Stephen Meikle
Stony Point,NC
Summary
Enthusiastic management professional with a huge passion for the composites industry with demonstrated success supervising staff and building teams. Proven history of achieving goals by monitoring employee performance and coaching staff for success. Having been involved in all aspects of Composite manufacturing from concept to production and enjoy all the challenges that arise.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Shop Floor Manager
Symmetrix Composite Tooling
11.2019 - Current
- Executed and facilitated company expansion from RI to NC.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement. Managed team of 35 employees to maintain smooth-running operations of shop floor.
- Managed shop inventory and stock levels to maintain availability of products.
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Perform all quality control and final inspections.
- Implement and uphold monthly safety meeting with staff.
- Develop and document R&D to help refine our processes and increase efficiencies.
- Maintain schedules and tasks for shop floor employees.
- Perform stand up morning meeting with clear directions and goals for the day.
Composite Lead Technician
Symmetrix Composite Tooling
11.2014 - 11.2019
- Read and interpreted job orders, drawings and specification per the customers specifications.
- Mentored and trained employees at hands on level.
- Trained as a welder fabricator
- Lead a team laminating using fiberglass and carbon fiber fabrics.
- Operated and maintained gelcoat and chopper gun to produce FRP molds.
- Lead the Vacuum resin infusion team to produce high temp composite molds
- Fill fair and spray primer on CNC machine patterns per the customers specifications.
- Perform QC checks as the projects progress thru the shop.
Composite Tooling Manager
US Watercraft
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Worked with engineering on the Alerion sailboat program.
- Extended the waterline of an existing hull and deck from 28 to 30 FT by cutting and expanding existing geometry..
- Stick built the internal grid structure and interior components patterns.
- Built FRP production molds.
Composite Technician
US Watercraft
11.2009 - 11.2013
- Worked under tooling Manager on multiple programs.
- Stick built plugs and patterns for the C&C 30 racing sailboat.
- Built production FRP molds.
- Built the first article hull and deck before releasing the tooling to production using the resin infusion process.
- Built all the carbon fiber keels to support production needs.
- Modified and resurfaced the the North Rip powerboat mold for a limited production run.
Shop Floor Supervisor
Meikle Marine And Machine
11.2004 - 11.2009
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
- Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.
- Evaluated work of 15 floor employees to improve performance.
- Contracted and ran a production line of FRP parts for MJM yachts including windshield frames, internal liner and grid structures to support production.
- Contracted and ran a production line of fiberglass spas, basement clam shell doors and a variety of small pleasure boats.
Composite Technician
Meikle Marine And Machine
11.1999 - 11.2009
- Built, developed, and tested a Wing in Ground Effect vehicle.
- Built patterns and FRP molds to produce carbon fiber parts including the fuselage, wings and tail.
- Learned how to build accurate patterns by hand from drawings.
- Learned how to spray gelcoat and primers.
- Learned how to use and maintain a chopper gun.
- Learned how to roll fiberglass.
- Learned how to patch, repair and finish composite parts and molds.
- Learned how to assemble composite structures.
Education
High School Diploma -
Attleboro High School
Attleboro, MA06.1999
Skills
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Performance Improvement
- Employee Performance Reviews
- Employee Development and training
- Composite plug and pattern making
- Gelcoat spraying
- Chopper gun operation and maintenance
- Gelcoat finishing
- Resin infusion
- Boat building
- Composite part production
Timeline
Shop Floor Manager
Symmetrix Composite Tooling
11.2019 - Current
Composite Lead Technician
Symmetrix Composite Tooling
11.2014 - 11.2019
Composite Tooling Manager
US Watercraft
11.2013 - 11.2014
Composite Technician
US Watercraft
11.2009 - 11.2013
Shop Floor Supervisor
Meikle Marine And Machine
11.2004 - 11.2009
Composite Technician
Meikle Marine And Machine
11.1999 - 11.2009
High School Diploma -
Attleboro High School
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