Mechanical Engineer High School
Resume:
Chadwick F. Snyder
Freeport, IL 61032
815-***-**** cell
E-mail: *@********.***
Career Summary
Creative, engineering professional with experience in cold forging,
automation engineering, design, debug, maintenance, machine installation,
production, farm, machine rebuilds, machine redesigns and automotive
quality. I have a reputation as an independent, thinking, go-getter, with
the ability to provide creative solutions to problems. I also have
significant hands-on experience with both mechanical and electrical issues.
I am able to manage and carry out engineering functions and coordinate
activities as required with production, quality, sales and others with
objectives of improving quality and production and reducing cost.
. Superior understanding of mechanical systems
. Excellent root cause troubleshooting skills
. Creative, forward, and innovative thinker
. Able to bring mechanical and electrical together to solve problems
. Agriculture background (dairy, hog, beef, apiary and crop
production)
Career History
Snyder's 3/2009-Present
3714 Hillcrest Rd. Freeport, Illinois 61032
Self Employed
. Installed Hops Yard (4 acres)
. Queen Bee Production
. Safe production
Chad Snyder-General Residential Contractor 2/2007-2/2009
201 Grace St. Danville, Illinois 61832 (Part Time)
. Remodeled homes
. Home Inspection
Thyssen Krupp PRESTA DIVISION, (Tier 1 Automotive Supplier) 7/2003- 2/2007
75 Walz Creek Drive Danville, IL 61832 217-***-****
Manufacturing engineer responsible for automated equipment in the cold
forging department.
. Responsible for keeping 19 automated machines running;
. Lead repair and maintenance on all automated equipment
. Have been involved in resolving quality issues and poka yoking
problems
. Solved problems with automated machines and machine breakdowns
. Solved problems with new and existing part types to optimize
production
. Lean manufacturing environment, just-in-time manufacturing
. Trained, coordinated, and worked alongside machine technicians and
operators
. Open and closed die cold forging of multi part types
. Experience working with a multi country, multi cultural team
. Worked in a cell-team management style: one person from production,
engineering and quality
. Experience writing maintenance plans and operation instructions
. Responsible stocking spare parts
Snyder's Gun and Archery 1/1980-7/2003
3426 N. Henderson Rd Freeport, Illinois 61032 815-***-****
Sales and gunsmithing (a family owned business)
. Designed, built, and manufactured a new line of gun safes for
business
. Machined safe and gun parts
. Welding and Sheet metal work
. Responsible for repairing and tuning sporting arms
Thyssen Krupp Gilman Engineering, (Tier 1 Automotive Supplier) 5/2001-
5/2002
305 W Delavan Dr Janesville, WI 53546
Responsible for design, debug, and installation of mechanical systems and
sub-systems.
. Resolved ongoing snap-ring, seal and bearing installation and
compression tooling problem on two Ford, rack and pinion Lean assembly
lines, having beat out competitor's retro fit solution, enabling Gilman to
secure an $8 million new contract
. Resolved 6.5 inch bevel snap ring compression and installation
problems on a Gilman machine, in a Ford transmission assembly line,
enabling the customer to meet their snap-ring cpk requirement and Gilman
monetary closure to project
. Lead debug mechanical engineer on a module for a $17 million, seven
second per cycle, diesel fuel injector assembly line, responsible for debug
and start up of module
. Primary on site lead debug/installation mechanical engineer for
installation of a diesel fuel injector assembly line project in South
Carolina
. Lead debug mechanical engineer on 3 spindle assembly machines
. Involved in the Debug of a bearing loader head
. Given many hot single-part design projects to be drawn up and pushed
through machine shop
. Given FEA design projects
. Detailed prints of hot projects
. Involved in prototyping of projects
. Labeled as one of the fastest detailers at Gilman by the checking
group
University of Wisconsin Platteville 1998-2001
1 University Plaza Platteville, WI 53818-3099 608-***-****
Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2001
. Taken and passed Fundamentals of Engineering, April 2000
. Member of ASME
. Member of UWP Foundry club
. Designed new safe locking linkage
. Trained in Autocad 14 and 2000, Autodesk Inventor and Algor
Groeling Salvage Inc 1999-2001
217 E Douglas St Freeport, IL 61032 815-***-****
(Summer Employment) General Laborer
Freeport Auto Parts, Freeport, IL 1997-1999
(No longer in business)
(Summer Employment) General Laborer
Chad Snyder-General Residential Contractor 1993-1997
3426 N. Henderson Rd Freeport, Illinois 61032 815-***-****
Owner and operator of construction business.
. Designed and built new homes
. Remodeled homes
. Managed staff of 5 employees
. Utilized multitasking and prioritizing skills
Dotson Construction 1989-1992
3783 E Lamm Rd Freeport, IL 61032 815-***-****
General Laborer, new homes and remodeling
Farm experience, Freeport, IL 1976-1990
Dairy, hog, feeder cattle, and grain
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, May, 2001 University of
Wisconsin, Platteville
Bachelor of Science in Technical Agriculture, May, 1992 University of
Wisconsin, Platteville
Computer Skills: AutoCAD, Word, Excel, AutoDesk Inventor, PDM, SAP
TRAINING: S.M.E. GD & T, Forging Die Design, Allen Bradley Rslogix
HIGH SCHOOL
Dakota Junior /Senior High School 1986
300 Campus Dr
Dakota, IL 61018
HOBBIES: Blacksmithing, Woodworking, Computers
REFERENCES
Thomas Burgener
RT Engineer
2794 N Tower Rd
Freeport, IL 61032-8961
James L Frisbie
Retired Teacher
2217 IL Route 26 N
Freeport, IL 61032-8918
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