High School Engineering

J ason Jackson

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I have over 20 years of progressive experience as a Machinist and Tool & Die Maker. I am hard working,

responsible, and eager to apply my extensive training and skills with a company who shares the same values.

Employment

Industrial Kinetics, Inc. –Downers Grove, Illinois

Tool Room Machinist (March 2014 present)

Manufacturer of Pallet, Conveyor, & Equipment Systems

• Trouble shoot and repair mechanical and pneumatic systems

• Design and build small to medium-sized production weld and assembly fixtures

• Provide support to production operations

• Able to create and read blueprints and use general measuring equipment

• Operate manual and CNC equipment as required

• Able to assist controls department with automated tooling

Crown Cork & Seal Corp. – Alsip, Illinois

Tool & Die Maker (Oct 2012 –Nov 2013)

Manufacturer of Aerosol Cans

• Responsible for running the manual Bridgeport mills, manual engine lathes, surface grinders, drill

presses, ID/OD grinders, and other tool room equipment.

• Worked from engineering drawings and sketches and performed my own setups from start to finish.

• Performed preventative maintenance on the bruiter-dies, multi-dies, trim-dies, and progressive dies for

the punch presses in the factory.

• Responsible for the breakdowns in the assembly department. Recut the top and bottom copper rolls for

the lanico assembly line can machines.

• Performed weekly and monthly safety audits in the shop

Rexnord, Inc. – Downers Grove, Illinois

CNC ID Grinder (Contract Machinist) (July 2011 – Feb 2012)

Manufacturer of Roller Bearings

• Ground parts to close tolerance +/- .0001 while holding a low finish of 8 micro.

• Responsible for the ID grinding of a wide variety of parts using diamond rolls to produce the desired

form.

• Worked from engineered blueprint drawings to grind parts to customer needs.

North Star Aerospace – Chicago, Illinois

CNC ID Grinder (July 2009 – April 2011)

Manufacturer of the Transmission for Chinook Helicopter

• Ground parts to close tolerances +/- .0001.

• Utilized individual engineering sketches to machine parts.

• Experience working with a wide variety of metals, including aluminum, stainless steel, D-2 steel, and

cold-rolled steel.

• Used precision tooling and fixtures to check parts according to print size.

Blakeslee Corporation – Cicero, Illinois

Manual Engine Lathe Machinist (April 2008 – Feb 2009)

Manufacturer of Commercial Dishwashers for fast food industries

• Did own setups from start to finish

• Performed threading, turning, boring, and putting keyways on shafts, along with broaching keyways on

hubs.

• Worked from mechanical blueprint engineering drawings.

• Responsible for running the manual engine lathe, pedestal grinder, and manual broaching machine.

• Ran manual Bridgeport milling machine and radial drill press work.

Hoerbiger-Origa Corporation – Glendale Heights, Illinois

Lead Tool Room Machinist (Jan 2007 – March 2008)

Manufacturer of Pneumatic Cylinders

• Responsible for running the tool room machine shop.

• Did own setups from start to finish.

• Machined parts from blueprint sketches for the various machines we manufactured.

• Made inside drill rods for the pneumatic cylinders on the engine lathe.

• Utilized the manual Bridgeport mill, manual engine lathe, surface grinder, vertical drill press, manual

CNC Proto Trak, vertical Bridgeport mill, and turret engine lathe.

United Machine & Tool Corporation – Minooka, Illinois

Manual Machinist (April 2005 – March 2006)

Job Shop; Nicor Gas Co

• Did own setups from start to finish.

• Performed short run productions on piece part prints.

• Responsible for running the manual Bridgeport mill, manual engine lathe, surface grinder, drill press,

and vertical boring mill.

• Worked on conversational Proto Trak V, CNC lathe, and SMX CNC Mill

Altman Manufacturing Corporation – Lisle, Illinois

Tool Maker (October 2001 – December 2004)

Manufactured Compound Dies, Progressive Dies, Gang Dies, and Punch Presses for dies based on customer

needs

• Worked to +/- .0002 on all parts I grounded.

• Did own setups from start to finish.

• Utilized manual production surface grinder, manual milling machine, manual engine lathe, and vertical

drill press.

Education

Sept 2009 Symbol Job Training, Skokie, Illinois.

Certificate of Completion on Set-up and Programming of CNC Haas Mills

and CNC Haas Lathes (16 week certificate).

1994 – May 1997 Triton College, River Grove, Illinois.

Certificate of Completion as a Tool & Die Maker through the Tooling and

Manufacturing Association.

Aug ’91-Jun ’93 Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois.

Associate of Applied Science in Precision Tool Metal Working

Aug ’87-Jun ’91 Joliet Central H.S., Joliet, Illinois

High School Diploma

References can be provided upon request

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