Jon Linton

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Lexington, OH **904

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Career Summary

Results oriented, hands-on problem solver with over 30 years experience

with continually increasing responsibility in general management,

engineering management, operations management, and business development.

Effective team builder with good technical and leadership skills. Skills

include:

Strategic Planning Continuous Improvement Lean

Manufacturing

Financial Management Team Building Six Sigma

Business Development New Product Development

1 Professional Experience

Rhino Rooms, LLC Killbuck, Ohio

2004-2009

A $12MM manufacturer of promotional bedroom furniture, and related

products, for major furniture retailers and wholesale distributors.

President

Total financial and operational responsibility for the company, reporting

to the Owner/CEO.

. Assumed responsibility in Sept. 2004, when this company was on the

verge of closing down due to sustained operating losses and a critical

cash shortage. The owner wanted to get the company to a condition

where it could be sold. Quickly went through the process of reducing

SGA, manufacturing overhead, material costs and inventory, as well as

selectively raising prices and pruning the product portfolio. As a

result, the company turned a profit in 2005, and was sold in 2007.

The company was sold again in September 2009 to a competitor, and the

operations were moved to their plant in Alabama.

Hi-Stat Manufacturing, Division of Stoneridge, Inc. Lexington, Ohio

1991-2004

A leading manufacturer of sensors, switches, and solenoid products for the

automotive and transportation industry.

1 Division General Manager

1994-2004

Full responsibility for the 700 employee division, with sales of $90-100

million. Responsibilities include P& L, business planning and development,

new product development, quality, and manufacturing operations.

Manufacturing operations included sensor assembly, vertical integration

including a molding operation with 50 plastic injection molding machines,

and a metalworking operation.

. Grew sales from $55 million to $100 million through new product

development and increasing market share of existing product lines.

. Implemented the Toyota Lean Manufacturing System, improving efficiency,

factory costs, working capital, and reducing required floor space.

Trained directly by Toyota.

. Implemented Six Sigma discipline into the manufacturing process.

. Reduced head counts during periods of growth, such that the

Sales/employee increased every year.

. Led division through ISO9001/QS9000 certification.

Engineering Manager

1991-1994

Responsibility for all engineering disciplines, including Product

Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Quality

Engineering, and other support functions, totaling 75 people.

. Re-organized all departments into product teams, which improved the

product development process such that head counts were kept constant

during a time of high growth.

. Implemented numerous new product programs that supported the growth.

Ranco North America, Invensys, Plc. Plain City, Ohio 1986-

1991

Manufacturer of air conditioning components for the automotive, HVAC, and

commercial refrigeration markets.

Marketing Director

1988-1991

Responsible for developing and implementing a market strategy and business

plan for the $25 million automotive market segment. This included

responsibility for achieving profitability goals, as well as growing the

business through new product programs.

. Took this business unit from a declining $19 million business to a

growing $25 million business, through new product programs.

. Developed a licensing arrangement with a German manufacturer to produce

and market their technology in the U.S. This would lead to an additional

$6 million in sales.

Product Manager 1986-

1988

Responsible for program management for new electronic products. This

involved meeting budgets, schedules, cost targets, and customer

requirements, as well as being the main customer technical interface.

Therm-O-Disc, Inc. subsidiary of Emerson Electric. Mansfield, Ohio

1976-1986

A leading manufacturer of temperature sensors, controls, and electrical

switches to the global appliance, HVAC, automotive, and commercial markets.

Design Engineering Manager

1982-1986

Responsible for managing a department of 19 engineers, and technicians.

Primary responsibility was to develop new electro-mechanical temperature,

pressure, and vacuum products.

Product Engineering Manager 1979-

1982

Responsible for managing a department of 25 engineers, technicians, and

support personnel. Primary responsibilities included cost improvements,

product improvements, customer technical support, and product reliability.

Product Engineer, and Assistant Product Engineering Manager

1976-1979

Responsible for various products already in production. Responsibilities

included making product modifications to accommodate new customer

applications, and re-designing products for cost improvement, reliability

improvement, or automation.

Education

Ohio State University. Bachelor of Science in Electrical

Engineering

Also completed all pre-med requirements for admission into

medical school.

General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) Flint, MI.

Co-op BSEE Curriculum, employed at Delco Electronics, Kokomo, IN

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