Tooling Engineering Manager

Tooling & Maintenance Manager

* Managing tooling group of (19) tool & die makers with 280 injection molds and 160 stamping dies. The maintenance group consist of (28) mechanical, electrical, P.M. team and building and grounds team. The maintenance focus was support of (36) injection molding machines 40 ton to 230 ton, (12) stamping presses 30 ton 150 ton, and (12) large automated assembly work cells

* Set up tooling improvement program with critical components spares for better repair time

* Predictive / preventive program with data monitoring to better service internal customers

* Apply Kaizan methods / PDCA problem solving with process teams in lean manufacturing

* Apply the problem solving methods into manufacturing process that are result of a team improvement that can support the new processes.

Intat Precision Inc.

Rushville, In. 1998 –2002

Machining and Maintenance Manager

* Daily responsibilities of managing (80+) production / quality machining and (16) machine maint. Mechanics and electricians, in the production of 28 various automotive components. The customer base is all O.E.M. parts for 95% Toyota and 5% Subaru / Isuzu, GM and Dana Corp.

* Responsibilities of budget control, cost improvements, new line installations, new cnc machine cells, start up HVPT for customer, APQP, Control Plan, set quality standards for production, establish quality stations at the production line, establish training t/m’s on Q.A. check procedures, reduction of downtime to achieve utilization rates for production. Set quality procedures on the cnc machining cells and production process of manufacture by the implementation and use of QS9000 standards.

* Manage maintenance supervision assisting in the set up and update a prev. maintenance program that will effectively service the production machine lines.

* Apply Kaizen Improvement methods / PDCA problem solving methodology, root cause analysis & corrective / preventive quality planning in production daily activities. Utilize lean manufacturing and JIT to meet daily requirements.

Major Tool & Machine Co.

Indianapolis, In. 1995- 1998

Manufacturing / Quality Project Engineer

* Process planning, establish Q.A. requirements from customer drawings, interface quality issues internal / external, support build of gages, tooling, special machine and fabrications. Technical / quality support of the projects between customer and team, for any process quality issues or problem solving of any tooling, machining and manufacturing issues by ISO 9000 guidelines

* The total process of builds responsibility and project reporting to engineering manager.

Projects included aircraft tooling (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Dow-UT, Bell, G.D.), power generation turbine unit assy.& tooling ( A.B.B., SOLAR TURBINE, G.E.), injection mold repair, stamping/forming tools, production machinery and gaging for multiple companies. These products must meet quality requirements of customer through the use of ISO 9000 guidelines.

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Lockheed Martin / General Dynamics

Fort Worth, Tx. 1987 – 1995

Project Tooling Engineer

* Provide technical support, process improvements, drawing revision review, quality /problem resolution at the vendors, company interface with vendors, negotiation of bid hours for tooling builds, and supervise process engineers that send the work to the vendors. Served as part of multi-functional team to support process / quality between vendor and customer to co- design /build prototype aircraft / tooling.

* Served as part selection committee for new vendor sites to procure large tooling packages to build sections of the aircraft. This included site evaluations and review with vendor of how they would be able to meet the needs of Lockheed’s tooling / quality requirement. Insure Lockheed ISO9000 guidelines and procedures for build of tooling, was followed by vendors.

* Provided technical support as a process planner for the tooling / machining groups working with manufacturing engineering to resolve floor tooling issues.

Tooling Machining Supervisor

* Supervising all aspects of tooling machining area processes such as jig bore, milling, lathes, EDM, surface grinding, ID/OD grinding, CNC machining on lathe and mills up to large 5axis gantry machines. Assisting team members in any machining problems to make sure that the needed work was performed. Supervising approx. 30 team members.

* Hired as a Jigbore machinist “A” at the tooling dept. using all the jigbore machines both CNC and manual, as required to perform all levels of work.

Boston Tool Co.

Richmond, In. 1981 – 1987

Shop Superintendent

* Supervision of toolmakers and machinists in daily manufacturing process of tooling, mold builds, mold repairs and inspection gaging, established quality requirements of the builds and addressed all technical and quality issues of the customers.

Lead toolmaker

* Tool / fixture building, inspection gage building, special machine building w/ work cell concepts, repair and injection mold build / repair and rotary molding builds.

* General machining skills conventional. & CNC jig bore, milling, lathes, and OD & surface grinding.

Education

Wright State Univ.- Dayton Oh.

* Business Concepts / Law for Layman / Communication Skills / TQM

Indiana Vocational Tech. College – Richmond, In.

* CNC programming / CNC machining / Trigonometry

Mountain View College – Dallas, Tx.

* Blueprint Reading Concepts

Almeda University – Boise Idaho

* B.S.M.E

Supervisory Certification- successfully completed for General Dynamics / Lockheed Corp.

Military (USMC)– Maint. Mechanic up to 10 ton and tracked vehicles. Electrical Maint. Shop / Licensed to drive vehicles up to 10 ton

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