JAMES MADISON
Newark, N.J.*****
Email:***********@*****.***
862-***-**** / 973-***-**** ext. #300
SUMMARY
Precision Prototype Machinist / Toolmaker
Technical Writer of Industrial Procedure
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Furniture Frame Customization
Assembler – June 2014 to Present
Unicor, Florence, CO
DESIGN & PRODUCE ELECTRONIC TEST BOARDS for AEROSPACE CABLES
Circuit Board Fabricator – September 2010 to May 2014
Unicor, Loretto, PA
TROUBLESHOOT / REPAIR / SET-UP INDUSTRIAL SEWING EQUIPMENT for MIL-SPEC MATERIALS
Unicor, Edgefield, SC
SKILLS
Precision Machinist / Toolmaker / Fixture Design & Building
Prototype Design & Development
Published Technical Writer & Illustrator
EDUCATION
DRAKE COLLEGE, Elizabeth, NJ
March 2006 – March 2007 A+ Certification, Microsoft PC/LAN
UNION COLLEGE, April 1976 – September 1980 Machine Tool Technology, 4+ Year Degree
TRAINING CERTIFICATES
ISO : 9001 Soldering Certification
Toolmaker Apprenticeship
A+ Certification
james madison
bio
James Madison has extensive experience in the Aerospace Component manufacturing field; a degree in Mechanical Engineering, A+ Certification in PC/LAN, and has held positions as a seasoned CNC Programmer & Machinist, and Tooling Engineer in the Machine Component Production field.
Madison has worked closely with engineers on prototype projects, security-sensitive weapons guidance systems, and ‘priority one’ experimental development of assemblies for satellite and missile telemetries.
Madison wrote and illustrated the “CNC Machining Handbook,” (Industrial Press, 1996 ISBN #0-8311-3064-4), a highly-successful machining companion text which sold well to businesses, vocational and technical schools as well as CNC Job Shops. The handbook introduced innovative CNC Programming and machining methods, machining data and industry-proven precision component production procedures.
As an author, Madison has also published over 300 Trade Articles in periodicals on machining procedure, spanning three decades. His articles have been published in trade journals such as Cutting Tool Engineering, Projects in Metal, American Machinist, Tech Directions and Home Shop Machinist, among others.
His work in both texts and trade periodicals feature detailed technical descriptions, logical procedure documentation with clear & precise illustrations, completed by the author himself using his CAD experience.