daniel
pliszka
contact.
**************@*****.***
Lorain, OH 44055
Self-starting Operations Manager offering high-level experience in supervision of workover and completion operations. Adept at directing work of completion consultants and completion supervisors. Successful introducing lean manufacturing to increase productivity and cut costs of completion. Well organized, attentive to detail and vigilant in achieving safety and environmental impact reduction objectives.
skills
all aspects of machine shop/ tool die making, holding tight tolerances, hands on skills using tools, assembling and re assembling items with new or parts made from scratch. rebuilding or making new parts for machine shop machines if they broke. lathe gears, radial parts,bridgeport parts taking broken pieces out of machines and making new. saving money and time from ordering parts from company's that have 6-8 week lead time on custom pieces. basic an All around tool n die guy. utilize trig and all functions of machining correctly. tool sharpening, along with being 48 years old i still love and will continue to enjoy the achievement of success in the shop along with learning daily.
work history
oct 2023 - jul 2024
Lead Senior Tool and Die
VonRoll Cleveland, OH
Reduced machine downtime by promptly addressing and resolving tooling issues through effective troubleshooting techniques.
Ensured accuracy of work pieces by calibrating measuring instruments such as micrometers and gauges regularly.
Optimized tool life by conducting regular inspections, adjustments, and repairs on cutting tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures.
Established ongoing communication channels between production floor personnel management staff facilitating open dialogue regarding potential areas concern affecting daily performance goals achievements.
mar 2021 - oct 2023
Tool and Die
Cammaco Lorain, OH
Press calls,utilizing skills to fix/repair dies in presses under time restriction to achieve correct gauging parts. rebuild cams, removing upper and lower details repairing damage due to press operator issues/ double stacking of parts, dull punches or buttons. grinding and shimming. utilizing all machine shop machines to achieve a less production downtime with correct gauging stamped parts. inspecting new details with indicators vs broken details for absolute location of components on dies. Entering punches to details and or buttons. typically 10% rule of clearance. using lead solder to measure in various locations of forms while manually entering or dropping top section of dies only on broken or abused details. 100 percent accuracy after die is greased and regular sharpening and shimming is complete. charging nitro gas springs/shocks. Presses at company 400Ton,600Ton,1500Ton and 1600Ton. achieved production runs of 50,000 or more after maintaining correct location and geometry of details with dies on shop horses rebuilding and preventative maintenance. recording repairs into die repair folders, utilizing full layout and detail blueprints in the computer system. ordering consumables, meeting with engineers reviewing changes and suggestions for real life reacquiring issues needing to be solved.
jan 2019 - mar 2021
Tool and Die Lead Machinist
ATI Aviation Services Cleveland, OH
using manual machines re threading axles or any thread to spec. 100% accuracy machining parts stripped of chrome to a protocol dimension for part life. typically all bowing aircraft parts can be machines to smaller threads, and or smaller diameters utilizing oversized bushings. Grinding chrome all tolerances to (mean dementing). using digital micrometers and height gauges calibrated every 3 months for accuracy. 4 place decimal tolerances when needed. Certified and responsible by Boeing cooperation to re machine landing gear components. work place was the east side of cleveland. left ATI after meeting with Cammaco shop president at interview and receiving job verbal. closer to home 5 min drive with great incentive package and competitive 401k/vacation/pay.
aug 2011 - jan 2019
Lead Machinist
WEBB Stiles Valley City, OH
all function of machine shop foreman. receiving project information (blueprints) from engineering meetings, reviewing bill of materials, ordering material, cutters,ect. training others to be proficient and safe machinist using knowledge gained from my younger yeas of learning from the older gentlemen, (i use that term loosely) in the shop. machining and making to tolerance shafts, keyway, bolt patterns, every custom part for Hap Stiles Race Car Hobby. tons of misc machining, building/ making up old cold header machine to draw coils n dies to make 7/16" and 11/16" hex shaft, and dimpling dies for conveyer spring loaded conveyer shafting. making up dies to form cut ends of a wide variate id tubing as swagging achieving a correct bearing fit. tons of custom parts for industrial conveyer systems for company's as Good Year Tire/ Whirlpool/ Cooper tire/ ect. all using manual machine shop machines
education
may 1994
High School Diploma
Brookside High School Sheffield Village, OH
apr 1994
Associate of Arts: Tool And Die Technology
Lorain CountyJVS/Adult Career Center Oberlin, OH
Sargent at Arms 1993/1994. competed for state machine competitions. Advanced blueprinting and math.
looking for a strong customer-based company to usilize my skills as a team member
im a 48 year old senior tool and die / all around machinist. been in the trade since 1992 working at Milford Manufacturing as a tooling/repair machinist after school, and learning the trade from many deferent aspects threw the years. Injection molding (Pro Mold), progressive dies (Impact industries), General machining (Webb Stiles) along with training and working along side with crew, ordering under budget, usually circumstantial budget, but always purchasing codecs tools and cutters for application of workpiece without cutting cost on accurate tooling. i consider myself a fun person to project/work with in the trade. i still strive for excellence in the work place and enjoy the metal trade.
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