John Ivey
**** ******* ***, **** **********, MI *8324 Cell--248-***-**** *****--********@*****.***
Work History
Rex Cooper Plumbing--Metamora, MI 2001-Present
Plumber *Company owned by family member and performed plumbing duties as needed.
Impel Industries--Sterling Heights, MI 8/2023 to 1/2024
Die Maker *Assisted a friend at this company. Company makes prototype dies.
Wico Metal--Warren, MI 7/2022 to 7/2023
Die Setter
Hrdra-Zorb--Auburn Hills, MI 3/1020 to 7/2022
Die Setter
Iroquois Industries--Warren, MI 1/2019 to 2/2020
Die Setter
PTM Corporation--Fairhaven, MI 1/2018 to 8/2018
Die Setter/Production
Atlas Tool-Roseville, MI 2015 to 11/2017
Stamping Die Repair/Tryout
Skills --- Die Setter, Die Tryout, Die Maker
•Tested, shaped, repaired, and smoothed stamping dies until die members imparted specified characteristics to sheet metal product
•Climbed into open press and used powered hand grinder and hand tools to remove high spots and shaped and smoothed die surface to conform to other die member
•Adjusted press to allow for thickness of sheet metal work piece and inserted model part
•Observed markings on model parts and performed shaping and smoothing operations accordingly
•Inserted sheet metal blank, operated press, inspected and compared stamped work piece with model part and customer's specifications using measuring devices and checking fixture
•Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, and modify dies, jigs, gauges and tools, using machine tools and hand tools
•Set up die-casting machines that cast parts, such as automobile trim, carburetor housings and motor parts from nonferrous metals.
Education-- Pontiac Central High School - Pontiac, MI--GED