Sean Cunningham
Castleton,NY
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Blasch Precision Ceramics, excelling in operations management and cross-functional teamwork. Spearheaded initiatives that significantly enhanced efficiency and team performance, leveraging strategic planning and staff development skills. Achieved notable improvements in productivity and customer satisfaction, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and innovation.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Control Manager
Blasch Precision Ceramics
03.2023 - Current
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
Process Engineering and Quality Manager
Blasch Precision Ceramics
04.2021 - 02.2023
- Coordinated and oversaw periodic audits to evaluate product quality and safety and address non-conformances.
- Devised specifications for processes.
- Developed and deployed production control plans and created work instructions and procedures.
- Mentored and encouraged employees to strive for excellence while fostering professional growth.
- Calibrated instruments and scales in production area and quality lab.
- Updated quality control standards, methods, and procedures to meet compliance requirements.
- Improved quality processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
- Increased customer satisfaction through adherence to quality standards and customer requirements.
- Managed and archived quality documentation, organized, and participated in internal and external quality audits.
- Wrote and implemented new rework procedures to standardize processes and streamline workflow.
- Provided observations, took measurements, and performed tests at various stages according to quality control plan.
- Sorted product and provided expertise on non-conforming product requirements.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Managed senior-level personnel working in Engineering capacities.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
Senior Process and Quality Engineer
Blasch Precision Ceramics
04.2019 - 04.2021
- Performed quality inspections and drafted reports to detail non-conforming material issues.
- Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
- Developed action plan for company certification using ISO 9001 standard knowledge.
- Implemented new strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency of engineering team.
- Analyzed and interpreted customer requirements to develop engineering solutions.
- Developed and implemented procedures to verify compliance with engineering standards.
- Created detailed reports on engineering activities and findings.
- Led engineering teams to successfully complete projects on time and within budget.
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
- Analyzed and interpreted data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
- Designed and implemented quality control processes to facilitate customer satisfaction.
- Developed comprehensive engineering documents for all projects.
- Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.
Process Engineer
Blasch Precision Ceramics
03.2015 - 04.2019
- Met weekly with team members to discuss project implementations and alleviate any issues.
- Interfaced with area teams to verify application of technical details.
- Prepared scope of work documentation for use in project planning
- Reviewed processes, identifying areas requiring improvement.
- Conducted root cause analysis to identify, prioritize and eliminate process losses.
- Provided technical assistance to production team when issues arose.
- Developed and implemented process improvements to reduce costs and increase efficiency in industrial production.
- Analyzed data to identify trends in production and maintenance costs and developed strategies to reduce expenses.
Material Engineer
Blasch Precision Ceramics
08.2012 - 02.2015
- Experimented with new materials for manufacture of ceramic products.
- Investigated requests for deviations from established materials or suppliers and made appropriate approval or denial judgments.
- Gathered and organized material samples to use in third-party testing, evaluated results and reported on findings to optimize materials choices.
- Documented physical and chemical properties of materials before, during and after completing standardized tests.
- Reviewed supplier proposals and materials and provided ongoing monitoring to maintain consistent supplies.
Education
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Ceramic Engineering
Alfred University
Alfred, NY12.2010
Associate of Science - Engineering Science
Alfred State College
Alfred, NY05.2008
Skills
- Operations Management
- Staff Training and Development
- Verbal and written communication
- Time Management
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Team Leadership
- Staff Management
- Staff Development
- Strategic Planning
- Performance Management
- Expense Tracking
- Project Management
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Product Control Manager
Blasch Precision Ceramics
03.2023 - Current
Process Engineering and Quality Manager
Blasch Precision Ceramics
04.2021 - 02.2023
Senior Process and Quality Engineer
Blasch Precision Ceramics
04.2019 - 04.2021
Process Engineer
Blasch Precision Ceramics
03.2015 - 04.2019
Material Engineer
Blasch Precision Ceramics
08.2012 - 02.2015
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -
Binghamton University
Bachelor of Science - Ceramic Engineering
Alfred University
Associate of Science - Engineering Science
Alfred State College
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