SUMMARY

Completed Tool and Die Maker apprenticeship program with SCSM

Mechanical maintenance experience with a variety of Dies and Tooling

Training on a wide variety of machines Bridgeport, LeBlonde, Cincinnati, Blanchard, ID and OD Grinders, Lathe

WORK EXPERIENCE

Pridgeon & Clay 7-1-16 to 2-6-17

Tool and Die Maker

Troubleshooting in press while adhering to all safety and environmental policies

Repair of tools as needed, welding trim steels, and working back to tolerances of .003”

Engineering changes and addressing quality control issues during production run and after

Manufacture of jigs and fixtures as required

Setup and operation of manual milling machines, lathes and surface grinders

Transport of dies to and from tool room via overhead and gantry cranes, and lift trucks

Icon Metal forming (SISTER COMPANY OF MARTINREA) 10-1-16 to 10-15-16

Tool and Die Maker

Troubleshooting in press while adhering to all safety and environmental policies.

Repair of tools as needed

Welding trim steels, working back to tolerances of .003”

Spotting of die surfaces to ensure proper metal clearance to relieve hard marks or sharpen draw radius as needed

Setup and operation of manual milling machines, lathes and surface grinders

Transport of dies to and from tool room via overhead and gantry cranes, and lift trucks

Martinrea 9-12-15 to 11-22-16

Tool and Die Maker

Heavy stamping in Kentucky

Troubleshooting in press while adhering to all safety and environmental policies

Repair of tools as needed

Welding trim steels, working back to tolerances of .003”

Spotting of die surfaces to ensure proper metal clearance to relieve hard marks or sharpen draw radius as needed.

Setup and operation of manual milling machines, lathes and surface grinders

Transport of dies to and from tool room via overhead and gantry cranes, and lift trucks

G-Tekt North America Corporation 1-28-2013 to 4-1-2015

Tool and Die Maker

Die tryout and buyoff

Due to the NDA I cannot go into specific details about my work performed there as it relates to a unique hot stamp operation

DVUA 1-11-2006 to 4-29-2011

Issuing commercial insurance policies and endorsements for liability and excess types of insurance

Became the IT contact and later transferred within the company to the IT Department

Responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of 1800 users worldwide by remotely accessing computers and performing software upgrades, installs and general troubleshooting

SCSM / Mayflower Vehicle Systems / Union Partners 8-13-1992 to 8-6-2005

Tool and Die Maker

Production trouble shooting to insure quality production of parts

Worked two years in the quality control department

Worked within the assembly department, specifically repair of hemming operations for class A surface panels to the interior structure components

Experience involved spotting in of dies and repairs as necessary

Production trouble shooting routinely required working inside of tooling while in press with approved safety blocks in place while following lockout/tag out procedures

Extensive use of hand grinders, various stones required to polish chromed surfaces

Would start a repair and finish within shift from making the weld repair, grinding, stoning and polishing the affected area to exact specifications

Accustomed to working within tolerances of 0005”

Gained great deal of experience working with Aluminum class A body panels for customers such as Freightliner and Volvo White, producing outer roof and sleeper cab extensions thru deep draw process

Steel stampings for companies such as Mercedes, GM, Chrysler and Ford all involved outer skins such as door panels, fenders, rockers, roofs, hoods and the interior components for mating in the assembly process

Highly experienced Tig welder with good ability in GMAW and Mig on tool steels such as S7, D2, A2, 01 GM240 and the like while using the correct filler material

Experience with common shop equipment such as ID/OD grinders, Surface grinders, Lathe and milling machines with manual operation

Responsible for engineering changes as part of my regular work details

Performed circle grid analysis, dimensional checks with Quality Lab and manufacture of jigs and or fixtures when needed

Became team leader for production

Tested for the apprenticeship program and was accepted in 1996 and in August of 2000 I graduated to Journeymen Status

EDUCATION

Hurricane High School Graduate

Journeyman Card August 2000

Mayflower Vehicle Systems

Courses taken included:

Hydraulic Systems

Mechanical Stress Analysis

Fluid Dynamics

Welding, Machining technologies

Auto Cad

Blue print reading

Algebra

Geometry

Pneumatics

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