Woodrow “Woody” Lykes

Woodrow Lykes

*** *********** ******* ** *****, SC 29365

Phone: 864-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Currently seeking a lead man/CNC-setup operating position. Abilities: 22 years of machining, overhaul, and repair

throughout the shop floor. Micro-Hite Qualified, Certified, Magniflux, SPC qualified, Certified Forklift & Fire Brigade

Training.

SKILLS

● Repair, rebuild and overhaul any tooling jigs or fixtures throughout shop floor

● Design, build, and upgrade machine jigs and fixtures for shop use

● Use of lock out tag out procedure with rebuilding of overhaul equipment in accordance with OSHA and

company regulations

● Make repair parts by print or model of existing part or manufacturing drawings or written and verbal

instructions

● Frequently work with other trade persons such as maintenance technicians, fabricators, millwrights and

engineers

● All shop measuring tools and devices with repair equipment

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

GE/MAU Tooling Engineer - 9-2021-present

● Designs and develops new tooling, fixtures, and gauges to support production activities.

● Works with engineering and manufacturing teams to identify tooling requirements for new or revised

products.

● Performs feasibility studies on proposed tooling concepts to determine manufacturability, cost, and cycle

time impact on production processes.

● Utilizes computer aided design (CAD) systems to develop detailed drawings of tooling concepts for review

by engineering and manufacturing personnel.

● Selects materials, components, and equipment for use in tooling designs based on factors such as strength,

heat resistance, conductivity, and dimensional stability.

● Coordinates the construction of prototype tooling with outside vendors or inhouse machinists according to

specifications approved by engineering personnel.

● Inspects completed prototype tooling prior to delivery to ensure compliance with design specifications and

quality standards; makes modifications as necessary

General machinist/ CNC Technician Catia Lockheed Martin Palmdale – California 04/2016-PRESENT

● Plans the job, determines methods and sequence of operations, makes layouts, fabricates, assembles and

proves complex tools and dies such as tool masters, master tooling gauges, deep draw, multiple, cam action

and compound dies, Set up, troubleshooting throughout shop floor, program editing, machine maintenance,

repair and fabricate filtering, training operators, jig and fixture fabrication and repair, tool and die making,

and machine shop theory and practice, and laser tracking, Improvises shop aids to facilitate work

assignments.

Baldor Electric CNC Machinist/Manual Machinist 04/2013-06/2016

● Set up and operate CNC turning centers, milling, machining centers

torque arm reduces for food processing conveyor torques arm connectors mining coal production lines

Rockwell different sizes for different jobs hub for the gears pinion links to the motor AC/DC running hobs

gears and the pinions gear/head/ green stage not same setting up the hobs and the timing

Woodward Inc. CNC/MACHINIST/ MANUAL MACHINIST 03/2012-04/2013

● Set-up and operate CNC turning centers, vertical and horizontal machining centers and milling, fixture building

and upgrading responsible for maintenance and repair 3 & 4 & 5 axis programmed the machining centers most

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of the program id od threading setting the lathe and from the prints health issues nozzles and swazzles for gas

and oil gas turbines for GE that all the flames come from back part shot out the fuel aerospace special grade

material some stainless manual and CNC turning centers

YH America TOOLMAKER/MAINTENANCE 07/2010-3/2012

● Fixture and part repair, machine repair, troubleshoot throughout shop floor, hydraulics, pneumatics and

electrical

● Use of lock out tag out procedure with rebuilding of overhaul equipment in accordance with OSHA and

company regulations

● Repair, rebuild and overhaul any tooling jigs or fixtures throughout shop floor

engineers and maintenance guys that had been there for over three years sw edge dies escort expedition

explorer high pressure hydraulic lines

MACHINIST 07/2006 - 03/2008 CROSROL AUTOMATION GREENVILLE, SC

SET UP CNC VERTICAL MILLS CNC TURNING CENTERS MANUAL VERTICAL MILLS

● Jig bores, ID, OD grinding, brazing, surface grinding, fixture upgrades and repairs

● Repair, rebuild and overhaul any tooling jigs or fixtures throughout shop floor

● Design, build, and upgrade machine jigs and fixtures for shop use textile industry left turning jobs for other

truck and bus companies manifolds tight tolerances one of the manifolds had extremely most of the machining

centers went out of business with export

LEAD MAN, Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 06/2004 - 07/2006

ELLCON GREENVILLE, SC

LEADMAN SETUP TRAINED OPERATORS TROUBLESHOOT

● Repair, rebuild and overhaul any tooling jigs or fixtures throughout shop floor

● Design, build, and upgrade machine jigs and fixtures for shop use

● Use of lock out tag out procedure with rebuilding of overhaul equipment in accordance with OSHA and

company regulations

● Make repair parts by print or model of existing part or manufacturing drawings or written and verbal

instructions

● Trained operators got 3/hours + and left equipment for Amtrak hubs/cylinders to drive wheels and wheels

brakes

CELL-TECHNICIAN 04/2002 - 06/2004 Dana Corporation Columbia, SC

Set up & Operate CNC Turning Centers, Milling, Horizontal & Vertical,

Precision Grinding, ID, OD, Surface, & Center less

MACHINE OPERATOR 01/1999 - 04/2002 FN Manufacturing Columbia, SC

Machine Operator, CNC/ Manual

MACHINIST 09/1995 - 12/1998 U. S. Repeating Arms Columbia, SC

Lead Man/ Operate/Set-up CNC Machine, Turning & Milling

● Design, build, and upgrade machine jigs and fixtures for shop use

● Use of lock out tag out procedure with rebuilding of overhaul equipment in accordance with OSHA and

company regulations

● Make repair parts by print or model of existing part or manufacturing drawings or written and verbal

instructions

● Remington phased out m249 barrels, stock lever wanted a change of location 2nd

SET-UP OPERATOR, Machine Operator 11/1993 - 08/1995 Tamper Railroad Equip. Columbia, SC

Set up & operate CNC Mills, Lathes, Vertical & Horizontal, Boring Mills,

Manual Lathes, Manual Drill Press

MACHINIST, Machinists 11/1988 - 09/1993 United Technology Columbia, SC

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Set up & operate CNC ID, OD Grinders, Cam Grinders, Center less, Surface &

Form Grinders, Set up & operate CNC & NC Mills, Lathes, Vertical &

Horizontal

● Tool and cutter grinding and tool modifications

PRECISION GRINDER, MACHINISTS 04/1986 - 06/1988 Wheel Truing Inc. Columbia, SC

Set up and operate diamond tool, grinders, OD, Angles, surface and center less grinding also CNC Controls: Fanuc,

Haas, Yasnak, IKEGIE, Cincinnati,

EDUCATION HISTORY

Midland Technical College: Associate Machine Tool & Die 1985 - 87, Associate Engineering Graphics 1987-89

● Homelite Textron repair dies replacing parts die setter ejector plate at the same time as us repeating chain

saw Townsend then Homelite bought them out.

● 3 years 3rd shift REFERENCEs ratings have been high always got the top scores on review created a

participative environment constantly on the floor have managed 6 -12 employees “let’s get the best product

out the door to make the customer happy I conduct myself with the highest conduct have done some

welding brazing to fix broken tools, etc centers time management

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