Max Alan Hamann

**** *. ******* **.

Hastings, MI 49058

810-***-****

acrmvt@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To seek a challenging and exciting position of Tool & Die Maker with a firm who has a need for a professional with huge knowledge, experience and drive. I always strive to improve the quality of workmanship and time taken to complete assigned work, I believe this is paramount. Also of importance to me first and foremost are, safety and an environment that is clean and friendly and one where the employees care about the quality of products they are producing. This position should also have the room for growth and advancement.

EXPERIENCE: Journeyman Tool & Die Maker

Middleville Tool and Die, Middleville, MI 11/2012 to 8/20/2015

Work in die repair and press room to troubleshoot dies during production for the automotive, furniture, and appliance industry. My duties include welding, grinding and milling, using various hand tools of the trade, including die track and global shop computer software.

Senior Tool & Die Maker

Borg Warner Automotive Transmission Systems, Bellwood, IL 7/2011 to 11/2012

Contracted through ATS (Advanced Technology Services)

Maintain various dies used to develop transmission components. NSK Bonders, HSIB Bonders, Paper Dies, Schall Dies, Multi Segment Paper Dies, and Compound Core Plate Dies. Use the ATS technical site; SAP Netweaver Portal, Windows Internet Explorer and Siemens PLM software. Work in press room troubleshooting the various stamping operations.

Tool & Die Maker / Machinist

Independent Can Company, Fort Madison, IA 7/2008 to 6/2011

Responsible for die maintenance and machining for the canning industry, which includes the repair and maintenance of the stamping presses used for the manufacture of metal signs. This includes problem solving for various can making lines, also designing and fabricating the necessary tools to help various operations run more smoothly and cost effectively, by using machines like mills, lathes, surface grinders, welders, plasma cutters, and drill presses.

Tool & Die Maker

Tower Automotive, Meridian, MS 4/2008 to 7/2008

Contract through People Link Staffing Solutions., Maintained the various dies that are used in the automotive industry, which included moving the dies, welding, surface grinding, milling, drilling and performing machining operation on the lathe. Reassembled the dies and returned them to either production or storage, and trouble shoot the product from start to finish.

Die Maker

Daimler Chrysler (Now Chrysler Group LLC), Sterling Heights, MI 7/1997 to 6/2007

Hired in as a Die Maker. I completed the necessary training and received my journeymen’s card in 1997. Built dies from blue prints, CAD drawings, operating presses and worked on automation. Worked on production lines, worked in preventive maintenance zones, die shop, and also performed punch finishing

Tool & Die Maker

Atlas Tool, Inc., Roseville, MI 6/1984 to 7/1997

Built dies from blue prints and did our own machining. Ran the following machines: Bridgeports, surface grinders, drill presses, shapers, saws, welders, plasma cutters, shears, metal forming tools and brakes.

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PROFICIENCY: Grinding, surface grinding, milling, drilling, lathes, drill presses, saws, welding, machining,

bridgeports, shapers, plasma cutters, shears, metal forming tools, fork lift trucks and brakes

Also Okamoto, Madison, Arter and OD grinders.

EDUCATION: Certification in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Warren, MI

Macomb County Community College – 2006

Certification in Welding, Sanilac, MI

Sanilac Career Center - 2006

Certification in Heating and Cooling, Ferndale, MI

Michigan HVAC School – 2003 to 2006

Tool & Die Warren, MI

Macomb County Community College – 1988 to 1992

General Education Diploma Anchor Bay, MI

Anchor Bay High School,

INTERESTS: Family, Hiking, Camping, Scuba Diving

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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