High School Plastic Injection
Resume:
CLAY REAKOFF
Clinton Twp., MI ****8
abmnj0@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Summary:
CATIA position in which I can utilize my education, CAD, drafting
abilities, and shop background. Experienced CATIA Detailer familiar with
plastic injection interior (seats, trim) and exterior parts. Designed and
built prototype and production tooling for foundry castings, sheet metal
stamping, rapid-prototype (epoxy, composite) molds, and final assembly
fixtures. Skilled trades Journeyman with extensive background (20 years) in
the areas of Wood Model Maker, Pattern Maker, Mold Maker, and Fixture
Building.
Skills and Abilities:
Keith Childress' Practical CATIA Training (www.practicalcatia.com) 3D
Modeling (wire frame construction, surfacing, solid modeling) Draw Mode
(creation of engineering drawings including auxiliary views, section
cutting, text, dimensioning, layers and filters) Overview of CATIA V5.3
Education:
Chippewa Valley High Macomb Community College
Major: General / Shop
Major: Auto-Body Drafting /
Diploma
Computer Information Technology
G.P.A. 3.7
Certificates and Licenses:
Certificate, Practical CATIA Training, MI
Employment History:
Unified Pattern Shelby Twp., MI 03/2007
- 10/2007
Pattern Maker
Assemble and change prototype and production patterns for automotive
castings. Breaking systems and front suspension components. Glue-ups and
benching of N/C cut Patterns and Models. Background in foundry practices.
Unified Pattern is a small, start-up company. With another automotive slow
down, they could no longer keep me busy.
B.A.E. Ind. Auburn Hills, MI
05/2006 -10/2006
Production Maintenance
General shop maintenance and repair in a production manufacturing facility.
Machining and rebuilding automotive seat latches. Inspection and
packaging of components. Fabricate engineering changes. This job was not a
good fit for my career goals with little chance for advancement.
Complete Prototype Services Clinton Twp., MI
10/2005 - 12/2005
Fixture Builder
Short term assignment working nights. I assembled aluminum fixtures for
automotive plastic injection parts. Duties included machining stock,
Bridgeport work, sawing, stamping tags and bases, final painting, and R&R
studies. Fixture builder up-grader.
Smith Bros. Tool Shelby Twp., MI 04/2005 -
10/2005
CATIA Detailer
Developed drawings for automotive welding and checking fixtures.
Dimensioning and text. Inspecting drawings, sub-models, and key-sheets.
Responsible for generating check data and completing stock lists. 2D Catia
Detailer using draw mode. Background experience using UNIX. Left Smith
Bros. Tool for a more challenging opportunity.
Urgent Plastic Services Rochester Hills, MI
09/2004 - 11/2004
Pattern Maker
Developed rapid prototype tooling, and silicone and epoxy molds using SLA
parts. Shot urethane parts using vacuum and pressure chambers. Built
displays and various mock-ups. The company's loss of a program resulted
in a lay-off.
Radiance Mold and Eng. New Baltimore, MI 06/2001 -
11/2001
Fixture Builder
Engineered check, trim, and assembly fixtures for blow-mold and plastic
injection parts. Developed epoxy tooling for resin and fiberglass parts.
Built foundry patterns for check fixtures. Employee reduction, work
slow down after 9/11 attack.
R.C.O. Engineering Roseville, MI
04/1985 - 03/2001
Wood Model Maker
Responsible for manual model build for automotive interior prototype
plastic injection molds, including cast kirksite and duplicated aluminum.
Background in rapid prototype tooling, including spray metal and silicone
molds. Epoxy tool experience for resin transfer and R.I.M. tools.
Knowledge of foam tooling for seats and other soft trim. Models and
patterns also built for other applications such as sheet metal stampings,
vac form tools, carbon fiber parts, and prototype mock-ups. Wood CMM
holding fixtures and seat buck fixtures also built.
Back Alley Customs Warren, MI
09/1979 - 04/1985
Custom Van Builder
Designed and built custom van interiors. Installed cabinets, seating,
carpeting, bay-windows, sun-roofs, and sound systems. Also experience in
window-tinting, body work, and paint. Auto-rama award wining custom van!
Honors and Activities:
Member Y.M.C.A. 2001 to present. Excellent references furnished upon
request
Notes and Other Information:
After graduating High School, I knocked around at a few odd jobs. A friend
of mine was a Wood Model Maker. He told me about the trade and it sounded
interesting to me. I singed up for some Auto Body drafting classes and
found an entry level job posting at Macomb Community College. Back in them
days, the skilled trades were in full swing and jobs were plenty. New
models and new designs had to be re-tooled. The U.S. auto makers had to
catch up with the then new Japanese competition.
For many years I enjoyed a level of success as a Wood Model Maker with the
same company. I developed a "love of the trade" and excelled in my work.
But after a while things began to change. No more unlimited overtime and
pay rates began to drop. The age of CAD/CAM was coming and I needed to
change my career to keep pace. Skilled tradesmen are in less of a demand
and Wood Model Makers are old technology, for the most part.
After some investigation, I felt that CATIA would be a good path to follow.
More classes at Macomb were needed and a vocational class in CATIA earned
me a Certificate. Armed with schooling, years of practical experience, and
a list of potential employers, I felt confident I would find some type of
an entry level job.
This proved tougher than I figured. I had hoped that my back ground in the
shop would give me some type of an edge but companies wanted experienced
people on the tube, trainees not in big demand. More obstacles presented
themselves after the 9/11 attack. Many people, including myself, lost
their jobs. The Auto Industry is at an all time low and jobs are leaving
the country. Finding any job and holding onto one is a real challenge.
Determined to find a CATIA job, I finally found a Detailer job in a fixture
shop. I learned as much as I could and found CAD very interesting, even
fun! It seemed almost like magic to me after doing things by hand for so
many years. But with the ups and downs of the industry, I was laid-off
again and back in the shops.
Companies seem to hire employees for just a short time anymore. Core
people, as I call them, have some security and a new guy in not in the
plans. Once the work is gone so am I. Going from job to job can be an
education, but steady work is what I'm after.
Hard workings, on time, stay late type of guy still looking for my lucky
break, as I call it. I care about my work and work to be the best. I am
looking for a "home" and am an honest team player.
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