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Jim Cooney

Head Of Machine Shop
Austin,TX

Summary

Enthusiastic management professional with demonstrated success supervising staff and building teams. Proven history of achieving machining goals by monitoring employee performance and coaching staff on effective machining methods and techniques. Skilled in solving complicated issues and making proactive operational changes. Have built and moved multiple machine shops.



Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Of Machine Shop

Neuralink
06.2022 - Current
  • Multi site Manager. I built two separate teams/facilities to support Neuralinks hardware requirements.
  • Schedule all manufacturing requests spread between teams.
  • Hiring Manager, recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new talent. Establish internal functions and departmental integration.
  • Create annual budgets proposals for VP's.
  • Procure capital equipment.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environmental practices for employees and customers.
  • Continuous efforts to optimize our manufacturing processes.
  • Provide team feedback and reviews.
  • Troubleshoot with engineering to overcome difficult hardware issues, and provide DFM solutions.

Development Shop Manager

Astra Space Inc.
Alameda, CA
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Hiring Manager, recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new talent to the team. Establish internal functions and departmental integration.
  • Integrated the Apollo Fusion facility into Astra's rocket factory. Designed and implemented new shop floorplan.
  • Conduct daily stand up meetings with the team to review closed out jobs, ongoing jobs, incoming jobs, discuss and resolve blockers.
  • Continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Monthly 1:1 with the team, provide monthly feedback. Administer year end reviews and goal setting. Award performance based bonus and compensation.
  • Extract data to populate reports for cross functional teams to forecast launch dates, budgets, and factory production schedules.
  • Troubleshoot with engineering to overcome difficult hardware issues.

Director of Manufacturing/Machining

Apollo Fusion
Mountain View, CA
09.2018 - 07.2021
  • Manufactured all components for our Hull Thruster which are currently in orbit.
  • Hiring Manger for new Technicians. Steady employee growth for three years.
  • Built the lab from ground up. Sourced and procured all machinery, software, and tooling.
  • Mentored and managed Technicians. Provided leadership, training, and support. Conducted weekly meetings to discuss blockers, coordinated schedules and reviewed work.
  • Partnered with vendors and suppliers to effectively manage and budget projects. Implemented controls to prevent going over budget and prevent bottlenecks.
  • Created budget proposals.
  • CNC programmer proficient in Tebis, and NX software. Adept simultaneous 5 axis milling and programming.
  • Implemented improvement initiatives such as 5S, and lean manufacturing. Collaborated with engineering to standardize designs which resulted in the reduction of programming time and reduced cost by 30 percent.
  • Coordinated procedures for facility and equipment maintenance, modification or replacement.
  • Conducted performance reviews quarterly. Set objectives for continuous professional growth.

Machine Shop

Tesla
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Managed the shop in the stamping department.
    Direct support to the production line. Part of Tesla's "go to" emergency team.
  • Provided support to the Engineering teams to complete R&D projects.
  • Key player in starting Tesla's apprenticeship program with the state of California and Federal government. Created and provided technical data and course curriculum.
  • Developed and managed new shop floor layout. Sourced new capital equipment. Led installation and calibration projects.
  • Set budgets for future headcount and Capital expenditures.

Professor/Instructor

Sheridan College
09.2015 - 09.2017
  • Instructed practical Machine shop and Tool and die skills such as CNC, mill, lathe, grinding, drilling, CNC programming, and metrology.
  • In class Professor teaching theoretical studies Blue Print Reading, Fixturing, Design, Machine Shop Theory, Tool and Die, Metallurgy.
  • Organized and developed course plans to ensure all aspects of the trades are being taught to the highest standards while focusing on the achievements of the students.
  • Taught 250 students per semester. Led apprenticeship program for international students.

Skills

27 Years Manufacturing Experience

11 years Managerial experience

Recruitment and hiring

College Professor/Mentor

Budget forecast

Capital procurement

DFM collaboration with Engineers

Extreme Lean Manufacturing

Prototyping / R&D part expert

Strong machining, mentoring, and tooling experience

Timeline

Head Of Machine Shop

Neuralink
06.2022 - Current

Development Shop Manager

Astra Space Inc.
07.2021 - 06.2022

Director of Manufacturing/Machining

Apollo Fusion
09.2018 - 07.2021

Machine Shop

Tesla
09.2017 - 09.2018

Professor/Instructor

Sheridan College
09.2015 - 09.2017

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