Supervisor Die Maker

Michael L Crawford Sr

*** ********* **. 830-***-****

Del Rio Texas 78840 *******@***.**.***

CAREER OVERVIEW:

Technically and Highly skilled Journeyman Tool & Die Maker/Tool room Supervisor with hands-

on experience and technical training, with extensive manufacturing experience. Safety focused

and familiarity with LEAN manufacturing principles. Skilled with solid work history and proven

ability to perform well as a supervisor, a team player and individually.

SKILLS:

Expertise in tool room supervisor

Proven ability to manage tool room employees

Supervisory experience

Mold cleaning and maintenance

Hot runner systems Senventive and Inco,

Machine repair experience

Hands-on experience with wide variety of power tools

Lubricating Molds

Replacing Defective Heaters, Valve Gates and Ejector Pins.

In press trouble shooting and repair experience

Technical school training

Excellent mechanical aptitude

Expertise in tool & die maker

Extensive experience with manual Bridgeport style machines, surface grinders, standard and

radial drill presses, arc and tig welding, engine lathes, shapers, boring mills, blanchard grinders,

planers, and comparator

Journeyman Hands-On job shop experience

Administered Employee performance reviews and productivity reports

Knowledge of Geometric Dimension and Tolerance (GD&T) engineering drawings and standards

Lean manufacturing techniques

Strong interpersonal skill

Strong organizational skills

Strong team player

Strong written and verbal

Demonstrated ability to read blueprints and interpretation of a simple pencil sketch

Dependable independent worker

Proven Excellent communication skills

Solid independent worker

Computer proficient

Consistent work history

Equipment problem resolution

Experience with shop machinery

Familiar with production procedures

Familiarity with CAD & Solidworks software

Proven ability in establishing goals and setting priorities; using good judgment

Automotive stamping experience

Have own tools, which consists of three large chests

EXPERIENCE:

2011-Present

Toter Inc.

Del Rio, Texas

Tool room supervisor, maintain molds,

by cleaning and lubricating, replace defective heaters, water and hydraulic lines

valve gates and ejector pins.

2006-2011

Stark Mfg. llc

Russellville, Arkansas

Tool Room Supervisor;

Supervised and assigned jobs to tool room employees, along with approving weekly time cards

and vacation requests. I would review each tool room employee every 6 months from the day

they started and determine if they warranted a pay increase. I ordered raw material and support

tooling when needed. I worked with the Cad Room on fixture design making suggestions for

ease of machining and mounting when needed, offered knowledgeable support. Built tube end

form tooling along with tooling for bending tubes used for automotive and military mobile

equipment, using manual Bridgeport style milling machine along with manual lathes and surface

grinder. Cost conservative to the company. Very knowledgeable of materials & tooling. Greet

and assist machine and tooling sales representatives.

2005-2006

Quadrel Labeling Systems.

Mentor, Ohio

Toolmaker;

Parts made by manual lathe such as turning facing to length drilling and tapping. Using manual

milling machines to mill out shapes, slots and modifying existing parts so they adapt to the

machine design.

1990-2005;

The Wire Shop Inc.

Tool & Die Maker;

Building progressive and form dies as well as fixtures from blueprints. This work is done using

Bridgeport style machines along with surface grinders both wet and dry, radial and standard drill

presses, and an engine lathe. These tools are then tried out in presses ranging from 75 tons to 250

tons. Sample parts are then run off in the quantity the customer wants anywhere from 25 to 500

pieces and the parts are checked to the latest part print for overall size, hole and form location and

the angle of any bends. All variations are noted and the customer is notified of such for approval

or rejection. While running the samples the die or tool is gone over to make sure that it feeds

freely and that nothing binds up anywhere. When necessary holes are plug welded using stick or

mig and relocated. Die sections and punches are welded whether they are A-2 or D-2 for

immediate use while new parts are made. I have welded both A-2 and D-2 tool steels and

aluminum using tig. I have built numerous fixtures using all three forms of welding. My SPC

comes from checking the sample parts and not playing the tolerances.

I can also braze and weld cast iron if needed. Stamco Industries is a

Supplier of automobile and truck stampings of all types. Lincoln

Electric manufactures welding machines and electric motors.

1989-1990;

Pako Inc.

Tool & Die Maker;

Building checking fixtures, swedging, tooling, and special machinery as required to bend and

swedge different types and sizes of tubing used in the aircraft industry by General Electric and

Parker-Hannifin.

1985-1989;

Nicco Tool.

Tool & Die Maker;

Building automated equipment for Sajar Plastics, prototype foot controls for trolling motors,

gauges for Packard Electric and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, and grinding of said gauges

to +- .0002

1980-1985;

Foreman Tool & Manufacturing

Tool & Die Maker; Maintenance Foreman; Tool Room Foreman;

Building form dies, progressive stamping dies using blueprints with

the assistance of machining, welding and die repair welding where

needed, besides being a working supervisor of the tool room, over 15 other employees. Wiring

and maintaining a number of punch presses up to 400 tons by making bearings, welding

connecting arms and press frames. This being accomplished while assuming the position of

Maintenance supervisor over two other employees. At Foreman Tool we manufactured stamped

products for Volvo White Corp. which manufactures truck bodies and complete trucks. Stamped

parts from in house dies for Packard Electric manufactured wiring terminals and printed circuits

for the auto industry.

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

1968;

Graduated from Mentor High School concentrating on Industrial Arts

1969-1972;

Willoughby-Eastlake Industrial Training Center, Degree obtained for Tool & Die Maker

1978;

Eutectic Tool & Die Welding Repair School

1975;

Lakeland Community College: 280 hour basic Police Training

1974;

Ohio Criminal Code Training Program

REFERENCES: Furnished Upon Request

KEYWORDS: Plastics, Molds, Certifications; Production/Tool-room Supervisor; Journeyman

Manual Machinist; Tool & Die Maker; Blueprints/Pencil Sketches; Lean Manufacturing;

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