ANTHONY J. ROMEO

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

Hamilton, New Jersey 08620

732-***-****

aco8m5@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Maintape, Cranbury, NJ - Coating and Press Operator

September 2014 - Present:

. Laminating temporary adhesive of carpet tape, automotive protective

tape for the hood, roof, trunk and front and rear floors

. Setup of coding machine for operation

. Mixing proper adhesive of water and catalyst/water ratio

. Assistance with applying the adhesive to the material which is a form

of polyester/Mylar/plastic

. Installation of Meyer Rod from job to job and I ensure the coating is

applied evenly and proper coating weight

. Once coating process is finished, check for proper coating weight

. Assist with splicing of material with automatic roll to roll rotating

arms

. Changing of finished rolls and installing new empty cores

. Palletize rolls when job requires

. Adjust web guide to the proper width of the material for each job

. Performing quality control

. Print labels for the finished rolls for inventory and customers

. Operation of forklift (sit down and standup) with a reach pole

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ITW Covid, Cranbury, NJ - Press Operator

January 2008 - March 2014:

. Set dies, materials, chemicals to operate delta

machine and Gallus label presses

. Set-up and changing of die tooling

. Set-up, adjusting, operating and troubleshooting a production on

laminating/die cutting machine

. Installing Flexographic print sleeves

. Mixing chemicals for temporary adhesive (uv)

and (uv) slip coat

. Use of Vernier caliper, Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, open socket

wrenches, channel locks and most common wrenches

. Use of Mylar and polyester film (clear and

holographic)

. Operating and editing machine to eliminate

waste of holographic material

. SRC slitter for slitting polyester patch and

carrier film

. Quality Control and Quality Assurance: Inspection of temporary

adhesive (peels) and peel strength indicator, vision system which

magnifies product, eye mark density machine which checks density of

ink before printing material and label card machines which produce

temporary cards for inspection before final production

. A member of the Committee for Standard Operating Procedures which

discuss keeping the presses operating with little down time and

quality inspections

Rotor Clip, Somerset, NJ - Press Operator

October 2005 - November 2007:

. Operation and setting of die molds, 20-200 ton Minster high speed

stamping presses, two 60 ton Bruder high speed stamping electronic

presses, all of which required six months of training and after 3

months, operation of two presses

. Operation of robot that connects rings on wire machine, and set up of

tooling for this wire machine

. Operation of inspection gauges required for inspection of pressed

rings, height indicator, bevel gauge, micrometer, Vernier caliper and

section gauge

. Operation of Vision System Software which

digitally inspects the rings

. A member of the Committee for Standard Operating Procedures which

discuss keeping the presses operating with little down time and

quality inspections

Hood Finishing Products, New Brunswick, NJ:

2002 - 2007:

. Chemical and color mixer (water, oil and powder

colors) for paints, stains, paint strippers and

removers

. Knowledge of all finishing and refinishing wood

products such as wood fillers, paint sprayers,

dip tanks

. Packaging of products (hazardous and non-

hazardous)

. Knowledge of all types of chemicals such as

Dichloromethane, Ammonia, Xylene, Pmacetate and

Acetone

Other Notable Skills & Experience:

. Forklift knowledge: sit down, walk behind /

stand on loaders

. Computer knowledge

. Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team

. Ability to prioritize workload

. Ability to understand procedures and specifications

. Strong problem solving abilities and willingness to assist others

. Training of new hires and co-workers on new programs / procedures

. Willing to work overtime

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