Charlie McKay

226-***-****

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Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 4E1

ac1msq@r.postjobfree.com

www.trueheartbillliardcues.com

Professional Profile

Job Duties, Training, and Experience

Press Operator

Licensed Tool and Die Maker

Mastercam

Microsoft Office

Problem Solving Skills

Production MIG and Stick Welder

Tool and Die TIG Welder

Solidworks

Advanced Communication Skills

Advanced Mathematics Skills

Professional Accomplishments

Formal Education

Received SME Award for the highest grades in machinist apprentice program. (Transferred to tool and die program.)

100% success rate in all projects and repairs of tooling.

Certificate of Apprenticeship in Tool and Die

Certificate of Qualification in Tool and Die

Honours High School Graduation Diploma

Tool and Die TIG Welding

Emergency Medical Technician (1979 California)

In House Technical Training

Quality Rating systems

Overhead Cranes

Lift Truck

Safety

Projects

Collaborate with engineering in building new design fixtures and proofing them.

Modify machinery for model year and/or new customer requirements

Winning Team SKD Worldwide Quick Die Change Engineering Challenge for Verson 3000 and Verson 1700 ton presses run in tandem

Letter of Congratulations for building first plasma arc welding assembly fixture and assistance in starting up new robotics department.

Maintain and upgrade production dies, fixtures, robotic cells, material handling equipment, and quality management.

Set up and PPAP tooling of new SKD robotics department

Work History

2009 - Present

Owner, True Heart Billiard Cues, Cambridge, 14 years

Design and build custom billiard cues and machinery to do so.

2016-2017

Tool and Die Maker (Temporary Randstad Contract), Guelph Manufacturing Group, Provide coverage and tool and die work to support heavy metal stamping and assembly.

2000 -2009

Tool and Die Maker, SKD Automotive, Milton 9 years

Provide coverage and tool and die work to support heavy metal stamping and assembly.

1985 - 2000

Tool and Die Maker, Butler Metal Products, Cambridge, 17 years

Provide coverage and tool and die work to support metal stamping and assembly.

1976 - 1979

Production Worker, Budd Automotive, Kitchener 4 years

Production press operator, welder, and tow motor operator.

Worked at several machining and tool and die job shops doing contract jobs of 1 year or less during layoffs and between employments at long term employers.

Education

Tool and Die Maker

Conestoga, College

Kitchener, Ontario

Graduated 1989

Honours Secondary School Graduation Diploma

On the job industrial training in safety, tool and die TIG welding, cranes, and lift trucks

Graduated University of Southern California Emergency Medical Technician (1979)

Expert in all machine tools such as lathes, mills, surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, gear head drills, radial drills, horizontal boring mills, stick welding, MIG welding, tool steel TIG welding, oxy-acetylene torches, and shears.

Expert in machining materials such as hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, tool steel, cast steel, stainless steel, cast stainless steel, cast iron, steel fabrications, aluminum, cast aluminum, bronze, copper, phenolic, wood, plastic, hardened steel, and elconite.

Expert with hand tools and power tools.

Expert in precision measuring instruments, layout, and blue print reading.

Projects have included tools, dies, fixtures, conveyors, plasma welder, robotic cells, spot welding cells, safety cages, specialized tooling, limit switches, trouble shooting, and model year changes.

References

Most former employers closed during or before the 2008-9 automotive crash and former supervisors have retired so references are limited.

Chris Adkins, tool room foreman, Guelph Manufacturing Group.

Carrie Harris, Randstad Staffing, Skilled Trades, Guelph Office

Peter Csapai, SKD Milton, Engineer

Pierre Arseneaul, SKD Milton, Engineer

Gurjit Bajwa, SKD Milton, Robotics Supervisor

Chris Lush, SKD Milton, Tool Room Supervisor (Currently Magna Supervisor)

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