Our Team
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.
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
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
Chris Stiller
Vice President of Sales and Business Development
- BS Indiana University
- 25 Years Industrial Experience (16 Years Automotive)
- Knowledge Base: Plastics, Metals, Sales Management, International Business Development, Acquisitions
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
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.
Angie Fortner
Director of Human Resources
- 14 years managing operational support functions
- Employee Management & Retention
- Worker's Compensation
- Pay, Compensation, and Benefits
- Management and Operations
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