Robert Stone

Current

VP Operations at SCI

Past

VP Operations at TelStrat
VP Operations at SCI
Director, Plant Operations at Allen Telecom (Decibel Products)

Director, Logistics/Supply Chain Operations at Crouzet Corporation
Quality Operations / Customer Service Director at Luminator
Senior Product Engineer, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) Products at Texas Instruments, Inc.

see less...

3 more...

Education

Command and General Staff College
University of Texas - Permian Basin
West Point - U.S. Military Academy

see less...

Recommended

3 people have recommended Robert

Connections

195 connections

Industry

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Robert Stone’s Summary

EXECUTIVE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT: MANAGER, DIRECTOR, VP
Global Operations Management, Lean Six Sigma Project, Global Quality Management Continuous Improvement, Global Supply Chain Management & Logistics

Global Executive with success in driving top- and bottom-line performance in diverse operational environments. Couples extensive technical knowledge with leadership skills to maximize operational performance and competitive edge to
propel companies to market dominance.
* Saved $10+MM operational costs and increased ROI 2%. (SCI-Guadalajara)
* Increased profits 500%, enabling 86% revenue growth to $80 million and improving
RONA 11.1%. (Luminator)
* Saved $2.7MM in supply chain; streamlined operations; and improved supply
chain performance 250%. (Crouzet)

Strong Leader who blends strategic planning with tactical execution to deliver
results in highly complex manufacturing settings.
* Established manufacturing operations for startup, expediting new product’s
1st-year revenue growth to $10 million.(Allen Telecom)
* Led large international companies multisite Lean Six Sigma program implementations increasing capacity 10% and profitability 29% while increasing ROI 2+%. (SCI-Guadalajara)

Analytical Problem Solver who diagnoses root cause, innovates solutions, and
energizes companies around growth plans.
* Achieved ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2003 certification within 12 and 6 months, respectively, from scratch. (Luminator/SCI)
* Improved Supply Chain performance using the SCOR and SCMM models 26%; improved supplier performance by 32%. (SCI)

Pioneering operations executive with proven success in devising manufacturing,
supply chain, and plant operating strategies that eliminate redundancies, increasing production output, and delivering productivity, quality, and efficiency improvements.

Robert Stone’s Specialties:

24+ years in international, multi-site Operations Management, ISO9001:2000 implementation and Lead Assessor, Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma (18 SSBB projects; 50+ Kaizen events), Supply Chain Management (SCOR/SCMM)

Robert Stone’s Experience

VP Operations

SCI

(Management Consulting industry)

October 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)

SCI, Plano, TX * 2001 - Present
Management consulting company for Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, and SCM systems solutions.

P&L responsibility. Co-founded this start-up from the ground up growing to 20+ professionals, overseeing strategic planning, business development, operations planning, and resource management. Verified organizational, operational and systemic resources to enhance fiscal results. Established sourcing for over $6.5MM in new business projects and programs and establishing business alliances for future business prospects across international complex, multi-site industrial organizations in diverse industries.
* Directed W/W Lean Six Sigma program for an international $18.7B EMS company resulting in a 10% capacity increase, $10MM+ cost savings, and increased ROI 2%.
* Improved overall Supply Chain performance 26% for a $87MM PCB company using the SCOR and SCMM models and improved individual supplier performance by 32%.
VP Operations

TelStrat

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

March 2006 — September 2006 (7 months)

$50MM privately held telecommunications company

Management of a $50MM P&L. Chief leadership & executive management accountability for process re-engineering, North American operations, strategic planning, supply chain management, & capacity & efficiency improvements. Standardized & benchmarked operational plans for product launches, end-of-life events, & transitions to comply with local certifications & regulations such as Europe’s & China’s RoHS laws. Optimize margins & maximize book revenue. Revitalization & team-building of a dispirited workforce.
* Implemented Lean Six Sigma program resulting in a 15% capacity increase & 29% profitability increase within six months.
* Renegotiated vendor purchasing contracts achieving operational cost savings of $260+k within six months.
* Reorganized operations resulting in 12 % increase in supplier on-time delivery and performance, 27% decrease in waste, 8% improvement in TAKT time, & a 20% acceptance rate increase in receiving operations.
VP Operations

SCI

(Management Consulting industry)

November 2001 — March 2006 (4 years 5 months)

Management consulting company for Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, & SCM systems solutions.

