Professional Experience

MPG/Jernberg Industries, Chicago, IL September 2013- December 2016

Material Handler/ Quality Control

●Transported materials via forklift to various departments for production of products

●Assisted with the preparing and inspection of materials through various stages of production before quality control

●Completed final inspections of products to ensure the set standards were met

●Processed through products that met or exceeded standards of quality per customers mandated requirements

Scandinavian Builders, Arlington Heights, IL February 2003 - September 2013

Site Supervisor

●Direct and supervise workers.

●Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners in order to determine work requirements.

●Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and/or work orders.

●Select and purchase tools and finishes for surfaces to be covered considering durability, ease of handling, and methods of application according to customers’ wishes.

●Select, contract, and oversee workers who complete specific pieces of the project, such as painting or plumbing.

Painter/Subcontractor

●Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners in order to determine work requirements.

●Apply paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to equipment, buildings, bridges, and /or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, and rollers.

●Smooth surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, and /or sanding machines.

●Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.

●Cover surfaces with drop cloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.

●Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting.

●Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats.

●Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and /or work orders.

Ingersoll Products, Chicago, IL November 1997-February 2003

Line Operator/Lead Man

●Set up and operate or tend machines, such as furnaces, baths, flame-hardening machines, and electronic induction machines that heat-treat metal.

●Place completed work pieces on conveyors, using cold rods, tongs, or chain hoists, or signal crane operators to transport them to subsequent stations.

●Load parts into containers and place containers on conveyors to be inserted into furnaces

●Instruct new workers in machine operation

●Set and adjust speeds of reels and conveyors for prescribed times cycles in order to pass parts through continuous furnaces

●Determine types and temperatures of baths and quenching media needed to attain specified part hardness, toughness, and ductility, using heat-treating charts and knowledge of methods, equipment, and metals.

●Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, furnace temperatures, and heat cycle requirements for objects to be heat-treated.

●Set up and operate die-quenching machines to prevent parts from warping.

●Test parts for hardness testing equipment, or by examining and feeling samples.

●Signal forklift operators to deposit or extract containers of parts into and from furnaces and quenching rinse tanks.

●Remove parts from furnaces after specified times, and air dry or cool parts in water, oil brine, or baths.

●Record times that parts are removed from furnaces to document that objects have attained specified temperatures for specified times.

Education

GEORGE H. CORLISS HIGH SCHOOL – Chicago, IL

Degree, 1983 Carpentry-Wood Shop- Auto Shop

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