues.
• Meet deadlines while multi-tasking – often under immense pressure and with shifting priorities.
• I have led technical projects and have experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and mentoring other junior engineers.
• Working hand in hand with sales department, we have formulated and delivered successful new product proposals and led the resulting projects.

• Project Management Fundamentals 2024
• Coesia Leadership Sandbox 2022
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt 2020
• Flexlink Leadership Program 2014