Don C. Ellsworth

**** ******* ****

Girard, PA **417

Phone: 814-***-****

Cell: 814-***-****

abq1s9@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

**** *.*. ** *********, Major in Biological Science

Edinboro State College

Edinboro, PA

1968 Journeyman Tool & Diemaker

Talon-Division of Textron

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Design and construction of cutting tools, fixturing, gages, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic assembly equipment, molds, dies and machinery for production of metal and plastic components and assemblies.

Strong background of methods and tooling development and problem solving, primarily in the metalworking environment. Proficient with AutoCAD.

Technical Education and training in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology field. Development of course syllabi and instructional materials.

Justification, selection and installation of NC/CNC and conventional machine tools. Determination of machining parameters, fixtures and accessories for optimum and cost effective production. Determination of tooling and equipment for volume production and job shop. Generation of time studies, operations routing and manufacturing documentation. Processing and time/cost estimating high and low volume assemblies/components. Problem solving, value analysis and cost reduction.

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking part time employment in manufacturing in which I may utilize my knowledge and skills to make a positive contribution to profitability, quality and throughput of product.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1/2012-12/2012 MACHINING PROCESS ENGINEER, GE Transportation Division, Erie, PA

Temporary, part time contract employee working on a quality improvement project in Building 2. This work involved observation of operations and discussions with machinists to identify problems contributing to defects and recommend improvements. Also developed inspection plans for use with portable coordinate measuring machines, to be used for inspection of parts on the shop floor or at the machine.

2/2011 – 6/2011 PROJECT ENGINEER, American Turned Products, Fairview, PA

Part time employment. Provided technical support to junior engineers, conducted various process improvement projects in a custom machined product environment. These included tooling improvements, downtime reduction, scrap reduction and cycle time reduction.

6/ 2002 - 8/2009 CONSULTANT, Precision Manufacturing Institute, Meadville, PA

Provide consulting services to Precision Manufacturing Institute, North West Industrial Resource Center, and various manufacturing companies.

Design, troubleshoot and repair manufacturing methods and tooling.

Worked with Application Engineers to develop improved instructional materials and methods of delivering instruction. Instructed classes in AutoCAD, Blueprint Reading, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Jig & Fixture Design, Manual Milling, Manual Grinding and in Manual Lathe. Designed accessories for manual lathes and project parts for EDM Electrode Design, Advanced Milling and Advanced Grinding. Developed Course syllabus for Introductory Course in Precision Manufacturing, to be offered for Secondary Educators to comply with Act 48 credentialing. Developed course syllabi for Welding courses, HVAC, Networking, Cabling, and Computer Service and Repair, Robotics Technology, Robotics maintenance, and CNC Maintenance.

Worked with representatives of Various Colleges and Secondary schools to develop articulation agreements.

Performed outreach to manufacturing employers in Erie County, Chautauqua County and Ashtabula County to increase usage of PMI training activities.

12/2004 - 6/2005 PROJECT ENGINEER, Penn-Union Corp., Edinboro, PA

Conduct UL testing of electrical connectors. Assembled connectors with cables

and tested for secureness of connection, tensile testing to determine force required to pull out the cables, torque testing of fasteners, and current testing for verification of electrical performance.

Summer 2001 PROJECT ENGINEER, Penn-Union Corp., Edinboro, PA

Managed projects for UL/CSA listing for various electric connectors, including liaison with engineers at UL and conducted testing at Penn-Union. Designed dies for punch press operations. Designed products and related tooling for manufacture.

8/87 - 6/04 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, retired, Edinboro University of PA

Instructing in Mold Design, Die Design, Jig & Fixture Design, Cost Estimating, Quality Control, Quality Management, Motion & Time Study, Metallurgy, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Machine Design, Statics and Strength of Materials, CAD, Technical Drawing and Manufacturing Processes.

10/84 –Present SOLE PROPRIETOR OF “ELLSWORTH MANUFACTURING SERVICE”, Girard, PA

Specializing in precision form grinding of components used in dies, molds and machinery used in metal and plastics industry. Serving industry in Meadville and Erie areas. Design and build of fixtures, assembly equipment, dies, molds, gages, cutting tools, etc.

