JOHN A. STEWARD

**** ******* ***** ******, ******, Mississippi 38801 Phone 662-***-****

E-Mail: acwcpb@r.postjobfree.com

Over 20 years of engineering leadership with comprehensive experience and visible achievements in diverse manufacturing and market arenas. Extensive project and engineering management background including full P&L responsibility. Proven track record for developing and implementing strategies that enhance productivity and maximize profitability.

Engineering Management

Project Management

Plant Management

Project Engineering

Design Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Product Engineering

Research & Development

New Product Development

Six Sigma Green Belt

ASME Section VIII, Div. 1

Industrial Filtration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ITT Engineered Valves, LLC. Amory, Mississippi 38821

Director of Product and Manufacturing Engineering (1/10-Present)

Responsible for directing all engineering and day-to-day production activities.

Research and Development: New product design and development.

Direct and coordinate design and development of new products using the Stage Gate process. Maintain records, hold gate meetings, manage schedules and budgets relating to new product development, and maintain and upgrade the research and development lab.

Product Engineering: Live order product design & application engineering.

Modify, update and maintain existing products. Qualify and re-qualify new and existing products, maintain awareness of technical developments in specifications, codes, patents and the valve industry, in general.

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: tooling and process improvements.

Provide technical support to manufacturing ensuring that designs utilize state of the art processes for competitiveness, quality, and cost.

Provide detailed technical assistance to the sales and marketing group with emphasis on working closely with the customer.

Hire, train and manage all engineering staff including yearly performance evaluations and merit increases.

Develop departmental goals and budget, assign personnel and set goals to meet management's objectives within the budget, and track performance against budget.

Technical lead for ITT’s Shanghai, China and Salto, Brazil valve assembly facilities.

Clark-Reliance Corporation: Filtration Group, Strongsville, Ohio 44149

Plant/Product Manager (5/03-3/09)

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the 2.9 M filter cartridge-manufacturing plant.

Spearhead cross-functional teams for R & D, design, testing and manufacturing of new and existing products for the aftermarket filter division.

Provide detailed technical assistance to the marketing and sales group.

Utilization of lean manufacturing practices to increase market share and reduce production to market lead-time.

Hire, train and supervise plant and office staff including yearly performance evaluations.

Established and set-up filter cartridge test lab for research and development of new products.

Evaluation of the monthly, quarterly, and yearly P & L coupled with yearly budgeting of the filter cartridge manufacturing division.

Establish and maintain production schedules.

Select and purchase materials and supplies required in the manufacturing process.

Create and maintain all bills of materials for finished product.

Write and update work instructions for production personnel.

Evaluate new materials, equipment and vendors for current and future product lines.

Maintain raw material and finished goods inventory.

Maintain ISO 9000 quality assurance program.

Graver Technologies: Industrial Filtration Division, Honeoye Falls, New York

Project/Design/Manufacturing Engineer (1/91-5/03)

Designed pressure vessels, filter cartridges, and filtration systems for the international filter industry in accordance with A.S.M.E. Section VIII, Division I, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Perform all calculations as required by A.S.M.E. code for the finished product along with any other calculations as related to the filter system under consideration.

Determine welding requirements for the manufacturing weld shop and wrote welding procedures and welder qualifications in accordance with A.S.M.E. Section IX.

Responsible for the detailed design drawings of all pressure vessels, sub assembly parts, and filter cartridges

Select materials, instruments, and paints for the finished manufacturing packages.

Analyze and interpret customers’ engineering data for modified and special products.

Provide detailed assistance to the marketing and sales group with emphasis on working closely with the customer or their specified representative.

K&H Precision Products, Honeoye Falls, New York 14472

Design Engineer (5/90-12/90)

Designed precision casting patterns, blow molds, and R&D prototypes.

MILITARY SERVICE

US Army, Scholfield Barracks, Hawaii 96786

Battalion Ammunition Specialist (8/83-8/85)

Honorably discharged at the rank of E-4.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Utica, New York 13504

Bachelor of Science, December 1989

Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, New York 12601

Associate of Applied Science, December 1987

Major: Electro-Mechanical Technology

Professional Courses:

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

MSS (Manufacturers Standardization Society) C-409 Knife Gate Valves Committee Member

CAD/Computer Experience:

Pro-E, SolidWorks, PDM Works, CADKEY, AUTOCAD, Microsoft Office, BPCS, SYMIX, MAPICS, CHEMPACS, Compress, Welding Pro-Write

References: Available upon request.

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