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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Sterling Engineering

Capabilities Presentation

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

About Sterling Engineering

Sterling Engineering provides a wide range of high-

quality technical recruitment and engineering project

services to clients.

• Expert engineering project support services at

our facility or client’s site

• Qualified technical resources on a contract,

contract-to-hire and direct hire basis

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

About Sterling Engineering

Founded in 1969

Growth–oriented organization with an exceptional

history and reputation in our industry

One of the largest technical staffing firms in the

Midwest with nearly 500 active consultants

Offices in Westchester, IL and Brookfield, WI

National and International presence

WBENC certified

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

About Sterling Engineering

To be the provider and employer of choice in the field of

Technical Recruitment and Engineering Project Services

Delivering flexible

services that

drive business

results and create

exceptional loyalty

Fostering individual

relationships by providing

employees with challenging

opportunities and the ability

to prosper in their careers

Operating with a

high degree of

integrity and

commitment to

quality

MISSION

VISION

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

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Sterling’s Workforce Model

Value Proposition:

Increased resource allocation

Greater flexibility and efficiency

Greater consistency and standards

PermanentWorkforce

INDIVIDUAL

SERVICES

ScalableWorkforce

TechnicalRecruitment

EngineeringProject Services

Contract-to-Hire

Direct HireCustomer’s “CORE” Workforce

WORKFLOW

WORKFORCE

MANAGEMENT

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Recruitment Services

Key Differentiators

Timely, Effective Recruiting

• We interview every candidate

• We limit submittals to the best 3-5 candidates

• Average submittal time - Contract: 1-3 days, Direct: 3-5

days

• Proprietary database with over 150,000 candidates

• The ability to source candidates locally, nationally and

internationally

• 92% of our business is from repeat customers

• Outsourced “24/7” research team

• Ongoing customer and contractor satisfaction survey

program

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Project Services

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sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Project Services

• Managed engineering teams support the

project from initial concept through the

implementation

• In-house or off-site solutions available

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Project Services

• Reverse Engineering

• Concept Design

• Light Line Design

• Hard Line Design

• Detailing (Parts, Assemblies & BOMs)

• Engineering Documentation (Set Up

Procedures, Troubleshooting,

Maintenance)

• Prototyping

• Fabrication Support

• Validation Support

• Installation Support

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Project Services

• Market Assessment

• Reverse Engineering

• Concept Design

• Light Line Design

• Hard Line Design

• Detailing (Product Drawings)

• Engineering Documentation (Tooling

Drawings, Assembly Documentation,

Etc.)

• Rapid Prototyping

• Prototyping

• Manufacturing Support

• Validation Support

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Project Services

• Process Assessment

• Industrial Engineering

• Process Design

• Process Piping

• Engineering Documentation (Set Up Procedures,

Troubleshooting, Maintenance)

• Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID)

• Equipment Layouts

• Plant/Facility Layout

• Facilities Systems

• Maintenance Programs (Preventative, Total

Productive Maintenance)

• Quality (Six Sigma, Lean, Kanban, Kaizen Events,

ISO Certification, Continuous Improvement)

• Safety & OSHA Compliance

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

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Engineering Services

Concept Design

Work with clients to create a new

concept or refine an existing one

Light Line Design

Further develop concept design

by adding additional detail and

obtaining client approval

Hard Line Design

Finalize design by implementing

detailed performance, fabrication

and assembly elements into the

approved light line design

Detail Phase

Develop detail part drawings

Develop assembly drawings with

complete Bill of Material

Develop assembly set-up

drawings and procedures

Alpha Prototype

Support client’s manufacturing or

alliance partner build-shop during

fabrication and assembly phase

Conduct Validation Testing

Re-design if required

Build 1st Production Unit

Support client’s manufacturing or

alliance partner build-shop during

fabrication and assembly phase

Conduct validation testing

Re-design if required

Update detail/assembly drawings

and Bill of Material

Obtain vendor quotations

Obtain client and/or end user

approval

Project Management

Project management and

technical support during

installation/integration

Create

Create “As Built” documentation

(detail/assembly drawings and Bill

of Material)

Training

Operator/technical training

Design Support

Build Support

Installation Support

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Project Services

Key Components

• Subject matter experts bring fresh perspective

• Scalable model allows for quick addition of

resources

• Extensive experience using leading software

applications

• Time & Material or fixed-price quotations

• Flexible in-house/off-site capabilities

• Time sharing resources

sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Services

When/why to use Engineering services:

• Types of projects

• Client profile

• Costs – client’s / internal

• Experience

• Complementary solution to staffing

• Refresh Creativity

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Engineering Services

Types of projects

• Automation – any number of industries.

• Full service provider:

o Concepting

o Design & Detailing

o Revision control

o PM

• Support of main engineering group:

o Detailing only

o Conversion

• Renderings

• Design in Solidworks – not necessary a limit – can

export into many file formats

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Design Process Tools

Project = Process

• Milestones reviews to converge on the solution:

• Concept -> Light Line -> Hard-Line ->

Deliverables

• Any person can continue any project w/ minimal

Collaboration tools:

• Files Structure / archive

• ePDM Vault / Security

• Go to Meetings via. web service

Reports:

• Status reports/Invoices

• TO DO list

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sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Process - Collaboration Tools

File control / archives

• Limited Access

• Easy to find for all team members

• All projects have the same structure

• ‘Paperless’

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sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Process - Collaboration Tools

TO DO LIST

• Common for all team members

• Filter function

• Searches

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Process – Collaboration Tools

Standards – work within client’s process

• Document to capture modeling specs

• Document to capture detailing specs

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Process – ePDM tools

ePDM

• Collaboration: 1 set of

CAD data

• Automatic version control

• State control

• Where used / contains

tools

• Preview

• Search tools via. data

cards

• History / accountability

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977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Process – ePDM workflow

ePDM

• Process workflow

• Security

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sterling-engineering.com

977 North Oaklawn Avenue, Suite 300 Elmhurst, IL 60126 Phone: 866-4-STERLING Fax: 630-516-1192

125 North Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-432-0024 FAX: 262-364-3030

Value Add - feedback

Templates setup

• Minimal manual inputs

• Leverage software

• No duplicate data

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