THOMAS J. MASCOLA

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Bethel, CT *6801

203-***-****

acrj06@r.postjobfree.com

PROCESS ENGINEER

Process engineer with over twenty years of experience in manufacturing. Responsible for several production lines, including the installation of equipment, process methods and deliverables to the client. Responsibilities include the creation of Part, Assembly and Tool drawings for the processes, Work Instructions and Inspection Test Masters to document the processes, and the design and creation of automated machinery to improve manufacturing reliability and speed and increase the company’s core capabilities.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Process Improvement

Engineering Development Model

Documentation

Automation

Machine Design

Resolve Production and Manufacturing Issues

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MEMRY CORPORATION, Bethel, CT 2002-2015

Process Engineer

Makers of shape-memory super-elastic nitinol products and stainless steel products primarily for the medical industry

Responsible for several production product lines

Setup a stamping and tumbling cell to bring a process in-house that was previously done outside, thus saving the company about 50K annually in costs

Use Solidworks-2014 to create Part and Assembly drawings and to design machines and tooling

Designed and built a variety automated machines that add to the core capabilities of the company and reduce manufacturing costs. These machines include:

oTip polymer-jacketed guide wires

oWeld stainless steel assemblies

oClean-cut coils to length

oPut full radiuses on the ends of wires

oFlush impurities from nitinol tubing

Responsible for the complete scope of these machine projects including:

oThe machine design

oElectrical wiring

oSpecification of purchased components

oAutomation, PLC programming with IDEC, Mitsubishi, CTC and I.M.S.

Design fixtures and tooling for the production and assembly of stainless steel components

Design fixtures and tooling to shape nitinol stents and create other shape-memory components

Create Visual Basic programs and utilities

Laser Safety Officer for the Bethel Facility

Program and supervise the use of two laser welders for spot and seam welding of components:

oLasag SLS-C-16000

oMyiachi Unitek LW-51

Program and supervise the use of an LPL Stent cutting laser

Prepare EDM’s (Engineering Development Model) for customer prototypes and process improvements

Prepare Process and Operation Qualifications and CPK calculations for production process validations

Create Inspection Test Models to provide QC with the inspection requirements for product lines and samples

Prepare Job Routers and write process Work Instructions for the manufacture of components

Prepare quotes for costs associated with the manufacture of sample components for customers

Head-up committees to expand core capabilities and process improvements

Resolve production / manufacturing issues

Communicate with customers on issues involving the manufacture of their components

AMBEL PRECISION MANUFATURING CORPORATION, Bethel, CT 2001-2002

Manufacturing Engineer

A division of Magellan Aerospace Corp., makers of precision parts and assemblies for aerospace, biomedical and lithography

Use SolidWorks, AutoCAD-2002 and Mechanical Desktop 6 for fixture design

Perform methods planning and routing for the manufacture of parts and assemblies

Specify tooling for part manufacture

Use Gibbs-CAM for NC part programming

ERGOTECH, Danbury, CT 2000-2001

Mechanical Engineer

Makers of Material Handling Equipment

Engineer and design material handling systems

Use SolidWorks & AutoCAD 2000 for mechanical design

Build Prototype Material Handling Machines

Interface with customers

NASH ENGINEERING CO., Trumbull, CT 1979-2000 Makers of Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps and Compressors

Sr. Technical Systems Analyst (1990-2000)

CAD/CAM Systems Coordinator (1982-1990)

Responsible for all CAD/CAM computing

Perform special design and manufacturing projects

Provide technical support for SDRC high-end 3-D CAD

Trained in Camax and SDRC 5-axis NC programming

Responsible for budgeting for and purchasing of computer systems

System Administrator for two computer networks

Write NC Postprocessors for S.D.R.C. CAM

Application programmer in Visual Basic, AutoLISP, Pascal and other languages

Provide technical support and training to Designers and NC Programmers

Manufacturing Methods Planner / NC Programmer (1979-1982)

Responsible for fixture design, tooling and NC Programming for parts made on NC mills and lathes

CONSOLIDATED DIESEL ELECTRIC CO., Old Greenwich, CT 1977-1979

Manufacturing Engineer / NC Programmer

Makers of Military Equipment

Responsible for fixture design, tooling and NC Programming for parts made on NC mills and lathes

VERITRON CORP., Deer Park, N.Y. 1973-1975

Machinist-First Class, Setup Man

Makers of precision navigation instruments

Machine shop setup man and machinist

DELTA PREISION, Huntington, NY 1971-1972

Machinist

Makers of components for the Aerospace industry

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AFFILIATIONS

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

Courses taken in Mechanical Engineering

STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, Farmingdale, NY

AAS in Mechanical Technology Honor Graduate

APPLICATIONS / TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in all Microsoft Office Products including Word, PowerPoint and Excel. In addition, AutoCad-2002, Solid Works 2014, and Mechanical Desktop 6.

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