Stan Dupell Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Develope labor quotations on wide-ranging military and aerospace electronics applications.

Coordinate new product introduction (NPI) from quote through launch.

Completed 4-month Short Term Assignment in Monterrey, Mexico, to finalize restructuring and knowledge transfer from (2) North American facilities.• Designed 2010/2011 Factory Industrial Strategy to meet all new program launches with optimum asset utilization.• Saved company over $2M by revising 2010 Capital Spending Plan ($4.476M) without increasing risk of new program launches.• Build complete, 5-year Capacity Planning Model and developed strategic vision to meet future business needs while minimizing capital requirements.• Installed custom new business quote model incorporating unique features of the new, 300,000 sq. ft. factory which enabled the company to leverage the advantage of a low cost country manufacturing footprint.• Installed accurate labor standards based on Monterrey processes and allowances which drove accurate product costs, burden rates, budgets, and OI.

Selected to the team challenged with developing plans to establish factory in Mexico and to execute plans to transfer the Tampa factory assets to Mexico. Designed and delivered comprehensive, Industrial Engineering Training Program. Established Manufacturing Strategies and Layout.• Expanded responsibilities to include Program Management. Standardized all launch metrics and methodologies among (6) Program Managers.• Quoted new business to take sales to a record $250M in 2012. • Provided seamless transition of new business quotation to program launch further integrating and coordinating process development and change management with Quality and Test systems to achieve factory readiness.• Developed Five Year Strategic Capacity Planning Model. Model defines program timing, line assignment, line configuration, and constraint cycle times to produce demand for each asset group. This drives optimum asset utilization. • Led the Factory Layout Team charged with the responsibility of implementing the strategic vision of asset optimization, process improvement, and on-time product launch.• Directed the activities of up to (8) associates, consistent with established management objectives.• Performed staff functions including Line Quality Champion and delivering management presentations to satisfy QS requirements. Led factory communication meetings.

Oversaw the direction and priorities of the I.E. Department and Machine Shop. Linked their functions to Advanced Manufacturing and DFM which was instrumental to program launch, tester development, the introduction of flexible automation, zero-defect quality, and the continuous improvement of processes.• Key team member of the Microtron Project. Operations of a closed Ford supplier were consolidated at Tampa. Assets and processes were reconstituted more efficiently while maintaining deliveries, improving quality, and restoring profitability.• Completed Certification in Six Sigma Express – Facilitator Training. This program integrates methodologies of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing to streamline timing of project completion.• Traveled globally to become the North American process expert in electronic modules: o Smart Junction Box (SJB) (Spain) o Adaptive Cruise Control (Switzerland) o Battery Charger (Thailand) • Launched SJB in Tampa, achieving significant lead time reduction by co-locating electronic and high current technologies.• Continued to deliver new business quotations, which helped drive sales to $200M annually.• Established Work Measurement Program which identified and improved the constraint operations of all products on all lines. Designed, administered, and implemented Cost Reduction Program saving $200,000 annually.

Selected one of first (34) Division associates to be part of the 1st generation of Black Belts. • Achieved 120-hour Black Belt Certification.• Closed (12) manufacturing and transactional projects, including:o Optimize Asset Redeployment $434Ko Improve Fuji Utilization $347Ko Reduce Electricity Consumption $ 88K• Mentored (4) Green Belts to certification, including the Plant Manager. • Shared vision of Six Sigma culture with all associates.

• Led team that achieved the Ford 32-Month Lean Manufacturing Foundation Certification.o Value Stream Map Dock-to-Dock reduced 66%o Quick Changeover Setup reduced 85%o Kaizen Event Chemical Storage Area revitalized• Subsequently, facilitated dozens of Workshops which achieved Lean objectives like Quick Changeover (QCO), Visual Factory, Standardized Work, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and Elimination of Waste.• Directed 100,000 sq. ft. facilities expansion, which incorporated the creation of Lean, 1-piece, continuous flow electronics manufacturing lines.• Selected as one of four Division associates to introduce United Technologies Automotive Production System (UTAPS). Led (23) week-long, Lean Workshops in (5) factories.• Led the team that evaluated and selected Fuji as the SMT placement standard.• Submitted annual capital budget plan. Executed plan by developing justifications and requesting authorizations.