Manager Engineer

Bill

Nelson

P.O. Box

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Rhome, Texas

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7537

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Experienced in all aspects of management, supervision, team leading,

teambuilding, etc. Accomplished professional in diemaking and metal

stamping. Multiple degrees in engineering related fields. Journeyman tool

and die maker. Die designer. Experience in short run, large volume, and

high speed press operations and tooling.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GLOBAL MACHINE & TOOL LLC, RHOME, TEXAS

2005-PRESENT

MANAGER TOOL & DIE DEPARTMENT

*Coordinate die design, die making, and die repair.

* Direct stamping operations

* Lead continual improvement (lean processes, 5S, safety, etc.)

* Research, purchase, and install new equipment.

* Design new equipment & special tooling as required to support production.

QUICK-WAY STAMPINGS ( now QUICK-WAY MANUFACTURING), EULESS, TX 1995-2004

TEMPO STAMPINGS

PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER

* President of Quick-way Stampings, Euless, TX and Tempo Stampings,

Monterey Park, CA

* General Manager of Quick-Way Stamping

* Install ISO quality system

* Add lasers and turret press capability to increase turnaround on

prototypes and short run operations.

* Managed outside sales reps.

* Installed lean practices and merged Tempo into Quick-Way to decrease

overhead and improve profits

* Upgraded and modernized presses and pressroom support equipment.

* Improved set up processes to decrease costs and improve manpower

resources.

* Planning and forecasting for workload, manpower, and financial budgets.

LOCKHEED MARTIN

1988-1995

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER SPECIALIST

* Worked in manufacturing research and development dept designing new

tooling concepts and materials

for advanced aircraft programs.

* Coordinated and supervised a plant wide tooling re-verification program

and completed it on schedule.

* Provided new tooling and fixturing concepts to resolve fixturing

difficulty in holding and machining thin

contoured shims for F-16 and F-22 aircraft.

* Provided technical direction to planning, tool design, and tool

manufacturing to resolve complex tooling

issues.

* Provided technical direction for all stamping and die design functions

plant wide.

* Advised the program lead for the super plastic metal forming research.

* Provided manufacturing engineering support for explosive forming tooling

and production.

LTV MISSILES AND ELECTRONICS

1988-1988

LEAD PRODUCTION ENGINEER

* Responsible for all planning on SADARM missile.

* Solved tooling and manufacturing related problems on SADARM missile and

MLRS

.

ENTOCO TOOL & DIE, ROANOKE, TEXAS

1976-1988

TOOLING MANAGER

* Supervise die design and manufacture.

* Revised quality control manual.

* Designed special machinery.

* Purchased and launched new equipment.

QUICK-WAY STAMPING

1972-1976

SUPERVISOR TOOL & DIE DEPARTMENT

*Research & Recommend purchase of new equipment for die making dept.

* Plan, Schedule, Supervise the design, manufacture, and repair of dies.

* Recruit & Train new tool & die makers.

EDUCATION

MS INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, COMMERCE, TEXAS

BS INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, COMMERCE, TEXAS

AAS MACHINE SHOP TECHNOLOGY, COOKE COUNTY COLLEGE, GAINSVILLE, TEXAS

AAS DRAFTING & DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE, FT. WORTH,TX

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Certified Team Leader for on-site evaluations, National Institute for

Metalworking Skills, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

Past Chairman of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex District, Precision

Metalforming Association (PMA)

Past Chairman of North Texas Chapter 51, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

(SME)

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