Robert Edgar

Robert Edgar is a dedicated professional with a strong background in steel making, having accumulated 13 years of experience producing specialty grade alloy and carbon steels.

His expertise lies in various aspects of the steel making process, including melting, continuous casting, and raw materials management processes.

With 2 years as an MS Quality Improvement Facilitator, Robert has been instrumental in assisting new steel grade and process development, as well as developing quality improvement trials.

In his role managing the continuous caster at Monroe for 2 years, he successfully coordinated efforts to reduce costs and metallic losses while enhancing sequence length and quality.

Robert Edgar has also spent 7 years managing the scrap yard department, overseeing a team of 12 employees and handling tasks such as managing scrap recipe optimization, coordinating the purchase and consumption of scrap materials totaling $180M annually, and ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations within the scrap yard.

As a Senior Process Engineer within the Melt Shop for 5 years, he has effectively utilized Failure Analysis tools to manage process upsets, implemented Six Sigma principles to enhance scrap and electric arc furnace processes, and overseen the implementation of Level 2 and SAP accounting management systems in the melting department.

His educational background includes studying Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan in 2008.

Robert Edgar has held positions such as Senior Process Engineer and Melt Shop Quality at Gerdau Specialty Steel, and has previous experience as a Manufacturing Engineering Intern at Nucraft Furniture and Catalytic Solutions, Inc.