Tom Cekalla
Plymouth,MN
Summary
Highly motivated experienced business professional with a diverse background in Leadership, Sales, and Quality Assurance seeking an opportunity to utilize the knowledge, skills, and abilities that have been developed through experience in Manufacturing and Metal Finishing.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
Eco Finishing
01.2023 - Current
- Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with new and existing customers
- Focus driven on new customer programs with engagement in engineering/ development stages
- Trained, educated and lead the Estimating department
- Helped build and maintain pricing models based on market analysis
- Participated in trade shows and other marketing events
Quality Management Representative
ECO Finishing Company
03.2023 - 01.2024
- ISO 9001 Management Representative
- Developed ECO Finishings QMS from the ground up to adhere to the requirements of ISO 9001
- Trained, Coached and oversaw Internal Auditing
- Coordinated 3rd party audits
- Facilitated the resources and drove a cultural shift within the company to prepare for Stage 1 and Stage 2 Implementation Audits
- Responsible for MRB meetings and action items that drove the company into ISO 9001 compliance
Estimating
ECO Finishing Company
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Analyzed required documents for the generation of quotations for a multitude of metal finishing services, including: blue prints, specifications, internal documents and regulatory requirements
- Determine processing capabilities based plant statistics and department efficiency
- Coordinated customer program kick offs with internal personnel
Site Manager
Mountain Top Flooring
09.2020 - 07.2021
Sales Engineer
Pioneer Metal Finishing
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Focus on project management for new product design and profitability improvements for existing product lines
- Managing large territories of accounts in all relationship stages with strong focus on new business development through self-generated leads
- Contract negotiations and analysis dealing with liability, debits, credits, pricing and terms
- Lead product presentations, demonstrations and plant tours.
Supply Chain Manager
Arch Global
04.2016 - 07.2019
- Manager of all Outsource Processes including, but not limited to, Aluminum Anodize, Chemical conversion coatings, Heat Treat, Titanium Anodizing, Blasting, Passivation, Laser marking, Machining, EN Plating, Materials Testing and Dry Film
- Responsible for maintaining supplier performance within a QMS certified to AS9100 & ISO 13485
- Purchasing Manager for all MRO, secondary processing and materials spend
- Shipping Manager including all inventory management within a KANBAN system
- Member of the leadership team, Safety Committee, MRB team and first responder trained.
Process Control Supervisor
Pioneer Metal Finishing
11.2010 - 03.2016
- Management of the quality and chemistry departments
- Management representative for NADCAP and AS9100
- Direct contact for all 3rd party auditors and vendors
- Project Manager for all opportunities over $100,000
- Reviewed and approved all RFQs and managed all chemical purchases
- Owner of preventative and corrective actions and continuous improvement objectives
- Member of the leadership team, safety committee and corporate continuous improvement committee.
Quality Coordinator/ Supervisor
Pioneer Metal Finishing
10.2012 - 03.2015
- Facilitate dispositions on quality issues
- Knowledge of Purchase Orders, Print reading and the first article process
- Facilitated first article and prototype requests during manufacturing process
- Point of contact for PPAP completion and documentation
- Proficient in AS9100 and NADCAP requirements
- Main contact during customer visits regarding quality questions and new projects
- Worked directly with Pioneer Sales Engineers on customer projects
- Directed company corrective action process
- Extensive knowledge in Anodizing (type II and type III), Chemical Film (type I and type II) applications, Passivation and Dry Film as well as multiple pre-anodize treatments.
Account Representative
04.2013 - 10.2013
- Undertook role during facility disaster recovery
- Served multiple high value accounts with meeting in demand production timelines and new project kick offs
- Updated customers with new processes, completion dates, and addressed quality concerns as well as quality issues with open purchase orders
- Coordinated internal teams to ensure customer requirements were successfully completed
- Performed out bound calls to discuss quality concerns current business and upcoming projections.
Line Operator/ Lead Line Operator
11.2010 - 04.2013
Education
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Epicor, IQS and CRM
- Extensive knowledge in Supply Chain Management, Quality Systems and Outsourced processes
- Excel in Leadership, Project Management and Problem Solving
- Certified Internal Auditor
- First Responder
Timeline
Quality Management Representative
ECO Finishing Company
03.2023 - 01.2024
Sales Associate
Eco Finishing
01.2023 - Current
Estimating
ECO Finishing Company
08.2021 - 12.2022
Site Manager
Mountain Top Flooring
09.2020 - 07.2021
Sales Engineer
Pioneer Metal Finishing
07.2019 - 06.2020
Supply Chain Manager
Arch Global
04.2016 - 07.2019
Account Representative
04.2013 - 10.2013
Quality Coordinator/ Supervisor
Pioneer Metal Finishing
10.2012 - 03.2015
Process Control Supervisor
Pioneer Metal Finishing
11.2010 - 03.2016
Line Operator/ Lead Line Operator
11.2010 - 04.2013
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