Mason Wooldridge
ALTON, IL 62002
************@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Established reputation as a highly motivated and productive professional in
the manufacturing industry. Able to quickly and thoroughly gain expertise
in a particular field and integrate new information with existing
knowledge. Adept at combining critical analysis with imagination and
creativity. Persuasive verbal and written communicator, team player or
self directed independent employee, forward thinker, able to use available
resources to achieve goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kemco Aerospace Mfg. -- Kirkwood, Mo (
2008 to Present
Director of Manufacturing and Engineering
My position is responsible for leading the CNC manufacturing
operations, CNC programming, manufacturing engineering and related support
personnel of the company while at the same time supporting and advancing
the company's culture.
The company operates 24/7 and requires around the clock availability from
my position. I was responsible for managing 4 shifts and approximately 50
machinists, machine operators, programmers, engineers and finishers.
Corbitt Mfg. Division of American Rail Car - St. Charles, MO
October 2006 to December 2007
Product Engineer
. Pre-project plan reviewing, overall bid preparation, assists with
forecasting of equipment, labor, and materials. Etc. Secure blueprints
and other project specifications.
. Effective monitoring and relaying information on customer products in
production.
. Effectively communicate in oral and written forms presenting
information and responding to questions from groups of manager and
customers.
Position requires ability to
OWENS-ILLINOIS - Godfrey, Illinois
October 2001 to December 2006
Manufacturing Engineer II
. Performs function of industrial engineer routing new parts, quoting
potential sales, dealing with material and processing vendor on new
and existing product lines
. Continuously evaluating processes to reduce costs, reduce lead times,
and improve quality.
. Participates in major projects focusing on process standardization and
creating cell assembly work centers.
. Implemented company's first laser work center and trained hourly
employees to operate.
. Performed root cause analysis on defective products using engineering
principles and knowledge of manufacturing processes. Determine root
cause using statistical methods. Modifies existing products to resolve
quality problems, and coordinates activities of multiple disciplines
to implement a solution.
. Design tabbed castings which allowed the use of a single fixture for
12 similar parts.
. Interim department supervisor from 4/99 to 10/99 which involved
coordinating and assigning work to 8 programmers and 3 co-op students.
. Worked under own supervision from 10/99 to 2/01 providing technical
floor support to approximately 60 second shift hourly employees.
. Assisted in the training and professional development of new hires.
CNC Programmer
April 1998 to October 2001
. Programmed Mazak Mill Turns, Okuma Lathes, Fadal 3-4 axis machines,
Laser.
. Primary programming System Mastercam
. Designed, built and programmed holding fixtures for the 3, 4, 5 axis
CNC machines.
Sales Rep.
April 1996 to October 1998
. Maintained change orders from customers and managed all RMA's that
were issued.
. Reviewed and maintained current and changing shipping requirements to
domestic and international customers.
. Maintained dialog with customers and production on all open orders and
issues.
. Reviewed sales orders and managed order from placement until parts
were received by customer.
QA Machine Inspector
April 1995 to October 1997
. Plan, coordinate and direct quality control program for assembly
inspection of IS glass bottling machines after assembly.
. Prepare daily or weekly summaries of quality control issues.
. Perform detail inspection of outgoing and assembled IS machines with
Sokkia Theolite. Required traveling throughout South America and
Europe on machine installations.
Production Planner l 1995 June 1994to October 1995
. Review master production schedule and work orders.
. Establish priorities for specific customer orders.
. Plan and schedule workflow for each work center and operation
according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead
times.
. Prepare production reports.
. Assist purchasing with monitoring the inventories of material and
parts needed to complete production.
EDUCATION
Norco High School - Norco, CA
Riverside Community College - Riverside, CA
SOFTWARE
Mastercam, AutoCAD LT, Mazatrol
Griffo Brothers Mazatrol Emulator
G-code programming, JD Edwards One World
Cimnet, and Fortran computer programming
NX, JobBoss, Unipoint