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Our people along with the partnership and collaboration among like minded professionals forms the foundation for our success.


Robert Lydan


Past Director of engineering at Magna ( Decoma ), operations management in magnesium manufacturing , Engineering management of medium stamping , injection moldings operations & composite manufacturing.

22 years of manufacturing, program / engineering management experience in the automotive component and assembly level engineering manufacturing management.


Robert Nihill


Robert Nihill has over twenty –five years experience in the development and implementation of sales & service effectiveness, coaching, teambuilding, and change management programs.

Rob develops and implements sales training, customer management programs and workshops as well as business coaching. His programs have been implemented by more than 90 corporations today, helping them increase sales, implement more effective management techniques and overall improved team building.

Rob has developed five custom programs designed to help improve your company, from Smart Selling, Smart Service to Smart Coaching. Rob is based out of Toronto, Ontario Canada.
 


Barry Mitchell
 

Prior to joining Lydan Partners Barry spent over 25 years in Engineering, Sales, Sales Management and General Management roles for companies manufacturing, designing and building industrial automation and products for consumers in both automotive and non automotive industries.

His most recent position was General Manager for CenterLine (Windsor) Limited's Automation Components Division, a manufacturer of resistance welding guns and ancillary components. Before this he held several positions within ABB Inc including Vice President, Global Key Account Magna International and Canadian General Manager and Sales Manager appointments within the ABB Flexible Automation Division.

With a solid engineering background, Barry’s experience ranges from equipment procurement and commissioning, sales and negotiation of small to multimillion dollar automation projects and manufacturing cost reduction, streamlining and restructuring and is experienced in most industrial processes and functions.

A results oriented professional with a strong background in setting strategy, operations, developing budgets and targets, problem analysis, delivering quality solutions and driving profitable sales growth to meet long term strategic goals and objectives.
 


Brad Zak
bzak@lydan.com

Operations Executive with full P&L responsibility for various industrial business units including metal stamping & assembly, fluid handling systems, electronic & electrical products and more. 16 years of global manufacturing experience with past 11 years at senior management levels. (North America, Europe and Asia). Brad holds a  Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Waterloo and has been trained  in industrial engineering at Ford Motor Company and Lean Manufacturing concepts in Japan. Brad is fluent in Czech an familiar with German, French and Russian.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan Robertson


Upon receiving an Honors Degree in Business Finance from Liberty University, Ryan embarked on a career with PricewaterhouseCoopers acquiring in depth accounting knowledge specifically in the manufacturing, finance, and technology fields. This knowledge assisted Ryan as he transitioned to his role as an Engagement Manager with John MacDonald & Associates. In this capacity, Ryan assisted over 250 corporations with a focus on strategic cash flow management, restructuring activities, and taxation.

 He spent the years 2006-2008 assisting Luxell Technologies Inc., a public company on the TSX, with their restructuring activities and spent time as the Company's controller and CFO. Ryan currently serves as a part-time CFO with Companies in both the defense manufacturing & clean technology industries.

His knowledge of restructuring activities, his experience with balancing the cash-flows of distressed companies, and his relationships with venture capitalists & merchant bankers are a vital asset to any client.


Mark Frey
 

Extensive Operations and Management experience in automotive and non-automotive environments. Direct experience with engineering, manufacturing, project management, purchasing, sales, accounting, financial analysis, human resources management, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, EBITDA, and cost containment. The combination of excellent people skills, entrepreneurial aptitude, good business savvy and a strong technical background, allowed me to be successful in senior position such as; Operations and Plant Manager, Assistant General Manager, and General Manager.
 


Technical staffing


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Simon A. Bull © Associates

Current and future long term technical staffing need the experience and connections to deliver. Our partner Simon A. Bull & Associates delivers quality staffing from extensive database supported by the recommendations and connections provided by Lydan Partners. careers@simonbull.com

 

 

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