Keith Sturgill

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Holland Michigan, 494242

*** **** *****, ** ******** Kentucky, 40353

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acqph4@r.postjobfree.com

Career Goal

Seeking a career position where I can utilize my extensive manufacturing and management experiences and capabilities.

30 years of Tool and Die, Fabrication, Welding, Stamping, Transfer/Deep Draw, Die Casting and Roll Forming Experience

30 years of Tooling Engineer Experience

25 years of Management Experience

20 Years of Experience, Lasers, Turret Press, and Brake Press

30 years of Stamping, Fabrication, Metalforming Experience

Extensive Quoting Experience, I can quote from a Part Print, Calculate Required Tonnage and Tooling Cost

I have Designed and Built Dies, and I have Managed others in Designing and Building Dies

20 years Metal Fabrication

Extensive Toolroom Management Experience

Extensive Hot Stamping/Hot Forming experience

ASME Code Welding

Managed Programs from Start to Finish, including the Strip Layout, Quote, Design, Build and Program Launch.

Lean Manufacturing principles and structured problem solving (e.g. 8D, 5 Path, etc.)

Areas of experience, knowledge and skills include:

Journeyman Tool and Die Estimating/Quoting Cold Forming/Forging

Aluminum Die Casting Strip Layout Certified Manufacturing Engineer

Program Management Die Casting Weld Fixture Design

Fabrication ASME Welding QS9000/TS16949/APQP

Hot Stamping Continuous Improvement 4-Slide/Eyelet

Progressive Dies Deep Draw Hot Forming

Fine Blanking Roll Forming Transfer Tooling

Employment:

Consulting /Contract Service, my own consulting business - January 2001 to Present

Manufacturing Consultant

Responsibilities:

Quoting and Estimating New Die and Takeover Programs

Management of Overseas Toolroom and New Build Programs, Toolroom Management

Progressive Dies, Transfer Dies, Roll forming and Deep Draw

Hot Stamping

High Pressure Aluminum Die Casting

Lean Manufacturing

Rollform Tooling and Process

Metal Fabrication

Press Break, Turret Press, and Laser

Updating Toolroom Procedures and Die PM Program

Project Management

Die Casting

Modineer (Niles, MI) - November 1998 to December 2000

Title: Tooling Manager

A Tier One and Two Automotive parts stamping facility

The departments I managed were Tool Design, Project Management, Quoting and Estimating New Tool Build and Die Repair.

Accomplishments:

Updated quoting and estimating procedure into a standard format

Implemented a Die PM program

Program Launch Support

Continuous Improvement

Decreased die downtime from 30 percent to 8 percent

Developed a “Don’t just patch it/Fix it” program for dies

Delphi (General Motors) (Dayton, OH), Metal Fabrication Division (General Motors) May 1992 to November 1998

Title: Tooling Manager

A Tier One Automotive Parts Supplier

The department I managed was responsible for new die outsourcing and the maintenance of existing tooling. The department consisted of three permanent engineers; three contract engineers, three supervisors and forty tool and die makers.

Accomplishments:

Developed procedures for internal estimating and strip layouts

Program Launch Support

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement projects

Updated Die PM programs

Decreased Die downtime through intensive die repair program, and Refurbishment

Tooling Development and Management of Off-shore Die Build Programs

Emerson Electric Company (St. Louis, MO) - May 1982 to May 1992

Title: Tool Engineer, Senior Tool Engineer, and Tool Room Manager

A tool and die manufacturing facility, I was responsible for designing and building, Quoting, Customer Contact, and Program Management, for Progressive Dies, Transfer Dies, Deep Draw Dies, Die Casting, Cold Forming, Cold Heading Dies, Roll Forming and Hot Forging Dies, Assembly Fixtures, Machining Fixtures and Tooling. I was responsible for quoting, designing, and program management, for either the in-house build or coordinating with outside shops.

Started as a Tooling Engineer and moved up through the ranks into the position of Toolroom Manager

Was responsible for strip layout, quoting, design and build of new dies

Designed and built progressive, transfer, roll forming, and deep draw dies

Jefferson Tooling (Jeffersonville, IN) - July 1978 to 1982

Title: Tool and Die Apprentice, Tool and Die Journeyman

A privately owned tool and die shop serving the automotive and appliance industry.

I worked my way through my apprenticeship and school as a tool and die apprentice, toolmaker journeyman, completed apprenticeship and received journeyman’s card.

Worked second shift completing apprenticeship program and completing BSME in a four year period

Education:

BSME, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1982, Tool and Die Journeyman, CmfgE (SME) numerous classes on Program Management, Management, Tooling and Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing and APQP.

Professional Membership:

SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), PMA (Precision Metalforming Association), SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)

Military:

United States Marine Corp Reserve, 1979 to 1984 (Honorable Discharge), active 1982 to 1984

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