STEPHEN M. PARODA
Medina, Ohio 44256
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OBJECTIVE: Obtain a management position in the Cleveland area in a manufacturing environment to use my 16 years experience in planning, budgeting, and administration to foster an environment of growth and prosperity.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree -Cum Laude-Business Management-Baldwin Wallace College, Berea Ohio 2005
Journeyman Tool and Die Maker – Metal Stamping – Max Hayes, Cleveland Ohio 1986
EXPERIENCE: FEINTOOL SYSTEM PARTS CINCINNATI
12/06 - Present 11280 Cornell Park Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
• Managed secondary operations for the Cincinnati plant with over $50 million in sales reporting to
the North American President
• Responsible for developing overall plant budgets
• Direct and oversee the plant operating budget to ensure compliance with planned expenditures and shipments
• Responsible for plant operations including maintenance, warehouse and distribution, plant policies
and procedures, quality, scheduling, on time delivery and inventory levels
• Responsible for the performance of shop floor managers in safety, quality, scheduling, preventative
maintenance and inventory levels
• Prepare monthly operation reports of all Key Performance Indicators and evaluate performance
against objectives
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives
• Responsible to drive performance across safety, quality and productivity metrics
• Responsible for closing the manufacturing plant in White Plains New York
• Coordinated relocation of all machinery to the Cincinnati and Nashville facilities
• Liaison between customers and the new manufacturing facilities
12/06 5/08 FEINTOOL SYSTEM PARTS NEW YORK
One Holland Drive
White Plains, New York 10603
Job Title: Plant Manager
• Full P&L responsibilities for a fine blanking plant with yearly sales of $5 million reporting to the
North American President
• Responsible for development and implementation of plant budgets
• Direct and oversee the plant operating budget to ensure compliance with planned expenditures and shipments
• Responsible for plant operations including maintenance, warehouse and distribution, plant policies
and procedures, quality, scheduling and inventory levels
• Responsible for the performance of shop floor managers in safety, quality, scheduling, preventative
Maintenance and inventory
• Prepare monthly operation reports of all Key Performance Indicators and evaluate performance
against objectives
• Organize all continuous improvement with implementation of TPS / lean manufacturing.
• Responsible to drive performance across safety, quality and productivity metrics
4/01 – 10/06 FREEWAY CORPORATION
9301 Allen Drive
Valley View Ohio, 44125
Job Title: Business Unit Manager
• Full P&L responsibility for a stamping plant with sales over $12.5 million per year reporting to the Vice President
• Responsible for the development and implementation of plant operating budgets
• Direct and oversee the plant operating budget to ensure compliance with planned expenditures and shipments
• Responsible for supervision, training, safety, housekeeping, quality control, equipment repair and maintenance
• Organize all continuous improvement with implementation of TPS / lean manufacturing.
• Oversee the implementation of QS 9000 and TS16949 quality systems.
• Prepare monthly operations reports of all Key Performance Indicators and evaluate performance against objectives
• Drive all continuous improvements projects
PARODA 2
5/96 – 4/01 SUMITOMO ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEMS INC
3800 Columbia Road
Lebanon Ohio, 45036
Job Title: Plant Manager
• Full P&L responsibility of metal stamping plant with sales over $9 million a year reporting to the
North American President
• Responsible for the construction of a new facility and the start-up of production.
• Responsible for developing plant operation budgeting and staffing.
• Direct and oversee plant operating budget to ensure compliance with planned expenditures and
shipments
• Completed transfer and installation of press lines and auxiliary equipment from Japan
• Kaizen team coordinator. (Program of the year for Sumitomo Corporation in 1999)
• Scheduled production to meet demands of several assembly plants supplying Japanese automakers
Honda, Toyota and Nissan assembly plants
• Responsible for managing the implementation of QS9000 quality system, TPS / lean manufacturing.
• Prepare monthly operations reports of all Key Performance Indicators and evaluate performance
against objectives
9/95 – 5/96 MEDINA BLANKING
5580 Wegman Drive
Valley City Ohio, 44280
Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
• Responsible for new die build projects with outside vendors and die makers.
• Coordinated blank development by laser cutting metal in house and with outside vendors.
• Responsible to drive all continuous improvement projects
1/88 – 9/95 H & P DIE AND STAMPING
4650 Tiedeman Road
Cleveland Ohio, 44144
1/93 – 9/95 Job Title: General Manager
• Full P&L responsibility metal stamping plant with sales over $5 million per year reporting to the Vice President
• Responsible for developing plant operation budgets
• Direct and oversee the plant operating budget to ensure compliance with planned expenditures and
shipments
• Direct shop floor managers in safety, quality, scheduling, inventory and transportation
• Maintain clean and safe plant and responsible to meet all productivity goals
• Responsible for continuous improvement projects.
• Recommend and implement changes in manufacturing to meet company objectives
2/90 – 1/93 Job Title: Tool Room Foreman
• Managed a six-man tool room.
• Responsible for work performed by outside vendors.
• Quoted tooling and piece price for existing and potential customers.
• Built and maintained precision progressive and compound dies.
• Designed die changes and new tooling.
• Responsible for the maintenance of tool room and pressroom machinery.
9/87 – 2/90 Job Title: Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
• Built and maintained precision progressive, single hit and compound dies.
• Designed die changes and new tooling.
• Responsible for the maintenance of tool room and pressroom machinery.
RELEVANT Production Management Continuous Improvement Orientation
COURSES: Hitachi Wire EDM School QS 9000 & TS16949 auditor training
Kaizen Leadership Training Microsoft Office
Kaizen Process Improvement Performance Appraisal Training
ACTIVITIES: Jr. High summer recreational basketball coach.
Church usher and festival volunteer.
Several golf leagues
REFERENCES: Available upon request