Frederick A. Brewington
Permanent Address
Hope Mills, NC 28348
Cell Phone 910-***-****
*************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE Journeyman tool and die maker position that utilizes my
knowledge, skills, and experiences in designing and
building multi-out progressive and single stage dies,
fabricating finished tools from envisioned concepts, and
troubleshooting and continuously improving processes to
contribute directly to the overall success and
profitability of the company and continuously advance my
skills and experiences.
EDUCATION Tool and Die Making Diploma
1985-1986
Fayetteville Technical Institute, Fayetteville, NC
Associate of Applied Science in Machinist Technology
1983-1985
Fayetteville Technical Institute, Fayetteville, NC
High School Diploma
June 1981
Dunn High School, Dunn, NC
CERTIFICATIONS Honorary Apprenticeship Certificate Award
September 19, 1994
State of North Carolina Department of Labor
Statistic Quality Control I and II
October 19, 1987
Fayetteville Technical Institute, Fayetteville, NC
AUTOCAD 2010 (Introduction) 30-Hours
November 24, 2009
Fayetteville Technical Institute, Fayetteville, NC
Eaton Corporation, Fayetteville, NC
-Tool and Die Maker(2013-Current)
EXPERIENCE TE Connectivity, Greensboro, NC (formerly known as "Tyco
Electronics")
- Tool and Die Maker (2011-2013)
Purolator Products, Fayetteville, NC
- Tool and Die Maker (2006-2011)
United Tooling & Stamping, Fayetteville, NC
- Tool and Die Maker (2003-2006)
Black and Decker, Fayetteville, NC
- Tool and Die Maker (2001-2003)
Purolator Products, Fayetteville, NC
- Tool room Supervisory Assistant (1992-2001)
- Tool and Die Maker (1986-2001)
Selected Accomplishments:
Operate all Tool Room tool and die equipment, such as
manual milling machines, lathes, grinders, jig grinders,
wire EDMs, CNC mills, CNC lathes, profile grinders, drill
presses, OD ID grinders, cylindrical grinders, welders and
other machines as needed to get the job done
Use various measuring equipment, such as micrometers,
calipers, gage blocks, optical comparators, coordinate
measuring machines (CMM), etc.
Build, maintain, change over, trouble shoot, and setup
dies. Types being single-out and multi-out progressive
dies, compound dies, transfer dies and deep draw dies.
Stamping and forming operations using tin plated, cold
rolled, galvanized, stainless spring steel, brass, and
copper.
Mold work related to aluminum die casting.
Leadership role as "Tool Room Supervisory Assistant" for 9
years for crew of 12 Tool and Die Journeymen.
Responsibilities included performance reviews;
discipline/development actions; planning directing,
scheduling, and coaching work; training; problem solving
personnel issues; approving hours; ordering supplies;
budget accountability; providing input on ratings; and
materials and tooling inventory control.
High performance work on projects and programs without
supervision.
Responsible for repair and maintenance of all tooling, dies
fixtures and equipment.
Mentored, trained, coached and assisted other Apprentice
and Journeymen toolmakers or machinists in the performance
of their work to ensure safe, timely and cost effective
completion of projects.
Utilized various trouble shooting techniques to determine
corrective actions required to increase uptime and
equipment utilization.
Skilled at implementing safe work practices to safely and
correctly setup and properly operate presses and equipment
that dies are run in.
Ability to heat treat various types of materials in a way
effectively harden material tooling.
Skilled in designing jigs and fixtures, compound and
progressive dies.
Sought after by management and others to provide
recommendations and mentoring to improve performance of
dies or processes. Recognized as being highly skilled in
this area.
Proficient in the operation of all Tool Room equipment and
capable of maintaining a tolerance of +/-0.0002 to +/-0
.0003 inches.
Understand the importance of accurate and timely
documentation of all changes and communicating them to
supervision and/or engineering departments. Have helped
developed improvements in this process - such as when there
were tooling design changes to reduce scrap.
Basic knowledge of computer operations, use, and related
software
Active in Safety Committees, Benefit Committees, Die Design
Committee, etc.
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance training
Statistical Process Control 1 & 2 training
Front Line Leadership 1 training
INTERESTS Golf, reading, Leading Bible study, designing and making
stained glass, bowling, and home improvement projects
REFERENCES Available upon request.