Program / Project / Engineering Manager / Director

Robert S. Stanton

(Confidential)

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Areas of Experience:

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Manufacturing Management & Development

. Yearly Budgeting Departmental & Operational

. Project Budgeting & Meeting of Budgets

. Advanced Process Planning all products using MS Office/MS

Project/AutoCAD & other design systems

. Capital Spending

. MOE & MOL Requirements

. Facility C of A's & Safety Systems.

. Management of Complete Quality Systems ISO / TS-16949 / PPAP / SPC

etc.

. Management of the following - Plant Engineering, Process Engineering,

Facility Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing and APQP.

. Complete Project / Program Management

. Cells Set-Up in Manufacturing ready for Manufacturing

. Product Design & Engineering G.M / Chrysler / Ford / Honda / Toyota &

CAMI

. Development and implementation of Lean Manufacturing

. Risk Management & SR&ED

. Maintenance Management

. Tooling Design, Engineering & Build- Comp Molding / Stamping /

Transfer Tooling / Injection Molding

. Scope of Work Development on new equipment implementations & Sourcing

. Development of quote packages for contractors & Final Sourcing

. Future Planning - Facility Operational Layouts (5 + Years)

Accomplishments / Achievements

. 2002>2013:- Responsible for all major projects & there installations.

Including facility layout & modifications placed at Tillsonburg

manufacturing facility. Employer of over 400 personnel.

. 2010>2011:- Developed process method along with equipment required &

sold to team blending new Eco+ materials (Thermoplastic & Cotton

Fibers) internally Vs purchasing. Conducted reviews of facilities in

Oregon, Ohio / Lowell, Indiana & Tillsonburg, Ontario. Defined layouts

required along with capital requirements for installation at each

manufacturing facility. Resulting in approval of operations for set-up

in Ohio & Tillsonburg. Responsible for project management for

implementation of in-house blending at the Tillsonburg facility, Acted

as advisory for Ohio facility.

. 2009>2010:- Major role in the conversion of materials used to

manufacture product .Change from resin & cotton mixture base used

in RUL to Thermoplastic fiber & cotton ECO + product . Successful

transition with compression moulding press cycle times going from

23 seconds to 13 Seconds along with transition from pinch trimming

to water-jet cutting operations.

. 2009>2010:- Support & direction Shanghai, China Head Quarters &

Chongqing, China manufacturing location. To review and define set-

up and start-up of steam process along with equipment for the

manufacture of inner dashes & floor systems using THM in place for

the first time in China.

. 2007>2008:- Europe received nomination to supply the Honda UH

Inner-dash, Manufacture in Turkey. Supplied direction for all

prototypes, process development & manufacturing tooling build

criteria conducted in Sevelen, Switzerland (3) visits conducted.

. 2003:- Developed & designed the first Automated Mechanical

transfer System using vacuum in the History of the company in N.

America. Resulting in the most profitable part ever manufactured.

Complete RUL floor system. Original manufacture required two

Cells11people - 3 Shifts a day = 33 employees with automation one

cell 3 people at 3 Shifts a day = 9 people resulting in 1.5

million cost avoidance (savings) yearly. Program lasted 4 years =

8 million savings approximately.

. 2000:- Turned Around - 60% Margin to +20% Margin within 3 months

in Start-up Manufacture of Chrysler Minivan RUL Systems at

Tillsonburg, Canada. As a Temporary assignment I was placed in

position responsible for complete facility by CEO of N. American

Corporate offices until resolved.

. 1999>2000:- Part of the Rieter contingent Participants in

Receiving the 2000 Pace Award by Ernst & Young & Automotive News

for leading Automotive suppliers. Major role in Rieter N. America

& Europe's development & Patented Rieter Ultra-Light (RUL),

designed to reduce the weight of Vehicles .Resulted within 3 years

( 3 Million vehicles using RUL ) Chrysler Minivan, Ford Taurus,

the Toyota Camry, and the Ford Explorer, supply of Floor Systems &

Inner Dash Systems.

. 1999>2000:- Set-Up Equipment, process & tooling for Rieter Europe

in Italy, Building all Tools in America shipping & Setting-up in

Italy For Europe's supply of the Chrysler Minivan right hand drive

RUL product, Visited Italy 10 times to place operation .

. 1996:- Developed & Built the first HETT (High Energy Thermal

Transfer) (Using Steam) Pinch Trim Moulding Compression Tool in N.

America, Resulting in compression moulding cycle time going from

1.5 minutes to 23 seconds plus the elimination of trim Tooling,

All compression Mould Tooling has used Steam since that time.

Instrumental in the further development of RUL and later Eco+.

. 1986>1994:- Accomplished & set-up the attainment of all required

and completed Quality awards. Developed & Implemented First

Approved Quality Manual and obtained certified Lab status for

sample submissions Chrysler /Ford/G.M. Ford Q1, Targets for

Excellence G.M. Chrysler quality requirements. ISO 140001, QS9000

. 1994:- Joint Venture with Grupo Antolin-IRAUSA, S.A.of Spain.

Visited Spain three (3) times and worked with IRAUSA R&D. Directed

& developed engineering plan to provide tooling & process plan to

manufacture BMW Package trays

. 1992:- Awarded Design in status with Honda R&D Marysville, Ohio -

Representing Mastico Industries Ltd & later Rieter Automotive

Systems. Supplying all Models to Honda of the U.S & Canada .Four

(4) Door Accord/2 Door Accord/4 Door Civic/Acura/3 Door Civic

(Hatch Back) through to 1998.