P&L responsibility. Co-founded this start-up from the ground up growing to 20+ professionals, overseeing strategic planning, business development, operations planning, & resource management. Verified organizational, operational & systemic
resources to enhance fiscal results. Established sourcing for over $6.5MM in new business projects & programs & establishing business alliances for future business prospects across international complex, multi-site industrial organizations in diverse industries.
* Implemented Lean Six Sigma programs for numerous companies resulting in average 20% material scrap decrease, 23% production increase, & $1.5MM cost savings.
* Achieved ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001:2003 certification within 12 and 6 months, respectively, from scratch.
* Functional Analyst for SAP implementation (FICO, MM, PP, SCM and QM modules) for an multi-site $20B Defense Contractor.
Director, Plant Operations

Allen Telecom (Decibel Products)

(Telecommunications industry)

March 2001 — October 2001 (8 months)

$220MM Fortune 1000 Telecommunications PCS and Wireless telecom antenna company

Managed a $195MM P&L multi-site international operations in Mexico and China with 220+ onshore/offshore employees. Increased efficiencies to turnaround collapsing margins due to the telecommunications industry downturn. Used Design for Six Sigma to streamline the product development life cycle process and expedited new product’s 1st-year revenue growth to $10MM. Coordinated and led the strategic business development by establishing startup operations in Shanghai, China due to the rapid growth of the wireless market. Spearheaded global Lean Six Sigma and supply chain management strategies to optimize production margins, improve working capital, and inventory reduction.
* Established manufacturing operations for startup.
* Championed business relations with international plant operations in Mexico and China.
Director, Logistics/Supply Chain Operations

Crouzet Corporation

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

December 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 2 months)

Electronic switches and controls company (subsidiary of Crouzet Automatismes, a French Corporation, $250MM sales)

• Developed and executed Supply Chain delivery transportation strategies to support the annual movement of $50MM in electronic control purchases in North America, Mexico, and Europe. Ensured timely, accurate, least cost supply chain logistics for shipment of electronic controls from U.S., Mexican, and European suppliers into Puebla, Mexico and Carrollton, TX mfg facilities. Provided tactical direction to primary transportation providers and international consolidator resulting in a decrease of US-Mexico transportation delivery times from 10 days to 4 days. Developed additional transportation strategies in support of movement of other inbound materials.
• Implemented a Supply Chain Management program, which resulted in the reduction of raw material scrap by 15%, improved shipping and receiving operations by 50% in turn around time, and a reduction of suppliers by 15%.
Quality Operations / Customer Service Director

Luminator

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

April 1995 — September 1999 (4 years 6 months)

Largest N.A. manufacturer of transportation electronic information display systems and passenger comfort & safety devices (subsidiary of MARK IV Industries, Toronto, Ontario; $2B sales)
* Established the annual strategic Quality plans/policies initiatives. Implemented LSS Mfg programs using principles of the Shingo Lean Mfg System & Kaizen Blitzes in manufacturing & small businesses.
* Drove annual profits from $2.5MM to $12.4MM through implementation of product efficiency LSS improvement programs while sales increased from $43.7-$80MM and RONA from 5.2% to 16.3%.
* Installed SCM & product efficiency programs which resulted in the reduction of material scrap by 25% and stockroom errors by 23%.
* Implemented from scratch ISO 9001/AS 9100 certification in 12 months. Using project management skills, recruited and motivated the team, implemented program, & achieved certification.
* Improved customer service program by reducing complaints 36% and supervised 10 service representatives.
Senior Product Engineer, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) Products

Texas Instruments, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Semiconductors industry)

June 1983 — February 1991 (7 years 9 months)

• Directed engineering activities internationally in support of the manufacturing production of ASIC plastic and ceramic semiconductor devices and automated prototype and production engineering systems.
• Utilized SPC data, failure analysis, bench testing, and PARETO analysis to successfully increase the yield of one device from 19% to 96% resulting in $2.5MM annual profit increase.

Quality & Reliability Assurance Engineering Section Manager, Military LSI Memory Products
• Developed the quality control program to support LBE and four overseas plants manufacturing high-volume ceramic and plastic molded devices, insured assembly and test compliance to military standard regulations, conducted device reliability, failure analysis, and environmental testing, which resulted in a decrease of DPM from 70,000 PPM to 250 PPM using lean and six sigma principles.
• Promoted and implemented the Total Quality Program for the startup of the Philippine HIREL semiconductor manufacturing line.

Robert Stone’s Education

Command and General Staff College

Operations, Logistics and Operations Planning, June 1996 — August 1998
University of Texas - Permian Basin

MBA, Management, Finance, June 1984 — June 1986
West Point - U.S. Military Academy

BS, Electrical Engineering, Computers, July 1974 — June 1978

Additional Information

Robert Stone’s Interests:

Organizational systems efficiency improvements and eliminating waste, Six Sigma / Lean manufacturing, Strategic planning, ISO 9001 implementation, Supply Chain management, project / program management, BSA Adult Volunteer, Reading, C&W Dancing, Boating