Ronan Cooney has over nine years of experience as an Operations Supervisor for multi-national companies. He is currently an Operations Supervisor at Curtiss-Wright, where he supervises a team of seven, ensures production meets deadlines, and leads lean initiatives. Cooney has a degree in Electronic Engineering and is certified in various quality standards. He has worked in technical roles testing electronic systems and providing customer support across several companies in Ireland and Australia.

1. Ronan Cooney BEng.
Mobile: +353-86-8843850
E-mail: ronan.cooney@gmail.com
Operations Supervisor with over nine years’ experience in multi-national companies placing
high emphasis on attention to detail, lean processes and principles, driving continuous
improvement, meeting strict customer deadlines and being highly attentive to industry
standards and quality processes and procedures.
CAREER TO DATE:
Curtiss-Wright, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland
Industry-leading supplierof sophisticated electronics products for air, ground and sea
Operations Supervisor Sept 2013 - Present
1 Supervisor for diverse team of 7 direct reports in electronic systemtest and soldering.
2 Responsible for hiring, training and inducting new team members.
3 RMA lead and dealing with customers directly over issues seen in the field
4 Department lead in introduction,implementation and sustaining of lean initiatives following
the ‘Curtiss-Wright Way’ and six sigma principles.
5 Monitoring and reporting to senior management on departmental KPI’s.
6 Ensure flow of finished goods is synchronised and fulfils demand as required.
7 Certified IPC 610-A Specialist and certified in IPC 7711 rework standards.
8 Inspection,test and debug of flight data acquisition systems to IPC class 3 standards and
adhering to AS9100 standards,when required.
Test Technician May 2009 – Sept 2013
Feb 2006 – Aug 2007
1 Instigatorof set-up at United States subcontractorsite for test stations and training of
operators.Responsible for resolving issues relating to test,builds and set-up.
2 Point of contact for Russian manufacturing subcontractorfor issues relating to test and set-
ups.Tasked with supporting any issues arising and set-up of test systems.
3 Inspection,test,debug, final assembly and shipment of flight data acquisition systems to IPC
class 3 standards.
4 Documentation and adherence of all testing,rework, faults found and issues to ISO AS9100
standard.
5 Employee forum representative for the operations department - tasked with relaying
department queries to management and company managerial decisions back to the department.
A key role in management-to-department communication
RoCKeR Foods, Raheny, Dublin 5, Ireland Mar 2009 – Jan 2011
Suppliersof Quality Irish Produce
Co-Founder
1 Co-founder of ‘RoCKeR Foods’Company - producer of premium Irish chutneys.
2 Selling a quality product to the Irish public, businesses and retailers.
Travel in Asia, Australia and New Zealand Mar 2008 – Dec 2008
Law In Order, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia Nov 2007 – Mar 2008
Innovative Document Solutions
Technical Operator
1 Providing electronic evidence discovery for Australia’s leading law firms using various in-
house software suites.

2. 2 Liaising directly with customers and departments regarding orders, timeframes and procedures
to be carried out.
3 Working closely within the team to achieve tight customer deadlines for impending legal
cases.
4 Instigatorof introduction of documentation of procedures and processes.
Realtime Technologies, Coolock, Dublin 17, Ireland 2004-2006
Provider of Electronic Manufacturing Services and Integrated Supply Chain Solutions
Test/ITTechnician
1 Liaising with clients regarding test equipment issues and fixes minimizing production
downtime.
2 IT Administrator for over 15 users.Maintaining backup systems and on-floor PC
workstations.
3 Training and mentoring operators to ensure that company specifications, testing processes and
procedures are adhered to.
4 Performing test and debug on various customer products including Google, Avaya,Trintech,
UTStarcom & Rackable Systems.
5 Continuously adhering to ISO standards,compiling and updating in-house documentation on
procedures and processes
SKILLS:
Languages: C, Java, Assembly Language, Matlab
Operating Systems: Windows 7/XP/2000, Windows Server 98, DOS
Software Packages: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Professional
EDUCATION:
Leaving Certificate
Degree in Electronic Engineering
 Passed with First Class Honours
St. Patrick’s Classical School,
Navan
Dublin City University, Ireland
1999
2003
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
2015 - 2016: Volunteer for Foodcloud, giving excess supermarket food to those in need.
2016: Direct supporterof small Irish business through ‘Linked Finance’.
2016: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
2013: Finalist in Ray D’arcy Best Ham Sandwich Challenge with Today FM.
2012 – 2014: Columnist for Easyfood Magazine with ‘One Man’s Digest’ Column.
2012: Finalist in the Ray D’arcy Summer BBQ Lamb Burger Challenge with Today FM .
2011 & 2012: Finalist for Easy Food Magazine ‘Home Cook Hero Awards’.
2010: Appeared on TV3’s ‘The Apprentice’ with ‘RoCKeR Food’ products.
HACCP certified in ‘Primary Food Safety’.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Interests: Cookery, soccer,cinema and writing
Driving: Full, clean, Irish driving license
Excellent References Available on Request