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STEPHEN R. JACKSON
Rockland
Summary
Strategic engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building high-performance manufacturing organizations across the U.S. and Brazil. Proven record of leading large-scale capital portfolios, greenfield plant builds, multi-site operational transformations, and 200+ person production teams. Recognized for integrating strategic planning, systems thinking, and disciplined execution to deliver measurable business results in safety, productivity, cost reduction, and operational scalability. Leads with analytical rigor, structured execution, and clear decision-making. Brings enterprise-level thinking to capital allocation, risk management, and cross-functional alignment.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager – CapEx
Hollingsworth & Vose
East Walpole, MA
09.2022 - 02.2026
- Led high-impact capital initiatives supporting modernization, reliability, and production scalability across multiple facilities.
- Directed complex CapEx programs including stock prep replacement, chiller replacement, and machine vision system implementation.
- Drove structured capital governance including scope definition, vendor selection, risk mitigation, and cross-functional alignment.
- Partnered with operations, maintenance, safety, and finance leadership to ensure capital allocation aligned with ROI and operational strategy.
- Reframed and redirected stalled international bale-processing initiative, advancing project to successful trial execution.
Department Manager – Thermal Barrier Division
Aspen Aerogels
East Providence
05.2014 - 08.2023
- Built and led 200+ employee manufacturing organization, enhancing support for global automotive OEM programs.
- Led 24/7 operations across safety, quality, cost, and delivery metrics.
- Managed multiple product launches, ensuring alignment with major OEM customer requirements.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives reducing waste and improving yield performance.
- Converted warehouse into fully operational production division, establishing layout design, workflow systems, and quality infrastructure.
- Designed structured operator training systems and traceability frameworks.
Asset Manager / Continuous Improvement Engineer
Sellars
Atglen
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Reduced primary failure mode downtime by approximately 30%, improving overall operational reliability.
- Implemented structured downtime and waste tracking systems, facilitating data-driven continuous improvement cycles.
- Led production line operations and executed plant-wide 5S transformation, enhancing workplace organization and efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Northeastern University
Boston, MASkills
- Project management
- Project planning
- Risk mitigation
- Data-Driven Decision Systems
- Data analysis
- KPI tracking
- Operational Turnaround
- Continuous improvement
- Lean Transformation
- Manufacturing Strategy
- Manufacturing operations
- Multi-Site Execution
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Problem solving
- Capital Portfolio Leadership
Timeline
Senior Project Manager – CapEx
Hollingsworth & Vose
09.2022 - 02.2026
Department Manager – Thermal Barrier Division
Aspen Aerogels
05.2014 - 08.2023
Asset Manager / Continuous Improvement Engineer
Sellars
01.2010 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Northeastern University
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridCore Capabilities
- Capital Portfolio Leadership
- Manufacturing Strategy
- Operational Turnaround
- Multi-Site Execution
- Lean Transformation
- Org Design & Workforce Development
- Risk & Governance
- Data-Driven Decision Systems
- Safety & Quality Culture
Professional Development
Operational Analytics, Penn State (Coursera)
Earlier Experience
- Engineering Manager, HKD
- Process Engineer, Ahlstrom (Greenfield plant build – Brazil)
- Process Engineer, Stellar Industries
Core Capabilities
- Capital Portfolio Leadership
- Manufacturing Strategy
- Operational Turnaround
- Multi-Site Execution
- Lean Transformation
- Org Design & Workforce Development
- Risk & Governance
- Data-Driven Decision Systems
- Safety & Quality Culture
Professional Development
Operational Analytics, Penn State (Coursera)