Ralph Terry Hampton
*** ******* ***** **** *********, IN 46142 Phone: 317-***-**** E-Mail: *********@***.***
Objective
My goals are to work on projects focused on problem solving. Using my mechanical skills, metal parts processing knowledge, tooling
expertise and prototyping parts experience to start or complete projects and solve problems.
Experience
Tool and Die Maker Journeyman 1989-2009
Worked on and in all aspect of any and all work done in a full service Tool room. 0.005” to 0.00005” was norm.
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Process engineering; Emergency repair parts, gages, fixtures.
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Process engineering; New design machine parts, gages, fixtures.
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Process engineering Prototype parts, military, and commercial automatic transmissions.
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Worked in all Print standards, GDT, ISO 9000+, and MIL Spec. Solid models. And back to 1950s prints.
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See Allison web site for all the standards I have work in. Allison Transmission
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Personal product work 1995-2006
I designed the Katie jig product, and; US Patent, # 5,832,977, # 6,116,303, European Patents, Canadian Patents.
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*Process engineered the entire product. www.katiejig.com
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*Tooling and Fixture designed engineered.
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*Quality and Gage designed engineered.
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*Final assembly process engineered.
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*Assembly fixture design & tooling engineered.
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*Worked with a dozen vendors to get custom parts made. Local minor, national, international vendors. China, to *Italy.
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*Did it all over again for the most part when production went to Shanghai China. *3D Solids CAD designed needed to offshore.
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Designed web site with HTML writer doing programming.
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Wrote most of the copy on web site. 90%
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Developed and wrote most of the manual for the product. http://www.katiejig.com/Manual50_All.pdf
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• Managed and shipped product from Australia to Malta and Japan. Bulk and singular units.
Skilled Assembly of HD AT llc Transmissions 1979-1989
• Assembly of Detroit Diesel D-149, 800-3500hp V12 V16. Very low volume, custom units. Marine to Oil field units.
• Assembly of Allison llc Transmissions, Commercial and military.
Education
Indiana University 1975-1979
110 hours of general study
Tool and Die Maker Apprenticeship, United States Dept. of Labor 1989-1993
Allison Transmissions Div., General Motors Corp. Allison Transmission
Ralph Terry Hampton
References:
D ave Parish
A llison Transmission’s Vice President of Operations
P.O. Box 894
Mail Code L-05
Indianapolis, IN 46206-0894
J oe Beauchamp
A llison Transmission’s T ool - room & Prototype S upervisor, Tool ing systems M anagement
P.O. Box 894
Mail Code M-12
Indianapolis, IN 46206-0894
317-***-**** Cell
D an Gibson
Chairman of UAW Local 933
J ames Durlache r
P atent Attorney
Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP
111 Monument Circle, Suite 3700
Indianapolis, IN 46204-5137
317-***-**** Phone
http://www.uspatent.com/
T ommassini Marcello
P resident
C MT Utensili S.p.A.
Via della Meccanica
61020 Chiusa di Ginestreto
Pesaro
Italy
011-39 (0721) 48571
***********@***********.***
http://www.cmtutensili.com/index.asp
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Ralph Terry Hampton
A CV addendum at Allison Transmissions llc.
As a Tool and Diemaker in a Full service 100+ man tool room, I have worked on these classified and
commercial projects in the past 20 years.
AAAV, Beach assault vehicle drive train. Developed to be a Shelf-able Technology.
The US Marine Corp. latest beach assault vehicle.
AAAV is tooling up for production, waiting on Congress funding for full production.
Prototype.
Machining fixtures.
Gauging fixtures.
Assembly fixtures.
M1-A2 Abrams Tank upgrades program.
Prototype.
Machining fixtures.
LCT Allison, commercial truck transmissions.
WT Allison, commercial and military truck transmission.
HD Allison, commercial and military truck transmission.
Prototype.
Machining fixtures.
Gauging fixtures.
Assembly fixtures.
M1 electro drive TANK transmission. Pure research. A Army poof of concept project.
Prototype.
More if needed
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