Manager Project

Stewart Coleman Hester Jr, PMP, LBC

Mechanicsville, VA 23116 804-***-**** ********@***.*** linkedin.com/in/stewart-hester-pmp-lbc-21140414 ENGINEERING MANAGER / PROCESS ENGINEER / PROJECT MANAGER

- Reduce Costs by Designing Effective Processes and Expertly Leading Project Teams - PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Alfa Laval, Richmond, VA 04/2019 to 07/2019

Team Manager

Managed 20 hourly employees within two production departments to manufacture large scale heat exchangers

Utilized order management tool (Jeeves) to manage materials, orders and resources to meet customer deadlines

Collaborated with other team manager to assign resources between departments to meet overall factory deadlines

Developed training documents and implementation schedule to cross train and evaluate employees

Ensured all employees were following safety/OSHA guidelines and utilized 5S strategies to maintain a safe work environment eCMMs, Sandston, VA 01/2014 to 04/2019

Engineering Manager

Reported directly to the Senior Operations Manager. Managed 3 Industrial Engineers, 4 Process Improvement technicians and 2 Engineering interns. Reported on weekly project status to global customers and senior management.

Achieved a 15% cost saving within the department budget by implementing Lean initiatives o Utilization of 3D technology to replace equipment spare parts o Implementation of robotics to support cost savings and improved quality standards

Performed strategic planning to align resources, customer/business needs and overall schedule

Increased plant performance by 8% over tenure by implementing lean initiatives and cost savings

Developed training standardization to reduce operator error/customer complaints by 5% over 4 years

As the sponsor to Plant HECP safety team, managed Safety projects to increase safety training and awareness

Developed strategy to facilitate (6) Kaizen events per years eCMMs, Sandston, VA 03/2013 to 12/2013

Maintenance Supervisor

Reported directly to the Senior Technical Manager. Managed 8 hourly technicians and was responsible for 3 rd

shift Maintenance

performance.

Utilized DMAIC tools to reduce reoccurring maintenance issues and drive process improvement

Reduced Maintenance response by 10% by realigning workstations and indicators for downtime

Developed tools within CMMS(MP2/Maintenance Connection) o Tracked and reduced spare part usage by 3%

o Generated metrics to track technician utilization/response time/ PM completion eCMMs, Sandston, VA 07/2010 to 02/2013

Project Manager

Utilized PMP strategies to develop project charters, WBS, schedules, and weekly project reports

Grew company business within “Point of Purchase display” production for the organization o Generated Time studies/Flow diagrams/Training documentation/RFQ/RFS o Generated and scheduled Training/Safety/Quality buyoff during startup o Increased annual company revenue by 10% over 2 year or managing production area

Annually managed 10 projects that included:

o Startup of multimillion dollar packaging equipment (KOCH, Fanuc, ABB, Wexler, Kabar) o New product introductions and customer deviations o Safety and Lean events

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009 Lean Bronze Certification (LBC), SME #000*********, Since 2016 Professional Project Manager Certification (PMP), PMI # 1963477, Since 2016 CORE STRENGTHS

Project Planning and Management

Performance Management and Coaching

Request for Proposals (RFPs) Development

Change Management

Product Development

Risk Assessment and Management

Stakeholder Relationship Building

Process Design and Improvement

Organized and action-driven people leader and project manager. Expertise in business, product development and delivering positive outcomes with strong and sustainable gains. Able to identify and implement strategies to reduce costs, strengthen customer relationships, improve business practices and drive profitable growth. Broad-based management skills, with strong planning, communication, organizational and decision- making ability to successfully direct concurrent projects.

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