Forgings, Dies, Tooling

George D Peterka *** E. Voorhees St, Danville, IL 45439 217-***-****

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Objective: Applying hands-on history of metal removal in die/mold making and production machining as applied to forgings using lean practices in a meaningful way to your benefit for three to five years.

2013 (May) – 2015 (Feb) Project Eng Johnson Service Group (for Aerofit, LLC, Fullerton, CA)

Established a forging department to provide in-house aluminum forgings to client-company.

2012 – 2013 Merchandiser Driveline Merchandising Services

Re-arranging product, pricing, displays, and fixtures to provided plan-o-gram instructions.

2011 Student Danville Area Community College (DACC)

Completed academic requirements in Manufacturing Engineering for Associate’s degree.

2010 Consultant Sea Fix, Saipan, CNMI

Observe and advise metal-removal techniques and applications.

2010 Retired

2005 to 2009 Die Shop Supervisor ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Co, Danville, IL

Supervise 8 to 11 employees while providing key production support. Co-Initiated 5S Projects, 8D Problem Solving, and received Six Sigma Green Belt certificate.

1999 to 2004 Die Engineer Harris-Thomas Industries, Dayton, OH

Supervising scheduling of 14 Die Makers on three shifts making/repairing forging & trim dies, punch press tooling. Maintaining die inventory, budgets, training, and 1st step grievance with IMW.

Hydrotel, planer, Bridgeport’s, Okuma CNC center, sinker EDM, surface grinding, tool/cutter

Grinding. Oversee CAD/CAM programming of 3D shapes using Think3 CAD with Hypermill CAM.

Initiated modest Kaizen events.

1995 to 1999 Factory Manager Vulcan Forge and Machine Co, San Jose, CA

75 people operating drop hammers, upsetters, reducer rolls and Ajax press on 3 shifts, producing hand wrenches, clippers and small engine parts. 11 die shop people on Hydrotels, CNC electrode making, and RoboForm EDM’s, plus die repair. 1st thru 3rd step with Int’l Boilermakers. Facilitated Kaizen Set-Up event.

1992 to 1995 Mold-Maker Urethane Technologies Inc., Santa Ana, CA

Mold design, CNC mfg, and production try-outs for automated line of office chair armrests

using a Sharnoa CNC vertical milling center, Bridgeport’s, engine lathes, grinders,

bench work. Production problem resolution

1990 to 1992 Self employed A & D Forging Die, Corona, CA

Solicit, quote, design, and manufacture forging dies and trimmers, Injection molds, die cast dies

CNC, Hydrotels, lathes, boring mills, EDM, grinding, bench work

Repair and new Bolsters, Die holders, rams, and keys for mechanical presses, drop hammers, etc

General production machine work of face-milling, end milling and turning

1986 to 1990 Die Room Supervisor Compton Forge, Inc., Compton, CA

Mfg forging dies, supervise tryouts for open frame, closed die, and rolled-ring parts of

alloy steel, stainless, titanium and aluminum. Production machining of seamless rolled rings up to 60”

on vertical boring mills, vertical mills, Warner & Swazey turret lathes. Q.C. 1st Article lay-outs,

conformance and documentation to AMS standards including NDT, and MRB resolution

1982 to 1986 QC Mgr Valley Forge, Azusa, CA

Responsible for all metallurgical documentation of incoming material, NDT processes, destructive testing and completed product. Large bar knock-downs on 8,000# open frame hammer and 1,000T pull-down press. Seamless rolled rings up to 96” on California ring-rolls of high-temp stainless & Titanium alloys.

1977 to 1982 Customer Service Atlas Forging Die, Santa Fe Springs, CA

Calling on new and existing accounts resulting in 38% increase of customers a 24% increase in

sales. New, refurbishment, and general production machine work of forgings, dies, tooling and

equipment for mechanical presses, drop hammers, trim presses, etc

Project Overseer

Re-design of hammer dies for use in 2500T & 5000T Erie mechanical presses

Design and manufacture of related die holding tooling and die set assemblies

Selected equipment, purchased, staffed and trained EDM die making department

1975 to 1977 Estimator California Drop Forge, Los Angeles, CA

New quote work-ups, die design layouts, for parts of various steels, titanium and nickel-based alloys

Daily vendor interface to ensure AMS conformance as well as customer response

1963 to 1975 Journeyman Die Sinker Alcoa, Cleveland, Ohio

Completed apprenticeship and full journeyman training of dies, trimmers, tools and support equipment

Parts of 2 ounces to 2 tons made on mechanical presses (750T to 2500T), hydraulic

presses (3000T to 50,000T), and Steam hammers (1500# to 35000#). Some open frame work.

Process Engineer

Improve/troubleshoot processes of all forged aluminum jet aircraft wheels.

Education

High School graduate, Die Sinker Apprenticeship graduate, Associate degree in Manufacturing Engineering in applied science, University of Redlands (near to BSBA completion), Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, CEU’s in Heat Treating, Metallurgy, Titanium, Smith Tool Management Training, SPS Kaizen (Stanley Tools), Leadership Management International course completion

Computer skills

Microsoft Office, Think3, Fanuc, Sharnoa, AutoCad

References:

Bob Hamilton … ******.********@************.***

George Keco … **********@******.***

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