Jeffery Trent

Local Candidate available to interview in person.

Able to freely travel domestically and internationally without restrictions.

SUMMARY

Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering achieved from Henry Ford Community College.

Create designs and detail drawings for components, dies, fixtures, machines, and gauging while understanding the relationship of one part to another.

Design Stamping and Bonding tools using SolidWorks.

Developed layout drawings of high precision forming tools, fixtures and stamping dies.

Developed assembly drawings, subassembly drawings and complete Bill of Materials

Technical/Computer Skills: Solidworks, BOM, FEA, NX, KeyCreator, AutoCAD, APQP, GD&T.

EXPERIENCE

Monroe Mold LLC

Mold Designer 10/2018 - Present

Design and Detail plastic injection molds and tooling using SolidWorks.

Track down time for targeted improvements regarding turn-backs.

Troubleshoot, repair and changeover of molds according to scheduling and production needs.

Responsible for ordering and maintaining spare tooling levels for multiple product lines.

Variety Die & Stamping

Sr. Die Designer 02/2018 - 07/2018

Create Strip Layouts/process drawings from part print

Create designs and detail drawings for components, dies, fixtures, machines, and gauging while understanding the relationship of one part to another.

Designed stamping dies such as progressive, compound, blanking, drawing dies.

Worked with customers concerning product design for feasibility of manufacture.

Assisted in troubleshooting of tooling during production runs.

Design and Detail progressive stamping tools and proto type tooling using SolidWorks.

Wrote methods sheets for the manufacturing process of each customer’s product.

50% automotive and 50% lawn and garden.

ElringKlinger

Tool Designer 07/2017 - 01/2018

Design Stamping and Bonding tools using SolidWorks.

Mostly transmission gaskets & plates.

Developed layout drawings of high precision forming tools, fixtures and stamping dies.

Created and implemented a solid modeling template that reduced lead time.

Implemented new sample and production tool designs to customer specifications and tooling standards.

Developed assembly drawings, subassembly drawings and complete Bill of Materials.

Review part design and GD&T for manufacturability - PFMEA

Vicount Industries

Sr. Die Designer 01/2017 - 08/2017

Create Strips/process layouts from part print and FEA.

Design progressive and transfer stamping tools using NX for the automotive market.

Create the RFQ's; send to venders for tooling and capital quotes, analyze the quotes, makes the recommendations to Purchasing.

Coordinates the tooling activities with vendors.

Communicates the quality requirements and buy-off expectations that are needed to meet expectations for the program.

Provides technical support to ensure the tooling & capital meets company standards.

Axis Engineering

Sr. Die Designer 06/2010 - 01/2017

Create Strip Layouts/process drawings from part print

New tool design including assembly and part drawings, BOM’s, machining and fabrication instructions.

Existing tool support with ordering, refurbishing and/or modifying existing tooling and fixtures.

Design progressive stamping tools using KeyCreator and AutoCAD for automotive components.

Design and make onsite corrections for composite, detail and assembly tooling.

Troubleshooting and repair of progressive / line dies and assembly processes in a high-volume production environment.

Part of the Engineering team/Quoting new programs.

Manage new Tooling launches thru development, APQP and tryouts.

Globtech

Die Designer 07/2008 - 01/2010

Create Strip Layouts/process drawings from part print

Design and Detail progressive and transfer tools using SolidWorks and AutoCad for the automotive market.

GT Technologies

Tooling Engineer 02/2006 - 05/2008

Design and detail progressive and transfer tooling.

Using SolidWork Also worked with tool makers on continuous improvement.

EDUCATION

Henry Ford Community College, Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering

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