Manager Engineer
Resume:
Steven C. Sutton
Lititz, PA 17543
SUMMARY
Proven performer in many business situations. Understand
importance of cash flow in a start-up company and
profitability in a strong balance sheet company. Am able to
ascertain organizational and business needs and effectively
delegate resources to meet the required strategies. Am a
strong Team Builder, developer of personnel, and systems
analyst. Communicate effectively, verbal and written, to all
levels of an organization.
WORK HISTORY
2011-Present General Manager, Mobile Modular Express, Leola, PA.
Lead a turnaround opportunity consisting of increased
production and improved customer relations.
2007-2011 Vice-President Production, Portakamp
International, Houston, TX. Promoted from Production Manager
to VP during first year. Turnaround opportunity successfully
executed by implementing disciplined scheduling tools and
personnel changes.
2005-2007 Operations Manager, Comark Building Systems,
Pembroke, NC. This position offered the opportunity for a
start-up operation. Responsibilities include recruiting,
staffing, and leading the Engineering, Purchasing, Quality
Assurance, and Production management teams. Achieved plant
certification for modular construction on the first two units
produced. Achieved profitable results the first quarter of
operation.
1994-2005 General Manager, Clayton Homes, 3 Assignments
During This Period: Bean Station, TN; Waco, TX; Richfield,
NC. Full Business-Unit Responsibility for a Single-Section
Manufactured Housing Facility in Tennessee and Multi-Section
Facilities in Texas and North Carolina. Achieved desired
results of improved Profitability in the Tennessee Facility
and improved Quality and Team Member morale in the Texas and
North Carolina Facilities. Profitability improved 47% and
Team Member Turnover was reduced from 56% to 42%; both within
one year. Continuously groomed Team Members for promotional
opportunities outside the facility but within the company.
Texas facility was only one of eighteen facilities to
successfully produce single-section, double-section, and
triple-section homes.
1993-1994 Production Manager, Fleetwood Homes, Rocky Mount,
VA
Responsible for Production, Quality, and Safety in a two-
shift manufactured housing facility.
1987-1993 Director of Manufacturing, Regional Building
Systems (Ryland Modular Homes), Columbia, MD
Progressed from Corporate Industrial Engineer - Manufacturing
Engineering Manager - Director of Manufacturing.
Director of Manufacturing reported to the President and had
two modular housing facilities reporting to the position.
Full Profit Responsibility for these two plants.
Successfully implemented volume throughput improvements and
organization restructuring to improve speed to market and
communication. Served as Project Manager for Company's first
International business venture.
1983-1987 Material Handling Engineer, General Motors
Corporation, Wilmington, DE
Progressed from Production Coordinator - Material Handling
Supervisor - Material Handling General Supervisor - Material
Handling Engineer.
Material Handling Engineer position allowed me
to provide technical expertise in all material handling and
packaging matters. Participated in plant layout activity in
large automotive assembly facility. Responsible for material
handling equipment planning, specifications, installation,
and maintenance.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, General Motors
Institute, Flint, MI, 1983
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