Thomas G. Podlewski

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Bradford, PA 16701

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adyrzm@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

Buffalo State B.S. Industrial Engineering Technology

Erie Community North AAS Engineering Management

New York State Machine Shop Apprenticeship/ Jouneyman( 4 years)

Position: Mfg. Engineer/Tooling Dept

Dresser Rand Wellsville 2008-2011

Mfg. Engineer, Tooling Coordinator, Tool Crib & Cuttergrind Supervision

Lean, cost reductions, cycle time reductions, retool jobs,

Cost savings, process improvements, tool crib & cutter grind supervision,

Site coverage, cutting tool application-purchasing-testing, trouble shooting/corrections.

I reduced tooling spend from $6,000,000 to $4,000,000 dollars in 2009. Following year, $4 to $3,000,000, while improving production & lowering costs.

Olean: 2011-2020 Mfg. Engineer, Tooling Dept. Machining Applications, Trouble shooting, process improvements, tooling vendors, cycle time reductions. Mfg. support for floor, production trouble shooting, cutting tools/issues. Tooled up heat resistant material jobs. Tool Crib support for all manufacturing applications & jobs, purchasing. Site weekend coverage.

American Axle & Mfg. 2000-2008

Mfg. Tooling Engineer at Buffalo, N.Y., Minerva, Ohio, Detroit/Three Rivers MI plants.

Retooled GM SUV/Truck Steering Linkage Dept. Cutting tool, work holding,

Process improvements, cost savings, lean, six sigma, cycle time reductions,

Machine tool/product, runoffs/launches. Transfer lines, radial dials, trouble shooting

Processes, testing. I worked as a Corporate Contractor reporting directly to

Head AAM Engineer. Launch Team. Worked with all tooling vendors to improve processes & reduce costs.

Sumitomo Cutting Tools 1998-2000 Cutting Tool Applications. Process improvements, cost reductions.

Plesh Industries, Buffalo, N.Y. 1980-1998

Tooling Engineer, cutting tool applications, new processes, Tool Crib Manager, Purchasing/Tooling related. Setup up all processes successfully to hard turn 52100 bearings.

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