Michael Watts
Machinist/Tool/Die Operator
Dayton, OH 45426
*********@*****.*** - 937-***-****
Willing to relocate to: Dayton, OH - Atlanta, GA - kentucky Authorized to work in the US for any employer
WORK EXPERIENCE
Machinist/Welder
BITEC, Division of Sample Machining, Inc. - Dayton, OH - March 2016 to Present Machinist, Tool Maker, working with Titanium steel, seat belts for Disney rides, tubing for Elano, various sizes read and interpret blue prints, make fixtures for work orders. Machinist/Tool/Die Operator
Dayton Forging & Heat Treating - Dayton, OH - March 2013 to September 2013 Tool and Die Maker
Dayton Forging & Heat Treating - Dayton, OH - May 2012 to January 2013
• Set up and operated drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
• Conducted test runs with completed tools and dies to ensure that parts met specifications and made adjustments as necessary.
• Filed, grinded, shimmed and adjusted different parts to properly fit them together.
• Fitted and assembled parts to make, repair and modify dies, jigs, gauges and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
• Lifted, positioned and secured machined parts on surface plates and worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks and angle plates.
• Measured, marked and scribed metal and plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes and rulers.
• Set up and operated conventional and computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines and grinders to cut, bore, grind and otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
• Smoothed and polished flat and contoured surfaces of parts and tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths and power grinders.
• Studied blueprints, sketches, models and specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies and assemblies.
• Verified dimensions, alignments and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers and dial indicators.
• Visualized and computed dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
• Casted plastic tools and parts and tungsten-carbide cutting tips, using pre-made molds.
• Designed jigs, fixtures and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts and products.
• Selected metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
• Cut, shaped and trimmed blanks and blocks to specified lengths and shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules and hand tools.
Machinist - Grinder
CB Manufacturing - November 2007 to September 2011 Tool Maker
Starwin Industries - Dayton, OH - October 1997 to March 2007 Machinist - Grinder
Dysinger Tool Co - Dayton, OH - August 1996 to September 1997 EDUCATION
Vocational
Dayton Joint Vocational School - Dayton, OH
1983
Diploma
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School - Dayton, OH
1974
SKILLS
Grinder (10+ years), Blueprint Reading, cnc machinist (10+ years), Forklift Operator (10+ years), cnc (5 years)
CERTIFICATIONS
Machinist
Tool Maker
CNC Machinist