Tim Elder
Lagrange, GA 30241
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Objective CNC Set-up/operate. Die Maintenance & injection mold
Maintenance.
Professional October 2015 - Present
Experience Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia – West Point, GA
Repair and maintenance of large stamping dies. Machined parts for dies using manual and CNC machines with Fanuc controls.
January 2010 - August 2015
Diversified Tooling Innovations – Racine, WI
Set-up and operate CNC horizontal and vertical mills. Some programming.
October 2008 – October 2009
Fischer Precise USA – Racine, WI
Set-up and program CNC I.D. Grinder. Worked in the manual machine shop setting up and running Bridgeport Mills and Lathes. Programmed Haas CNC Lathe.
June 2005 – October 2008
Kirsan Engineering – Kenosha, WI
CNC Set-up/Programmer. Set-up and programming of CNC Horizontal Mills with Fanuc controls.
September 2004 – May 2005
IRIS USA, Inc. – Pleasant Prairie, WI
Shift Manager. In charge of all shop activities in a plastic injection molding environment. Including scheduling of parts to be ran in production, scheduling of mold changes, employee overtime due to customer demands, monitored quality control activities. Performed employee performance reviews for a staff of 40 employees.
March 2002 – September 2004
American Die Technology – Suwanee, GA
Shift Supervisor in charge of all shop activities, including scheduling of dies in a CNC Mill and a CNC lathe environment. Monitoring employee overtime due to customer scheduling and the quality control department. Maintaining shipping of dies on time to customer and monitoring the chrome-plating department.
January 1999 – March 2002
Unisia of Georgia Inc. – Monroe, GA
Plastic mold maintenance and repair. Worked directly with Engineering Department, Research and Development and Quality Assurance developing in-house test equipment for the automotive industry.
May 1995-January 1999
Nacom Corporation – Griffin, GA
Lead technician-progressive stamping die maintenance and repair.
September 1978-February 1982
United States Army
Aircraft Powerplant (engine) maintenance and repair.
Final rank E4
*Experience in Mig & Tig welding.