Testimonials

Michel is a great reliable results driven leader who always deliver beyond his targets. He is very creative and full ofresources to mitigate obstacles. I would highly recommend Michel.

• Michel is a hands-on leader with a no quit approach. His drive for improvement makes everyone around him better and raises the whole team to a new level. Michel has a multifaceted approach and willingness to shoulder responsibility while sharing the accomplishments.

  Michel was a pleasure to work with while at Stoneridge. His methodical approach to problem solving and rigor on manufacturing and productivity was a great asset in instilling the right mindset and culture across the organization. Michel is not afraid to challenge the status quo.

• I was fortunate to have worked with Michel during my time as Global Director of Quality for Stoneridge. Michel was the Director of Operations for all manufacturing operations for the North Americas. He had established himself as a SME in his field and brought a much-needed standardized approach to the establishment and execution of our overall manufacturing management systems. Michel always stepped up and stepped in to help and support the organization where needed, even at personal sacrifice.
• While he quickly improved the company manufacturing metrics for productivity, quality, safety and warranty reduction, Michel also established himself as the type of leader that understands manufacturing and the challenges within an organization. Michel has a wonderful “process partner” mentality while creating an environment where a collaborative approach was used to create new value for our employees and our customers. Michel was not afraid to face very difficult tasks, pull a team together and give great direction while listening to others input.I highly recommend Michel for any company looking to improve both, their internal manufacturing management competence, and overall customer satisfaction.

I worked with Michel Stanciu since 2000, at Delphi, at Wabco and at Stoneridge. Michel was leader in manufacturing engineering and he demonstrated in all these companies a great talent : leading the Diesel Common Rail manufacturing engineering team, leading the creation of a plant in Roumania,, leading the improvement of the plants at WABCO from a manufacturing engineering and now at Stoneridge, supporting the new technologic projects. In all my experiences with Michel, he demonstrated the following qualities : he is a strong leader, business oriented; able to detect talented people and to develop them, able to build a strong team around him, expert in technology andable to select the best practical tecynical solutions

Michel Stanciu is an outstanding senior automotive manager and manufacturing technology expert. He has a broad knowledge concerning modern management systems as Lean Manufacturing, various automotive operating systems and agile project development and execution. Besides this he has an excellent background in machining technologies for automotive products.

During our cooperation in WABCO Michel was a good coach and I could extend my knowledge and experience due to his guidance and training.

Michel also has good global footprint overview of favorable areas and countries in the world for automotive manufacturing. Due to this he owns a good network enabling him to provide solutions for many interests and business extension.

Overall Michel was essential part and promoter of my own career with WABCO / ZF who helped me to understand to properly understand the importance of full cost evaluation as deciding factor for globalization projects.

Strong and efficient manager, Michel’s involvement allowed successful achievement of technical challenging projects.

His ability and skills for technical and managing business are applied, realistic and dedicated for achievement : not only theoretical but practical linked with shop floors, manufacturing, and products.

During these seven years we worked together, I did appreciate his management style, not only for leadership but also leading by example and supportive presence (technical and human).

Michel is a change agent with the talent to lead strategy deployment at the most senior levels of an organization and support execution across multiple geographies/cultures. I had the pleasure of working with him at WABCO, where he led an international engineering team responsible for the deployment of multimillion dollar capital equipment projects across the globe. In addition to new capital equipment program launches, he also supported lean and continuous improvement operational projects at various international facilities. He is a true partner in the business that digs deep to understand the needs of his customers to co-develop innovative solutions to their problems. Couple his technical knowledge with his ability to work with all levels of the organization from CEO to frontline associates, he poses a unique skillset that would aid an organization faced with the need for transformational change

I worked with Michel for several years and can fully endorse his leadership and extensive knowledge of manufacturing technologies, methods. His experience transcends many years in different countries, cultures and companies. A true professional.

I would recomend Michel as he is a thorough professional with profound knowledge and experience in Manufacturing engineering and operations management. He has a great experience in driving transformation in the function as well as in the business. His strategic thinking and the global mindset is an added advantage when dealing with different cultures of the organization. I enjoyed working with Michel and always admired his enthusiasm in the work.

I was very fortunate to be part of the Michel’s organization during my early years in manufacturing engineering. At Delphi, facing extremely challenging projects, Michel demonstrated outstanding leadership, inspirational business oriented spirit and ability to bring and execute strategic change. His teams have always executed extremely well driven by his level of requirement, his vision and his human warmth. Michel also has in-depth knowledge in manufacturing technology and lean manufacturing. He is undoubtedly a key leader in turning high-stakes projects into success.