Stephen Taberski

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St. Clair Shores, MI 48081

734-***-****

adukwb@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position as a Toolmaker / Jig & Fixture Builder. Experienced in machine tool building facilities and fixture building shop. Previous and ongoing Progressive die maker.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Team builder, people person, punctual. 25 yrs. continuous experience building tools and fixtures. Use of lathes, mills, and surface grinders and hand tools.

EXPERIENCE

Toolmaker / Machine Builder / Tool & Die

Premier Automation Contractors Flint, Michigan

01/08/2015 to 1-10-2023

Toolmaker: Toolmaker assembles machine tool fixtures consisting of multiple units of machined parts / purchased details, add shim packs. Transfer, ream, tap, holes of machine tools being assembled. Check off assembled units from company build/checklist. Equipment used mills, lathes and surface grinders.

Tool & Die maker / Die Repair

Global Roll forming Systems, Roseville, Michigan

02/2014 to 12/2014

Duties. Re-sharpen die punches and check buttons, shim to re-qualify repair and replace broken details with job numbered purchased details in numbered die job drawers. Check drivers, cams, springs and nitros. Replace as necessary. Complete numbered die book in detail of repair made, date and sign. Tool room, set up sine plates, v-blocks, holding fixtures when using manual wet grinders and surface grinders and other manual tool room equipment.

Toolmaker/ Machine Builder

Liquid Automation Inc. Goodrich, Michigan

02/2013 to 01/2014

Toolmaker duties are to assemble machine tools, which consist of multiple units of machined / purchased details Alter details when necessary as an engineered change will allow tooling to meet specified close tolerance, Transfer ream and tap holes to finalize machine tools assembled. Mark off assembled units from company build/checklist. Tool room mills, lathes and surface grinders.

Toolmaker / Jig & Fixture Builder

Advanced Integrated Tooling Solutions, Chesterfield, MI

02/2012 to 01/2013

Duties are to assemble purchased details and fabricate tooling according to build checklist and blueprints which specifies the close tolerance work of + - .0002. Tool room. Manual mills, lathes and surface grinders. Duties include transferring ream and tap holes to attach finish aircraft tooling onto jigs and fixtures as job progresses into laser alignment as inspection.

Journeyman Jig & Fixture Builder

Volt, Seatle, WA

03/2005 to 01/2012

Duties. Aircraft tooling work. Assemble purchased details on checklist. (FAA) Fit at assembly onto jig /and fixture locations. Machine compound angles into details as necessary. Drill and ream to attach details on frame build of laser indicated location. Bell helicopter, L-3, Vought, Boeing company. AZ, CA, FL, OK, TX, TN, GA, SC.

Toolmaker Die Maker Jig & Fixture

Metaldyne Forming Technologies, Detroit, MI

05/1998 to 02/2005

Die room Toolmaker. Work daily from sketches, blueprints, work orders per Facilitator. Responsibilities include presses, headers and trimmers for plant operators. Processes tooling in book write up/checklist. Checklist prepared by facilitator scheduling all dies, jig and fixtures. Constant restocking tool crib as machined tools available for headers, presses and trimmers for everyday plant operations.

Machine Builder /Toolmaker

Ultra Tech, Warren, MI

04/1997 to 04/1998

Make fixtures for special machines, process details to blueprint specifications. Complete build to assembly prints specifications. Run off to ensure satisfaction.

Journeyman Lead Toolmaker

Bradley Thompson Tool Co., Southfield, MI

03/1996 to 03/1997

Process tooling for working and checking fixtures to blueprints. Process tools thru various departments of machining then heat treat to finish jig, surface, id, od grinding. Finish assembly and certify inspection of assembled fixtures.

Journeyman Toolmaker /Machine Builder

D&F Corporation, Sterling Heights, MI

03/1995 to 03/1996

Build molds, fixtures, special machines to blueprint specifications. Tool room mills, lathes and surface grinders to machine details to blueprint specifications. Assemble, adjust then run off parts to customer satisfaction..

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Associate of Applied Science 2007 3.2 GP, Information Technology-Networking Spec., Macomb Community College, MI

Apprentice: Toolmaker 1978-1986, Trigonometry and Geometry, Macomb Community College, MI

CERTIFICATES & LICENSES

AED/Emergency Response, American Red Cross, since 7 / 08, MI

Information Technology-Networking Spec., Macomb County Community College, MI

Dental Tech / 1974 -1977, Cambridge, Royal Oak, MI

Documentation 8 years as Tool & Die maker

2-Journeyman cards: Toolmaker in 1986. Machine Builder in 1994. Michigan

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