Stephen P. Schwartz
***** *. **** ****** *********, MI 49097
Home 269-***-****
Cell/Voice Mail 269-***-****
SUMMARY
My Goal is to take all my years of technical, sales and management
experience and apply it to become a valuable commodity in a corporation. To
lead with tenacity and Integrity always being loyal to the corporate
culture, policies and goals to achieve Success.
Tenacious, Trustworthy, Loyal
EXPERIENCE
July 2012-March 2014 Plant Manager, Mayer Tool and Engineering,
Sturgis, MI
> Manage Entire Plant all Operations
> Operations included: Design, Engineering, New
Plastic Injection Mold Building, Engineering
Changes, Repairs/ Maintenance and Production
> Created Better efficiencies, Greater
Communications to all departments to obtain the
highest volume of Projects and revenue in the
History of Mayer Tool and Engineering.
May 2010-July 2012 Industrial Products Sales Manager, Cobalt
Holdings, LLC
Sturgis, MI
> New Division start-up for Innovative recycled tire
products/ Developed all new customers and New
Product Management.
> New products developed included Synthetic turf
infill, Rubberized Asphalt Additive, Plastic
material (compounded of recycled tire rubber and
recycled Plastics) and material supplier to rubber
component manufacturers.
> Generated a $500,000-1 million dollars of new
revenue in first year
June 2007-May 2010 Principal, AFC Technologies, LLC
> Consulting/Business Development for Plastics,
Tooling and Recycling Clients
Dec. 2003-June 2007 Account Manager/Sales, Sturgis Molded Products,
Sturgis, MI
Inside/Outside Sales
> Secured 4 majors customers in my first 2 1/2 years
for over 2.5 million in New Sales.
> Turned around 2 worst accounts to bring from a
negative profit to a positive of over $300,000 in
profit in 1st year.
Feb. 2000-Dec.2003 Account Manager/Sales, Advanced Special Tools,
Battle Creek, MI
Inside/Outside Sales
> Increased sales for all current customer base by
over 1.5 million in first 2 years.
> Managed all Plastic injection Molding customers
and Tooling for Domestic and Japanese (Parent
Japanese Corporation- Katayama).
Oct. 1999-Feb.2000 Sales Engineer, Mayer Tool and Engineering, Sturgis,
MI
Outside Sales
> Developed 6 new real customer leads to research
and audit facility in short period of time for new
programs.
April 1995-Oct.1999 Lead Mold Maker, A&O Mold and Engineering,
Vicksburg, MI
> Lead/Manage many tool builds at one time that
required a high amount of accuracy with tight
tolerance print dimensions.
March 1988-April 1995 Mold Maker, Mol-Bee Division (PEC Corporation),
Portage, MI
> Lead Mold Maker/Connector tool specialist.
> Gained Journeyman's Card for Plastic Injection
Mold Making
Nov. 1986-March 1988 Apprentice Mold Maker, Accu-Mold, Kalamazoo, MI
> High school Co-op and the beginning of the Plastic
Injection Mold Making Apprenticeship Program upon
High School Graduation at Kalamazoo Valley
College.
Education
JOURNEYMAN'S Mold Making Certificate,
KVCC
Wire EDM Certificate, Hitachi schools
High Honors Graduate, Vicksburg High School
References
Nick Dekoning/President/Owner at Tristar Molding
Marcellus, MI
Cell: 269-***-****
Ken Hinze/ Sales Manager at Cobalt Holdings, LLC
Plainwell, MI
Cell: 269-***-****
Chris Emery/ VP of Sales at Sturgis Molded Products
Portage, MI
Cell: 269-***-****