Stephen O Stewart

Work History

General Manager

Stumpy's Hatchet House

02.2022 - Current

· Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
· Demonstrated strong leadership skills by effectively managing conflicts and motivating employees to reach their full potential.
· Scheduled employees for shifts, considering customer traffic and employee strengths.
· Increased sales monthly by promoting various events targeting a diverse demographic.
· Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
· Observed each employee’s individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.

Consultant

Lepco Services

06.2012 - 02.2022

· Played a key role in problem-solving for both wet and dry processing, resulting in increased efficiency and improved yields at multiple mineral processing facilities.
· Provided hands on training concerning electrostatic separation to the University of Atacama in Chile and facilitated training concerning vertical carousel WHIMS in various laboratories worldwide.
· Participated in all phases of the capital process, including technology development, securing business support, project funding, design efforts, field commissioning and start up.
· Oversaw all quality control procedures on product lines and lead teams to continuously modify gravity, magnetic, and electrostatic separation circuits to conform to outside analysis.
· Commissioned vertical carousel WHIMS plant for London Mining (Iron Ore) plant in Sierra Leone, including training local in proper operation of the system.

Director of Operations

IMSC Group

09.2018 - 12.2019

· Managed a team of 8 employees overseeing the production of spare parts and industrial machines for the mining industry.
· Implemented standard operating procedure for sales, production, and laboratory to improve efficiency and ensure quality.
· Successfully guided processing techniques at various sites in North America, Europe and Africa, resulting in upgraded silica, titanium minerals, chopped wire, and other products.
· Directed all aspects of supply chain management, resulting in cost savings of up to 60% and increased industrial equipment sales to 30% of annual sales.
· Monitored daily production to ensure products met customer specifications and communicated with customers to achieve goals and requirements.
· Implemented new income scenarios including sale and participation in plant audits, which increased daily produced sellable product for one customer as much as 100%.
· Increased revenue by strengthening manufacturer relationships and securing new business opportunities.

Metallurgist

Twin Pines

01.2017 - 08.2018

· Served as a liaison between customer engineers at Chemours and production engineers at Twin Pines, facilitating weekly meetings to communicate process implementation strategies aimed at ensuring timely delivery of products to Chemours.
· Monitored daily production to ensure products met customer specifications and communicated with customers to achieve goals and requirements.
· Managed multiple projects to oversee production targets by coordinating with cross functional teams in laboratories, production, and executive leadership.
· Pioneered and oversaw concurrent projects to improve process flow design and increase heavy mineral recovery.
· Conducted a thorough analysis of the existing process and identified areas for improvement. As a result, a new fines recovery circuit recovered 90% of valuable mineral that was previously lost as tailings.
· Developed and delivered effective training programs to educate teams on new processes and procedures in mineral processing and safety.
· Conducted regular team meeting to provide progress updates and ensure alignment with project goals.

New Car Sales Manager

Gordon Chevrolet

09.2015 - 12.2016

· Designed and implemented training programs that matched protocol for Gordon Automotive “Road to the Sale” sales techniques while incorporating Chevrolet product knowledge. As a result, new car profits at Gordon Chevrolet increased by 30%.
· Recruited, hired, trained, and managed sales team to set, achieve and exceed sales goals while controlling expenses and exceeding profit and CSI objectives.
· Coached individual team members daily to maximize unit volume, gross profit, and earnings potential.

Sales Associate Team Leader

Coggin Chevy At The Avenues

01.2014 - 09.2015

International Sales Manager

Outotec

01.2008 - 06.2012

Laboratory Manager

Franklin

05.1998 - 09.2002

Summary

Overview

Work History

General Manager

Consultant

Director of Operations

Metallurgist

New Car Sales Manager

Sales Associate Team Leader

International Sales Manager

Laboratory Manager

Education

BBA - Business Management

Skills

Work Availability

Timeline

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