More about The Manufacturing Academy:
Ray has a passion for teaching and has instructed multiple courses on Udemy. He is the founder of “The Manufacturing Academy” which offers exceptional training for business professionals around the globe. Today, he has 36,752+ students and 11,321+ reviews on Udemy.
Education
- Ray has done Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Akron. (Year 1988-1993)
- He has a degree in Economics and Statistics from Kent State University. (Year 1995-1996)
- He has a Master’s degree in Science, Manufacturing Leadership; Project Management from RIT. (Year 2019-2021)
- Ray also has done MBA from Youngstown State University. (Year 2015-2022)
Achievements
- Ray has written multiple times for national trade publications on topics like quality engineering and career management.
- He is a senior member of the American Society of Quality.
- He holds different certifications like;
- Quality Engineering (CQE)
- Quality Technician (CQT)
- Quality Auditing (CQA)
- Calibration Technician (CCT)
- He has instructed different courses on Udemy including;
- Reliability Engineering Statistics
- The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- An Introduction to Reliability Engineering
- Foundations in Statistical Decision Making
- Understanding Engineering Drawings
Areas of Expertise
Ray has skills relevant to;
- Quality Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Manufacturing
- Technical Writing
- Career Strategist
- Root Cause Analysis
- ISO Standards
- Online Content Creation
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Six Sigma
- Business Management
- Business Process Improvement
What Learners are saying about The Manufacturing Academy’s Online Courses:
- This was the best course on Root Cause Analysis by Ray. I have some experience in process and performance auditing but this course taught me so much more. The presentation and tools provided by the instructor were wonderful and can be easily applied across the board for all aspects of quality. I really enjoyed learning from Ray. (Udemy User, ★★★★★)
- This course by Ray was great and taught me new techniques and several practical concepts about root cause analysis. I recommend this course to all those who are interested in root cause analysis. (Cristiano D, ★★★★★)
- I wanted to understand what a quality process is and how to create an 8d report and found this course by Ray. It was good and had very engaging content to offer. I believe this course is helpful for all those who are into quality management. (Sivaharan K, ★★★★★)
- Ray’s courses are always very engaging, easy to follow, and understandable. The presentation of the material was excellent and overall the entire content was great. I felt like I got everything I needed to learn from this one course. Glad to have found a course that taught me so much from the comfort of my home. (Glen M, ★★★★★)
- A well-organized and informative course by a highly experienced instructor. The lecture videos are of the right length and each concept has been explained in a great manner. Each new content is based on previous material which I really appreciate. The instructor is also very responsive to questions. I had a few questions in mind and asked the instructor and he replied in a few hours. This course has given me a very good understanding of statistical analysis. Best course on statistical process control. (Leah C, ★★★★★)
- I had some questions in mind about SPC and found this course and it was good. The voice of the instructor was not good. It was high and sometimes low but I guess this issue can be ignored. Anyways the course itself was great and all the concepts were taught in a practical manner with working in Excel. This is really a great refresher course for quality professionals. (Gaurav J, ★★★★★)
- This is my first course by Ray regarding supply chain analytics and I simply love it. The course is very easy to understand and the explanations helped me understand basic statistics and excel applications for solving basic supply chain problems. (Haider A, ★★★★★)
- This has to be one of the best courses I took on Udemy. Ray is a great professor and has a great talent for teaching and articulation. The resources he shared were also quite useful and well-developed. (Laxman S, ★★★★★)
- This course on supply chain was great as it covered all the aspects of supply planning in production, sales, and EOQ. The information was also balanced, neither too deep nor too general. The instructor even covered topics like descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analysis, and that too in a simple way. (Kelvin, ★★★★★)
- After taking this course by Harkins, my interest in reliability engineering has grown more. I will definitely enroll in advanced courses to learn more about it. (Takuto M, ★★★★★)
- I have taken many courses by Harkins and each course has taught me something new and valuable. This instructor has a great passion for teaching and I admire him a lot. This time I took his course to understand reliability engineering and it was also very engaging. (Daryle S, ★★★★★)
- I wanted to develop a deeper understanding of the Production Part Approval Process so took this course by Harkins. Glad to say this instructor did not disappoint me at all. The topic selection was great and all the lectures were very engaging and informative. (Semih E, ★★★★★)