Tom Cunningham Appointed President, Oldham
Industrial Scientific Corporation has appointed Tom Cunningham, 38, as President of Oldham effective January 1, 2010. In this position, Tom will have direct responsibility for the Oldham divisions operations and for profitably growing Oldhams global fixed gas detection systems business.
Headquartered in Arras, France, Oldham was founded by Joseph Oldham in 1840 and developed its first methane detector in 1948. Since then, the company has grown to be a leader in fixed-point gas sensing and control systems, and is a supplier to customers such as the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The company was purchased by Industrial Scientific in May 2006 and currently has approximately 250 employees.
I am proud to be joining a team that has made such a contribution to the preservation of human life worldwide. With Oldhams expertise and focus, combined with the business philosophy of Industrial Scientific, were ready to take strong steps towards the companys vision of ending death in the workplace this century, Cunningham said.
Most recently, Tom held the position of Vice-President, Global Operations for Industrial Scientific and formerly served as Director of Engineering and Research & Development. Tom also served at Medrad, where he most recently held the position of Director of Design and Manufacturing for Medrads Cardiovascular Disposable products. While at Medrad, Tom also held positions of Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader and Project Manager of New Product Introductions. Previous to Medrad and Industrial Scientific, Tom spent four years with Intel Corporation and was also with Verimetra, a Pittsburgh-based technology start-up.
Tom has a B.A. in Physics from Hiram College, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Tom is an ASQ-certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a certified Project Management Professional (P.M.P.).
I am proud to be joining a team that has made such a contribution to the preservation of human life worldwide. With Oldhams expertise and focus, combined with the business philosophy of Industrial Scientific, were ready to take strong steps towards the companys vision of ending death in the workplace this century, Cunningham said.
Most recently, Tom held the position of Vice-President, Global Operations for Industrial Scientific and formerly served as Director of Engineering and Research & Development. Tom also served at Medrad, where he most recently held the position of Director of Design and Manufacturing for Medrads Cardiovascular Disposable products. While at Medrad, Tom also held positions of Manufacturing Engineering Team Leader and Project Manager of New Product Introductions. Previous to Medrad and Industrial Scientific, Tom spent four years with Intel Corporation and was also with Verimetra, a Pittsburgh-based technology start-up.
Tom has a B.A. in Physics from Hiram College, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Tom is an ASQ-certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a certified Project Management Professional (P.M.P.).
About Industrial Scientific Corporation
Industrial Scientific Corporation is the worlds leading provider of Gas Detection as a Service. With over 850 people working in 15 countries, Industrial Scientific is dedicated to eliminating death in the workplace by the end of this century. Achieving this goal requires dedication to delivering highest quality and best customer service in all transactions. Industrial Scientific also focuses on providing analysis of data from equipment use and maintenance to identify problems before they happen. Industrial Scientific has operations based in Pittsburgh (USA), Arras (France), Dortmund (Germany) and Shanghai (China). The company provides technical services to customers from local service centers around the world, and has additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Dubai, India, Mexico, Qatar, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
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