Curriculum Vitae

Tony Conlon

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Nationality: Irish

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Date of Birth: dd.mm.78

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Sex: Male

Educational Background

1996 – 2000 Bachelor of Technology in Electronics Manufacturing,

University of Limerick.

Award Class: Honours Degree (2.2).

1990 – 1996 Marist College, Retreat Rd., Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Skills Set

  • IT: - Packages: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Exchange,

Outlook & Access. Lotus cc:Mail & Notes.

Q-Pulse Record Management System.

Prodstar MRP System. Oracle MRP System. Scala 5.1.

Employment History

Jan. ’06 – present Intel Ireland Ltd., Collinstown, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.

Employed as "Manufacturing Technician" in this leading technology company. click for detail

May ’05 – Dec. ’05 Scientific Games Worldwide Ltd., Ballymahon, Co. Longford.

Employed as "Buyer". Scientific Games are a global marketing and technology leader in the lottery, pari-mutuel, and telecommunications industries.

Duties included:

  • Purchasing of all Inventory & non-Inventory items.
  • Managing 'Spare Parts' orders (from receiving the PO ... discuss/clarify with customer ... sourcing part or requesting in-house manufacture ... through to dispatch and maintenance of orderbook.
  • Responsible for maintaining adequate supply of 'Printing Paper' to our customers.

Sept. ’02 – May ‘05 Trend Technologies Mullingar Ltd., Bus. Park, Co. Westmeath.

Jan.’03 – May’05: Employed as “Buyer” within this plastics injection moulding company.

Duties included:

  • Purchasing of all Inventory & non-Inventory items. (excl.Maintenance, Toolroom & IT Dept. requirements)
  • Manage & forecast inventory lead-times from ordering materials to filling customer orders. Communicate customer MPS data on large volume products to Trends suppliers.Analyse and action the MRP. Expedite orders and organise transport where necessary.
  • Monitor raw material Inventory levels & assist in controlling finished goods Inventory levels.
  • Identify and develop alternative suppliers with a view to obtaining value for money for the company by reducing costs and maintaining quality.
  • Communicate on monthly performance metrics.
  • Identify high volume/low value items to be handled in blanket contracts.
  • Updating AVLs and maintaining records and SOP's associated with planning & purchasing.Maintenance of raw material, supplier details & costs on departmental databases.
  • Involvement on cross-department functional teams to assist in planning and specifying requirements to provide customers with a quality product in a timely manner. Support new product introductions.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives in the Company. (member of 4-person Lean Manufacturing team formed to review Quotes, Costs, BOMs, ECNs, QCIs and the organisation/structure thereof)
  • Support all users on procedure in the purchase of all goods and services.

Sept.’02 – Jan.’03: Employed as “QA & Manufacturing Assistant Engineer”

Duties included:

  • Issuing of Quality Dept. documentation for multiple products.
  • Involved in Product Packing proposals with QA & customer.
  • Sourced tooling jigs (specification/costs) within IrelandUK.

Jan. ’01 – Apr. ‘02 PNY Technologies Ireland Ltd., Ballivor, Co. Meath.

Employed as an SMT Process Engineer. PNY is a manufacturer of computer memory upgrade products.

Primary areas of responsibility: Rework/Repair & Visual Inspection.

Duties included / Skills learned: click for detail

  • Participated in & conducted internal quality audits.
  • Develop & maintain up to date specifications for areas of responsibility.
  • Actively involved in the maintenance & upkeep of ISO9000.
  • Use of Prodstar in BOM creation/alterations.
  • Managed HSE policies for all chemical introductions & disposals. Made cost reductions with alternate disposal methods where possible. (up to 75% less in specific cases)

Autumn 2000 – Dec. ’00 Interlink, Galway Road, Athlone, Co. Roscommon.

Employed part-time as a parcel sortation operator.

Feb. ’99 – Sept. ’99 DSC Communications, DonoreInd. Est., Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Co-operative education: Employed as a student engineer within the Manufacturing Dept. of this telecommunications company.

Duties included:click for detail

  • Inventory control with planning (Physical, Oracle & MS Access)

Jun. ’95 – Jan. ’99 Filling Station, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Employed part-time as a forecourt attendant.

Summer of ’97 & ’98 Student Summer Scheme, Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

Achievements/Interests/Other

-Running, Pitch & Putt, Reading (Financial/Stocks).

-Full Clean Driving Licence (B)

References

Available on request

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