Stuart Dack, P.Eng. Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Carson, CA, US

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Led a global team of managers, engineers, and data analysts in Toronto, LA, NYC, and Mexico City to develop, qualify, test, and certify hundreds of SKUs every year.
• Conducted audits on dozens of factories in China, Vietnam, Mexico, and the US.
• Collaborated with Engineering and Product Development teams to generate new products and launch them in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Directed continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defect rates, improve online ratings, and increase customer satisfaction (KPIs), reaching and/or surpassing all KPI goals within the past four years (including.
• Reported monthly KPI data analysis to executive team.
• Coordinated with entire Operations department (Retail Operations, Logistics, Warehousing, Supply / Demand Planning, Customer Care) to administer strategies, initiatives, and targets.

Markham, Ontario, CA

• Recruited and oversaw engineering teams in China to develop new products.
• Aided company in transitioning its product line from halogen & CFL to LED lighting, saving customers hundreds of thousands of kilowatt-hours in energy while also increasing profitability.
• Fostered collaboration with a cross-functional team, working together to develop a patented new portable emergency LED shelter lighting system.
• Designed and produced company’s top-selling product, an omni-directional LED floodlight, a process which entailed spearheading the formation of a team to develop a prototype, locating suppliers, sourcing parts.
• Reduced purchasing costs by 25% and reduced delivery time by six weeks through directing a project to switch several of Lind’s suppliers.
• Formulated a Quality Management System within the organization in order to improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce waste.

Senningerberg, Luxembourg, LU

• Served as a key member of a startup team for a new, million-square-foot manufacturing facility.
• Developed HACCP and GMP food safety programs, which entailed leading a task force of 15 managers and directors from all areas of the company.
• Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for many areas of production, including maintenance, quality assurance, logistics, and warehousing, subsequently reducing downtime and waste by approximately 20% within.
• Established the Corrective Action Request (CAR) program and employed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to determine and solve critical deficiencies in production, resulting in zero product recalls.
• Designed and created recycling program, saving the company over $175,000 per year; reduced the number of sanitation workers through program improvements and increased productivity, saving the company over $100,000 per.
• Trained and led a task force of 15 managers from all areas of the company; created and ran training programs for entire workforce (over 600 employees); directly managed staff of 25 contract sanitation

Woodbridge, CA

Designed a Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection (FPI) station for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of potentially damaged metallic surfaces to conform with military standards for aerospace industry

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Astronomy And Astrophysics