Continuous Improvement Process Control

THOMAS J. BROWN

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SUPERVISOR, TRAINER, MACHINIST

Skilled with more than 25 years of automotive and aerospace manufacturing

experience. Independent self-starter recognized for attention to detail

and performing quality work. Excellent communication, teamwork, and

leadership skills. Professional attitude with strong work ethic and desire

to achieve organizational goals within desired time frames.

KEY SKILL AREAS

Managing production lines

Continuous Improvement & Kaizen

Machine Gauges, Eddy Current

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM)

Measuring Close Tolerances

Operating Lathes, mills, grinders. CNC

Design & Fabrication

Trouble Shooting & Problem Solving

Team Leadership, Training, & Supervision

WORK EXPERIENCE

Machinist. Raytheon Corp. Indianapolis, In.

10/08 to 12/11

Machinist running manual lathes and mills..Operate cnc mills loading and

unloading parts. Making offsets and loading and touch off tooling..working

from blue prints and doing quality checks.

MACHINIST / GROUP LEADER / TRAINING COORDINATOR, PMG Indiana; Columbus, IN

9/1988 - 2/2008

Made jigs and fixtures and fabricated parts to support the production of

powder metal products for automotive industry manufacturer.

Worked from blue prints and designed own fixtures.

Measured dimensions of finished workpieces to ensure conformance to

specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and

fixtures.

Removed and replaced dull cutting tools; mounted, installed, aligned, and

secured tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on machines, using

hand tools and precision measuring instruments.

Adjusted machine feed and speed, changed cutting tools, or adjusted machine

controls when automatic programming was faulty or if machines

malfunctioned.

Calculated machine speed and feed ratios, and the size and position of cuts

and modified cutting programs to account for problems encountered during

operation.

Inserted control instructions into machine control units to start

operation.

Developed training program and trained employees in many areas to support

manufacturing such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), Total Production

Manufacturing (TPM, Gauge R&R, and troubleshooting.

Made pushers out of aluminum and specific to parts to ensure no more

damaged parts and quicker setup time.

Made gauges to check proper hole locations on machined parts resulting in

no more bad parts leaving facility thus improved customer satisfaction.

Worked with oil company to go to a tote system to replace barrels thus

eliminating oil spills on the floor and improved safety measures.

MACHINIST, Indiana Gear Works; Indianapolis, IN

9/1986 - 8/1988

Set-up and operated Jig Bore Mill for helicopter transmissions, working

with magnesium and aluminum.

Completed set ups, measured for quality assurance, and held close tolerance

on components for military aircraft.

Attained Class A Machinist rating.

MACHINIST, National Automatic Tool Company; Richmond, IN

9/1978 - 9/1986

Worked as Turret Lathe and Jig Bore Machinist for custom machinery.

Made own set ups and ran production parts.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

IVY Tech Community College; Richmond & Columbus, IN

Completed Math and Machining Coursework

Four Roles of Leadership, Stephen Covey

Leadership Training, Zinger Miller

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