Manufacturing Manager

DRAGAN PODUNAVAC

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Organized tool room personnel to work as a team to increase tooling output and decrease down time.

• Continuously redesigned and altered production tooling to improve part quality, quantity, safety, and operator safety.

• Advised engineering, production, QC, and maintenance departments with development of new tooling projects.

• Designed and fabricated custom machines for drilling, tapping, milling, boring and assembly.

• Designed and build machining fixtures with manual air or hydraulic clamping for CNC machines, assembly fixtures, inspection fixtures and gages.

• Designed and fabricated automatic loading systems for CNC turning machines

• Designed and build robot hand end tooling, and staging stations.

• Capable of set-up and operating manual tool room machines, hand power tools, hoist, lift truck and bench tool work and assembly.

• Knowledge and understanding of part prints, assembly prints (ENGLISH/METRIC) and GD&T.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TOOL ROOM DIE REPAIR 09 2010-PRESENT

ALBANY CHICAGO LLC Pleasant Prairie, WI

Repairing casting dies, trim dies and making tooling components.

LAID OFF FROM ANDERSON DIE CASTING 03-200*-**-****

Wheeling plant closed because of decrease of customer orders

TOOL ROOM MANAGER 1999-2009

ANDERSON DIE CASTING Wheeling, IL

Coordinated and supervised tool room operations for 3 shifts (union shop).

Scheduled and assigned work to tool room personnel. Enforced all company rules and regulations. Supervised all safety aspects of the tool room operations and general house keeping. Hired, evaluated, trained, discharged and document corrective disciplinary actions of tool room personnel in accordance with HR department. Analyzed production tooling problems and coordinate repairs to prevent tooling down time. Supervised and helped with machine set-up, bench finishing, assembly, etc. Directed and supervised production tooling P M program. Maintained tool room equipment PM and advised, helped with repairs. Organized and maintained up to date prints of tooling components. Maintained inventory of production tooling components. Purchased tooling components and tool room supplies’. Attended production, last shot, continuous improvement, safety and engineering meetings. Advised engineering, production, QC and maintenance departments with development of new tooling projects. Advised and assisted the maintenance department with production equipment repairs and improvements including safety. Designed, purchased components, supervised and assisted with the fabrication and assembly of custom machines, fixtures, gages, and robot hand end tooling.

WORKING TOOLING SUPERVISOR 1996-1999

CNC TECHNOLOGIES Bensenville, IL

Supervised tool room personnel in accordance with company policies. Designed, purchased components, fabricated and assembled custom machines for milling, drilling, reaming, tapping, etc. Incorporated custom machine with CNC machine to create machining cell for better parts flow and process control. Designed, fabricated and assembled production fixtures with manual, air and hydraulic clamping. Designed and fabricated production gages, and robot hand end tooling. Advised and helped with prototype fabrication and assembly. Advised and provided support to machining and QC.

REFERENCES

Fred Rausa; Engineering Manager, ADC LP. 224-***-****

Kim Bear; Purchasing Manager, ADC LP. 847-***-****

Robert Arthur; General Manager, Arthur Machinery 813-***-****

Bob Shutty; President, Ireland Tool Sales Co. 847-***-****

Mike Paluchniak; Maintenance Manager 708-***-****

Bill Blechschmindt; Sales, Jerico Inc. 630-***-****

Jay De Vries; Sales, Gro-Mac Associates Inc. 616-***-****

Peter Maurice; Sales, J&H Machine Tool 414-***-****

Bill Chapel; Sales, DMS 847-***-****

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