Manufacturing Engineer Tool Design
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER P. JORDAN
MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457
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OBJECTIVE: TO OBTAIN A POSITION WITHIN A PROGRESSIVE COMPANY UTLIZING MY 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A TOOL DESIGN & MANUFACTURING ENGINEER TO BE A KEY CONTRIBUTOR AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT.
Accomplishments
Awarded 4 patents for specialized laser drilling process and special plating process for abrasive tips on turbine airfoil blades. Developed automated process and tooling for Chaku-Chaku grinding cell. Designed proprietary machinery, tooling and safety equipment for machining, assembly and dis-assembly for safe arming devices deployed on missile systems. Designed and developed material handling systems to automate and enhance through-put and improve ergonomics.
Skills
Process Engineering/manufacturing/Tool design/machine design/Process improvement. /Lean manufacturing/GT&T/NPI/UGNX/SolidWorks/quality/MasterCam/grinding/ milling/turning /EDM/Water Jet/
3D Printing/Reverse Engineering/assembly/root cause analysis/deburring/automation/
MS office/Sytline, Epicor & Global Shop(ERP)
Cad-Cam Software
Siemens-NX/Solid-Works/master-Cam/Ward-Cam & Power Automation (WTJ-CNC)/CIMCO editor (G-Code)
Career Experience
Admill Machine/Enjet Aero., New Britian Ct. Aug 2016-Present
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Current roles, responsibilities and special projects are NPI (new product intro.) projects for special processes such as sinker EDM, Water Jet, part marking and automated assembly. also perform project lead on process improvements for existing hardware. Manage tool design activities for entire department. Coordinate and oversee in-house jig and fixture build also manage and track outside tooling services. Design all work holding fixtures and create all CNC programs for Water-Jet department. Check process plans and operation sheets created by other engineering team members. Taking lead in development of riveting, swaging and automated mechanical pressing machines for complex assemblies. Other projects taking a lead role in are implementing lean initiative into part making department. Assisting team members in the onboarding of various outside EDM processes with the use of company surplus equipment to drive costs down, increase productivity and improve manufacturing lead times. Heading up a development team to improve the process quality and increase through put of anti-gal coatings cell by redesigning holding fixtures and masking tools that lend themselves to easier operator use. Enable processes to produce parts in larger quantities at each batch cycle. Applied ergonomic principles to reduce harmful repetitive motion.
Barnes Aerospace, Windsor CT Oct 2013 – July 2016
Process Engineer
Responsible for creating operation sheets for machining processes for HPT (high pressure turbine) Panels Segments and housings. Manage NPI (new product intro.) project development and also initiate process improvements for legacy hardware. Specify requirements for method of machining, cutting tools, jigs, fixture and gaging. Manage design and/or perform design and build for all tooling procurement. Coordinate outside services for design and build as necessary.
Review material certifications, and secondary operation inspection forms from suppliers. Developed material handling and automation systems for 1 piece flow manufacturing cells, using “Lean Manufacturing” principles. Perform Machine design activities for assembly and disassembly tooling. Check process plans and operation sheets created by other engineering team members. Currently participating in special project to incorporated robotics into manufacturing cell for deburring and pic and place conveyor system on automated grinding and milling machines.
Turbine Technologies inc., Farmington Ct. Oct 2011-Sept 2013
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Responsible for developing machining processes for turning, milling, EDM and Laser drilling for Turbine components. Our company’s core competency is EDM cooling hole drilling. Most processes our engineering staff developed are very unique to the industry and often submitted for patent. Led team to develop new and challenging EDM rapid hole drilling, EDM oscillating electrode (seal slots) and root form creep feed grinding processes to manufacture a large Vane nozzle and turbine bucket (blade). The Client is GE Energy (Land Based power Turbines) a world leader in the industry. Turbine Technologies is a small family-owned business. All employees must be multi-tasking and are required to conduct several different job functions. I was involved in almost every engineering function performed in our facility, including Tooling/machine design, CNC programming and assisting Quality Control with proper Inspection methods and layout. Initiated effort to improve ergonomics for challenging material handling issues associated with the large land based turbine hardware. Supervised/reviewed design concepts for lifting devices and safe load carrying systems to transport large parts through the shop. Additional responsibilities are training entry level engineers maintaining data management systems.
MTU Aero Engines/ (EDAC Technologies), Newington, CT Aug 2009 – Oct 2011
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Accomplishments included the creation of written formal operation and routing sheets for major rotating products. Processes included Turning, milling/drilling and broaching turbine disks for Military and Commercial jet engines. Also have developed processes for large cases, housings, blisks and containment rings. Worked on new development project for Goodrich landing gear. Tasks include developing processes for rough and finish milling of two large steel structural landing gear forgings that are components for C-17 cargo jet for US Air Force. These parts also require non-destructive testing processes, such as MPI, FPI, hardness testing after heat treat. Surface preparation and finishing processes are Cad/nickel/chrome plating, painting, shot peening, grit blasting and polishing.
