Connor Catalano
Walworth
Summary
Sales engineer and former machining floor supervisor with over a decade of manufacturing and leadership experience, now driving territory growth for Dormer Pramet. Combines hands-on CNC and quality background with strategic account management to deliver sales growth in 2024 and strong year-over-year gains across nearly all accounts. Seeking promotion to Regional Manager to apply proven territory growth, team leadership, and practical real-world manufacturing insight to develop high-performing sales teams and execute regional strategy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sales Engineer
Dormer Pramet
Rochester
08.2023 - Current
- Drive sales growth across New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and D.C. by partnering with distributors, end users, and key accounts to implement Dormer Pramet tools.
- Lead sales visits on the shop floor, leveraging machining, programming, and process knowledge to improve customer performance, tool life, and the bottom line.
- Achieved 10% year-over-year growth in Dormer product sales and 22% growth in Pramet tooling sales in 2024 by new opportunities and expanding share within existing accounts.
Machining Floor Supervisor
Harbec Inc.
Ontario
11.2021 - 08.2023
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems, and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Managed schedule for 30 team members with focus on effective coverage of shop needs.
- Created employee schedules to align coverage with forecasted demands.
- Held team meetings to gain feedback, provide updates and set policies.
CNC Programmer
Harbec Inc.
Ontario
07.2014 - 08.2023
- 3D 4th and 5th axis CNC programming with Mastercam
- Mainly worked on Aerospace and Defense, Medical, and Optics
- Mostly low volume prototype work but have been the lead machinist and programmer on multiple production jobs ranging over 100,000 parts
QC Technician
Harbec Inc.
Ontario
09.2013 - 07.2014
- CMM programming with PC-DMIS
- First article inspections
- Was one of the lead inspectors on a large scale medical production series of parts
Education
High School Diploma -
Wayne Central High School
Ontario, NY07.2010
Building Trades
Alfred State College
Alfred, NY05.2011
Skills
- Team supervision
- Production planning
- Multitasking
- Process improvement
- Customer relationship management
- Account management
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- CRM software
- Performance tracking
Certification
8 Week Conscious Leadership Program
Mastercam Multi Axis Course
Mastercam 2D Beginner Course
Software
PowerBI
Dynamics CRM
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Mastercam
PC-DMIS
Epicor
Epcor MES
Timeline
Sales Engineer
Dormer Pramet
08.2023 - Current
Machining Floor Supervisor
Harbec Inc.
11.2021 - 08.2023
CNC Programmer
Harbec Inc.
07.2014 - 08.2023
QC Technician
Harbec Inc.
09.2013 - 07.2014
High School Diploma -
Wayne Central High School
Building Trades
Alfred State College