Paul Kulniszewski
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Experience
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Reverie
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United States
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Furniture
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Quality and Manufacturing
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Feb 2021 - Present
Responsible for all aspects of Reverie product quality as well as the day to day operations of the US manufacturing facility. Work closely with the Reverie R&D team and the Asia Supply Chain team to ensure we are producing a product with perfect form, fit, and functionality. Responsible to ensure lessons learned from quality issues are read across to Customer Service Teams and to improve future product designs.
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Plant Manager
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Jul 2019 - Present
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Carol K Classic
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Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area
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Senior Board Member
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2009 - Present
Co-founder and Senior Board Member of the Carol K Classic. An organization founded to memorialize a wonderful woman, Carol Kulniszewski. We work with The Wedge Foundation to raise funds to donate to local charities that Carol would have donated her time and energy to. These include but aren't limited to the McCarthy Cardiac Care Coalition for Children, Child & Family Services, Haven House & Alden Marilla Food Pantry. Co-founder and Senior Board Member of the Carol K Classic. An organization founded to memorialize a wonderful woman, Carol Kulniszewski. We work with The Wedge Foundation to raise funds to donate to local charities that Carol would have donated her time and energy to. These include but aren't limited to the McCarthy Cardiac Care Coalition for Children, Child & Family Services, Haven House & Alden Marilla Food Pantry.
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Aurubis
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Germany
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Metal Ore Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Metals Coordinator
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Sep 2017 - Jul 2019
Coordinate the delivery, quality, consumption, and flow of raw materials associated with a three shift casting operation consuming over 400 million lbs annually. Accountable for the following; manpower scheduling, weight verification, proper tagging, and accurate data collection on raw material inventory. Lead Casting department Annual Physical Inventory. Create daily material usage plan and report card for tracking key performance indicators (KPI). Coordinate the delivery, quality, consumption, and flow of raw materials associated with a three shift casting operation consuming over 400 million lbs annually. Accountable for the following; manpower scheduling, weight verification, proper tagging, and accurate data collection on raw material inventory. Lead Casting department Annual Physical Inventory. Create daily material usage plan and report card for tracking key performance indicators (KPI).
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Sumitomo Rubber USA
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United States
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Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Manufacturing Process Leader
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Jan 2017 - Sep 2017
Used acquired lean manufacturing skills and leadership experience to learn all processes in a tire building facility with a planned growth from 5,000 tires per day to 12,000 tire per day. Collect data to measure efficiency, show trends, document issues, and develop procedures to improve process flow. Building systems to aid front line Area Managers to manage their daily activities and show continuous improvement. Mentor Area Managers and union associates on new procedures. Continuously monitor, coach, and counsel the team to assure daily, weekly, and monthly goals are being met. Show less
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Industrial Materials Recycling LLC.
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Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area
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Plant General Manager
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Oct 2012 - Jan 2017
Responsible for all aspects of a 1 million pound per month plastic recycling operation: Included responsibilities are purchasing, sales, quality implementation, attainment and tracking; budget planning and attainment; production planning, attainment, and tracking; inventory management, manpower planning, HR, maintenance and equipment PM planning. Responsible for all aspects of a 1 million pound per month plastic recycling operation: Included responsibilities are purchasing, sales, quality implementation, attainment and tracking; budget planning and attainment; production planning, attainment, and tracking; inventory management, manpower planning, HR, maintenance and equipment PM planning.
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Aurubis
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Germany
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Metal Ore Mining
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700 & Above Employee
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Cast Shop Manager / Assistant Manager
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2010 - 2012
Was responsible for all aspects of a three shift, 35 million pound per month metal casting operation: Responsibilities included quality attainment, safety, budget planning, cost management, production planning and attainment, inventory management, and manpower planning. Managed Cast Shop maintenance and engineering staff, provided guidance and input for equipment PM planning, project planning, furnace rebuilds, station rebuilds, and material purchases. Worked closely with members of the Executive Staff to plan daily facility operations and to develop and implement plant policy changes and corporate directives. Worked with union to redevelop relations and change unproductive work practices. Drove continuous improvement through team building and employee development by holding regular results-focused team meetings to improve quality, increase schedule attainment and reach our throughput objectives. Show less
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Production Coordinator / Metals Coordinator
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2008 - 2010
Coordinated the delivery, quality, consumption, and flow of raw materials associated with a three shift casting operation. Was accountable for the following; manpower scheduling, weight verification, proper tagging, and accurate data collection on 4 million pounds of raw material inventory. Lead Casting department Annual Physical Inventory. Created daily material usage plan and report card for tracking key performance indicators (KPI). Implemented a visual inventory system and housekeeping standards. Used FIFO philosophy to reduce raw material inventory by 1.7 million pounds. Generated $250,000 in savings annually by re-purposing scrap material and implemented inspection practices that prevented the receipt of 400,000 lbs of contaminated material per year. Show less
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AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing
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United States
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Automotive
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700 & Above Employee
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Manufacturing Executive / Area Manager
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2004 - 2008
Was responsible for all aspects of a three shift, dynamic metal forging operation: Responsibilities included quality attainment, safety, production planning and attainment, manpower planning, maintenance and equipment PM planning. Management and launch of a 20 million dollar capital improvement project that successfully introduced a new process with new work practices into the plant. Worked closely with suppliers, maintenance, engineering, and the union to ensure the project was completed on time, on budget, and with union support and buy in. Worked closely with members of Executive Staff to plan facility operations and develop and implement plant policy changes and corporate directives. Implemented and maintained Lean tools to create value stream maps, standardized work, housekeeping, heijunka boards, 5S systems, and internal pull systems that resulted in a 3 million pound reduction of material from the value stream and improved material flow Show less
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Manufacturing Production Coordinator / Supervisor Forge Operations
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1996 - 2004
Responsible for salaried supervisors associated with manufacturing while managing the production, material and quality across three shifts in my areas of responsibility
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Education
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Bryant & Stratton College