Jon Nelson

Tooling Design and tool room Manager - Lippert Components

Elkhart, IN 46517

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Cell 574-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Tooling Design and tool room Manager Lippert Components March 2012 to la

• Design tooling and dies for production • Manage tool room (8 toolmakers) • Track jobs and hours • Assist in new product design • Make prototype components Maintenance and Fabrication Shop Manager • Manage a 21 personnel department • Setup MRO • Purchase repair parts and Productions consumables. • Design gages, check fixtures, reverse engineer machinery parts. • Design and Build production machinery. • Member of the Safety Committee. Maintenance and Tool Room Manager LTi / Boyd September 2010 to March 2012

• Manage a 6 personnel department • Setup MRO • Purchase repair parts and Productions consumables • Setup a PMS Program • Design gages, check fixtures, reverse engineer machinery parts • Responsible for MSDS • Purchase of new and used machinery Project Engineer MAP of Easton January 2010 to July 2010

• Relocate Manufacturing to a new facility. • Schedule and oversee large Maintenance Department. • Plan, Direct and implement machinery moves. Design Engineer Voyager Inc

July 2009 to January 2010

• Design Products in Autodesk Inventor • Bysoft Laser software design and layout of laser programs. • Design flat to formed layouts Both 2-D and 3-D Manufacturing Engineer-Engineering Manager December 2001 to 2008 Daily Operations through Plant closing on December 12, 2008 Was asked to stay until the facility closed. Last 3 months assumed the role as plant Manager. • Plan and direct all engineering and maintenance activities within the plant. • Establish and control budgets, including capital and expenditures, project expenses, staffing; including • Responsible for plant safety rules, QS 9000 and ISO regulations. • Establishing plant wide Weld Process Specifications. • Redesign and reverse engineer weld fixtures and tooling. • Assist other plants with weld issues. • Assist new engineers with production issues. • Health, Safety and Environment team.

Owner Nelson Manufacturing - Elkhart, IN 1999 to 2001

• Design and manufacturing of light weight portable live stock pens. • Design and built tooling for bending, drilling and assembly. • Sales.

Engineering Manager Kemberly Inc - Elkhart, IN 1997 to 1999

• Design and prototype new products and extrusions. Updated existing product drawings. • Repair and design production tooling, jigs and fixtures. Procurement of tooling and machinery. • Production Systems Efficiency. Production flow analysis. • Upkeep of OSHA's records. Owner J and N Machine Repair - Elkhart, IN 1991 to 1997

• Repair of machinery. Design and build machines, jigs, fixtures and tooling. • Trouble shoot relay logic and industrial wiring.

Technical Director Elkhart Memorial High School - Elkhart, IN 1988 to 1992

• Taught high school students the technical part of Theater. • Stage manager for outside production companies

Maintenance Supervisor United Tool and Stamping - Elkhart, IN 1986 to 1991

• Various duties. Production welding, robotic welding. electrical and mechanical maintenance. • Design and built press control panels. Design and prototype Jigs, fixtures and dies. • Building maintenance.

Maintenance Manager United Tool and Stamping - Elkhart, IN 1979 to 1989 Various duties. Start-up of new company. Tool and Die Apprentice Hull Maintenance Technician U.S. Navy 1980 to 1985

• Navy diver. • Underwater welding. Weld School, SAW, GMAW, GTAW, gas welding, brazing, spot and projection welding, • Working with sheet metal, plate and pipe fitting. Pressurized gasses. Woodworking. • Fire fighting Instructor.

SCUBA Diving Instructor Aqua Pro Dive School - South Bend, IN 1979 to 1980 Instructed all areas of sport diving at Culver Military Academy. Tool and Die apprenticeship Crown International - Elkhart, IN 1978 to 1979 Build and maintain dies, jigs, and fixtures.

Tool and Die apprenticeship Mark Sill's - Bristol, IN 1975 to 1978

• All forms of tool design and construction. All forms of machining, turning, and grinding. • Blue print reading. GD and T • GMAW, GTAW, SAW and brazing. Education

Motoman Robot Training Motoman Training Center 2004 to 2004 Industrial Electrical Elkhart Area Career Center 1988 to 1989 Weld School U.S. Navy 1981 to 1981

Tool and Die Apprenticeship Elkhart Area Career Center 1975 to 1980 Skills

Microsoft office (10+ years), AutoCad (10+ years), Solidworks (6 years) Certifications/Licenses

Tool and Die Maker 2027

Additional Information

I have over 30 years of experience in the Engineering field. Over 9 years in automotive exhaust. Responsibilities include FEMA's Control Plans, APQP. Writing weld training standards and weld training. Design and build tooling, fixturing. This includes fixtures for welding, dies for stamping, and sizing tooling for pipe, welding and Tool and Die. The use of design software that includes AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, and Solidworks. I believe that I would be an asset in any manufacturing facility.