Andy Storm is the President & CEO of Eckhart, Inc a Michigan based Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider to the largest industrial companies in the world. Storm earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration (Industrial Management) and Mechanical Engineering Technology from Michigan Technological University. As a Leaders for Manufacturing Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Storm earned an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Systems from the MIT School of Engineering.

Andy began his professional career as a 3rd shift maintenance supervisor working in the Metal Fabricating Division of General Motors. In 2008 Andy began working at American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) where he became Manager of Global Procurement & Supply Chain Management and was responsible for negotiating direct material contracts with AAM’s suppliers during the onset of the Great Recession. Andy then transitioned to Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technology Corporation that specializes in jet engine propulsion and was Operations Manager of their Ground Test, Thrust-Reverser, Maintenance Repair & Overhaul, and Original Equipment Manufacturing business units in Lansing, MI. Since then, Andy has held executive positions with Oshkosh Corporation as Director of Engineering at Oshkosh Defense, General Manager of Front Discharge Concrete Mixers at Oshkosh Commercial and most recently General Manager of Global Automotive, Aerospace, & Defense at Stratasys, the largest additive manufacturing (3D Printing) company in the world.

In Andy’s current role at Eckhart he is responsible for leading the transformation of a company whose roots date back to 1958 by accelerating the development and adoption of Eckhart’s Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions that include AUTOCRAFT™ autonomous guided vehicles, FLEXCHECK™ collaborative robots, additive manufacturing, micro sensor/spatial positioning systems, and highly engineered ergonomic lift-assist & secure tools. Eckhart customers include General Electric, Boeing, Raytheon Missile Systems, CAT, Harley-Davidson, Procter & Gamble, Herman Miller, Cargill, Frito-Lay, Stryker Medical, and Tesla. The company’s solutions can be found all over the world including Brazil, South Africa, Asia, and Europe.

In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of Eckhart Holdings Company, Andy serves as Chairman of the Capital Area Manufacturing Council, the Lansing Community College Center for Manufacturing Excellence Advisory Board, the MIT Leaders for Global Operations Alumni Council, and is an active member of the Detroit Economic Club. Andy is a past board member of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations Operating Committee. Andy lives in Brighton, Michigan with his wife Amy and their eight children.

Andy Storm has been with Eckhart, Inc since 2015 and is responsible for helping the world’s largest industrial companies adopt Industry 4.0 by accelerating the integration and use of advanced manufacturing solutions that include autonomous guided vehicles, collaborative robots, additive manufacturing, micro sensor/spatial positioning systems, and highly engineered ergonomic lift-assist & secure tools. Andy earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration (Industrial Management) and Mechanical Engineering Technology from Michigan Technological University and as a Leaders for Manufacturing Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earned an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Business and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Systems from the MIT School of Engineering. He is on the Board of Directors of Eckhart Holdings Company and serves on multiple boards.

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