Shannon Dobson
Mayfield, KY **066
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Experience
Advanced Machine & Tool – 2013 -2015 – Mayfield, KY. - Responsible for the
Reverse engineering of parts in order to make a working CAD drawing for
machining and fabrication. Quoting machining and fabrication time and
material in order to acquire bids on new parts. Research and acquire capital
equipment purchases of all consumable tooling and materials for
manufacturing, fabrication and machine shop. Also, responsible for mechanical
and technical trouble shooting of equipment.
Remington Arms Co. – 2013 -May-Sept. – Mayfield, KY. - Team Lead over
production and assembly of gun parts. Monitoring quality of machined
parts and finished products.
3D Tool and Die, Inc. – 2009 -2013 – Mayfield, KY. - Owner and operator
Design, machine, and fabrication of all products and projects necessary for
day to day operations. Acquisition of new customers while maintaining current
customer base. Technical trouble shooting of all equipment necessary for
the development of a quality product. Design of and modification of equipment
and parts to meet customer requirements.
Universal Technologies – 1998 – 2009 – Mayfield, KY. – Operations Manager
Responsible for the design and development of new products. Reverse
engineer parts and make a working drawing for machining and fabrication.
Research and acquire capital equipment, purchases of all consumable
materials for manufacturing, materials and equipment for fabrication and
machine shop. Also, responsible for all mechanical and technical
troubleshooting of equipment; hiring and maintaining of all facility personnel.
ISO Power – 1994 – 1998 – Mayfield, KY. – Shop Supervisor
Responsible for shop personnel, equipment and material acquisition
and the reverse engineering and manufacture of air seals, oil seals
pinions and rotor assembly’s for high volume (cfm) centrifugal air compressors.
362 Cox Group – 1992 – 1994 – Gilbertsville, KY. – Designer Draftsman
Responsible for the design and drawings of gages for manufacturing use
in the automotive and aerospace industries such as: Ford, General Motors
Chrysler, Dodge, Honda, Raytheon, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.
Maness Tool & Die – 1991 – 1992 – Martin, TN. – Die designer
Design, machine and assembly of stamping and forming dies.
Main responsibility for CAD design and drawing and hands on trouble
shooting of dies and tooling in order to deliver a reliable and quality
product.
Ken-Lake Foods – 1990 – 1991 – Murray, KY. –L.O.T. (Line Operator Technician)
Responsible for the continuous running of food packaging equipment.
Setup, repair and modification of equipment necessary to produce a high
quality dry foods packaged product to meet FDA standards.
Rohm and Haas – 1989-1990 – Woburn, MA. – Research and Development
Research and development of hollow fiber membranes for the use of liquid
separation. Define process for the upscale to the manufacturing process.
Development, acquisition and maintenance of all equipment necessary for the
Process of high quality hollow fiber membrane for the research of
liquid separations.
Monsanto Co. – 1983 – 1989 – St. Louis, MO. – Shift Leader
Monitoring and maintaining polymer spin process with chemicals and
raw materials for the development of polymers in the manufacturing
process of hollow fiber membranes in the separation of gases.
Monitoring and maintaining high pressure equipment for the development
of gas separation membranes.
Waymatic – 1981 – 1983 – South Fulton, TN. – Machinist
Machining of parts and fixtures for the manufacture of special event trailers
and the machining of parts for Holmes wrecker bodies.
Interests
Hunting, Fishing, Remote Control Devices, Leather Carving; Spending time with family
References available upon request