Joshua Swafford
Leesburg, AL *****
USA
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Summary of Experience:
CFI Inc.
Rainbow City,
Alabama 35906
Currently Tool and Die shop Team leader overnightovernight shift at CFI incorporated. I have
much knowledge in progressive, transfer and manual dies, I am efficient in troubleshooting in
press repairs and problem solving within a team environment and high production atmosphere. I
am proficient in preventive and preventive maintenance of all tooling, stamping, forming,
molding, blanking and shearing dies. My past experience has much of my qualifications of this
job and responsibilities.responsibilities’. I am over a tightly knitknit team who respond to press
calls quickly and efficiently, also while repairingrepairing and preforming tooling and EC
changes by customers upon dies that are older set dies, casting or new performance dies. I have
much more knowledge of my current job and tooling duties upon request of my job summary. I
am a level 2 journeymen tool maker.and die repair technician.
MS2-LLC
1024 Air Port RD
Gadsden, AL 35901
Tool, Mold and Die Technician
Preformed PM's, injection and Cover side repairs such as assembly and disassembly, Tig
welding (part line p20 and H13 in mold, aluminum and Mild steel), grinding, spotting,
polishing, general machining, sensor check, hard wiring, injector pin replacement and repair, and
preventive and predictive maintenance for flash repair and part line build up on compression and
Injection Molds. I assisted in EC changes and mold part modifications. Have experience in air,
water checking, Rockwell checking and hydraulic testing and repair with pneumatic molds and
dies.
Tool and Die
500 hours Tool Maker Apprentice and General Machining.
Repaired Cast Iron, Platinum and D2 hardened Mold Casts.
Preformed PMs, weld and grinding repairs for cracks and damages from production
wear.
United Tool & Mold
1059 Sudden Bridge Rd
Rainbowcity, AL 35979
Contract 2011- 2012
Tool, Mold and Die Technician
Preformed PM's, injection and Cover side repairs such as assembly and disassembly, Tig
welding (part line p20 and H13 in mold, aluminum and Mild steel), grinding, spotting,
polishing, general machining, sensor check, hard wiring, injector pin replacement and repair, and
preventive and predictive maintenance for flash repair and part line build up on compression and
Injection Molds. I assisted in EC changes and mold part modifications. Have experience in air,
water checking, Rockwell checking and hydraulic testing and repair with pneumatic molds and
dies.
Tool and Die
500 hours Tool Maker Apprentice and General Machining.
Repaired Cast Iron, Platinum and D2 hardened Mold Casts.
Preformed PMs, weld and grinding repairs for cracks and damages from production
wear.
Jay Mid South.
Thomas Street 101
Gadsden, AL, USA
Sep 2010 - feb, 2011
PLC Electrical Maintenance.
I preformed preventive and predictive maintenance on resistance
welding, robots, servos, PLCs, fixtures, dyes, molds, and various
Industrial Machines. .
Brencorp. Inc Millwright & Riggers ASC
Cartersville, GA, USA
March 2007 - 2 2010
Team leader of fabrication shop head office in Cartersville, then moved
to team leader and lead welding fabricator/ millwright elite team for
journeymen division of install/destruct and construction. I have helped
design and construct: platforms, staircases, hand rail, pipe racks,
tanks, boilers, racks, pipe, landalls,trailers,towers, ramps and etc.
Industrial repair on all Gerdau Ameristeel running lines, also installed
bottle line conveyor for Anheuser Busch Globally. Installation and repair
of all Toyo Tire conveyor and Tire Press systems. Fabricated platforms
and mechanical work for Pepsi Bottling company including installation
of
800,000ft of Air Conveyor first assembled in Pepsi co. Nov,17,2009.
YMA
Steele, AL, USA
February 2005 - 3 2006
Die Maintenance
Repaired, installed and machined Die's for Honda Manufacturing. Crane
and Grantee certified, spot press operator and 50 weeks apprentice for
toolmaker.
Education:
*Cherokee County
HS
Centre, AL Major: USA
Diploma
*Gadsden State GSCC OTH
Centre, AL Major: USA
Major: Industrial Maintenance
SMAW, GMAW and TIG mastery, Welding fabrication engineer.
Obtained 2/3 accreditation
*JSU Tech
MA
Centre, AL Major: USA
Major: Welding Fab
Certificate in Welding Fabrications and sheet metal work. Attended
Skills USA State welding championship's two years running top five.
05-06
Graduated with honor and accreditations
*Summary of Qualifications:
I can run a full metal and Tool shop including, spotting press, thermo check, Tig, Mig and Stick
combo welding machines, overhead crane, surface grinder, Bridgeport, radial drill, do ALL
shear and press, band saw,
plasma torch and devices, all gas torch systems, grind/Mill, English
wheel, body tools, angle press and turning. Industrial blue print
Diagnostics, machinist work, 1800hrs running lathe and mill systems.
Machine operator such as CNC Drill line and Plasma table control.