Mark Lochowicz
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Temecula, California 92590
Objective:
Utilize extensive manufacturing background to effect World Class, lean
manufacturing environment. Effectively implement world class techniques in
progressive, forward thinking, and competitive company. To improve
productivity and effect cost reductions in a manufacturing environment
through strong experience, leadership and hands on management style.
Experience:
May,2012 to Aug,, 2012 PMG (Professional Management Group)
Bloomington, Minn.
Employed by PMG as a contract machinist. The contract was with Caterpiller
Inc . in Joliet, Illinois. I was employed as a CNC Grinder. The parts I
produced were finished product for their 100 ton to 400 ton trucks. The
parts were close tolerance, expensive, large and heavy. Parts weighed from
600 lbs. to 3,000 lbs. and required cranes to load and unload along with
fork trucks to move them. I was required to program, set-up and run Gioria
CNC grinders.
2010 to 2012 Southwest Precision
Murrietta, California
Southwest is a family owned job shop that has been in business for 15
years. I was hired as a working manager of the machine shop. Southwest has
four employees. My responsibilities revolved entirely around the shop.
Organize and schedule work flow, order tools, guide and assign employee
work, create CNC programs, set-up CNC machines, and assist with quoting.
2009 to 2010 Malones CNC Manufacturing
Grove, Oklahoma
Malones is a government contractor specializing in after market spares for
military aircraft. I was hired during a growth period for the company as
the Engineering Manager. My duties were to organize and streamline the
engineering department through this newly created position. I was
responsible for four employees. The department was responsible for
manufacturing planning, tooling, and CNC programming.
1998 to 2009 Lomac Technology
Temecula, California
Lomac Technology is a small machine shop. I am the sole proprietor. Lomac
has two CNC Lathes, one CNC Mill, two Bridgeport mills and support
equipment. As the sole proprietor and only employee of Lomac my
responsibilities are endless. Bidding and securing work. Program, setup,
and machine all jobs as they come in utilizing CNC lathes, CNC mills,
manual mills, and manual lathes.
1993 to 1998 Kaiser Electroprecision
Irvine, California
Originally hired as Senior Manufacturing Engineer with initial
responsibilities for process flow, set-up reduction and cost reduction in
the Boeing Actuator Line. After three months at this position company re-
organized into Focused Factories and I was promoted to Operations Manager.
The duties with this position required initial set-up and co-location of
the team. Responsibilities included running the entire focus factory as a
separate business entity with ultimate accountability for the team's
success. This accountability included sales, manufacturing, quality,
profitability, forecast, and execution to profit plan.
1989 to 1993 Pacific Scientific Corp.
Yorba Linda, California
Employed as Manufacturing Engineer with main scope of duties of developing
manufacturing processes and instructions, implementation of JIT program,
set-up reduction, implement KanBan system, implement cellular
manufacturing, capital justification and implementation, shop floor support
and CNC programming. After one year of employment the company went through
a re-organization into product lines with all personnel required to support
the product line responsible for the line. My basic Manufacturing Engineer
duties remained as before only focused directly to a specific line and with
a dramatic increase in responsibility. These increased responsibilities
included all duties related to machine shop manager, manufacturing
engineer, and production planner rolled into one.
1987 to 1989 Custom Technology
Torrance, California
Employed as General Manager of an independently owned, 10 person job shop.
Responsibilities included outside sales, quoting, scheduling, planning and
delivery, process definition, programming, payroll, and general shop
management. At time of hire shop consisted of 5 machinists including
myself. Hired in as machinist and worked my way up to General Manager. Was
originally responsible for program, setup and run of CNC lathes and CNC
mills.
1985 to 1987 Ventura Metal Products Group
West Los Angeles, California
Responsible for overall operation of 15 person job shop. Responsibilities
included production scheduling, parts planning, fixture building, outside
processes, CNC programming, operating supplies, shipping and receiving.
1977 to 1985
M & M Machine and Engineering Co., Westminister, California
Gilmach Incorporated, Torrance, California
General Dynamics, Fort Worth, Texas
Murdoch Machine and Engineering, Irving, Texas
Modern Machine Works Inc., Cudahy, Wisconsin
Started machining career in deburing and polishing. Moved to tool crib and
gained experience in types of cutting tools and sharpening of cutting
tools. Assigned to machine shop and gained experience in set-up and
operation of lathes, mills, grinders, measuring tools, tolerances and blue
print reading. Worked in tooling department responsible for set-up,
programming, and operation of CNC mills, lathes and jigbores. Gained
considerable experience in programming, design and building of tooling.
Working supervisor responsible for assigning jobs to staff, assisting
machinists in set-up and editing of machine programs. When staff were busy
did machine set-ups, programs, and production work.
Additional:
The period from 1977 to 1985 served as a tremendous foundation for building
a career in manufacturing. There is no greater experience than that gained
in the job shop environment. The period from 1985 to the present has served
as an outstanding experience in shop and office management. I have a well
rounded background in manufacturing from the shop floor to office
management. I am able to work in office as well as machine shop
environment. I am extremely computer literate with abilities to perform
well with a variety of CAD/CAM software's such as MasterCam, Autocad,
Unigraphics. Also have sound knowledge of office suite systems such as
Microsoft Office and Lotus Smartsuite. It is rare to find technical know
how combined with extensive management and leadership abilities.
Education:
High school graduate, Class of 1977
G.P.A. of 3.0
University of Phoenix
B.S. in Business Administration
Graduate 1998
G.P.A. of 3.85
B.A. in Industrial Engineering, candidate
G.P.A. of 4.0, Deans list