Mark Stewart

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Hudson, OH 44236 Hone Phone: 330-***-**** Cell: (330)

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PROFILE

Accomplished, results proven technical and operations executive with 20

years of progressive experience managing multiple manufacturing sites.

Experienced in both discrete and process operations with expertise in short-

run custom orders involving highly regulated product applications.

Successful history of redesigning organizations to achieve necessary

cultural shifts to achieve top-priority results in highly competitive

environments. Manages by Fact, not opinion, focusing on Results.

. Comprehensive experience and versatile operations background

. Strong process and technological background

. ERP implementation experience and IT Management expertise

. Proven ability to expand operations, drive growth while reducing

costs

. Outstanding leadership skill in building high performance world-

class teams

. Six Sigma, LEAN, ISO/AS and 5S expertise

. Operational experience in discrete, process and assembly operations

involving large campaigns and short custom run business

. Proven change agent in driving cultural shifts and optimized work

practices

. Multi-site Management experience

. Process expertise in formulations, coatings, adhesives, laminations

thermoforming, various commercial printing methods.

CAREER & ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY

Schneller LLC

Director of Operations (US Manufacturing) 2007-

Present

Responsible for two Manufacturing locations for sheet and continuous goods

in excess of $88MM in revenues; consisting of custom compound pigmenting,

coating, laminating, embossing and finishing of decorative aircraft and

rail laminates and architectural panels worldwide.

. Responsible for managing a $40MM annual operating budget and $3.5MM

capital budget.

. Reduced OSHA recordables by 58% and lost work days by 83% in first year.

. Right-sized the organization while increasing productivity 10% compounded

annually.

. Implemented operational initiatives to drive labor and process waste cost

outs by $1.5MM annually.

. Drove significant cultural and work practices changes, including numerous

LEAN Projects and Kaizen Events.

. Re-engineered and upgraded talent of operations staff for improved

stability and to support growth and cost initiatives.

. Maintained productivity/costs while aligning production and professional

staffing/capacity during fluctuations between growth and recessionary

periods.

. Reduced annual energy costs though process changes and price negotiations

by 16.4%.

. Implemented 5S and visual management system supporting key performance

indicators to drive improvement (safety, quality, delivery reliability,

cost control).

Schneller LLC

Director of Facilities and Systems Engineering (US Manufacturing)

2004-2007

Responsible for facilities engineering, process engineering, information

technology and EHS at both US manufacturing locations in Kent, OH and

Pinellas Park, FL. Including a $3.0MM annual Capital budget.

. Directly responsible for corporate-wide Environmental and OSHA

compliance. World-class environmental program involving Title V permits

at both manufacturing locations.

. Primary Team Member responsible for selection and implementation of InFor

ERP system completed in 6 months without business interruption.

. Active member of Presidents Staff to shift culture to support and deliver

on growth initiatives resulting in doubling of revenues over a four year

period.

. Championed many technical IT improvements including web-site order entry

and Sales Rep. dashboards, resulting in the ability to double order entry

transactions with less than 25% increase in administrative staff.

Schneller Inc

Director of Engineering (US Manufacturing) 1998-

2004

Recruited to return to Schneller in an expanded role to lead process and

business system changes in support of business growth initiatives.

Executed as a "Change Agent" gaining additional operational

responsibilities. Managed annual capital budget in excess of $2.5MM.

. Oversee Maintenance, Process Engineering/Development, and Work Order

Processing with support responsibility at Florida site.

. Directly responsible for Environmental Compliance and maintaining OSHA

Regulatory requirements at all manufacturing sites.

. Launched initiatives, current & future state mapping and training to

shift culture to embrace LEAN business.

. Integral in the implementation of LEAN resulting in reduced Lead-times by

50%, improved yields by 30% and cutting inventory levels by $1.5M.

Facilitated numerous Kaizen events.

. Designed, constructed and commercialized new UV Coating line internally

to support specific business growth with revolutionary new process

requirements.

. Implemented Staffing and ISO process to effectively commercialize "New

Business" opportunities in new markets resulting in additional annual

revenues of $2.0MM.

Sun Chemical

Process Manager (JPS Packaging - Akron, OH) 1997-1998

Reported daily to Customer's facility responsible for

maintaining/improving reliable printing processes, managing their ink

department and providing complete on-site ink support to meet Customer

commitments in a highly competitive, fast paced commercial printing

environment.

. Provided Research and Development for new printing applications meeting

Customer order requirements within a standard 2-week lead-time.

. Lead Process improvement initiatives to qualify ink matching processes

and improve reliability and reproducibility of both wide and narrow Litho

and Rotogravure Printing. Eliminated on-press viscosity adjustments,

reduced machine idle-time by 30% and labor costs accordingly.

. Lead Set-up Reduction programs for all printing processes reducing by

40%.

Creative Screen Print

Plant Manager (Tallmadge, OH) 1994-

1997

Recruited to provide process and technical improvements and lead

operations to met growth objectives of a privately owned struggling

organization. Managed Litho, Screen print, die cutting, fulfillment, and

shipping involving 140 employees to produce $18M of annual sales.

. Turned significant operating income loss to 7% net profit in first year.

. Implemented revised work-order system and production metrics to drive

improvement. Reduce cost of Manufacturing by 25% of labor content.

. Supported all capital installations of three sites within the Corporation

in excess of $1.0MM annually.

. Incorporated inventory control systems including incoming inspection,

increased inventory turns by 150% and reduced material allocation errors

by half utilizing MRPII.

. Implemented QC System including standard operating procedures/processes

utilizing SPC and TQM.

. Responsible for all EPA and OSHA regulations, permits ad reporting for

all three corporate divisions. Numerous Regulatory audits, no NOV's.

Schneller Inc.

Engineering Manager (Kent, OH) 1989-1994

. Supervised Maintenance and Engineering maintaining all equipment, grounds

and assets at a $30M facility. Supported two remote manufacturing sites

- Tampa, FL and Paris, France.

. Responsible for all capital projects including nine major machine

installations and building expansions.

. Numerous process improvements improving profits by 8% of sales.

. Assisted in development of Continuous Improvement Program, resulting in

annual cost savings in excess of $200k.

. Re-engineered many process and operational systems to improve quality,

processes, environmental burdens and reduce COGS, resulting in improved

gross margins by 8%.

. Developed and led Safety Committee, implementing all required safety

training programs.

. Responsible for all EPA regulations and permitting including water, air

quality and hazardous waste practices.

. Developed and implemented world-class Preventive Maintenance program

reducing failure by 350% to less than 0.5% of total run time.

EDUCATION / AFFILIATIONS

. Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

1989

University of Akron, Akron, OH

. Master of Arts, Technology / Business

1994

Kent State University, Kent, OH

. Executive Program, Supply Chain Management and LEAN / 6-Sigma Operations

2008

Northwestern University (Kellogg), Evanston, IL

. Other Significant Training / Certifications:

o LEAN Management - Dayton University

o Numerous Environmental and OSHA Regulatory Seminars

o Value Stream / Process Mapping - CAMP

o Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), Root-

Cause Analysis

o AS9100B Management Training

. Affiliations:

o Leadership Portage County Class of 2001

o Three-term Chairman of Annual Personal and Professional Development

Leadership Conference

o Boy Scouts of America - Pack 3326 - Cub Master

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