Maintenance Quality Assurance

Donald Vaughn

**** ********* *****. ● Roscoe, Illinois 61073

accokk@r.postjobfree.com ● 815-***-**** (home) ● 815-***-**** (cell)

Tool and Die Technician

Team leadership ● Quality Assurance ● Process Re-engineering

Results driven with over 25 years of experience in the automobile industry ranging from supplier to

assembly and stamping plant manufacturing environments. Track record devising, evaluating, and

implementing continuous improvements to minimize waste and reduce cost while maximizing quality.

Establish effective preventive maintenance and training programs, encouraging proactive participation from

production, skilled, and manufacturing levels. Excellent communicator; success in team building focused

on production goals, safety, and throughput. Areas of expertise include…

● Lean Manufacturing ● World Class Manufacturing (WCM) ● Team Building & Training

● Product Launch ● Total Maintenance System (TMS) ● Throughput Improvement

● Resource Allocation ● Assembly, Body Shop, and Stamping Manufacturing Operations

Education and Training

Currently working towards a Manufacturing Technologist Certificate

Rock Valley College – Rockford, Illinois

Journeyman Tool And Die Maker Apprenticeship

United States Department Of Labor

Atwood Industries – Rockford, Illinois

Harlem High School – Machesney Park, Illinois

Graduated Top 5% Of Class - 1987

Career Experience

Chrysler Corporation, Belvidere, Illinois, May 1996 – Present

Tool and Die Maker

Designed and developed fixtures and tooling that increased productivity, quality, and reduced ergonomic

issues. Working with vendors, skilled team members, and management we developed a preventive

maintenance system that allowed for a corporate leading build efficiency of 98%.

By implementing temporary tooling processes in 1998, our plant was the 1st to achieve a rolling-changeover

in which we were able to build pilot models along the current

ones. Belvidere Assembly Plant was retooled to flexible manufacturing capacity in 2005, in which I was

involved in the launch of the Body Shop cells.

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Selected Contributions:

Designed, developed, built, and patented a handheld Windshield Centering Device with

projected cost savings of $2.5 million dollars.

With numerous process and automation improvements, our plant was the Benchmark in the

2008 Harbour Report for Total Hours Per Vehicle in the Compact Non-Premium

Conventional and CUV categories.

While working in the Belvidere Satellite Stamping Plant, I helped launch 50% of the die capacity. Along

with other die makers and equipment vendors, we improved material flow, set-up time, and product quality.

Press productivity was improved by over 30% of the initial launch phase.

By actively participating in the Total Productive Maintenance program, we make continuous improvements

in quality and through-put by down time logs and monthly production, skilled team members, and

management meetings.

Performed maintenance and troubleshooting on Class A stamping dies for transfer presses up to 4200

tons. Installed various types of destacker and transfer tooling systems.

Selected Contributions:

Developed, built, and patented a Cantilever Roll-Up Conveyor for quick set-up and

die changes while eliminating all safety and ergonomic issues.

Certified in all welding methods of Next Generation Die Maintenance.

Career Experience

Atwood Automotive Industries Rockford, Illinois, July 1987 – May 1996

Tool and Die Maker

Responsibilities included building and maintenance of assembly and stamping manufacturing operations as

a Tier 2 supplier for General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, and Hyundai. Selected as the skilled team member for

a Work Synchronization Team involving production, engineering, and set-up employees. Our

improvements included changing stamping press layout, product placement, and in-press die maintenance.

These changes resulted in a 25% decrease in set-up time and die maintenance issues. Management

appointed safety representative for stamping and assembly ergonomic and safety issues.

Selected Contributions:

Designed and built a sensory part ejection system that virtually eliminated all in-press die

damage.

Managed a secondary stamping press cell. Reduced down time through creation of a spare

parts inventory system and developed in-press die maintenance capabilities.

References

Available upon request.

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