Richard Stephan

Current

Realtor®, e-PRO®, TRC at TonyDavidsHomes.com LLC
Engineering Consultant at G.S.-Specialties LLC
Limited Partner at REIN-PLASTIK KG

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Past

Realtor®, e-PRO®, TRC at Engel & Völkers Celebration,Florida
CEO at REIN-PLASTIK KG
Executive Assistant at REIN-PLASTIK KG

Assistant Engineer Internship, Crossett, AR Chemical Plant at Georgia Pacific
Practical Internship JURID Werke Break Systems, Reinbek, Germany at Bendix

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Education

Fachhochschule Hamburg-Bergedorf
Technisches Fachgymnasium Mölln

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Real Estate

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Richard Stephan’s Summary

With a BA in Production Engineering and a Career in the Packing Industry for over 22 years, Richard was CEO of a Leading Firm in charge of over 80 employees. With hands on experience in all areas - particularly in Computing and IT, Richard is now dedicated to bringing his IT skills to his profession as a leading Sales Executive with TonyDavidsHomes.com LLC.

Providing cutting edge innovation with his YouTube Videos to Lead-Generating systems on the Internet, Richard has helped many buyers both locally and Overseas to find their dream home - all online before even visiting the area in person.

With a warm and friendly disposition, Richard is highly respected in the local Community as a long term resident and knowledgeable in all areas of Real Estate from the Seaside Coastlines of beautiful Florida to his hometown Celebration. Utilizing the power of the Internet that has become most Buyers No. 1 source for information about REAL ESTATE and as a certified e-PRO® Professional, Richard positions his sellers´ homes on more than 400 different websites using pictures, virtual tours and videos to promote the homes. Also known locally for his love of hosting Open Houses to showcase his homes, Richard offers his services as both a Buyer´s and Seller´s Agent.

Richard Stephan’s Specialties:

Strong leader • Team player • Effective communication with financial partners • Mentoring employees • Extensive knowledge of film production machinery • Finding creative solutions to optimize the bottom line • Fluent in German and English • Thorough computer and software skills • Internet knowledge including VPN-Networks and IP-Phone Systems

Richard Stephan’s Experience

Realtor®, e-PRO®, TRC

TonyDavidsHomes.com LLC

(Real Estate industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)
Engineering Consultant

G.S.-Specialties LLC

(Privately Held; Plastics industry)

November 1999 — Present (10 years 2 months)

22 years experience in the blown film industry
Consulting in production, management and IT
Limited Partner

REIN-PLASTIK KG

(Privately Held; Plastics industry)

January 1990 — Present (20 years )

Limited Partner since 1990 and added more shares in 1995 to 33%.
Realtor®, e-PRO®, TRC

Engel & Völkers Celebration,Florida

(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

May 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 6 months)

Specialized in Celebration Residential Real Estate
CEO

REIN-PLASTIK KG

(Privately Held; Plastics industry)

May 1999 — March 2008 (8 years 11 months)

• General management of all operations of the company, including finance, legal, marketing, sales, production planning and scheduling, strategic planning, human resources and customer relations.
• Annual sales volume: $ 10.5 Million; FTEs: 50.
• Company products sold internationally 80% Europe and 20% in Australia, Japan, Argentina, USA, Columbia and China.
• Major accomplishments included converting the company from a carrier bag supplier to a supplier of top quality frozen food packaging and implementing the BRC Global Standard for Food Packaging and other Packaging Materials
• Responsible for the new and improved company image and success
• Prepared financial balance sheet projections with monthly breakdowns for the following year and annual breakdowns for 6 years for lenders and partners.
• Monitored daily revenue and ran monthly actual to plan comparisons as well as customer performance monitoring
Executive Assistant

REIN-PLASTIK KG

(Privately Held; Plastics industry)

1985 — May 1999 (14 years )

• Management of customers and employees
• Troubleshooting and machine maintenance and set-up
• Financing and accounting tasks
• Updated machinery to the latest technologies
• Buying raw materials for production - 6.0 Million US$ annually
• Production planning
• Entering the orders into the PPS-System and producing the work orders for the 4 consecutive production processes including material compositions and temperature and output settings
• Implemented a real time production data collection system
• Introduces gravimetric process controls to the extrusion machines with data connection to the production planning system.
• Wrote programs for order statistics, material need lists, remote access to production parameters and Inventory valuation
• Attended 2 seminars for film extrusion
• Attended 2 Seminars for flexographic printing
• Attended numerous industry specific workshops and trade fairs
• Guided university students internships at REIN-PLASTIK
Assistant Engineer Internship, Crossett, AR Chemical Plant

Georgia Pacific

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GP; Paper & Forest Products industry)

October 1982 — March 1983 (6 months)

100% Scholarship by Carl-Duisberg Gesellschaft Cologne, Germany
• Calculated heat balances in chemical plant
• Charted dead lines in plant
• Took measurements in Lufkin, TX and Crossett, AR plants and ran calculations
• Implemented a data connection to the process computer of the formaldehyde plant to acquire real-time data for chemical calculations
Practical Internship JURID Werke Break Systems, Reinbek, Germany

Bendix

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Automotive industry)

September 1979 — February 1980 (6 months)

• Tool and dye training facility
• Tool and dye making shop
• Metal treatment facility
• Electrical department
• Repair and construction facility

Richard Stephan’s Education

Fachhochschule Hamburg-Bergedorf

Manufacturing Engineer , Business Administration and Manufacturing , 1980 — 1985
Technisches Fachgymnasium Mölln

High School , Technical Disciplines , 1977 — 1979