Shane Smith

Shane is the General Manager of Paslin Mexico since January 2023, with 20 years in the Mexican Automotive manufacturing and production market he is tasked with developing the local business to expand our global footprint. Manufacturing and Automation director with a 23-year record of success overseeing all phases of multimillion-dollar automotive assembly lines for OEM sector clients. Integrator experience includes sales, estimating, processing, design, fabrication, and installation. Tier 1 experience includes estimating new business, managing engineering, production, and maintenance departments of up to 140 people. Backed by strong credentials and a proven history of quality, on-time, on-budget and profitable projects.
Previous Experience
FORI AUTOMATION DE MEXICO (Saltillo. Mexico) 11/19 to current
‍Director of Sales, Engineering, Program Mgt and Service
FORMEX AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES. MAGNA. COSMA (Saltillo, Mexico) 01/16 to current
‍Assembly Manager, TlXX project
FORMEX AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES. MAGNA. COSMA (Saltillo. Mexico) 07/14 to 01/16
‍Maintenance Manager
FORI AUTOMATION USA, UTICA, MICHIGAN 07/13 to 07/14
‍Sales Account Manager, Standard Products
COSMA INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS (Saltillo. Mexico) 05/09 to 05/11
‍Manufacturing/Automation Manager
Education
‍ANAHUAC UNIVERSITY, SALTILLO, MEXICO Development of High Potential Leaders MAGNA SALTILLO, MEXICO Executive Program in Management FORMEX SALTILLO, MEXICO Administration and Strategic Negotiations