Stephen N. Piwtorak

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Troy, Michigan 48085

248-***-**** / acsxb6@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

A highly motivated professional with strong team leadership abilities and people skills to plan, organize and motivate value added activities is seeking a challenging position in project / program management. Resourcefulness, proven abilities and commitment to succeed will result in achieving objectives in global automotive and non automotive industries with abilities in the following diverse areas of expertise and experience:

• Program & Project management • New business development

• Engineering management & product design • Sales and marketing

• Business development • Start up of operations

• Global business strategies • Product development

• Strategic and budgetary planning • Training and teaching

• Total quality management & QS9001 • Conveyor automation systems

• Structuring and re-engineering • Paint finishing systems

• P&L budgeting and cost control • Robot application and factory automation

• Contract negotiations & purchasing • Energy and environmental systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

GIFFIN INC, Auburn Hills, Michigan, 2010- 2015

Project Engineering/Management, Engineering Leader

Conducted multi million dollar energy studies for a major automotive clients. Responsibilities included technical analysis and pay back for plant facilities targeting energy improvements relating to AC, plant ventilation, lighting including financial analysis for payback. This includes formal financial and technical reports and major presentations for results evaluations. In addition as part of multi tasking, project management support and providing engineering for a major 100 million dollar automotive facility in Mexico. Responsibilities included engineering, product development /testing, budget control, purchasing, scheduling, logistics, expediting, manpower coordination, and customer status presentations.

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX • 1998-2011

Adjunct Instructor and consultant in Global Business Strategies, Management, Marketing, Total Quality & Productivity, Critical Thinking, and Entrepreneurial Management.

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DELPHI, Thermal & Interior Division, Troy, Michigan, 2005- 2009

Program Manager/Change Implementation Leader/Cost Reduction Group Leader

Multi tasking responsibilities include program management, sales support, quality implementation, cost reduction team leadership and change implementation leadership in global procurement and launch of plastic and metal components for the automotive industry. Responsibilities include profitability analysis and margin improvements for numerous plastic, metal and thermal components.

ALSTOM / DURR, Wixom, Michigan • 1995-2005

Projects Manager / Engineering Manager

Project managed and managed engineering for automated process/construction projects consisting of robotics, conveyors, energy, environmental, and process equipment from proposal phase through project close out for an industrial division of a global corporation. Functions included estimating, sales, strategic planning, risk management, team building, resource management, scheduling, cost control, customer satisfaction, contract negotiations and final close out in the automotive and tier 1 supplier industries. Multi-task functions included assignments to increase profitability on problem projects and development of QS9000. Project activities were in USA, Mexico, Canada and Argentina.

Accomplishments:

Implemented cash flow and budget reporting systems for effective project cost management.

Reorganized and managed (2) high risk automotive plastics projects in Mexico to improve profitability 9%. This also resulted in repeat business.

Project managed and exceeded target profit margins by 7% on a very fast track automotive truck project consisting of (4) shut down phases. Obtained an excellent QS9000 customer evaluation.

TRIMARK, Detroit, Michigan • 1993-1995

Project Manager /Program Manager

Directed resource management for all P&L activities relating to process engineering and project management for turnkey industrial environmental systems and paint finishing. Activities include all aspects of project management from proposal / sales phase through project close out including multi-task, cross-functional activities such as engineering management, sales, and product development..

Accomplishments

• As program manager, developed and launched new industrial water and air environmental products.

Successfully project managed and engineered major multimillion dollar automated turnkey projects in the automotive industry.

Developed corporate business development strategies with sales and marketing .

MANTECH CONSULTING, Troy, Michigan • 1990-1993

Global Consultant

Provided consulting services to national and international corporations in management, operations, engineering, strategic planning and sale / marketing.

Accomplishments

• Developed a successful marketing strategy to General Motors for car dealerships in Poland

• Provided consulting and negotiated international transactions, joint ventures and manufacturing facilities in Eastern Europe

• Established a foreign operation for a USA company in Kiev, Ukraine.

• Provided P&L, engineering, and productivity consulting to a plastics manufacturer.

• Became an interim VP/General Manager of a problem company during restructuring.

• Organized training and trained supervisory personnel for a new automotive division

HADEN INC., Madison Heights, Michigan • 1979-1990

Executive Project / Program Manager (1984-1990)

Project Manager (1979-1984 )

In a company start up environment, organized and coordinated all project management and project engineering activities. Project managed all aspects of high profile, multimillion dollar projects in the automotive industry very successfully. As a result of numerous project management accomplishments, executed numerous strategic corporate business development assignments for (5) USA operations of a $500 million international company in areas of turnkey paint finishing systems, construction, factory automation, robotics, conveyors, energy, and environmental systems for automotive and non automotive industries. Multi-task assignments included implementation and coordination of Total Quality for all divisions, strategic joint ventures and sales. Positions included extensive global negotiations and travel throughout USA, Canada, Western Europe, Japan and China.

Accomplishments

• Directly organized and executed all aspects of project management, engineering, and R&D in a company start up environment consisting of only (13) employees to become the largest and most profitable company within the industry.

• As senior project manager, successfully developed strategies, organized manpower, developed schedules and budgeting to execute (3) overlapping GM 10 automotive projects valued at over $300 million dollars during a scheduled time frame of (4) years.

• Directly project managed major automotive and non automotive milestone turnkey contracts successfully which expanded customer base and led to rapid company growth and profitability.

• Directly managed and sales negotiated the first Honda transplant automotive painting facility in the USA. This accomplishment resulted in new business development with other Japanese plants.

• Developed and implemented training for project management and engineering personnel

• Developed and implemented a computerized manpower utilization system among all divisions

• Implemented Total Quality Management for USA and global divisions.

• Developed major products in paint application and environmental technologies which placed the company into a leading edge of technology and increased sales. Conducted sales presentations..

• Successfully negotiated strategic technology agreements for business development.

• Conducted productivity studies to major automotive manufacturers to determine the most cost effective, energy efficient and quality intensive manufacturing processes.

EDUCATION:

BSME, Michigan Technological University

MBA, Michigan State University

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Project, Power Point, Internet

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