Agostino (Gus) Colantuoni
About Agostino (Gus) Colantuoni
Agostino (Gus) Colantuoni is a Quality Engineer currently working at Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. He has extensive experience in quality management and process improvement across various industries.
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Gus Colantuoni currently holds the position of Quality Engineer at the Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. He has been serving in this role since 2015.
Work Experience at Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited
Since 2015, Gus Colantuoni has been working with Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited as a Quality Engineer. His role focuses on ensuring high standards in manufacturing processes to maintain product quality and reliability. His contributions to the company have been essential in upholding the company's reputation for producing secure, high-quality products.
Previous Roles in Quality Engineering
Prior to his current role, Gus Colantuoni held several key positions in quality engineering and management. In 2015, he was a Production Quality Analyst in Ottawa, Canada Area for 5 months. From 2011 to 2015, he worked at Schneider Electric as a Quality Analyst in Kanata. Between 2010 and 2011, he served as the Quality Manager at OZ Optics in Ottawa, ON. Additionally, he has extensive experience as a Quality and Process Analyst at Farm Boy Inc., and as Quality and Technical Services Manager at Zomax from 1999 to 2007 in Arnprior, ON.
Educational Background
Gus Colantuoni studied Electronics at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, where he achieved the title of Engineering Technologist after completing a three-year study from 1984 to 1987. His technical education forms the foundation of his extensive career in quality engineering and management.
Achievements
Gus Colantuoni has a proven track record of reducing manufacturing defect rates and enhancing production efficiency. Notably, he reduced manufacturing defect rates from 4% to less than 1% through root cause analysis and the implementation of manufacturing controls. He also oversaw the creation of an integrated label management solution for key OEM customers, significantly boosting customer retention. Additionally, he developed a Failure Cost model that reduced cross-site failure costs from $5,000 per week to $2,100 per week.