High School Maintenance

Objective

To excel in this competitive business environment, while providing the greatest achievable work ethic. Being a role model for other employees to facilitate one to reach their full potential and goals. I believe in the [ 5 ‘P’ method} – Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.

Experience

Nortrak – Machinist B 2009 - Present

• Operated vertical plate press, horizontal bulldozer plate press, forged material to blueprint specifications, straightened forged material on vertical hammer press, used tongs to remove hot material from furnace, used PPE that was required to prevent injuries, formed forged material on vertical "A" frame hydraulic press, operated Peddinghaus, edited programs as needed on Mazak AJV 35/60, punch press, operated Cincinnati multi-spindle drill, and Cincinnati single spindle drill press, Operated Robot Welder, Daewoo-Puma and Mori Seiki with Fanuc controls

• Performed set-ups for countersinking, counter boring and drilling, operated piranha press, bandsaw, Cincinnati horizontal mill, Maserati horizontal drill, assembled rods, clips and gauge plates for BNSF, CN, NORFOLK SOUTHERN, AMTRAK, METRA, METROLINX, KANSAS CITY RAIL, UNION PACIFIC, PROGRESS RAIL, MTA, CANADIAN PACIFIC and CSX.

• Utilized power tools and measuring tools such as measuring tapes, calipers and micrometers keeping accuracy at +/- .0005 tolerances.

• Completed orders according to blue prints, used a Dielectric Withstand Tester to test all rods and gauge plates that were assembled, this device was used for assurance that the parts could hold a certain amount of voltage.

• Operated Komo VMC 50/120 CNC machine, operated forklift, overhead cranes and heavy duty John Deere payloader

• Developed the company’s safety mission statement, utilized and recognized by the President of Nortrak and used throughout the 7 Nortrak companies.

Great Western Steel - Machine/ Bandsaw Operator 2005 - 2009

• Operated forklift, and overhead crane. Moved steel coils ranging from 4,900 lbs to 53,000 lbs, from storage area to flat bed trucks for customers. Inventory of Imported and Exported materials.

• Read specifications and blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, and sizes of coils.

• Ride on girders or other structural-steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position.

• Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.

• Catch hot rivets in buckets, and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.

• Dismantle structures and equipment.

• Forged metal parts such as steel frames, columns, beams, and girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.

• Hold rivets while riveters use air-hammers to form heads on rivets.

• Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, and valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.

• Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.

• Drive drift pins through rivet holes in order to align rivet holes in structural-steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.

• Fasten structural-steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.

• Force structural-steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and hand tools.

• Pull, push, or pry structural-steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.

• Operated piranha shearing machine and Cincinnati drill press

National Tube Supply – Machinist B 2001 - 2005

• Operated Amada and DoAll vertical bandsaws.

Inventory Control, shipping & Receiving, and general warehouse.

Maintenance Mechanic, Repaired & Troubleshoot Mark I-VII bandsaws.

• Possess attentiveness to detail, steady hands, manual dexterity, and the ability to follow instructions and interpret drawings.

• Used micrometers, calipers, and measuring tapes to perform accurate measurements. Used basic machine shop arithmetic.

• Used material from rack or storage and cut material on bandsaw keeping tolerances within +/- 1/64 to 1/16 of an inch.

Keeping saw log.

• Lifting of material weights up to 101 lbs with assistance from crane.

• Set up saws for mults, performed first part inspections on material that was being cut for accuracy of measurements.

• Unloaded extrusion trucks, putting material away.

• Removed scrap bins when full and replaced with empty ones, moved material (rotate stock as needed)

• Loaded scrap truck when pickup was necessary.

• Performed daily inspections on machines I was assigned to operates such as coolant levels, hydraulic fluid levels, way oils, conveyor belts and made sure machine had all of its proper protective guards.

Tru-cut Tool Supply - Amada Manual Welding / Forklift Operator 1998-2001

• Processed Amada, Starrett, TC 2001 and Arntz saw blades for vertical band saws.

• Inventory Control, shipping & receiving, and general warehouse.

• Maintenance Mechanic repaired & troubleshoots Mark I-VII bandsaws.

• Preventative maintenance on all bandsaws.

• Prepared custom fit cut, and welded blades according to customer specifications.

• Serviced bandsaws for companies that purchased bandsaws from tru-cut via company vehicles.

• Training of new employees on saw processing procedures.

• Operated manual welding machine, CNC grinding machine keeping tolerances between .0005 to .0020 using a micrometer to get proper measurements.

Education

High School Diploma - Tilden High School Chicago, IL 08/1991 – 06/1995

Symbol Job Training 01/2010 – 11/2010

CNC 203 Operating, Set-up and Editing

Skills

Mailroom Clerk Experience, Operated Postal Machines, Carpentry, Auto Repair, Experienced Commercial Painter, Maintenance, CNC Machine Operator Certified, Forklift and Crane Certified, Metal Forging, Steel Bending and Forming.

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