Edward W. Smith President

Ed Smith has been with MHSI since 1999, and has had a distinguished career in equipment remanufacturing, real-estate development and investment banking. It was on Ed's initiative that MHSI was purchased in December of 2001. Ed provides MHSI with the support and means to take action on opportunities which will benefit our customers and our future.

Education

BBA in Management , University of Michigan

MBA in Finance, University of Michigan

Background

8+ years - President & General Manager of MHSI

8 years - Commercial Real Estate Investor and Redeveloper

10 years - Founder & President, North Coast Re-manufacturing

2 years - Financial Consultant, Peat Marwick Mitchell

2 years - Investment Banking, Investment Corp. of Virginia

4 years - U.S. Navy, Nuclear Weapons Officer

David Hicken - Vice President of Operations

David Hicken has been with MHSI since 1997, initially managing DaimlerChrysler's largest program, implemented in 3 countries, the RS minivan. With a strong engineering background, David brings with him broad experience from both Ford and General Motors in manufacturing engineering, strategic planning, production, tooling, and quality. With his technical orientation, he very effectively puts plans into action to quickly and proactively exceed the expectations of our customers.

Education

BSME, University of Pittsburgh

MBA, University of Michigan

Background

10+ years - MHSI

Vice President of Operations

Operations Manager

MHSI Van Platform Manager

4 years Ford Motor Company

Woodhaven Stamping

Strategic Planning Manager

Shift Production Manager

AME Superintendent

8 years - GM Truck & Bus Group

General Supervisor, Body shop Tooling

Supervisor, Quality Control Laboratories

Brennan McNulty - Vice President - Int'l Operations & Planning

Brennan McNulty has been with MHSI since 1997, and was recently named President of MHSI International, with responsibility for International offices and projects, strategic planning and training initiatives. Through his leadership, the plants producing the PT Cruiser, the PL Neon, and Viper became world-class benchmarks for DaimlerChrysler. With over 20 years of material handling/packaging experience, his knowledge has been instrumental in business development activities at MHSI. At GM, Brennan was responsible for managing several successful product launches of vans and full-sized trucks utilizing lean manufacturing principles. His experience includes CAD shipping container design, development and implementation of CAD and program management training, sales, and operational management for multiple international customers.

Education

BIE, S.U.N.Y. Institute of Technology

MBA, University of Detroit

Background

4+ years - MHSI Vice President Planning / President MHSI International

2 years - MHSI Business Development Manager

1 year - MHSI Car Platforms Manager

3 years - MHSI PT Program Manager

1 year - Brimar Design Manager

4 years - GM Truck & Bus - Sr. Project Engineer Material Handling Engineering Liaison

3 years - GM Truck & Bus - Project Engineer/CAD System Administrator

3 years - GM Truck & Bus - Project Engineer Material Handling Engineering

Bill Hunter - President of Supply Chain Solutions

Bill Hunter's extensive entrepreneurial background, particularly in the automotive sector, will be of great benefit to our global growth strategy in all of our market segments. Bill demonstrated success by founding and growing Virtual Supply Chain Engineering, Inc. into a Tier 1 supplier prior to its sale to Modern Engineering. This will be of significant benefit to MSHI as we expand our market footprint through targeted geographical expansion along with our focused acquisition plans. Bill has over 20 years of engineering and management experience; he is a well-seasoned executive with significant achievements in business growth and cost reductions for clients in the manufacturing industry. His focus has been on the development of new methodologies and technologies in automotive and non-automotive supply chain environments.

Background

Current - President of Supply Chain Solutions

5 years - Vice President of Business Development, Modern Engineering, Inc.

2 years - Founder & President, Virtual Supply Chain Engineering, Inc.

5 years - Program Manager, Design Systems, Inc.

3 years - Sales Engineer, Progressive Tools, Inc.

4 years - Mechanical Engineer, Zimmerman Int’l Corp.

3 years - Mechanical Engineer, Stellar Engineering

Patrick Moore - Vice President - Sales & Marketing

Pat Moore has a diversified background in the automotive and high-tech industries throughout the United States, both in manufacturing operations as well as sales and marketing.

Education

BA, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN

MBA, Boston College Carroll Graduate School of Management

Background

4 years - Business Development Manager of MHSI

2 years - Regional Manager of ViryaNet Software

4 years - Territory Manager of Barnhill Management Group (VAR)

3 years – Senior Account Manager of Chivas Products Limited

2 years – Production Planning of Chivas Products Limited

2 years – Territory Manager – SKF Industries

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