Lonnie James Bossie

Manufacturing Engineer

Quality Assurance Inspector

Norwich, CT 06360

Phone: 860-***-**** adv7zv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

I have the ability to see the big picture and then apply the details that are in the best interest of the company with a roll up your sleeves and hands on work ethic, individually or in a team environment.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Design cutting tools, work holding fixtures. Create process plans, routers, sequential work instructions, and blueprints. On floor technical support, engineering assistance, guidance for manufacturing. Evaluate manufacturing techniques, flow, motion, time studies. Capital equipment justifications, purchase materials, tooling. Cost reduction using Lean Manufacturing. Work directly with customers, vendors. Operated manual and CNC machines. Horizontal, vertical milling machines, lathes, broaching, O.D grinders, surface grinders, media blasting, drill press. First piece, in process, final piece inspection.

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Mfg. - CAD/CAM - GD&T - ERP - MRP - 5S - 8D - ISO 9001 - Microsoft Office

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCES

Davis-Standard, Pawcatuck, CT: Machinist 2022 - 2023

●ISO 9001 Certified Extrusion Machines.

●Trained and run a DMG MORI NLX 3000/2000 which is a high-rigidity, high-precision CNC lathe with a distance between centers of 2,000 mm, handling various work pieces. This model is equipped with high turning capabilities supported by a robust bed, and superb milling performance with the matured BMT (Built-in-Motor Turret).

●Inspection of manufactured parts made on this machine.

Atlas Stamping and Manufacturing, Newington, CT: Quality Assurance Specialist 2021

●ISO 9001 Certified Aerospace and Commercial Parts.

●Responsible for full dimensional inspection of in house and vendor supplied parts.

●FAI, in process, final and functional inspections.

●Submitted FAI to customers.

●Create MRB’s.

●Documented visual inspection procedures and work instructions.

●Responsible for calibrating tooling used on the shop floor.

Beacon Industries, Newington, CT: Quality Assurance inspector 2018 - 2020

●ISO 9001 Certified Aerospace Parts.

●Responsible for full dimensional inspection of vendor supplied parts.

●FAI, in process, final, functional and NDT inspections.

●Create MRB’s.

●Documented visual inspection procedures and work instructions.

IWI US, New Britain, CT: Quality Assurance Inspector 2016 - 2018

●ISO 9001 Certified Military Firearm Parts.

●IWI US, headquarters located in Pennsylvania acquired an inspection workspace at a vendor in CT.

●Responsible to purchase inspection equipment, granite inspection surface plates, workbenches, and setup workstations at vendor site.

●Onsite FAI, in process, final, and functional inspections.

●Submit MRB’s.

●Documented visual inspection procedures and work instructions.

Horst Engineering, East Hartford, CT: Quality Assurance Inspector (contract) 2015 - 2016

●ISO 9001 Certified Aerospace Parts.

●Use measuring instruments and testing equipment to evaluate parts dimensionally and visually.

●In process, final inspection.

●Input FAI inspection documentation into IMS.

●Calibrate inspection equipment.

Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT: Manufacturing Engineer (contract) 2014 - 2015

●ISO 9001 Certified Aerospace Parts.

●Evaluate, determine methods to repair worn or damaged F135 engine parts.

●Design tooling, work holding fixtures.

●Develop sequential work instructions to use the work holding fixtures.

●Onsite vendor inspection, tooling, work holding fixtures.

Plainville Plating, Plainville, CT: Quality Assurance Inspector 2013

●ISO 9001 Certified Plating Services.

●Visually and manually inspect plating thickness, quality of coatings.

●Inspect dimensionally, first run parts and final inspection.

●Calibrate inspection equipment and x-ray equipment.

●Record heat temperatures and times for ovens.

●Internal audits.

Rostra Vernatherm, Bristol, CT: Project Engineer (contract). 2011 – 2012

●ISO 9001 Certified Thermal Actuated Valves.

●Coordinate all purchasing and manufacturing of a new thermal actuator valve.

●Implement Microsoft 2003 for tracking responsibilities of personnel and processes.

●Reported daily progress of project and processes to team members

●Made certain that all components were ready for assembly and testing at same target date.

●Design and purchase tooling.

●Evaluate capital equipment needed for the project.

●Estimate labor and material costs for manufactured parts and produced time studies.

●Change procedures, tooling to increase efficiency, reduce run times, and lower manufacturing costs.

●Conduct weekly meetings to keep the team up to date on progress.

CT Tool & Mfg., Plainville, CT: Manufacturing Engineer 2010 - 2011

●ISO 9001 Certified Aerospace Parts.

●Reliable Mfg. bought by CT Tool. coordinated the move from Bloomfield, CT to Plainville, CT.

●Trained to use Solid Edge CAD and measured all of the machines to be moved.

●Responsible to reprocess Reliable blueprints to CT Tools format using AutoCAD.

●Trained on Solid Works CAD, estimate labor, material costs.

●Change procedures, tooling to increase efficiency, reduce run times, and lower manufacturing costs.

●Serve as liaison with engineering and floor operators.

Kamatics Corporation, Bloomfield, CT: Manufacturing Engineer 2007 - 2009

●ISO 9001 Certified Aerospace Parts.

●Responsible for all remanufacturing instructions and engineering activities within the specials cell.

●Serve as liaison with main engineering and floor operators.

●Prepare work instructions, assist in the expediting processes.

●Sign off on first piece inspection at various stages of production to blueprint specifications.

●Evaluate, design, expedite, manufacture or purchase tooling and fixtures.

●Design custom gauging, comparator charts, produce time studies.

●Work with programmers, set-up personnel to troubleshoot, improve existing programs.

●Provide reports to managers, estimate labor, material costs for manufactured parts.

●Change procedures, tooling to increase efficiency, reduce run times, lower manufacturing costs.

●Appointed to the quality review team to review escapes, provide 8D reports for corrective actions.

Alden Tool Co, Inc., Berlin, CT; Manufacturing Engineer 1984 – 2006

ISO 9001 Certified Special Cutting Tools for aerospace, military, medical, and commercial parts.

Design and determined all manufacturing processes from order entry to shipping.

Implemented company’s first CAD system.

Responsible for FAI, in-process, final inspection.

2001 company trained and certified ISO 9001 compliant.

Perform functional tests on assemblies, determine root cause analysis on product defects.

Originate and implement changes to required engineering documentation.

Troubleshoot and continuously improved manufacturing processes.

Work with operators and toolmakers modifying fixtures, tooling, and CNC programs.

Went to Miamisburg, Ohio to evaluate, purchase and train on programming an out of round grinding machine.

Promoted to Manufacturing Engineer and Implemented programming CNC lathes with Gibbs software.

EDUCATION

Porter and Chester Institute - Mechanical Drafting and Design for Manufacturing

1983 -1984

Central Connecticut State University - Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerances

1982

New Britain High School - Academics and Drafting

1978 - 1981

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