Employee Spotlight – Sean Collins
Sean Collins' story at ÁñÁ«tv is one of remarkable range, growing from a Quality Assurance Lab Technician in 1993Ìý- testing aggregate production while putting himself through collegeÌý-Ìýto Director of Financial Risk Management at the corporate level today.Ìý
After graduating from CSU Sacramento, Sean transitioned into the Information Services division as a Business Analyst, where he worked on projects likeÌýY2KÌýremediation and a five-year ERP software upgrade. From there he moved into Teichert Precast as a Division Administrative Manager, overseeing budgeting, payroll, and manufacturing cost accounting across two facilities. He then joined the corporate office as Credit and Contracts Manager, leading teams responsible for accounts receivable, credit, collections, and contract negotiations. Each move took him somewhere newÌý-Ìýfrom IT to manufacturing to financeÌý-Ìýand each one built on the last. Today, in his role as Director of Financial Risk Management, Sean oversees the company's contracts, credit, insurance, and claims functions enterprise-wide, as well as the management of ÁñÁ«tv's real estate assets.Ìý
What kept Sean at ÁñÁ«tv for over 30 years is straightforward: the people, the culture, and the opportunity to keep growing. The company supported him through every transition, including the ones he neverÌýanticipated, and gave him the flexibility to show up for his family along the wayÌý-Ìýwhether that was coaching baseball or leading Boy Scouts. For anyone considering a career here, Sean's path across quality assurance, IT, manufacturing, and corporate finance is a good reminder that a career at ÁñÁ«tvÌýdoesn'tÌýhave to be linearÌý-Ìýit justÌýhas toÌýbe driven by a willingness to learn.Ìý
