THOMAS CUNNINGHAM

**** ***** *****, **** ***, Wadsworth, Ohio 44281

Cell: 440-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I have 30+ years of experience and background skills in manufacturing industries including Paint Coatings, Automotive, Aerospace, Chemicals/Colorants, Plastics and PHOLED/OLED Materials. CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Senior management * Multinational business experience

• Project/Program management * P&L responsibility

• Key account and technical management *Business operations/development

• Sales & Marketing * Manufacturing operations

EXPERIENCE

PPG Industries (Specialty Coatings and Materials-OLED) Barberton, Ohio

Operations Leader 03/2022 to Present

• Oversee OLED Synthesis/Sublimation Operations.

• Continuous Improvement, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Implementation of Kaizen Culture, Gemba Walks.

• Change Management.

• Capacity Planning, Customer Forecast Planning, SAP Production Planning, Inventory Management (Pre-Batch Assembly).

• Quality/Lab Testing, Technology Transfer.

• Safety-First.

• Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Process Safety Management (PSM).

• (6) Direct reports and (16) Indirect reports.

Sherwin-Williams (Performance Coatings Group)

Cleveland, Ohio

Business Development Manager 07/2019 to 02/2022

• Develop Paint Coating Application and Paint Processes for E-Coat, Powder Coatings, Solvent and Waterborne liquid coatings.

• Coordinate with customers, paint laboratories and color labs to establish paint performance specifications/paint application processes and color design.

• Provided guidance to Account Managers concerning business planning/ proposals to expand business opportunities with existing customers.

• Identified and pursued relationships with potential new customers. Continental Products

Euclid, Ohio

Director of Manufacturing and Technology 08/2018 to 05/2019

• Overall management of Production, Quality Control, EHS, Shipping and Receiving, R&D, and Purchasing (5 Direct reports, 15 Indirect reports).

• Long-term/Short-term Planning.

• Technical Sales/Technical Development.

• Development and Implementation of SOP’s.

• Implementation/Execution of 2 concept (12 hr./shift, 3 on 4 off, 4 on 3 off, 7day work week).

• Implemented second source supplier program for Coating Resins, Additives and Pigment Dispersions.

• Salvaged 25k in obsolete coating resin and stopped non-invoiced over shipments, approximately 60k annually.

• Implemented project/program to improve outdated paint formulations. The Will-Burt Company

Orrville, Ohio

Director of Paint Operations and Polymer Science Team 09/2014 to 04/2016

• Overall management for production paint lines, which includes manpower and capacity planning. (3 Direct reports, 15 Indirect reports).

• Responsible for paint application development/paint process engineering.

• Technical management responsibilities including paint coating specifications/color development for various substrates utilizing solvent-borne, water-borne, powder coatings and CARC. (Valspar, Akzo, PPG, Sherwin-Williams).

• Overall responsibility for sales and marketing and account management.

• Established and increased sales for “Paint Only”, customers to $4MM.

(Caterpillar, Volvo Construction, JGL Div. of Oshkosh, Ventrac, Colfor Mfg.). SPORTPAINT, INC.

Louisville, KY

President/CEO 4/2001 to 6/2014

• Provided overall direction and leadership in a private sector organization and established company policy. (Multi-Site management, 3 manufacturing facilities).

• Directed operational activities of departments concerning production, pricing, sales, distribution, public relations, human resources, operations and quality. (8 Direct reports, 162 Indirect reports).

• Coordinated with subordinate executives and staff managers.

• Increased financial efficiency.

• Analyzed and evaluated company goal achievement, reviewed and revised objectives and activities.

• My accomplishments included establishing sales at 2MM per year and increasing to the highest of 10MM per year. Successfully had company certified with several automotive companies. Developed several coatings/coating applications for major manufacturing customers. Direct account management of customers, (Honda, Ford, GM, GE Appliance, BMW among others).

SPORTPAINT, INC

Louisville, KY

Exec. Vice President/COO 07/1995 to 03/2001

• Business development and account management. (Honda, Ford, BMW, GM among others).

• P&L responsibility.

• Manufacturing operations/Quality management.

• Supplier development and qualification. (PPG, Akzo, Sherwin-Williams, BASF, NOF/US Paint).

• Technical management/Customer relationship management. NOF CORP/US PAINT CORP

Columbus, Ohio

Manager Japanese Transplant Operations 01/1992 to 07/1995

• Account management and business development. (Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, SIA, Hisan).

• Technical and sales personnel management. (6 Direct reports).

• Sales & Marketing, pricing and inventory control.

• Budget planning and reporting.

NOF CORP/US PAINT

Columbus, Ohio

Technical Service Manager 01/1990 to 12/1992

• Technical/Account management. (Honda/Honda Suppliers). Color and paint coatings development.

• Process and application development.

• Customer relationship management.

BF GOODRICH COMPANY

Avon Lake, Ohio

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIST (Latex and Estane) 01/1989 to 12/1990

• Research, Product/Color development and Resin development. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Cleveland, Ohio

CORPORATE MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR 01/1987 to 12/1989

• Liaison between Technical Laboratories, Sales & Marketing and Manufacturing. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

Morrow, Georgia

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 01/1986 to 12/1987

• Development of Industrial Maintenance/Industrial Coatings. EDUCATION

Ohio University

Chemistry

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• SME-Society of Manufacturing Engineers, ACS-American Chemical Society, SAE-Society of Automotive Engineers, SSPC-Society for Protective Coatings, Account Management Professionals, Managers of Automotive, the President/CEO Elite. COURSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Six Sigma Foundations, Six Sigma: Green Belt, Lean Foundations, Lean Six Sigma, Gemba Kaizen, 5S Workplace Productivity, Project Management Foundations, Diversification and Inclusion-Global Enterprise, Critical Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Business Analysis, Servant Leadership, Key Account Management, Delegating Virtually, Managing Conflict, Operational Excellence-Work-out and Kaizen.

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