9/83 – 5/87 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, PA

Instructing in Technical Drawing, Mold Design, Die Design, Jig and Fixture Design, Cost Estimating, Statistical Quality Control, Motion and Time Study, Metallurgy, Fluid Power and Machine Design.

9/80 – 9/83 ENGINEERING MANAGER, Associated Tool and Manufacturing, Inc., Meadville, PA

Responsible for sales, design of molds, dies, fixtures, etc., cost estimating and quoting, process engineering, and supervising and assisting toolmakers.

9/79 – 9/80 MANAGER, Adventure Tool, Meadville, PA

Responsible for all phases of operation of small tool and die shop. Directly supervised 5 toolmakers. Reported to sole owner.

3/79 – 8/79 MANAGER OF ENGINEERING AND TOOLING, Saegertown Manufacturing Corporation, Saegertown, PA

Responsible for product and process engineering and for tool manufacturing.

4/78 – 3/79 MANAGER OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, Teledyne Penn Union, Edinboro, PA

Responsible for all industrial engineering and manufacturing engineering functions. Supervised six engineers.

3/74 – 4/78 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR, Smith Meter Systems Division of Geosource, Erie, PA

Responsible for all capital projects, capital equipment, new product phase-in, value analysis and value engineering. Supervised 3 senior project engineers, 2 tool designers, 1 junior methods engineer, 1 tool room and tool crib foreman. Indirect responsibility for 9 toolmakers, 5 tool grinders, 6 tool crib attendants and prekitters. Involved in methods and process engineering, design and construction of special tooling, cutting tool standardization and speed/feed optimizing. Did projects onsite at plants in Tulsa and Houston.

1/72 – 2/74 CHIEF OF TOOL ENGINEERING AND CONTROL, Talon Division of Textron, Meadville, PA

Responsible for supervising Tool Engineering Department, involved in methods engineering, time study and work measurement, cost estimating, development and application of standard data for setting labor standards, value analysis, tool and die, jig and fixture design, numerical control programming, and cost reduction programs. I had personal responsibility for the cost reduction program, establishing and controlling budgets, justification of machine tool purchases, controlling tool manufacturing labor costs, liaison with purchasing to control costs of tooling work farmed out to vendors, and I held a chair on Talon’s Metric Conversion Committee. I took various Industrial Engineering projects as they were assigned by my supervisor.

7/71 - 12/72 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING TRAINEE, Talon Division of Textron, Meadville, PA

Included training in time study, methods engineering, justification of capital expenditures, cost reduction and control, budgets development, wage administration and job classification.

7/70 – 7/71 SHIFT FOREMAN, Tool Room, Talon Division of Textron, Meadville, PA

Supervised approximately 15 toolmakers and apprentices engaged in all aspects of toolmaking, including die building and overhaul and all machining operations. I had personal responsibility for scheduling, assigning and estimating completion dates of toolroom jobs, and for instruction and assisting in machining operations.

7/69 – 7/70 APPLICATION AND ESTIMATING ENGINEER, Talon Division of Textron, Meadville, PA

Applied standard data to develop labor standards for toolroom operations, performed times studies of various toolroom operations and developed standard data fro the time study data. Evaluated methods changes.

7/68 – 7/69 TOOL DESIGNER, Talon Division of Textron, Meadville, PA

Designed tools, dies, jigs and fixtures for tool room operations. Programmed numerical control machine tools, including a Pratt and Whitney model B Tape-O-Matic, Moog 3 axis N.C. mill, Cintimatic horizontal machining center and DeVlieg 3H-48 Jigmill.

2/65 – 7/68 APPRENTICE TOOL AND DIEMAKER,Talon Division of Textron, Meadville, PA

8040 hours of training in all phases of tool and die making including heat treating, equipment design, production set-up and repair, metallurgy lab and all standard machining operations. Included related night school courses; Mechanical Dwg. I & II, Jig and Fixture Design, Metallurgy, Strength of Materials, Mechanics, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Compound Angles.

2/64 – 2/65 SANITARIAN, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Chambersburg, PA

Responsibility for inspection of public facilities, including restaurants, motels, mobile home parks, swimming pools, grocery stores, etc., for public health hazards and enforcement of applicable regulations.

6/60 – 10/63 SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT while in college at Albro Packing Co., Springboro, PA

REFERENCES

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