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SEAN CONGDON

Hamilton,ON

Summary

Competent Engineering professional offering foundation in engineering project management and design. History of success in performing load and cost calculations and establishing clear parameters. Detail-oriented with strong knowledge of [Area of expertise] and [Software].

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Engineer – Camshaft Machining Dept.

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
  • Responsible for Production, Maintenance, and Engineering of Camshaft Machining Area, with production capacity of 1.9 million camshafts annually with an operating budget of $18M

Project Engineer – Crankshaft Machining Department

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
  • Member of four person team responsible for $200 million capital budget to purchase and launch world class V10 Crankshaft Machining Line

Manufacturing Advisor – Crankshaft Machining Department

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
  • Responsible for supervision of both maintenance and production personnel

Group President /Group Vice President North America

Linamar Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2023
  • Reporting to the President and COO, full P&L responsibility for 28 Automotive Manufacturing sites in Canada, USA and Mexico with 2023 Sales projections of $4.1 Billion and over 13,000 employees
  • Grew Sales Revenue from $2.7 Billion in 2020 to $4.1 Billion (projected) in 2023
  • Operating Earnings increased 45% YOY in 2021 and 20% YOY in 2022
  • Set Growth Strategy to Expand Customer Base, enter Automotive Electrification space, and fill Manufacturing floor space
  • Achieved New Business Contract Wins of $717 Million (2020); $912 Million (2021); and $910 Million (2022)
  • Expanded Customer base with Asian, German, and New Auto Start-ups
  • Grew traditional business into Electrified Axle business
  • Vertically integrated both Forging and Aluminum Casting Business
  • Plant capacity improved to over 94% for all plants combined
  • Launched over 70 precision manufactured Ventilator components for General Motors, O2 and Zoll to support COVID life-saving equipment rapid builds.

Vice President of Manufacturing

Linamar Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2020
  • Reporting to the Group President of NA, responsibilities included the following for 10 Manufacturing Facilities: P&L Responsibility for Sales of $1 Billion
  • New Plant Launches – Oversaw New Plant Launch in Guelph
  • New Program Launches – Oversaw $1 Billion in NBW launches
  • Lead Production Crisis situations
  • Lead plant operational turn-arounds at the following facilities: Linamar de Mexco; Hastech; Exkor; Roctel; Linamar North Carolina
  • Lead Lean Initiatives to drive 5S; OEE improvements using Constraint Management techniques
  • Lead Waste Reduction Initiatives that included implementing Employee CI program
  • Cost of Goods Sold reduction Initiatives.

General Manager: Camcor & Eston Manufacturing Divisions

Linamar Corporation
- 01.2015
  • Full P&L responsibility for 2 facilities with $240M in sales revenue supported by 1100 employees located in Guelph, Ontario
  • Simultaneously ran one company (Eston) with 4th best Customer, Financial and Employee satisfaction record in Linamar (competing with 35 other facilities globally), while managing a record turn-around in another (Camcor)
  • Camcor turn-around included the following achievements: P&L improvement - from $100 M in revenue with $11 M in losses to $172M in revenue and projected earnings of $14.5 million
  • Simultaneously launched 7 major manufacturing programs with Capital Expenditure in excess of $80 million
  • Employee Satisfaction – hired 450 employees in 3 months and have reduced employee turnover by 75%
  • Customer Satisfaction improvements
  • Camcor awarded $26M contract by VP of Ford Purchasing following impressive turn-around within the division
  • Camcor awarded $38M contract by VP of GM Purchasing as a result of impressive division turn-around
  • Camcor awarded $20M contract from Honda NA.

General Manager - Eston Manufacturing Division

Linamar Corporation
01.2009 - 08.2010
  • Full P&L responsibility for 100k ft2 facility with $80M in sales revenue and 260 employees located in Guelph, Ontario
  • Achievements: Lead the Eston team through difficult restructuring while maintaining strong Operating Earnings, Employee and Customer Satisfaction
  • Co-developed the Linamar Corporation Manufacturing Growth Strategy for the $1.5 billion machining division of Linamar with a goal of growing to $5.7 billion by 2020
  • This Manufacturing Growth Strategy was adopted by the COO and is currently being used to guide global growth.

Operations Manager

Linamar Corp. - Camcor Manufacturing Division
04.2005 - 12.2008
  • Responsible for opening a Green Field 326k ft2 manufacturing site at Linamar
  • Achievements: Launched 5 major projects with combined sales of $80 million
  • Launched 3 major programs for Ford and GM in 18 months
  • Then launched 2 major programs in 4 months
  • Fully responsible for hiring personnel, engineering the manufacturing processes, equipment selection and procurement, setting plant operating systems, P&L launch targets
  • Successfully met all internal and external launch targets
  • Named the plant to align with Brand management strategy of product focused factories.

Engineering Manager

Linamar Corp. - Eston Manufacturing Division
04.2004 - 04.2005
  • Responsible for leading teams of engineers and technicians through new product and process launch as well as ongoing manufacturing support.

Team Manager – Aluminum Cylinder Head Machining and Assembly Area

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
01.1993 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for the Designing, Processing, Engineering as well as Production and Maintenance of the World’s largest Flexible CNC Manufacturing Facility
  • Achievements: Successfully launched 500K ft2 facility to manufacture a new Aluminum Cylinder Head for Ford’s most popular engine.

Line Supervisor – Vehicle Assembly

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
07.1991 - 09.1993
  • Responsible for supervising line personnel during launch of New Paint Facility.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

Queen’s University
Kingston
04.1999

Bachelor of Engineering and Management -

McMaster University
Hamilton
04.1991

Skills

  • Proven Automotive Manufacturing Executive with particular ability to effectively manage multiple manufacturing sites with multi-functional groups
  • Able to successfully achieve business growth while managing and improving operational performance of existing businesses
  • Able to manage new plant start-ups
  • Strong technical skills in a variety of product, process and implementation areas
  • Team player with excellent interpersonal, planning, strategic and organizational abilities as well as excellent customer liaison track records

Citizenship

Dual Citizen of both Canada and the United States of America

Timeline

Group President /Group Vice President North America

Linamar Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2023

Vice President of Manufacturing

Linamar Corporation
01.2015 - 01.2020

General Manager - Eston Manufacturing Division

Linamar Corporation
01.2009 - 08.2010

Operations Manager

Linamar Corp. - Camcor Manufacturing Division
04.2005 - 12.2008

Engineering Manager

Linamar Corp. - Eston Manufacturing Division
04.2004 - 04.2005

Team Manager – Aluminum Cylinder Head Machining and Assembly Area

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
01.1993 - 01.2004

Line Supervisor – Vehicle Assembly

Ford Motor Co. of Canada
07.1991 - 09.1993

Lead Engineer – Camshaft Machining Dept.

Ford Motor Co. of Canada

Project Engineer – Crankshaft Machining Department

Ford Motor Co. of Canada

Manufacturing Advisor – Crankshaft Machining Department

Ford Motor Co. of Canada

General Manager: Camcor & Eston Manufacturing Divisions

Linamar Corporation
- 01.2015

Master of Business Administration -

Queen’s University

Bachelor of Engineering and Management -

McMaster University

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