Stewart Irwin: Engineering Manager in Barrie, ON
Stewart Irwin
Engineering Manager
Barrie | CA
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3D printing
Outdoors
Technology
Manufacturing
Product design
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Work experience
Sensor Technology Ltd
Engineering Manager | 03/2018 - Current
• Digital transformation of business processes (ERP) 9 months from initiation to go-live
• Product line manufacturing process re-design resulting in 56% increase in profitability
• Process flow planning resulting in 32% increase in throughput
CN Canadian National Railway
Operations Manager | 02/2015 - 12/2016
• Reduced CBA grievances by 74%, reduced overtime by 93%
• Matrixed organization with 198 unionized employees
• 99% Safe operation record for movements and employee safety
Allendale Installations Ltd
Entrepreneur | 11/2007 - 05/2013
• Grew operating revenue from $38,000 to 1.6 Million over 5 years (42X)
• 100% safety record, 4 years - 0 incidents
• Strategic growth of team from solo operation into 6 employee installers
• Developed mobile workforce systems achieving 50% reduction in process time
• Delivered large multi-unit projects 2 weeks ahead of schedule, 98% defect free
FPI Fireplace Products International
Marketing Analyst | 03/2006 - 08/2007
• Market research leading to successful launch of two new fireplace models
• Pricing matrix automation, and production reducing manual labor by 95%
• Reduced information errors 98% in printed materials through cross functional team management
• Innovative 3D Rendering increasing product feature retention by 40%.
Canadian Heating Products
Marketing Coordinator | 03/2005 - 03/2006
• Marketing material redesign across 35 products and 3 brands increasing clarity of model specifications
• Delivery of market research to Senior executives for R&D purposes
• Trade event and customer appreciation dinners
• Full stack web development
Tom's Sewing Machine
Marketing Manager | 10/2003 - 02/2005
• Negotiated recurring annual contracts increasing service division annual revenue by 230%.
• Full stack e-commerce launch, for sewing notion division, grew sales by 40%.
• Complete Brand strategy increasing market recognition by 80% over 3 months
White Rock Design & Print
Graphic Designer | 02/2002 - 03/2004
• Received 2 Silver International Gallery of Superb Printing awards for Print Design.
• Launched successful web design division increasing revenue by 23%
• Digital transformation for plate process resulting in 80% reduction in press setup time.