Engineer Manager

Gary M. Durkin

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Justice, Ill ****8

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C & D Technologies Melrose Park, IL

April 09 - Present

Maintenance Specialist $120 million/yr stand by Power

Battery company

Operation processes and warehouse lead acid batteries for

stand by power

Application such as telecomunications

Lean operation handling 5000 batteries per day on a 24

hour schedual

Modifies process machinery and improves process rates

Instructs operations personnel in machine repair and

operation

Acme Alliance (Lovejoy Industries) - Norhtbrook, IL -

April 05 - Jan 09

Maintenance & Facilities Manager $25 million/yr

Lean Aluminum die casting Job shop

. Produce Aluminum die cast, machined complete and

assembled components

using Lean principles.

. Maintain Die casting equipment: Includes Buhler

Evalution and Lester die cast

Machines.

. Machining equipment repair and installation: Maintain

Mori Seiki and other

CNC Machines.

. Plan Machine PM's using predictive maintenance methods

and monitor all

facilities maintenance for self directed work teams.

. Install casting and automation equipment, trouble shoot

die casting machines

Trim Presses and other auxilary equipment.

. Program Fanuc (GE) robots, and edit programs to

increase productivity.

. Work within the Value Stream system instructing

operartors and setup

Personnel in repairs on die casting machines, trim

presses and other equipment

to move the technology on repeat repairs to the floor

level.

Aallied Die Casting Co. (RCM Industries) Franklin Park Ill. -

October 98 - April 2005

Director of Technical Services

$40 million/yr. job shop.

Hands-on Plant Engineer and Facilities Manager

. Second tier QS-9000/TS 16949 Certified die caster.

. Responsible for plant maintenance, equipment

maintenance, repair, installation

of Buhler, Prince and Toshiba die casting machines.

. Installed Fanuc robotics and various construction

projects completed by plant

personnel and contractors.

. Responsible for all Plant Engineering, scheduling down-

time, PM and nine

mechanics, electricians and general maintenance three

per shift.

Component Specialties Inc. Elgin Ill. -

January 97-October 98

Plant Engineer and Sales Engineer for

$30 million/yr.

. CNC job shop machine shop.

. Instructed plant personnel, designed tooling and had

sales responsibilities

Dynastar Inc. Elk Grove Ill. -

February 92-October 97

Plant Engineer/Partner in job shop die caster. Sales and

production responsibilities

Durkast Corporation Bridgeview Ill. -

January 85-February 92

Owner of startup job shop die caster. All

functions of small business ownership

Callen Manufacturing Corporation.

January 79 - January 85

Technical Director

Plant engineer for $ 20 million/yr Zinc Die Casting job

shop.

. Responsible for maintenance department and facilities

development.

Education University of Illinois at Chicago Bachelor of

Science Metallurgy and Manufacturing Engineering

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