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Our people give us the ADVANTAGE!

Our leadership team offers over 40 years of corporate and financial management, quality supervision and plastic processing, maintenance, and plastics experience. Our supervisors boast of over 80 years of combined plastics processing experience, making Advantage Manufacturing the premier plastics provider in the Mid-South.

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Stan Sappington

President

  • BSEE Memphis State University
  • 33 years of industry experience (30 in automotive)
  • Knowledgebase: Decorative plastics, silicone rubber keypads, automotive switch assemblies and PCB’s
  • Shareholder
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Jason Wright

Vice President

  • BSME Christian Brothers University
  • 25 years of automotive experience
  • Knowledgebase: Silicone rubber keypads, decorative plastics, automotive switch assemblies and PCB’s
  • Shareholder
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Chris Stiller

Vice President of Sales and Business Development

chris.stiller@sgelectronicsinc.com

  • BS Indiana University
  • 25 Years Industrial Experience (16 Years Automotive)
  • Knowledge Base: Plastics, Metals, Sales Management, International Business Development, Acquisitions
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David Hardin

General Manager

  • BS Bethel University
  • 40 years of Plastics Experience (30 Years Food, Medical and Pharmaceutical containers; 6 Years Blow Molding; 4 Years Specialty Packaging(Tupperware))
  • Operation: Multi-Disciplined Leader of Facilities Improvement focused on Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance
  • Technical Skills: Injection and Blow Molding Processes and Tooling
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Efrain Mayorga

Engineering Manager

  • Doctoral candidate in Business Administration at ISU Mexico, M.S. in Manufacturing Business Management from UANE Matamoros.
  • Bringing 12 years of diverse industry experience across aerospace, automotive, cosmetic packaging, food & beverage, medical-pharmaceutical, metal injection molding, and rubber-silicone sectors.
  • Expertise in automation, engineering operations management, manufacturing, plastic injection molding processes - tooling, and quality systems.
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Angie Fortner

Human Resources

  • 14 years managing operational support functions
  • Employee Management and Retention
  • Worker's Compensation
  • Pay, Compensation, and Benefits
  • Management and Operations
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Robert Arbuckle

Business Development Manager

  • Wichita State University and Bethel College
  • 37 years’ experience in sales management, supply chain management, and manufacturing operations management
  • Industry experience in medical device, packaging, general plastics, aerospace, automotive, and building materials
  • Knowledgeable in a variety of plastics materials and processes, and managing global sourcing activities

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