Jeffery M. Starks 715-***-**** Cell

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Eau Claire, WI 54703

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Journeyman Tool & Die Maker with twenty-eight years experience. Responsible for meeting due dates on tools being built or repaired, while adhering to the most efficient and highest level of quality to meet specifications. Worked six years as a Lead Mold Maker and two years as a Lead Tool and Die Maker, gaining experience in interviewing, hiring, purchasing equipment and organizing a work unit.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

8/2015 to 9/2016 Minnesota Wire & Cable Company, Eau Claire, WI

Tooling Manager

Responsible for setting daily priorities of work to be completed and distribute among Tool Room personnel

Responsible for quoting cost of building new molds

Purchasing of expendable tooling

Gave yearly personnel evaluations

4/2005 to 7/2015, Hutchinson Technology, Eau Claire, WI

Tool and Die Maker

A $347 million, 2500-employee disc drive suspension design and manufacturing company serving a world wide market.

Responsible for repairing tooling to support production in a 24/7 high tech computer suspension facility.

Trouble shoot and repair dies and tooling in a timely manner to minimize the loss of production.

3/2004 to 4/2005, Isometric Tool & Design Inc, New Richmond, WI

Mold Maker

Built new molds of the highest quality to meet customer specification and due dates.

Worked with all types of machine shop equipment including grinders, mills, lathes, EDM, and CNC Machine Centers including CNC EDM.

1993-6/2003, Phillips Plastics Corporation, Eau Claire, WI (downsized, went back to school) Mold Maker (Multi Shot Molding Division) 2002 to 2003

A $250 million, 1600-employee custom plastics injection molding company serving a wide market place including automotive, electronics, firearm and consumer products.

Worked with all types of machine shop equipment including CNC machining centers and CNC EDM.

Responsible for repairing molds to support production in a 24/7 high tech molding facility.

Trouble shot and repaired molds in a timely manner to minimize the loss of production.

Mold Maker (Tool Room Lead, Inserting Molding Division) 1993 to 2002 (plant closed)

Involved with design review, quote some tool revisions, work with end of arm tooling, and work with apprentices with lesser experience to assist them in professional growth.

Responsible for repairing molds to support production to meet customers’ needs in a timely manner.

Set priorities and scheduled workloads to team members to meet the needs of the business in a timely manner in order to minimize the loss of production.

Worked with engineering on preliminary design prints for new tools built to insure they were to the highest of quality while maximizing performance.

Conducted training for Mold Makers apprentices to develop their skills and techniques to optimize their performance.

Successfully started up a tool room at Insert Molding Business Unit, purchased equipment, staffed, organized and scheduled day-to-day work priorities to meet the needs of the customer.

1987-1993, ITW Deltar, Chippewa Falls, WI (formerly Phillips Plastics Fastener Division) Mold Maker (1990-1993)

A plastic injection molding business.

Built new molds of the highest quality to meet customer specification and due dates.

Tool and Die Maker Apprentice (Fastener Division) 1987 to 1993

Received hands on training to develop the skills to become a Journeyman Mold Maker in building new tooling and repair of molds to meet customer specifications.

EDUCATION

6/2003-3/2004, Completed courses, CAD/CAM & CNC Operations, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI

1988-1991, Tool & Die Apprenticeship Training, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Menomonie, WI

1987, Machine Tool, Vocational Diploma, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, WI

AFFILIATIONS

Mold Maker Apprenticeship Advisory Committee (past member)

Chippewa Valley Technical College Machine Tool Advisory Committee (past member)

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