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1. 4070 W 300 S PH: 812 374 7258
Columbus, IN 47201 E-MAIL: ssmith47201@yahoo.com
Stanley J. Smith
SummaryofQualifications Over 20 years of successfulleadershipin engineering management,
business/salesdevelopment,productdevelopment, operationsmanagement
andacousticaldesign
MBA– Booth/UniversityofChicago,1998
B.S.E.E.T. –PurdueUniversity,1985
U.S. AirForceVeteran-HonorablyDischarged asSSgt.
WorkExperience PartsExpress, Inc. Springboro,OH 2015-2017
DirectorofProductDevelopment
 Leda team of productmanagers,productspecialists,engineers,technicians,copywriter,graphic artistand
qualitycontrolmembers
 Developedandinstituted processestoimprove engineering,quality, marketingandcommunicationpractices
 Jointlydevelopedand participatedinvariouscorporatestrategiesandled the OEM strategic planresultingina 60%
increaseinsalesfor our team
 Utilized KPIs to managecontinuousimprovementactions
 Established a successfulandvery profitablepremium brand(EPIQUE)withnew unique products
 Ledteam inorganizingand supportingtechnical eventsincludingMakersMart,SpeakerDesign Competition,and
MidwestAudioFest.
CumminsInc.,Columbus,IN 2011-2015
ProjectManager and ServiceEngineer
 Coordinatedandmanagedbetaengine upfitsto certification,orderedandshippedcertifieddataplates,updated
warrantyinformationintothe InformationManagementSystem and updatedto active status on QuickServiceon
Line
 TrainedapplicationengineeringontheBeta engineserviceandsupport process
 Enteredfailure reportsin the McPartssystem to trackas FailureIncidentReportGroupissues
 PublishedBetaCoordinatorspreadsheetsinthe projectdatabase asa referencefor the projectteam
 Trackedenginestartdates, enginehours,test plans,after-treatmentassemblyserialnumbers,optionchange
requests, engineperformanceissues,enginecomponentfailures,calibrationintegrationissuesandtroubleshooting
fault codes
 Reportedstatus with regularpresentationsto the MarketingIntegrationTeam,Change Control Board,Readiness
Team and tothe CustomerEngineeringIntegrationTeam
 Procuredandsent out prototype parts for changesto the engineor for installationinmachines
 Monitoreddataloggersduringuseandensuredremoval from engineuponcertification
 Participated invarious Six Sigmaprojects
Audio Visual Innovators 2009-2011
SelfEmployed
 Controlledallbusinessoperationsincludingsales,marketing,finances,labor,qualityandproductdevelopment
 Soughtout businessopportunitiesinbothcommercialandresidential marketswhereI designedandinstalled
audio/videosystems for restaurants, churches,variousbusinesses andseveral personal homes

2. Sound Engineering Inc.,Columbus,IN 2001-2009
President/Operations Manager
 Ledefforts in formingandpartneringa"start up" engineeringservicesand custom speakersmanufacturing
companywhileresponsibleforproduction,P&L, budgeting,safety, quality, forecasting andstrategic planning
 Acquiredbusinessfrom several globalautomotiveTierOnecompaniessuchasFord,Visteon, Learand Panasonic
 Provided consulting,design,manufacturing,andtestingservices including:AV installations,projectmanagement,
specificationandinstrumentationcontrol,newproductlaunches,strategic development,andtechnicalsales
Onkyo America,Inc.,Columbus,IN 1998-2001
VP ofBusinessDevelopment
 Soughtout, negotiated,andsecured$8millioninsaleswithnew customersincludingLear,Visteonand
Rockford-Fosgate
 Managedbusinessunitincludingforecasts,continuousimprovementandcontractenforcement
 Coordinatedbringingnewtechnologytodesignand manufacturing
 Trackedmetrics,milestonesandactionitemsofproductdevelopmentteams,whileprovidingleadership by
mentoringandcoaching duringtheentireproductlifecycle
 LedCyber 1 team to provide strategy support for e-business
VP of Design Engineering
 Directedandmentoredengineersfrom variousgloballocationsindesigningsystemsfor consumerandOEM
customersincluding:Delphi,Fujitsu-Ten(Toyota),Nissan,Sony, andothers
 InsuredcompliancetoISO standards
 LedVA/VE program for annualcostsavings of over $500K
 Improved responseto customerby40%
 Improved productivityby 35%
 Improved profitabilityby 20%
InternationalJensenInc.,SchillerPark,IL 1984-1998
Emerging MarketsDirector
Responsiblefora newbusinessunit by securingcustomersinnewmarketareasincluding ajointventure in Brazil
Developedmarketstrategies, providedtechnicalexpertise,managedprojectsandfunctionedas acustomerliaison
ChiefDesign Engineer
 Managedover30 acoustical,electrical,mechanical,andresidentengineersfrom variouslocationsindesigning
entertainmentsystemsfor Chrysler, Ford,GM,Honda,and Mazda
 Worked closelywithsuppliersandVehicle Platform Team Managers
 Increasedproductivity35% by reorganizingandfocusingengineering
 Reducedbudgetexpenses15%utilizingsoundmanagementtechniquesandtechnology
 Initiated, attended,and implementedSIXSIGMAtraining
 LedChangeManagementtoincreaseefficiency
 Involved in productdevelopmentforallOEM automotiveas wellas the consumerbrandsincluding:Jensen,Advent,
AR, and PhaseLinear
 ImplementedverificationandvalidationofdesignutilizingFMEAs, SPC and root causeanalysistechniques
 Improved engineeringdesignsbyimplementingDesignof ExperimentsandFiniteElementAnalysis
 ReducedmanufacturingcostsbyincorporatingDFAmethods, initiatingcross-trainingandestablishingresident
engineers
 Established,trained,and coachedcross-functionalteamsofacoustical,mechanical,andproductionengineers,
reducingproductdevelopmentcycletimeandcosts
 Pursuedand managedan international jointventure inEnglandprimarilyfor system designof Ford “World”vehicles