SEAN FINNEY
Allentown,PA
Summary
Operations and Logistics Professional experienced in scheduling, dispatch, and transportation planning. Improved workflows and enhanced on-time delivery by developing daily load schedules and coordinating logistics operations in high-demand industrial environments. Contributed to performance reporting and optimized delivery processes through data analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Overview
1
1
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Scheduler
Alleguard
01.2026 - Current
- Produced daily load schedules and plant revenue forecasts, optimizing customer order assignments to ensure on-time, in-full delivery.
- Coordinate directly with production, shipping, transportation, sales, and customer service to align shipment timing with order completion and available transportation resources.
- Facilitated weekly delivery and scheduling calls for assigned plant operations, identifying constraints and execution priorities.
- Monitored inbound material requirements and intercompany transfer schedules to ensure critical components were available.
- Analyzed current and forecasted shipment activity, contributing to short-term forecasting and OTIF performance reporting in BI platform.
Operations Manager / Logistics Planner
Messer Americas
Allentown, PA
01.2022 - 07.2025
- Managed logistics and dispatch operations for regional industrial gas distribution across multiple states, ensuring timely deliveries.
- Led planners, dispatchers, and drivers, ensuring alignment with company KPIs for safety, reliability, and efficiency.
- Oversaw SLA compliance and optimized routes while enhancing customer communication for key commercial clients.
- Partnered with IT and systems teams to implement digital tracking and reporting tools that improved on-time delivery by 15%.
- Liaised between corporate leadership and customer accounts, addressing service issues and implementing improvement plans.
Information Security Officer
Air Products Federal Credit Union
Allentown, PA
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Led organizational information security risk assessments and ensured compliance with NCUA and federal cybersecurity standards.
- Coordinated efforts among IT, compliance, and executive leadership to ensure system integrity and strengthen security posture across the network.
- Introduced vulnerability management procedures, significantly reducing audit findings and enhancing vendor risk oversight.
- Implemented and maintained data protection policies and access control protocols, enhancing incident response documentation.
Dispatcher / Operations Specialist
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Trexlerstown, PA
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Coordinated logistics scheduling for bulk gas shipments, ensuring timely delivery to industrial and healthcare clients.
- Managed route assignments and driver communication, facilitating daily performance reporting to ensure on-time delivery and compliance.
- Collaborated with clients and plant operations to uphold product quality and reliability during high-demand periods.
- Worked closely with clients and plant operations to maintain product quality, reliability, and responsiveness during high-demand periods.
Information Technology Specialist
United States Army - Ft. Gordon
Gordon, GA
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Oversaw mission-critical communication and IT systems, enhancing operational effectiveness for logistical units across deployments.
- Led technicians responsible for infrastructure readiness and rapid system recovery in high-tempo environments.
- Led technicians in ensuring infrastructure readiness and facilitating rapid system recovery in high-tempo environments.
- Provided technical support to command units and coordinated system upgrades, ensuring seamless operations during joint force missions.
Education
Associate of General Studies - Gender Studies
Northampton Community College
Bethlehem, PA 01.2006 - 05.2006
Certificate of Technical Studies - Information And Computer Systems
U.S. Army School of Information Technology
Augusta, GA 07.2007 - 01.2008
Skills
- Production & Load Scheduling
- Shipment Scheduling
- Inbound Material Planning
- Revenue forecasting
- Demand Forecasting
- Route / Capacity Optimization
- Transportation & Dispatch
- KPI management
- Operational Reporting
- Performance Dashboards
- Process Optimization
- Process Improvement
- Data Visualization
- Software proficiency
- Customer management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Delivery Performance
Certification
Certifications & Training: Lean Six Sigma Foundations | Microsoft 365 Administration | Data Analytics Fundamentals (Google Certificate) | Leadership & Operations Management (Military Training)
Timeline
Scheduler
Alleguard
01.2026 - Current
Operations Manager / Logistics Planner
Messer Americas
01.2022 - 07.2025
Information Security Officer
Air Products Federal Credit Union
01.2020 - 01.2022
Dispatcher / Operations Specialist
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2020
Certificate of Technical Studies - Information And Computer Systems
U.S. Army School of Information Technology
07.2007 - 01.2008
Information Technology Specialist
United States Army - Ft. Gordon
01.2007 - 01.2012
Associate of General Studies - Gender Studies
Northampton Community College
01.2006 - 05.2006