RONALD J. HENDRICKSON
Mason, MI 48854
Home: 517-***-****
*******@*****.***
Cell: 517-***-****
SUMMARY
Over 20 years of experience in Manufacturing Industry. Experience as: Tool Designer, CNC Programmer, Lead Man, Consultant and Instructor in CATIA V5 with PLM, Smarteam and Enovia. Initial Tooling Concepts, and Development & Validation.
Tool Design includes: Large Assembly Fixtures, Bond Fixture, Sub-Assembly Tools, Surfacing, Jig Fixtures, Lathe Fixtures, Mill Fixtures, Bulge Form Tools, Fabricating Tools, Egg Crate Type Fixtures and Handling Equipment, 3D Solids, Wire Frame, Drawings, GD&T, Detailing,
Core Competencies
Composite Tools
Assembly - Tools
Detail Fabrication Tools
Support Equipment
Fixture Design
Aerospace
ANSI Y14.5 Geometric Dimension & Tolerances
ISO & QA 9000/9001 Training and Acquisition
CATIA V4 (20,000 Hrs.)
CATIA V5 r16-r21 (10,000 Hrs.)
TQM (Total Quality Management) Training for Supervision
Microsoft Suite
Surfcam
NCL
Journeyman Machinist AA
Private Pilot
Employee of Year 2014
Education and Professional Training
University of Little Rock Arkansas - 2007 - CATIA V5 Design
Cerritos College, Cerritos CA - 1987 – 88 General Courses
Journeymen AA Machinist Card #186019 - Received 1980
Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, MI - 1974 – 1976 General Courses
Manufacturing Companies Summary
Aerospace Companies: 15+ yrs. Boeing, Bombardier, Falcon Jet, General Dynamics, Gulfstream, Spirit, Orbital ATK
Automotive Companies: 4+ yrs. Visioneering, Jet Engineering
EXPERIENCE
November 2015 to Present
PCC Aerostructures – Primus Int’l Division – Kent, WA
Division Lead CNC Programmer
Part of the Research & Development Team for Mag effectiveness and hard metal removal rates.
Training of CNC Programmers how to use Mag Effectiveness. Implementation of new manufacturing
Processes to move out company from 18 CMPH to 48 CMPH. This rate has never been reached
by anyone else in the world.
April 2014 to November 2015
Orbital ATK – Clearfield, UT (Contracted thru: Noble Tek – Wooster, OH)
Lead CNC Programmer / Lead Man
Instructor: on Contractor’s Team. Duties include the following: Initial Concepts, Create, Verify, and Document CNC programs. Utilize Vericut simulation, along with standardization of programs. Check Tool Fixtures and Product Assembly. Create complete drawing packages with GD&T, Tool Usage Instruction.
July 2013 to April 2014
Spirit Aerosystem – Kinston, NC (Contracted thru: Total Technical Services – Walham, MA)
Tool Designer / CATIA V5 r21
Responsibilities include: Tool Design. Concepts and Design of various types of Tools including: Assembly Fixtures, Lathe Fixtures, Mill Fixtures, Manufacturing Fixtures, Sub-Assembly Fixtures, Bulge Form Tools, Assembly Jigs, Fabricating Tools, Bond and Egg Crate Type Fixtures and Handling Equipment. Create complete drawing package with GD&T, Tool Usage Instruction.
March 2012 to March 2013
Gulfstream -- Savannah, GA (Contracted thru: Comforce – Syracuse, NY)
Tool Designer / CATIA V5 r21
Responsibilities include: Tool Design with Smarteam. Concepts and Design of various types of Tools including: Assembly Fixtures, Lathe Fixtures, Mill Fixtures, Manufacturing Fixtures, Sub-Assembly Fixtures, Bulge Form Tools, Assembly Jigs, Fabricating Tools, Bond and Egg Crate Type Fixtures and Handling Equipment.
March 2011 to February 2012
Nordam -- Tulsa, OK
Tool Designer / CNC Programmer/CATIA V5 r20
Responsibilities include: Tool Design using Smarteam. Concepts and Design of various types of Tools including: Assembly Fixtures, Lathe Fixtures, Mill Fixtures, Manufacturing Fixtures, Sub-Assembly Fixtures, Bulge Form Tools, Assembly Jigs, Fabricating Tools, Bond and Egg Crate Type Fixtures and Handling Equipment.
February 2009 to August 2010
Orchid Stealth -- Holt MI
CNC Programmer
Responsibilities include: Cutter selection, feeds and speeds selection, verification, first article inspection along with complete documentation including: illustrations and instruction utilizing Unigraphics.
March 2007 to February 2009
Falcon Jet -- Little Rock, AR - (Contracted thru: ATSI – Norwood, MA
Lead Tool Designer / CNC Programmer / CATIA V5 r19 and V4
Responsibilities include: Tool Design using Enovia. Concepts and Design of various types of Tools including: Assembly Fixtures, Lathe Fixtures, Mill Fixtures, Manufacturing Fixtures, Sub-Assembly Fixtures, Bulge Form Tools, Assembly Jigs, Fabricating Tools, Bond and Egg Crate Type Fixtures and Handling Equipment. Checking and validating NC Programs for shop floor.
Built and machined frames for cabinets on jet interiors.
Instruction & Instructor: in CATIA V4 and V5.
May 2005 to February 2007
General Dynamics – Marion, VA
Tool Designer/ CATIA V5 r16 and V4
Responsibilities include: Tool Design with Smarteam. Concepts and Design of various types of Tools including Assembly Fixtures, Lathe Fixtures, Mill Fixtures, Manufacturing Fixtures, Sub-Assembly Fixtures, Bulge Form Tools, Assembly Jigs, Fabricating Tools, Bond and Egg Crate Type Fixtures and Handling Equipment. Responsible for Cutter Path Generation and documentation using CATIA V5 and V4 on all NC machines including 3, 4, and 5 axis and CMM machines. Also did Program validation using Vericut. Products manufactured included composites for bomb bay doors and aircraft nose cone.
** I have mostly been in the contracting circuit these past ten-plus years. I would very much like to find a position that I can continue with until I decide to retire.
Please call or email for further job experience, if needed.