Christopher Rodriguez
**** ****** **. *****: 323-***-****
Los Angeles CA. 90063 ***********************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain an engineering position that will utilize my current skill-set and offer an opportunity for
growth
COMPETENCIES
- Project Management - CAD (CatiaV5)/FEA (Deform3D) - Microsoft Office
- Technical Drawings - Fixture, Tooling, and Dynamic Assembly Design - GD&T
- AS9100/ISO9001 - Material Specifications/Standards - Lean/Kaizen
EDUCATION
California State University - Los Angeles December 2005
-Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
-Specialization: Productions Systems
EXPERIENCE
Weber Metals Inc – Paramount, CA June 2005 to Present
Design Engineer
o Created forging part and tool die designs utilizing customer finished part definition
o FEA simulation of forging process from input stock to finish product
o Provided technical support to the Sales Department through customer visits, conference calls and
developing program timelines that includes concurrent engineering efforts with key customers
o Functional tolerance and annotated models as detailed layouts including forging specific GD&T
o Lead Engineer responsible for TECT Power Jet engine outer guide vain production 2008-2010
Design and Manufacturing support grossing 1.7 M in revenues
Manufacturing Engineer
o Technical procedures generation for product production and inspection
o New product development driver, Swage and Shear operations at Weber Metals Inc.
o Job improvement initiator as well as responding to improvement requests identified by their
respective departments, through put improvements and forge program weight savings
o Design of experiment data acquisition and analyses, Stress relieve optimal temperature operation
o Project management through, equipment acquisition and coordinated the repair of plant
equipment while evaluating return of investments
o Managed Reclaimed Steel Inventory of 200 plus decommissioned die tools, allocation and
coordination of tooling preparation, 222,000 lbs in 2008-2010, saving valued at $411,000
o Responsible for die steel scrapping, 5.9 M lbs in 2008-2010 revenue valued at $937,000
o Production and Quality control forecasting capacity engineering support
South Western Industries – Rancho Domingez, CA September 2004 to June 2005
Jr. Manufacturing Engineer
o Machine tool final inspection and report out, all products
o New product research and development support and inspection process generation
o Field and customer service support, diagnosing problem unique to customer’s applications as
well as generating service bulletins
o Production control support, assisted expectation management of product manufacturing
o Generated technical procedures and fixtures for machine assemble optional equipment
installation, complete product line increasing productivity 66%