David J. D’Amore

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Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679

Home 949-***-**** Cell 949-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

Management experience consists of 15 years as a Production Manager in the medical and commercial fields, 15 years as a production/shop lead man/machine builder and 4 years as a machinist primarily in the aerospace industry. Designing efficient automation and working with automation designers/builders is a specialty. Skilled production manager, prototype machinist, and set-up man with extensive state-of-the-art experience with industrial automation. Proficient use of all machine tools including lathes, mills, and grinders, and all aspects of machining including shop math, blueprints sketches, and demanding tolerances. Experience with exotic materials including plastics, composites, and castings. Programming and set-up experience with Fadal machine centers.

EXPERIENCE

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Automation Specialist / Production Manager September 2013 –

Managed the daily operations of an Electronic Cigarette production facility with a daily production capacity of over 200,000 units

Responsible for meeting production and cost requirements

Job scheduling

Designing and purchasing of custom designed and built automation equipment to meet our requirements. Helped design adaptive automation to maximize efficacy of machines.

Perform FAT’s & SAT’s for all automated machinery

Performed validations on all new automated machinery

Monitor the service and maintenance of all equipment

Source and set up production staffing (up to 43 employees)

Designing of new products for the electronic cigarette industry ( tanks, coils, etc. ) using Cobalt V8 software.

JOB ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Set up the first Electronic cigarette filling and assembly plant in the United States

Aided in the designing and development of new technologies in the Electronic Cigarette industry

Deltronic, Santa Ana, CA March 2013 – September 2013

Production Manager

Managed the daily operations of 4 divisions within the Deltronic corporation: Deltronic optical comparators, Deltronic gage pins, Alameda thread gages, High precision cnc machining and grinding

Responsible for meeting production and cost requirements

Job scheduling

Monitor the service and maintenance of all equipment

Monitor and adjust staffing requirements

JOB ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Worked to implement lean manufacturing principles

Implemented new job scheduling and tracking program

Improved uptime of machines from 96.2% to 98.8%

Nobel Biocare, Yorba Linda, CA September 2006 – February 2013

Production Manager

Manage daily production of a 43-machine dental implant Machine Center running 24 hours/day, 6 days/week, utilizing 3 supervisors and up to 60 employees.

Responsible for meeting all production and quality demands of over 800 articles.

Plan and schedule all jobs into the machines, based on sales requirements.

Monitor inventory levels of all tooling, raw materials, and other supplies required.

Responsible for controlling production costs and yearly budget.

Monitor the service and maintenance of over $15,000,000 dollars of equipment.

Work closely with research and development on the release of new products.

Insure that all procedures are being performed according to strict company and FDA guidelines

JOB ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Worked closely with the architectural and construction firms in designing and building one of the most modern and lean facilities in the country.

Played a major role in implementing a paperless EBR (Electronic Batch Record) production system that is compliant with FDA regulations and utilizes RFI controlled conveyor systems.

Worked with Lean and SMED principles in reducing machine set up times by 60%.

Implemented Robo-Cribs for stocking and dispensing all gages and cutting tools.

Vast experience working with customers on the design, fabrication and implementation of automation systems in the medical device industry.

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Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA September 2005 – June 2006

Prototype Shop Manager

Managed two shifts of a 14-man prototype machine shop.

Responsible for interfacing with engineering to produce new products as well as build automation for current production lines.

Ensured that new products were made the best and most cost effective way possible.

Responsible for all tooling and programming.

Delegated jobs to employees and outside processing.

Ordered all materials and supplies.

Ensured that all paperwork was in order and employee training records were kept according to the high level of regulations kept by the medical industry.

Kuntz Manufacturing, Inc., Yorba Linda, CA March 1998 – September 2005

Production Manager/Machine Builder

Supervised all aspects of the shop; reviewed and oversaw all jobs.

Delegated jobs to employees and for outside processing.

Oversaw the ordering of materials and supplies for the shop.

Prepared quotes for small jobs and spare part orders and worked with customers to ensure all of their needs were met.

Responsible for mechanical areas of custom-built automated machines; primarily for the medical industry, ranging from bench-top to multi-million dollar units

Approved engineering department’s drawings.

Personally machined parts and oversaw the machining of parts by fellow employees.

Arranged for outside operations by various vendors.

Assembled (all mechanical and some electrical aspects) and debugged machines.

Met with customers regarding buy-off, installation and servicing machines at customer sites worldwide.

Able Corporation, Yorba Linda, CA August 1984 – March 1998

Machinist/Balance Technician

Prototype and short-run production machining of parts for the aerospace industry.

Specialized in the manufacturing and repair of highly sensitive wind tunnel transducers

Ward/Pike Machine Company June 1980 – August 1984

CNC programming and setup.

Setup and run profile milling machines for vertical wing ribs of the first 18 Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft.

Certifications

Lean Manufacturing Certified Fadal and Acroloc CNC Programing

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