Leah J. Whiting
Hamil ton, Ohio 45011
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I will be relocating to the Phoenix area to be near loved ones and will be available for
i nterviews on April 4th. I have 13 years experience setting up vertical and horizontal
m ills some were 4th and 5th axis. I have 13 years setting up lathes and 1 year at
setting of VTL’s. I currently run Swiss Citizens L20's and L32's(5M7&6M7) with live
tooling. I am responsible for all tool changes and inspection of parts using a surfcom
2500D, Smart Scope, RonCom, comparator, and CMM. Have used micro height,sine
p lates,calipers,depth mics, id mics, indicators, and other various inspection equipment.
E xperience with SPC charts. I have done program edits using M and G Code
p rogramming and Cad Cam GD&T blueprints. I have 8 years experience in the
aerospace industry, 3 years in the medical industry and 2 years in the energy industry.
I have machined various types of metal, cobalt chrome, t i tanium. SS steel, tool steel,
a luminum cast iron, forgings, castings,and bar stock. I have 27 years experience in
manufacturing. Inspection plan documentation, routers, lean manufacturing, 5s, and
ASO & ISO. Machines operated Mazak, Mori Seiki, Hass, Hardinge, Okuma,
M akino,Johnsford, and Chiron. There is a gap of a lit tle over a year in my employment
h istory due to being laid off in March of 2009. I attended ROSS I M DT in Cincinnati,Oh
w here I graduated with a diploma in Medical Assisting, certified by the AAMA and
registered by the AMT, due to lack of experience finding i t very difficult to pursue a
career in this field .
American Micro Products
Batavia, Ohio
March 2010 to present
I currently operate L-20 and L-32 Citizens, Swiss Turning, with live tooling, I work 4-12
hour shifts 4pm-4:30 a.m. I am responsible for all tool changes and t roubleshooting machine
issues as well as all inspection of parts. I operate two machines.
TSS Technologies
Cincinnati, Ohio
August 2008-March 2009
I was responsible for setting up and operating M i tsubishi VTL’s. Produced parts for the
medical, energy, oil, and aerospace industr ies. Lay-off.
PCS Technical Service
Cincinnati, Ohio
May 2008-August 2008
Operated Mazak and Okuma Vertical and Horizontal mill and lathes. Responsible for tool
changes and inspection of parts. Aerospace industry. Temporary Job.
Heroux DevTek
Springdale, Ohio
October 2007-April 2008
I set-up and operated Mazak horizontal 4 and 5 axis mills. Responsible for tool changes and
i nspection of parts. Aerospace and energy industry. I ran two machines.
Leis Medical Co., Inc.
Vandalia, Ohio
May 2004-May 2007
I set-up and operated Haas vertical mills 4 and 5 axis. Program prove outs, responsible for
f irst piece inspection, debur r ing and polishing of parts. Machined medical implants and
surgical tools to blue print specifications. CMM, comparator with overlays, micro height and
sine plates with other various inspection equipment. Lay-off.
AK Steel
M iddletown, Ohio
November 2006- September 2007
I t rained new replacement workers how to grind steel rolls for the hot strip mill. I ran
manual grinders as well as newer updated grinders. Temporary job.
I M I Norgren Inc.
Brookville, Ohio
November 2002- May2004
I was responsible for setting up and operating a Mori Seki vertical mill and lathe, first
p iece inspection and production run. I ran two machines.
McCauley Propeller Systems
Vandalia, Ohio
March 1998-August 2002
Muli t Set-up Operator, responsible for setting up horizontal and vertical mills and lathes,
i nspection of parts., first article. I was in final, receiving and in process inspection for 1
year then went back to a machine which helped improve my machining skills. I machined
a ircraft and propeller parts. Aerospace industry. Plant closure moved to Georgia.
Thaler Machining Co
Dayton, Ohio
December 1995-March 1998
Started out in the lathe department worked my way up to the mills and was promoted to
t hird shift inspector.
Hollander Tool and Die
Dayton, Ohio
May, 1992-December 1995
I started out in the t r im department then up to CNC department before company went out
of business.
References available upon request.