Mel Steadman

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Winston Salem, NC 27103

336-***-****

acdqgq@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary :

Tool Die and Mold Maker with Supervisory and Project Management experience. Areas of

expertise include scheduling, goal setting, and budgeting. I have a strong background in on-time delivery,

customer communication, and project management .

Experience :

Supervisor – New Tooling Department May 1998 – Jan 2014

Amphenol Winston Salem, NC

Over the past 5 years, I have supervised the New Tooling Department consisting of 12 – 19

employees. This included conducting the employee’s annual reviews, interviewing and hiring, employee

scheduling, and promoting a team atmosphere. I worked in a project management role also for about 8

years. I enjoyed quoting new tools; working with the Engineers on the design of finished parts, design for

manufacture, and design of tools to produce them; maintaining budgets for the new tool builds and for the

department purchases; customer communication and tracking of the projects from design thru First Piece

Inspection. Prior to the promotion to Supervisor, I had training in WEDM, CEDM, High Speed

Machining (CNC, NC, and manual milling), as well as continued work in surface grinding and jig

grinding.

In the project management role, I over-seen 20+ projects annually with a total budget of 900k to

1.7 million. The project management included :

• Quoting and winning the business

• Write capital requests and submit with justifications

• Establishing completion dates and milestones to meet the customers expectations

• Distributing the work internally and with many external suppliers to provide on time delivery and

keeping with-in the budget for the tools or projects

• Establishing and updating Microsoft Project or Excel spreadsheets to track the projects and as a

communication device for the customers.

• Participated in or conducted phone calls / conference calls on the status of projects

• Continually track projects to ensure on time completion and provide solutions if a project was

falling behind

• Updated customers weekly on the status of their projects, or sooner at the requests of the

customer

• Provide monthly budget / capital expenditures

• Provide project end budget / capital summaries of expenditures

Skills :

• Excellent communication skills

• Blue print reading and comprehension

• Strong math skills

• Good decision making skills

• Promote team environment

• Time management and scheduling skills

• Microsoft Excel, Project, and Powerpoint

• AutoCAD / Solidworks

• Project management

• ISO9001: ISO 14001 Team Member

• Safety Auditor

• Lean Manufacturing experience

Precision Grinding Aug 1993 – May 1998

Oberg Industries Freeport, PA

Completed Apprenticeship and earned Journeyman Precision Grinder Papers. Learned all phases

of grinding on manual and NC/ CNC grinders, including jig, surface, and ID/OD grinding.

Education :

Journeyman papers Freeport, Pa

Oberg Industries August 1997

Bachelor of Science – Criminology Indiana, Pa

Indiana University of Pennsylvania July 1992

High School Diploma Butler, Pa

Butler Area High School June 1988

Other Accomplishments / Training :

Eagle Scout Hunter Safety Education Instructor

Woodbadge - Leadership Training BSA NRA Instructor

HazWoper 24 hr

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