Stuart Antle

Background

About Stuart Antle

Possessing the agility to work both internally and externally in a very diverse global customer and supplier environment • Experienced Program Manager in mergers, acquisitions, and work movement • A recognized change agent with the ability to work in an environment of ambiguity and uncertainty while driving improvement across the organization • Committed to high standards of honesty and integrity; superior work ethic • Leader for the Cast to Hogout (C2HO) initiative. Responsible for recovery of $70M+ of past due revenue. • Continuous work with matrixed personnel, including Engineering, Program Management, Integrated Supply Chain, Contracts, Legal, Program Planning & Control, and Compliance • Extensive customer interface experience. Manage multiple customer and vendor relationships with adherence to contract, schedule, cost, regulatory agency, and international trade compliance requirements • Experience in Commercial, Military, Space, Marine, and Nuclear projects • Lead for bid and proposal effort costs. Defined material, tooling, and labor costs. • Executed detailed action plans that included a risk/opportunity analysis • Controlled acquisition of all capital assets required for production facilities and supplier tooling • Diligently met all Integrated Product Delivery System (IPDS), Mfg. Readiness Level (MRL), On Time Launch (OTL), Flawless Launch, and Unit Production Cost (UPC) for engineering development, supplier performance, and lab testing resulting in higher customer satisfaction • Created, communicated, implemented, and achieved a desired vision for cost accuracy • Influenced Engineering leadership to identify and promote design methodologies consistent with Design to Cost/Design for Manufacturing objectives. Worked closely with suppliers for Early Supplier Engagement activities. • Drove without compromise the efforts for Design to Unit Production Cost (DTUPC) using extensive technical, design, and manufacturing skills • Created cost model methodologies for Bid & Proposal efforts by relating and comparing data from different sources such as SAP then balancing it with personal experience. Developed a cost curve analysis method for manufacturing and labor. • Leader in cost reduction efforts including: 1) A consolidation of gear components by commodity and complexity. Annual save of $2m. 2) A forging cost save of $6m annually. 3) A consolidation of gear housings for an annual save of $1.3m. • Authored over 30 training modules for SAP and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering