BRAD A. HARDGROVE

***** ********* ***. ********, ** 44095

Phone: 440-***-****

Email: abmqyv@r.postjobfree.com

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The experience and skills I have acquired through out my career coupled

with my success and promotions at every level makes me a strong candidate

for the applied for position.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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Nov. 1998 - Oct. 2009 PCC Airfoils LLC. - Mentor Plant

Senior Tooling Engineer

. Established new tool guidelines for IGT Tooling.

. Trained and managed tooling technicians and

engineers.

. Created current system used to manage new builds,

reworks, and customer records.

. Responsible for quoting tooling for all new

programs.

. Performed source inspection of major tools at

vendor locations.

. Traveled overseas numerous times to customer and

vendor locations.

. Managed all customer funded tooling budgets at an

average of 6 million dollars per year.

. Met or exceeded required tooling profit margin on

95% of all programs over the last 5 years.

. Set up and managed an in-house tool shop used for

minor repairs and dies and fixtures.

June 1997 - Nov. 1998 PCC Airfoils LLC. - Mentor Plant

Lead Product Engineer

. Developed systems to manage throughput of larger

castings.

. Managed a team of product engineers and technicians

to support customer needs.

. In charge of all aspects of programs for ABB and

assisted on GE programs.

Oct. 1990 - June 1997 PCC Airfoils LLC. - Mentor Plant

Tooling Engineer

. Developed tool guidelines for all aircraft tooling

builds.

. Managed quoting and job placement of all new

programs and reworks for mature programs.

. Responsible for maintaining tooling inventory

records of current and obsolete programs.

. Selected to lead plant transition from aircraft

turbines to land-based turbines.

Nov. 1988 - Oct. 1990 PCC Airfoils LLC. - Mentor Plant

Product Engineer

. Responsible for dimensional integrity of various

blades and veins.

. Worked directly with engineers from several major

aircraft engine primes, including Pratt & Whitney,

Allison, General Electric, and Teledyne.

. Team Member associated with quoting new programs

and reworks of existing programs.

June 1981 - Nov. 1988 Sherwood Refractories Inc.

Tool and Die Maker

. Maintained various tooling for production

purposes. . Coordinated

chrome plating and stripping for all core dies.

. Managed entire tooling inventory.

. Duties included precision grinding, polishing,

milling, EDMing, and lathe work.

Aug. 1978 - June 1981 Monarch Products Manufacturing

Tool and Die Apprentice

. Performed various tooling functions for the

building of gauges and fixtures.

. Worked closely with engineers from TRW and

Goodyear Aerospace.

July 1976 - April 1978 Union Metals

Class C Welder

EDUCATION

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Sept. 1979 - March 1986 Timken Vocational & Max Hayes Vocational

School Ohio Tool & Die

Certification

2,000 classroom & 8,000 work experience hours

Sept. 1975 - March 1976 McKinley Welding School, Canton, OH

Arc & Acetylene Welding Certificate

Sept. 1970 - June 1974 Minerva High School, Minerva, OH

High School Diploma

WORK EXPERIENCE

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REFERENCES

Neil Paolucci

Engineering Manager

PCC Airfoils LLC.

Mentor, OH 44060

abmqyv@r.postjobfree.com

Office: 440-***-****

Cell: 216-***-****

Mike Scanlon

Owner of Apollo Products Inc.

Head designer

Apollo Products Inc.

Willoughby, OH 44094

abmqyv@r.postjobfree.com

Office: 440-***-****

Cell: 440-***-****

Calvin Rice

Customer Service Sales Rep.

PCC Airfoils LLC

Madisonville, Ky 42431

calrice1@bellsouth,net

Office: 270-***-****

Cell: 270-***-****

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