Augusta, GA 30906
Kevin Socky
Objective To secure a position where my experience, training,
and ambition will be a valued asset.
Experience April 1, 2010- Present
GREENFIELD INDUSTRIES, INC. AUGUSTA, GA
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
September 24, 2009- March 31,2010 GREENFIELD
INDUSTRIES, INC. AUGUSTA, GA
Plant Manager- Geometric Division
2001 - September 23, 2009 KENNAMETAL INC.
Augusta, GA
Manufacturing Engineer
Drills and Assembled Threading Tools (ATT).
Duties include, but not limited to, machine design,
fixture design, CNC programming, programming support,
wheel prophiles, reviewing processes for continuous
improvement, interim lean coordinator, salt and vacuum
heat treat of tool steels, researching and
recommending machines for process improvements,
evaluating and recommending tooling, writing AFE's
(project fund requests), machine implementation,
writing Standard Operating Procedures, and operator
training.
Proficient in use of AutoCAD Inventor 2010, AutoCAD
Mechanical 2010, AutoCAD 2010, and Gibbs Cam software.
1987- 2001 E-Z-GO/TEXTRON Augusta, GA
A-Technician / CNC Programmer
Machine Shop
Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Mazatrol, Hitachi, and Allen
Bradley Controls.
New product machining process implementation.
Including, but not limited to, machine recommendation
and fixture and tooling design for newly designed
parts.
1986-1987 E-Z-GO/TEXTRON Augusta, GA
Assembler
Gas Line. Hired permanently in April of 1986.
1986 Jan. - April E-Z-GO/TEXTRON Augusta, GA
Assembler
Gas Line. Temporary worker through Mr. & Mrs. Temps,
Augusta, GA.
Education 1999 - Current Kennametal Inc.
Augusta, GA
Ongoing training - To date have training in
purchasing, Lean Manufacturing ( including Set up
reduction and Value Stream mapping), Manager and
employee evaluation, Standard Operations (Developing,
documenting, and training operators in various
processes), ABB spindle drive programming and
debugging, Automation Direct PLC programming, and
GibbsCam 3D.
1996-1999 Augusta Technical Institute Augusta, GA
Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Training: 60 hours each - Statics, Strength of
Materials, Fluid Mechanics; 70 hours each - Robotics,
Statistical Process Control, Manufacturing Processes,
Machine Design, CNC Programming (also 20 years on the
job training); 160 hours - Auto Cad 14 & solids
modeling.
January 1995 Precision Manufacturing
Atlanta, GA
Trained with Miyano and Iemca Manufacturing.
40 hours Fanuc and Iemca application training.
September 1993 E-Z-GO/TEXTRON
Augusta, GA
Program and operation training with Toyoda
Manufacturing.
160 hours Fanuc application and programming training.
July 1993 Toyoda
Manufacturing Chicago, IL
Program and operation training of the Toyoda FA450 and
PV4II.
40 hours Fanuc application training.
Salary Negotiable.