Plant Manager Maintenance Technician
Resume:
Bernard Sturgeon
Arcadia, California 91007
Cell: 843-***-****
Email: ******.********@*****.***
Execu0ve Summary
The majority of my career has been spent in senior management posiKons, working for automoKve companies and responsible for the P&L at most of them. My strengths include strong leadership, working with financial planning and balance sheet data, sales and developing solid customer relaKonships. AddiKonally, I am analyKcal, arKculate and diligent.
Professional Experience
January 2022-Present
Maintenance Technician
Sares-Regis Group Newport Beach, California
• Providing maintenance support for properKes in Pasadena and Hollywood.
• CompleKng work requests from tenants in a Kmely manner.
• Maintaining building and grounds to required standards.
• SupporKng aWer hours on-call for emergencies.
September 2021-January 2022
Owner
BGS Handyman Services Arcadia, California
• Completed a number of projects for customers which included the full renovaKon of a Muay Thai gym.
• Provided services such as plumbing, electrical, drywall installaKon and finishing, painKng, flooring and appliance repair.
• Built decks and installed fencing for clients.
July 2020- September 2021
General Manager/Stamping Sales Engineer
Merit Stamping Tijuana Mexico
• Established contact with 47 customers and registered Merit Stamping on 12 customer supplier portals.
• Oversaw bringing in 2 off-load opportuniKes from customers who were in distress.
• Evaluated processes and assisted in implemenKng improvements for improved efficiencies.
• Created program tracking, new sales opportuniKes and quote status reporKng matrices. April 2019- June 2020
General Manager
Camaco LLC Lorain Ohio
• Launched a seamless $40M seaKng program with the latest technology in welding.
• Created a daily report out which involved all leaders presenKng daily performance data.
• Rolled out a daily financial summary which tracked sales and variable spending.
• Reduced plant headcount by eliminaKng non-value-added funcKons. AddiKonally, reduce salaried head count by 12 by the eliminaKon of non-essenKal posiKons.
• Returned the plant to profitability aWer 3.5 years of losses.
• Implemented a rigorous MRB funcKon which reduced scrap by 1.1% of sales. February 2018- April 2019
Manufacturing Consultant (Filled vacant plant managers posi0ons) Shiloh Industries Inc., Roseville and Warren Michigan
• Tasked to improve financial performance and stabilizing the workforce.
• Reduced scrap and rework costs by $110K.
• Improved press producKvity by 40%.
• Eliminated all weekend overKme.
• Implemented an aggressive 5S effort which has resulted in having a much cleaner and organized plant.
• Requested to start the same improvement acKviKes in a second (larger) plant in mid-September. 2012- January 2018
General Manager, AVM Industries Inc. Marion, SC a Crowne Group LLC. Company
• Developed an aggressive profitability plan that exceeded annual expectaKons. To achieve this goal, I focused the leadership team on improving quality, delivery, and reducing costs.
• Implemented lean manufacturing methods and the development of a strong leadership team.
• Returned the plant from break even in 2015 to strong profitability in 2016 and delivered a 15.1% EBITDA.
• Took the lead on developing many new and exisKng customers which resulted in higher sales revenues. Responsible for securing new programs with Honda and Volkswagen.
• Replaced 5 manufacturer sales representaKve companies by adding business development employees to the sales group. The annual savings were $1.3 million.
• Pursued price increases on low margin products which resulted in adding $3.3 million to the bogom line. 2009-2012
Director of Business Development (Southern Region), Shiloh Industries Inc. Valley City, Ohio
• Tasked with increasing sales for 3 manufacturing faciliKes in the southern US and Mexico.
• Responsible for securing a $35 million contract which lead to the building of a new plant in Bowling Green KY.
• Under my leadership the business development team was responsible for bringing in 68% of all the new sales for the company in 2010.
• Supported new program launches at all 3 of the manufacturing faciliKes to ensure they were successful.
• Filled in as a plant manager on many occasions while a new one was being recruited. 2000-2009
General Manager, Shiloh Industries Inc., Dickson TN, Wellington OH and Canton MI
• Full responsibility for three “state of the art” manufacturing plants producing a wide variety of steel stampings and welded assemblies.
• Lead the management team in the successful launch of a very large Nissan program (ZW/WZW). This launch included over 300 engineering changes.
• Produced record breaking profit for 2 consecuKve years (EBITDA for 2004 was 24.4% and 2005-19.3%). The profit generated at this plant accounted for over 50% of the total company revenue in 2004 and 2005.
• Provided support for a difficult launch which had a devastaKng effect on the plant’s profit resulKng in a loss in 2006. Under my leadership the plant was profitable in 2007 and produced a 14% EBITDA. 1996-2000
General Manager, L&W Engineering, Belleville MI
• Full P&L responsibility for a 600-person non-union plant producing many specialty stampings and welded assemblies.
• Reorganized the engineering department to achieve more efficient “seamless” new product launches.
• Received the Daimler Chrysler PlaKnum and Pentastar and Honda Plant Managers awards for outstanding achievements in the support of new vehicle launches.
• Improved the plant’s operaKng income by 12% in the first 5 months. Educa0onal and Professional Development
Mechanical Engineering, Conestoga College Kitchener Ontario Canada Training Courses and Seminars
EsKmaKng and Processing of Stamping Dies (SME)
Applied Sheet Steel Formability (SME)
MathemaKcs of Finance (Zenger Miller)
Toyota ProducKon System (Toyota Supplier Support Group) Gemba Kaizen (Toyota Supplier Support Group)
Workplace TransformaKon (SME)
Design for Manufacturability (Motorola University) Design of Experiment (Shanin)
Nissan Total Cost InvesKgaKon (Nissan Supplier Support) Synchronous Flow Management (General Motors)
Synchronous OrganizaKon (General Motors)
TOPS- Train the Trainer (Ford Motor)
Design of Experiment (Shin Taguchi)
References: Available upon request.
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