Die Maker Quality Control

Joseph A. Paroda

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Helena Alabama 35080

205-***-**** -H

270-***-**** -M

Education:

Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Ohio

Graduate- General Studies 1984

Medina County Vocational Center, Medina, Ohio

Certificate-Machine Trades 1984

Cuyahoga Community College, Metro Campus, Cleveland, Ohio

State Certificate- Tool & Die Making 1991

Work Experience:

Tool and Die Maker

Flex-N-Gate- McCalla AL.

Automotive metal stamping and assembly 8/11-present

Tool and Die Maker repairing small to medium size automotive dies.

Implementing sensors for die protection and secondary machinery.

Continuous improvement projects.

Team Leader-Tooling

Bowling Green Metal Forming (A Magna Company) Bowling Green Ky.

Automotive metal stamping and assembly 2/07- 2/11

Tool Technician repairing large automotive dies. Large amount of our work consist of stamping out

heavy gage material for truck frames. Installing sensors and working on continuous improvement

projects. Tandem line experience with presses up to 1500ton.

Promoted to Team Leader in January 08. Supervise 10 Tool Technicians on repairing large automotive

dies as well as continuous improvement projects.

Tool & Die Maker

Standby Screw Machine Products, Berea, Ohio

Screw machine products

4/06-1/07

Build and maintain gages used for production. Build and repair tools for Acne screw machines.

Sensor Applications Specialist

Dickey-Grabler Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Automotive metal stampings and assembling

2/96-3/06

Started out at our other division company, Tremont Inc. in Berea, Ohio as a

Tool & Die Maker. Worked as a Tool & Die Maker from 2/96 until Jan

2002, building and troubleshooting medium to large automotive stamping

dies. Upon being promoted to Sensor Applications Specialist, I was

relocated to the Dickey-Grabler Company (Corporate headquarters).

Installing sensors in progressive dies, secondary operations and

welding assembly machines. In our Research and Development

Lab, I researched and tested the sensors to find the proper one for our

application. Utilizing power supplies, signal conditioners, multi-meters and

Cad Key Software for designing into older and newer die designs.

Designing and Supervise the build of all Poka-Yokes (checking

Fixtures). Using inside facilities and outside vendors.

Developed a Training Course using Power Point. Training all

shop personnel once a year on all new sensors & Poka-Yokes

that we were using.

Help manage tool room personnel.

Tool & Die Maker

Phoenix Mold & Die, Elyria, Ohio

Medical supplies stamping and molding

1/93-2/96

Build and troubleshoot small to medium size progressive dies to

small to medium single hit form dies. Repair small to medium

size plastic injection molds. Very close tolerance work.

Tool & Die Maker

H&P Die & Stamping, Brooklyn, Ohio

Metal stampings for Remington Fire Arms and Horton Bows.

3/89-1/93

Build, troubleshoot and repair small to medium size progressive dies. Build

and repair four-slide dies. Quality Control and Statistical Process Control

Training.

Relevant Skills:

Can operate most tool room equipment, welding experience.

Extensive experience in troubleshooting dies.

Experienced in Cad Key Software.

Completed 1 week training in Lab View Software.

Experienced with Power Point, Excel and Word.

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Publications:

Featured in Metal Form Magazine in January 2004, by George Keremedjiev.

Interest & Activities:

League Softball

League Golf

Scuba Diving

Licenses & Certificates:

Tool & Die Maker Certificate, State of Ohio (1991)

Certified Scuba Diver (1995)

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