Bruce E. Johnson

**** ***** ****** – Muskegon, MI. 49442

Phone: 231-***-****

acffxc@r.postjobfree.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 25 years experience in the Tool & Die industry.

• Versatile background in building, designing and quoting of specialty machines, stamping

dies, fixtures, gauges, and new product lines.

• Proficient at managing projects from concept to finished product.

• Excellent customer service skills with proven effectiveness in organization and

interpersonal skills.

• Self motivated with quick adaptation to changing technology and new applications.

• Involved with over 20 patents. Designed, Prototyped, and completely Tooled up for

production.

o Auto limiter for fuel stations. (Limits amount of fuel dropped in ground tanks

limiting overfills)

o Vapor Recovery and Fuel Drop elbows.

o Surge tank valve to prevent spill when fuel truck rolls over.

o Processes for forming tubing. (Hydro forming)

o Mounting systems for flat panel TV and computer screens.

o Process for removing rivets from semi truck brake shoes.

o Anti rotation resistance weld cylinders.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

• Machining skills: Boring mills, horizontal and vertical mills, lathes, surface grinders,

Blanchard grinders, thread grinders, drill presses, radial drills, brake presses, shears, cut-

off saws, chop saws.

• Fluent with Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Mechanical, and Electrical systems.

• Inspection skills: Surface plates, height gauges, height masters, sine plates & bars,

micrometers (inside, outside, and depth), Vernier calipers, bore gauges, comparators,

indicators, and scales.

• Software: AutoCAD, Solid Works, word processing programs (MS Office, MS Works).

• Blueprints reading.

• PLC & Electronic troubleshooting.

• Stamping dies: Blank & Pierce, Draw, Progressive, Wire, and Louver dies.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Broad work experience in Automotive, Aerospace, Government, Medical, Office Furniture,

Fuel, and Food Industries:

Thompson Fabrication Inc., 2007 – Present

Supervisor / Sales

High paced environment In charge of all tooling aspects including build, design, quoting and

scheduling of all new

specialty machines, stamping dies, prototypes, and all machine details. Taking care of

multiple companies to keep

them running when they have break downs. In charge of all aspects of the tool room,

placement of equipment, moving of

all equipment and keeping the equipment in good running order. Ordering of all tooling

and materials. Help with all safety

issues including when employees are hurt on the job or any other safety issues..

Scheduling of vacations and time off.

Johnson Engineering LLC, 2000 – 2007

Responsible for building automated machine systems and freelance design work in support of

government,

aerospace, automotive, medical, furniture, fuel, and food industries. Prototype projects

include auto limiters for the fuel

industry (to prevent overfills in the ground fuel tanks) and automated assembly machines

(most are PLC controlled).

Designed and built hydraulic heat presses (5 to 100 tons), cut off saws for extrusions, and a

500-ton hydraulic press. Built

checking fixtures for the aerospace industry, machines to test airflow and pressure, circular

saws to cut thru 12” of tool

steel 8’ long, and stamping dies (from simple pierce and blank to complex progressive dies).

Also built machines to

assemble parts and inspect the parts.

Automation Technologies, 1995 – 2000

Foreman

Design and built automated machine systems. Responsible for a team of 15 employees.

Muskegon Automation, 1990 – 1995

Foreman

Managed a team of 12 employees. Operated machine tools and instruments to produce metal

and plastic gauges, jigs, and

fixtures used in the manufacturing process. Used blueprints or instructions to manufacture

the tool or die. Designed and

built automated machine systems.

Johnson Tool and Gauge, 1986 – 1990

Journeyman Tool and Die Maker

Skilled tool and die maker with a large investment in tools for the trade. Demonstrated the

ability to build or design tooling

from concept, sketch, or part print for either prototype or production purposes. Handled

quoting and scheduling.

Johnson & Sons Machine, 1982 - 1986

Apprentice Tool and Die Maker

REFERENCES

Available upon request. In addition, I can provide pictures of projects I have built and

designed.

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