Manager Management

John L. Shook II

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Phone: 269-***-****

Parma, MI 49269 (e-mail)

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Summary: Tooling professional with twenty years of experience in tool

and die and tooling management. Recognized for superior achievements

in,

- Tooling corrective actions

- Lean Manufacturing

- Cost Reduction Initiatives

- Tooling Management

- Continuous Improvement

Professional Experience:

JOHNSON CONTROLS Metals & Mechanisms Division

Tooling Manager August 2008 to present

Johnson Controls

Battle Creek, Michigan

- Manage /Support all Tool and Die personnel across three shifts.

- Maintain production and quality readiness of 12 progressive and 18

transfer tools, ranging in size from 180" to 300" in length, for

(2) 800 ton and (1) 1,000 ton, Kamatsu' presses.

- Extensive troubleshooting experience with high strength steel,

ranging from 340XF to 780 Dual Phase.

- Responsible for all continuous tooling improvements relating to

Quality and Machine Utilization.

EDSCHA

Tooling Consultant January 2008 to

July 2008

Edscha Jackson Matamoros S.A. de C.V.

Matamoros, Mexico

- Implement preventive maintenance programs throughout the tool room

and press room.

- Assist management team with daily operations.

- Communicate the plant needs to outside die shops.

- Implement programs to increase productivity.

Tooling Engineer 2007 to 2008

Edscha North America

Pontiac, Michigan-Centerpoint

- Follow the tooling development and implementation for new

programs.

- Monitor tooling build and run off at die shops.

- Work closely with die shops to insure quality tooling is brought

into the plants.

- Available for customer assistance during first run.

- Follow tooling moves to ensure successful implementation in the

plants.

Tool Room Manager

2003- 2007

Edscha Jackson Operations

Jackson, Michigan

- Manage/Support all Tool Room needs.

- Supervise Tool Room personnel and provide support related to

tooling, dies, and fixtures used in the stamping and assembly

process.

- Assign duties and examine work for exactness, neatness, and

conformance to policies and procedures.

- Maintain systems to monitor tooling, repairs, changes and

specifications.

- Maintain paperwork, files and budget information for tooling and

tool room needs.

- Coordinate the proper and efficient maintenance of tooling in

accordance with PM programs.

- Provide, plan and execute cost reduction and process improvements.

- Interface with employees, suppliers, production managers and upper

management personnel.

Tool and Die Maker

1996-2003

- Extensive experience in troubleshooting progressive dies.

- Pressroom floor troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, welding,

etc...

Lab Tool

Tool and Die Apprentice 1992 - 1996

Lab Tool

Jackson, Michigan

- Build gauges, fixtures, secondary and progressive dies.

Military

United States Army- M1a1 Armored Crewman

1987-1992

- Fort Stewart, GA -Erlangen, Germany,-Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and

Kuwait.

- Awarded the Purple Heart while conducting Combat Operations in

Operation Desert Storm

- Attended leadership schooling as a Non-Commissioned Officer

- Honorable Discharge

Education:

Jackson Community College - Tool and Die (Related trade instruction)

Additional Certificates of Completion:

- US Department of Labor Certified Journeyman.

- Arbitration training.

- Skill Paths Management / Supervision.

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