Doncasters (New England Airfoil), Farmington CT April 2006 – Aug 2009
Manufacturing-Process Engineer
Responsible for developing machining processes and routing flows, for The Turbo Products division of Doncasters. Required to head up Project management on new product introduction and also process improvements for turbine blades, including root, platform and airfoil tip grinding, airfoil milling, ECM, REM specialized metal removal processes. Make recommendations on material requirements, method of machining, cutting tool, jigs, fixture and gaging requirements. Oversight of design and/or perform design and build for all tooling procurement. Coordinate outside services for design and build as necessary. Responsible for performing visual inspections on products. Review material certifications, and secondary operation inspection forms from suppliers. Have had extensive training in sigma - Kaisen, 6’s training (Achieved Green Belt Status) and have incorporated “red –X problem solving and mistake proofing (Poka Yoka) principals. Developed Chaku, Chaku (Load-load, one piece flow) to several product cells.
Pegasus Manufacturing Inc, Middletown, CT March 2003 – April 2006
Senior Tooling-Manufacturing Engineer
Appointed as team leader, officially manage all thru- put in department. Engineering capabilities are very diverse. Handled several facets of Mechanical Design for the Automotive, Aerospace and Medical device industries including special machines, machine tools, product design and fabrication. Some of the manufacturing Processes commonly use multi-axis milling, CNC turning,
conventional /wire EDM, mig, tig and electron beam welding, sheet metal, wire, and tube fabrication. I was also involved with the design and manufacture of the jigs and fixtures for all these processes as well as assembly/disassembly tools, checking gages and inspection fixtures. The primary CAD software used is Unigraphics NX2 (migrated to NX3). Other key job requirements are supervising, organizing the design Dept. and reviewing conceptual layouts. Also involved in a major reorganization on the shop floor. Our highly capable design team was very much involved with Kaisen and lean manufacturing events. Continuous improvement is a major element in our restructured organization and has made Pegasus an industry leader in central Ct.
Jarvis Airfoil, Portland, CT Nov 2001 – March 2003
Manufacturing and Tooling Engineer
Involved with the creation of manufacturing operation sheets for machining Compressor Airfoils for airworthy and land-based jet engines. Some of the various shop operations include multi-axis airfoil milling, precision drilling, creep feed grinding, wire EDM and gaging. Also head up the design of all jig and fixtures required for related processes. Participated and completed intermediate training in CNC programming. All tool engineering, process sheets and machine programming are done on UG-NX software.
Pratt & Whitney, North Haven, CT July 1999 – Nov 2001
General Forman-Gage Standard and Metrology
Responsible for supervising twenty diverse and multi-skilled Inspectors, that conducted mechanical inspection of turbine airfoils and calibration of measuring and test equipment (squares/blocks/Cadillac gages/ indicators/CMM’s/manual layout/sine plates/vision systems and comparators). Supervisory tasks include scheduling workflow and prioritizing inspections and calibrations according to business needs. Other duties involve updating and maintaining attendance and time tracking systems. Have developed cross training matrices and have enrolled employees into job-related courses and seminars to maintain a fully functional and highly skilled workforce. Demonstrated a commitment to achieving “Ace” bronze level by satisfying goals and objectives and staying in compliance with all policies and procedures. Have also kept in compliance with necessary EH&S guidelines, by completing all necessary training and initiated practices to maintain a safe workplace.
Pratt & Whitney, North Haven, CT Nov 1994 - July 1999
Senior Tool Designer- Group Leader
Activities involved providing support to business units concerning all tooling issues. Conducted analysis of customer requests to determine requirements and execute designs for new or modified tooling or equipment for the manufacturing of turbine airfoils. Recommend alternative material and/or design modifications, based on State-of-The-Art technology, to improve product effectiveness and/or reduce the cost of fabrication. Was Appointed to lead teams to develop simple, low-cost tool designs that meet customer requirements. Worked closely with fabrication and end user groups to resolve complex technical problems. Headed up coordination and cost tracking and scheduling vendor procured tooling. Duties also include staying in alignment with technical changes in field of expertise and instructing or demonstrating to fellow workers possible applications within P&WA to save the company unnecessary development or implementation costs. (Servicing Business Units that require, milling, turning, laser drill, laser weld, E.D.M/ laser hole drilling, conventional grinding and aluminide and advanced coatings)
(Proficient user of Unigraphics software. Solid modeling and drafting packages)
Received three Design Patent Awards during my employment at Pratt and Whitney
Apex Machine Tool, Farmington, CT May 1991 – Nov 1994
Tool Designer
Designed machining fixtures, gages, progressive dies and molds on Cad System, (Hewlitt Packard ME 10). Trained on Cadra Software. Apex Machine is a high tech company, and working there has greatly refined my skills as a designer.
Raymond Engineering - Middletown, CT March 1989 - April 1991
Tool Designer
Duties included the designing of fixtures, gages and special testing equipment. Attained excellent experience working with toolmakers and machine tools.
Education:
Kennedy Western University, Ohio –
2005 – B.S. Cert. (industrial & Manufacturing Engineering)
Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT
1996 - A.S. (Mechanical Engineering Pathway)
Porter & Chester Institute Rocky Hill, CT
1984 - Electro-Mechanical Drafting /Design & Mathematics (2 year certificate)
Cromwell High School Cromwell, CT
1982 - General credit requirements and technical courses.
(Drafting and Machine/engine repair)
Personal Activities/Hobbies/Interest
Involved in Cromwell Men’s League softball and basketball (player & coach). Coached youth Sports
Enjoy scale military modeling, cabinet making and auto mechanics
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