. 1991:- Engineering responsible for Developing Toyota Corolla

design to Manufacture (Rear Shelf Panel) (Package Tray). First

time supplied in North America.

. 1988:- Developed & Played Major role in Start Up & Supply to Honda

of America (Rear Shelf Panels) (Package Trays) First time built

and supplied in N. America

. 1989 >1996 - Visited Japan six (6) Times .Worked with Suzuki/Honda

& Toyota Design Centers.

. 1989:- Developed Design for Inner Dashes & set-up of Manufacturing

for Mastico Industries on the Start-Up & supply to CAMI (Suzuki)

Working with Suzuki in Hamamatsu in Japan.

. 1988:- Developed & Played Major role in Start Up & Supply to Honda

of America (Rear Shelf Panels) (Package Trays) First time built

and supplied in N. America

. 1987:- Put in place the 1st Moulding Operation .Developing 3

Dimensional Compression Moulding at Mastico Industries.

. 1984:- Responsible for T.C. Industries in becoming the 1st

Certified Supplier to Caterpillar in Canada

Employment History

Autoneum / Rieter Automotive Systems / Mastico Industries Ltd - March 31,

1986 to May 10, 2013

Autoneum Canada Ltd. (Tillsonburg, Canada) (May, 2010 to May, 2013)

Position: SNR Project Management May 2010 to May 2013

Responsible For: - Project Management & planning all Major projects

- Installation all Major Projects

- All Facility Major Modifications

- Facility MOE requirements

- Facility C of A's

- Capital for all Major Projects

Rieter Automotive Systems (Tillsonburg, Canada) (Feb 2002 to May 2010)

Position: Director Engineering & Maintenance

Responsible For: - Plant Engineering, Process Engineering, Facility

Engineering,

Electrical Engineering and Maintenance

- All Project Planning ( Schedules )

- Project Budgeting & Meeting of Budgets

- Capital Spending

- MOE & MOL Requirements

- Facility C of A's

Rieter Automotive Systems (Corporate HQ North America) (Feb 2000 to Feb

2002)

Position: V.P. Advanced Process Engineering ANOR/AMAS (Corporate)

Responsible For: - All Facilities (Plants) North America (5) Advanced

Process Planning all products

- Departments reporting. Engineering, Industrial Engineering,

Tooling All Products, Advanced process Development.

- Corporate Engineering Yearly Budget

- Initial Process Layouts all Facilities North America

Rieter Automotive Systems (Tillsonburg, Canada) (Nov, 1996 to Feb, 2000)

Position: V.P. Product Engineering

Responsible For: - Facility Plant Engineering

- Facility Process Engineering

- Tooling Design, Engineering & Build

- Set-Up Cells in Manufacturing ready for Manufacturing

- Representing Rieter Product Design & Engineering G.M /

Chrysler / Ford / Honda / Toyota & CAMI

- Development and implementation of Lean Manufacturing

- 5 Year Future Planning Operations

Mastico Industries Limited (Tillsonburg, Canada) (Feb, 1988 to Nov, 1996)

Position: Quality Assurance / Product / Tooling Engineering Manager

Responsible For: - Complete Quality Systems

- Product Engineering & Design

- Tooling Design, Engineering & Build

- Set- up and Initial Start Up of all new Processes ready for

Manufacturing

- Facility Continuous Improvement Projects

- Yearly Budgeting

- 5 Year Future Planning

Mastico Industries Limited (Tillsonburg, Canada) (Mar, 1986 to Nov, 1987)

Position: Quality Assurance Manager

Responsible For: - Complete Quality Systems

- Facility Industrial Engineering

- Departmental Budgeting

- Facility Safety Systems

TC Industries of Canada, Ltd (Guelph, Ontario) (May 1981 to Mar, 1986)

Position: Quality Control Manager/ Plant Metallurgist

Responsible For: - Complete Quality Systems

Metallurgical Heat Treatment Operations

Manufacturing Set-Ups

- Scheduling Operations

- Complete Plant Management In Absence of Plant Management

Butler Metals Limited. (Cambridge, Ontario) (Feb, 1978 to May 1981)

Position: Quality Control / Metal Stamping Set-up & Tooling Inspection

Responsible For: - Complete Quality Systems

- Stamping Tooling Inspection & Maintenance

Required

- Tooling Press Set-Ups

Otaco Foundry Limited.

Position: Metallurgical Chemist - Ductile Iron Foundry (June 1976 to

Sept, 1977)

Details: Review upon Request

Education

- CATIA - Solid Design (July, 2000

Completed)

- CATIA Fundamentals (Feb, 2000

Completed)

- Pro/E Basic Design (Dec, 1997

Completed)

- University of Michigan (Completed (1 Week

Certificate)

Quality Systems Management

- Conestoga College - Kitchener-Waterloo, ON

Industrial Engineering Level 1 (1984/5

Completed)

- Conestoga College - Kitchener-Waterloo, ON

Industrial Engineering Level 2

(1985/6 Completed)

- Cambrian College Sudbury, Ontario

Metallurgical Engineering Technology

(1977 to 1978)

(Completed 1yr of 3yr Program)

- Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute (June,

1975) Completed

Grade 12 Diploma

References are available upon request.

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