SCOTT LAPPIN S****A S Bent Tree Dr. Baraboo WI ***13 USA

608-***-**** (C) 608-***-**** (H) abl9hx@r.postjobfree.com

OVERVIEW

Highly skilled CAD / CAM professional with the ability to create, design,

and develop products while maintaining manufacturability and functionality,

for varied industries. Design tooling, CNC program, develop custom

software, over a wide variety of marketplaces, to insure all design and

manufacturing requirements are met.

EDUCATION

Unigraphics CAD/CAM Training - Ronningen Research/Hendersonville NC

Unigraphics CAD Training - CAD Potential/Boulder CO

Pro Engineer CAD Training - PTC/Lisle IL

TEBIS CAD/CAM Training - Tebis America/Troy MI

Bachelor of Music Education (3.7 gpa) - Western Michigan

University/Kalamazoo MI

EXPERIENCE

January 1990 - April 2009 PCM--PORTAGE CASTING and MOLD

CAD / CAM Manager for this advanced High-Technology Manufacturing Company

that is the leader in creating precision thermoforming castings, molds,

tools, and dies for the Plastics Industry worldwide. PCM specializes in

providing complete engineering services, from part design through test

forming, particularly for large and/or complex tooling.

Responsibilities included

Designing and CNC programming tooling for thermoform plastic parts

CAD/CAM department of 8 people, cross-functionally integrated with

Engineering & Quality Control

Design/evaluate/troubleshoot part and/or assembly designs, with customers

or independently

Train department personnel on CAD and CAM software

Research, evaluate, recommend/justify purchase, and maintain all hardware &

software in the CAD department

Develop and implement setup and process procedures and documentation for

all machining operations

Point person for all software and/or hardware issues

Software installation and maintenance, updates, training, configuration,

"putting out fires", etc.

Setup, interfacing and postprocessor development for all CNC machines

Selected Accomplishments

Designed & CNC programmed tools for a variety of market sectors including

aerospace, medical, computer/high tech, automotive, marine, sports &

recreational

Developed all postprocessors for all CNC machines, including 5 axis CNC's

Developed custom software for full 5-axis CNC graphic and interference

simulation

Designed tooling for the two most complex tools ever done @ PCM, including

multiple actuated moving slides around the entire edge of the part.

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January 1985 - January 1990 FLAMBEAU TECHNOLOGIES

CAD / CAM Manager for this unique company and its divisions, in conjunction

with other members of the Nordic

Group of Companies, forming a total resource network providing customer

assistance in design and specifications of injection and blow molded

thermoplastic components and products, building of tools and fixtures, and

contract manufacturing of complete assemblies. Responsibilities as above

for a department of 5 professionals.

Selected Accomplishments

Designed & CNC programmed injection molds, blow molds, and rotational molds

for a variety of market sectors including aerospace, medical, computer/high

tech, automotive, sports & recreational, and marine sectors

Developed custom software for many applications: batch post processing,

multi-surface machining and automatic parting line generation.

Developed custom software to create airfoil shapes for a family of 12 fan

blades

June 1982 - January 1985 RONNINGEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

CAD / CAM Operator for one of the earliest adopters of CAD CAM

technologies, specialized in helping Fortune 100 and 500 OEM's primarily

in the aerospace, medical, telecommunications, and computer/electronics

industries reduce the "Time-to-Market" window.

Designed injection molded prototype parts/assemblies, with direct customer

input and independently

Designed and CNC programmed prototype injection molds for a variety of

market sectors.

On a critical "rush" program, completely designed & CNC programmed a tool

which was completed (including machining) in 24 hours.

Design & program the most complex tooling and work "one on one" designing

parts with customers.

Developed custom software to streamline operations

References available on request

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ADDENDUM: facts at a glance

TOOL DESIGNS include:

Thermoforming - Vacuum; Blow; Pressure; Rotational & Injection Molding:

Prototype & production

Single-sided * Multi-part * Articulation (manual & auto)

Inspection fixtures

Patterns

Models

Foundry - Permanent molds & patterns

PART DESIGNS include:

pickup truck bedliners, shipping pallets, prototype running shoe soles and

knee pads, RV air conditioner enclosures, computer and monitor

enclosures,fan blades

PROGRAMMING includes:

CNC G-code generation for 2 axis; 3 axis; 3+2 axis; & 5 axis milling &

drilling

Create custom S/W programs for specialized applications for Design & CNC

programming

Test - Debug - Implement 2 axis thru 5 axis postprocessors for CNC

equipment

Test - Debug - Implement 3 axis & 5 axis Graphic CNC simulation for program

test-out

Generate & coordinate shop floor documentation

CAD and CAD/CAM SYSTEMS include:

Unigraphics thru NX6 Tebis thru v3.3r4 Pro/E thru Wildfire

I-deas thru v12 Mastercam

CUSTOM SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT includes:

GRIP - Unigraphics proprietary programming language

Unigraphics post processor & machine simulation/verification development

(tcl)

Tebis post processor development

EQUIPMENT - CNC programming

3 axis vertical & horizontal mills - various, including Fadal, Haas, Mazak,

Toshiba & retrofits

3+2 axis vertical Mill - Okuma (Head changer with 3 heads)

5 axis Mills - Parpas, Zimmermann (head/head on gantry) & 5 axis

Routers - Thermwood

CNC lathes, CNC grinders & CNC EDM (working knowledge)

MILLED MATERIALS include:

Plastics * Foams - EPS & Syntactic * Rice Board * Renwood

* Aluminum - Cast & Billet

Steel * Brass & Bronze * Cast Iron * and others

MARKETS include:

Packaging * Aerospace * Medical * Automotive & Aftermarket * Marine *

Construction * Industrial * Computer enclosures * Consumer

goods/housewares * Pallets * Sports & Recreation * Lawn Care * and

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