Frank A. Speer

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McHenry Illinois 60050

Phone: 815/388-3992

E-mail: accws3@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE Ability to direct projects from concept to client satisfaction.

Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.

Organized, highly motivated, and detail directed problem solver.

Proven ability to work in unison with staff, supervisors,

partners and clients.

EDUCATION DeVry University B.S. Degree in Network and Communications

Management, graduated in February 2005.

EXPERIENCE and SKILLS

PROJECT COORDINATION

Successfully established company standards to work with client's

new product line.

Supervised a budget, created cost effective procedures and

purchasing partners.

Managed time schedule, costs, employee's and review new projects.

Designed and built a new concept machine that reduced

manufacturing and operating costs.

Worked with Union shops and skilled trade people.

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION

Directed the hiring and supervising of staff.

Trained, supervised and evaluated staff, coached improvement

management skills,

Resulting in an efficient and safer work conditions while

reducing costs.

Managed all machine parts and resources needed for company

products.

Successfully refined and implemented new projects.

MACHINES/ABILITIES

Operate all machines in a machine shop environment proficiently.

CNC Machine programmer, operator, service, Cad/Cam and G-code

programming.

Program and editing of PLC and motor controls for "pick and

place" units.

Car wash modifications, PLC editing, updating and editing

controller and controls.

Welder, fabricator, steel, plastic, glass, fiberglass, wood,

forming, drilling and fitting.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2012-2012 CNC Machinist * Flatout Group, Mundelein, IL. Part Time

position.

Program and operate CNC Laser and CNC WaterJet to meet orders.

2002-prese Computer and networking consulting services ( SPEER-IT, Crystal

nt Lake, IL

part time Build custom computer systems, service, and repair, security, and

setup networks. Ongoing customer support for my clients. Has

turned into a hobby now. I also do project work as a machinist,

machine builder, and machine repair for the right contract.

2012-2013 Manufacturing Engineer ( Kitagawa NorthTech, Schaumburg, IL

I was hired for sales, transferred to the Productivity team, then

to wheel chuck specialist, then was offered the Manufacturing

engineers position. I organize and lead a team of seven

machinists and tool makers to manufacture custom tooling for our

work holding projects. I am responsible for reporting our daily

business as well requesting repairs and upgrades to the

manufacturing floor. I was working between Sales, Engineering,

manufacturing and shipping to make sure we ship our customers the

very best product they require and expect.

2004-2011 Parts Manager ( Cook DuPage Transportation Co. Inc. Chicago, IL

I control the purchasing utilizing World Information Systems

software, inventory control; building maintenance. Re-configured

the Car Wash to reduce costs and chemical usage by PLC editing

and updating pumps and their controls. Also did most of the

control reporting to Pace.

2000-2002 Service Engineer ( USACH Technologies, Inc., Elgin, IL

Designed, Built and serviced custom grinding systems.

Systems consisted of Building the machine from a frame with no

electronics to a 3 or 4 axis CNC grinding system that included a

motorized wheel profiler, gauges for sizing, stops, proximity and

positioning sensors. Pick and place units for part placement and

inspection. Conveyor systems, shakers, bowl feeders. Programming

all the motor controllers, the PLC's for the pick and place

units, and the CNC part programming as well as the sub routines

for the inspection measuring stations to interface with the

machine offsets. Worked one on one with several clients with

great success on state of the art projects.

1998-2000 Manufacturing Engineer ( S.I.Technologies, Inc., Hampshire,

IL[out of business]

Managed the rebuilding of machines and the making of parts in the

plant.

Managed the purchasing of all parts and products for the

mechanical side of the business. Programmed and setup on the CNC

machines and Taught the staff how to make the parts and basic

machine shop theory. Set up the CNC controller and the limit

switches as well as the PLC coding for the flame cutters or the

plasma power cycles. Built safety panels and controls into

machine system to meet OSHA standards.

1997-1998 Manufacturing Engineer ( General Kinematics, Crystal Lake, IL

Reworked machine drawings from our design engineers into

component drawings to make machines using parts that could be

manufactured internal.

AutoCAD and Smart Cam experience to program CNC steel cutting

equipment.

Special Interests:

Member of the McHenry County Computer Club

Worked with the Civil Air Patrol. Experienced Crew Chief, Engineer, and team

machinist on a Championship Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs and SCCA

race car team supporting several championship cars and teams. Now building

street hot rods for fun and working with my son on his Mazda RX7 Rotary

engine race car for the new season.

Summary:

I have worked with automation equipment and built or repaired it most of my

adult life. I have been blessed with a mechanical ability to understand and

work with anything mechanical. I also have a logical way of working so

computers came easy to me and I have owned one since they were available to

the public. I can build a computer or a machine and repair them. I

understand the programming and the way a machine has to logically do its

job. I believe in the team concepts as we are all working for a common good

and to keep all of us working, provide the product at the lowest cost

possible but never give up on quality. I enjoy training others as I have the

need to learn every day as well.

Excellent References upon Request.

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