WILLIAM (Bill) J. KLARER JR.

Summary of Qualifications:

Manufacturing Engineer, Forging Die Designer, Cutting Tool Engineer, Numerical Control Programmer, Tool Designer and Tool & Die Maker.

Employment History:

2010 to Present:

Design Works of Glasgow

• Owner, Design Works of Glasgow, a freelance mechanical design service offering production tooling and gauging designs.

2007 to 2009

Portland Forge (a division of Allegheny Technologies Inc.) – Lebanon, KY

Forging Design Engineer

• Designed forging dies for steel commodities for customers in the oil, construction, off-road vehicle and automotive industries. Additionally, prepared quotes for these customers.

1998 to2007

Dana Corporation (formerly Eaton Corp.) - Glasgow, KY

Manufacturing Engineer

• In Forge area; responsible for tooling and capital considerations to meet production requirements.

• Secondary Gearing area; responsible for tool, gage and fixture design, process documentation and N/C programming.

1989 to 1998

Eaton Corporation - Glasgow, KY

Tool Design Engineer

Design and procure forging dies for net gear geometry side gear and side pinion forgings design fixtures and gauging for heavy duty truck axle components

• Developed process documentation and tool and chucking layouts

• Lead process improvement teams in forging die life improvement and internal spline size control

• Utilized Bravo Draft and AutoCAD as design tools.

1985 to 1989

Cummins Engine Company - Lakewood, NY

Tooling Engineer - Central

Review designs of new tooling and coordinate tooling control between cutter grind and manufacturing teams

• Plant resource for numerical control programming and training

• Participant in corporate tool engineering group, reviewing manufacturing processes.

1985 to 1987

Tooling Engineer - cylinder head, cylinder liner & piston teams

Reviewed and modified manufacturing processes and tooling applications on transfer lines and N/C machining centers and lathes.

Specific examples of process improvements include:

• Modifying speeds, feeds and tooling specifications for a gun drilling operation to minimize drill breakage and cylinder head rework.

• Eliminated reaming operation for tapped holes on the cylinder head line.

• Implemented diamond tooling for 15% silicon aluminum pistons.

• Instrumental in implemented borazon tooling for cylinder liners, replacing silicon nitride tooling.

• Tested and implemented coolant changes on a twenty-six thousand gallon coolant system to reduce coolant pump-outs and eliminated the need for a mist collection unit.

1980 to 1985

International Harvester Co. - Rock Island, IL

CNC Programmer & Tool Designer

Programmed and specified tooling for horizontal and vertical lathes and machining centers, and robots using manual and computer assist programming. Also used IBM’s CADAM software for design tasks related to part programming.

1974 to 1980

Perishable Tool Research Engineer

Test and troubleshoot cutting tool applications of broaches and rotary tools and tracked cutting fluid concentrations.

Specific accomplishments included:

• Reprocessing of gear manufacturing around redesigned broaches, reducing scrap associated with run-out between spline and helical teeth

• Converted from 80% threads to 65% threads to reduce scrap from broken taps

• Designed a special center-drill in a plunge mill & center operation to reduce drill breakage

• Lead a project to identify & specify lubricants for all of the plant’s machine tools

1970 to 1972

General Electric Co. – Bloomington, IN

Tool & Die Maker

Stamping die reconditioning

1966 to 1970

General Electric Co. – Louisville, KY

Tool & Die Apprentice

Coursework at the University of Louisville and on the job coursework in industrial hydraulics and pneumatics - assignments in model shop, tool design and stamping die reconditioning.

Other Pertinent experience includes:

1972 to 1974

Various Job Shops - Lexington, KY

Tool & Die Maker

Sheet metal die making at four job shops, progressively working from part time employment to full time employment while attending classes full time at the University of Kentucky.

Education:

University of Louisville – part time

Indiana University – part time

University of Kentucky – part time

Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, KY

Bachelors of Art degree in General Studies, 2000

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