Russ Stone Email & Phone Number

Georgia

East Alabama, Georgia Territories

Auburn, Alabama Area

Plant Manager: 2010 - 2018Responsible for $225 million, 280,000 sq-ft high volume, mixed model, V-Twin engine focused factory, including Safety, Quality, HR, Engineering, IT, Facilities, Purchasing, Production Control, Lean, and Operations. Led staff of 450. Project Manager: 2009 – 2010Responsible for relocating Portable Generator manufacturing from Wisconsin to Auburn plant, creating a vertically integrated factory for Engine and End Product. Operations Manager (M40V Platform): 2007 – 2009Responsible for Aluminum Machining, Ferrous Machining, and Final Assembly for M40 V-Twin large vertical shaft engine platform production.Operations Manager (M20H Platform): 2004 – 2007Responsible for Aluminum Machining, Crank Machining, Final Assembly, and Paint for Single cylinder, horizontal shaft engine platform. Plant Electrical Engineer: 2001 – 2004Responsible for electrical and automation development and installations, electrical and controls analytical troubleshooting, and project management.Manufacturing Engineer: 1999 – 2001Responsible for cost reduction and improvement for four product platforms, with primary focus on Aluminum Machining and Engine Assembly.

Lagrange, Georgia

Responsible for utility system engineering support and maintenance and project management for installation of boiler and process stack, and purchase and install of 3M High Performance Wipes dye jet and finishing equipment.