Manager Software
Resume:
SCOTT LAPPIN S****A S Bent Tree Dr. Baraboo WI ***13 USA
608-***-**** (C) 608-***-**** (H) ********@**********.***
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
more...
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