Stephen Zawislak is a seasoned textile engineering and operations leader with more than 40 years of experience spanning engineering, manufacturing, plant management, and technical sales. He has held senior leadership roles across the textile industry, including Director of Engineering and Sales Manager at Norfab (The Davlyn Group), where he strengthened customer relationships, led complex technical initiatives, expanded product lines, and drove growth through solution-oriented selling and cross-functional collaboration. Earlier in his career he served as Business Unit Manager and Process Engineer at Gentex Corporation and Plant Manager at Textile Technologies, Inc., where he led multidisciplinary teams, expanded international distribution, supported military and aerospace applications, and guided organizations through quality and ISO 9001 initiatives. His technical expertise spans advanced textile processes such as weaving, carding, coating, laminating, wet finishing, and yarn spinning, and he is a co-inventor on a patented spun yarn for military chemical defense garments. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering from the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Sciences and is recognized for combining deep technical knowledge with practical leadership and customer-focused problem solving.