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Engineer Welding

Location:

Caledonia, MI

Posted:

July 20, 2020

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CODY YBEMA

Caledonia, MI ***** 269-***-**** adep7v@r.postjobfree.com

WELDING ENGINEER

Professional with experience overseeing all welding aspects involved in product manufacturing processes. Adept at researching new and more effective welding techniques, maintaining welding equipment, coordinating manufacturing processes, and helping with quality control activities.

EXPERIENCE

Woodward Inc., Zeeland, MI 04/2019 – 04/2020 Welding Engineer

Designed, coordinated and implemented production welding fixtures. Completed and evaluated cut and etch metallurgical evaluations for qualifications of Manual and Robotic TIG Welds. Completed Robot programming of FANUC robots.

Provided production support of Manual and Robotic TIG Cells.

Improved flow of parts in welding cells to increase production by adjusting floor layouts and adding new production tooling.

Worked with suppliers to develop new production tooling and equipment for production welding cells

Developed and executed project meeting and the scope of the project to team members

Completed CAWI Certification of D17.1 AWS Code Book.

Read and evaluated X-Ray/FPI documents for assessment of weld qualification.

Worked with manual TIG welders to develop tooling and eliminate waste in the welding cells

Conducted time studies of production welding cells to help improve weld time and improve production output

JR Automation, Holland, MI 01/2017 – 04/2019

Welding Engineer

Project management of welding cell development, FANUC Robot programming of MIG and TIG welding robots, Completed customer k it cquisitions and negotiations.

ProjectTi I managed multiple production welding cells and the implementation of production welding cells.

Oversaw and completed on-site installation of robotic MIG and TIG production welding cells.

Worked with Project manager on timeline and objectives completed

Aided in the design processes of welding production cells and fixtures.

Collaborate with Mission team and customer to generate value added solutions

Middleville Tool and Die, Middleville, MI 12/2015 – 01/2017

Welding Engineer Intern

Completed daily change overs of FANUC GMAW, GTAW, and PAW robotic welding cells. Programmed new parts into production welding cells using FANUC Robotics.

Altered and implemented production of welding fixtures

Re-plumbed spot welders to decrease down time when electrodes are replaced and change overs are conducted

Pridgeon and Clay, Grand Rapids, MI 05/2015 – 08/2015 Welding Engineer Intern

Conducted time studies to improve production rate and minimize operator movement. Assisted in the development and fabrication of a robotic training welding cell.

Implemented and programmed new welding fixtures into production.

Helped with change overs, cap runs, and troubleshooting production welding cells.

Bradford White Corporation, Middleville, MI 06/2013 – 01/2015

Welding Engineer Intern

Installed welding torch management system plant wide. Created and conducted welder training programs for production repair welders.

Developed and installed Preventative Maintenance System for Lincoln Power Waves.

Test trialed new weld wire for production.

Implemented new SAW Torch into production.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management, Production Management, Quality Control, Manufacturing Processes, Lean Manufacturing, Robotic and manual welding processes, Resistance Welding, AutoCAD, Inventor, FANUC Robotics programming, CAWI, Classroom Training of operators, and Microsoft Office

EDUCATION

Ferris State University

Bachelor of Science in Welding Engineering Technology

Associates in Welding Technology

INVOLVEMENT

Head Freshman Baseball Coach Thornapple Kellogg 01/2020 – Present

Middleville Youth Football Coach 08/2017 – Present

Certified MHSAA Football Official 08/2016 – 08/2018

REFERENCE

Paul Brown

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Woodward Inc.