Engineer Project

TERRENCE L. WALKER

**** ******* ****

Owensboro, KY 42303

229-***-**** - Cell

e-mail : ****************@*****.***

Objective

A tool and process engineering position that involves tooling activities such as manufacturing system upgrade, tooling procurement, troubleshooting, new product development, tool design, engineering and purchasing tooling objectives as requested by management.

Accomplishments

Developed pilot tooling replacement programs saving $950,000 a project by building tooling (progressive dies) in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe for selected new product and buying high quantity parts.

Designed die lubricant reclamation and recirculation system for initial high volume trial press. This system resulted in lubricant net cost savings after the first year at the rate of $400.00 per month. Additional systems were implemented after the first positive result and achieved similar results based on proportionate lubricant usage.

Implemented improved scope of die protection systems for all medium to high volume progressive dies resulting in the reduction of catastrophic die crashes in addition to providing each press operator a higher degree of personal safety.

Conservatively, each year of production after these enhancements saved the company $500,000 to $750,000 in direct avoidance of litigation costs, loss of equipment, repair and labor costs, and production downtime.

Standardized quick die change system which included: quick locator progressive die subplates, common scrap removal components, and bridging adjustable coilstock support racks. This equipment produced a reduction of set-up time and improvement in the efficiency of scrap removal during die and concurrent press operation. Estimated labor savings per three shift work day was $420.00.

Streamlined obsolescent and redundant tooling as applied to progressive dies, single station draw dies, and cold heading dies. This general reorganization of tooling by the efficient gleaning of redundant parts, removal of aged tools, the storage and tiering of current production tools by usage in the removed tools place saved the company a minimum of $20,000 per year.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in progressive die design and troubleshooting with in-house toolroom or vendor toolmakers worldwide.

Heavy exposure to build and application of tool design for dies, injection molds, gages, drill jigs, robotic weld fixtures, and manufacturing improvements.

Managed and trained 1 to 3 tool designers concurrently.

Development and employment of quick die change systems, cold heading die design, Acme-Gridley screw machine form design, tooling cost estimation, electronic die protection systems, and accessory engineering improvements to stamping press operations.

Employment History

Consulting Geologist and Consulting Tooling Engineer, 9/2008-Present,Owensboro, KY

Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products,McRae, GA (6/00- 8/08),Tooling Engineer

Project management of new product tooling builds and design of(progressive, single station-line, deep draw panel dies, thermoplastic injection molds, metal injection molds, and die cast dies, check fixtures, robotic weld fixtures, tooling improvements.)

Foreign and domestic tooling and stamped part sourcing and procurement with capital budgets of $500,000-$1,500,000 per project. Foreign tooling was held to strict domestic standards and tools were delivered within build specifications.

Managed rework and refurbishment of existing production tooling with regards to engineering changes or general maintenance.

Participated in manufacturing process improvements with regards to kaizan events, kanban, 5S organization, SMED from receiving training to execution of improvements on shop floor.

Completed capital project cost estimation and cost reductions through low cost country tool and parts sourcing and buying within or under budget and meeting production deadlines.

Instituted quality standards at point of manufacture which involved selecting, specifying, and building intricate check fixtures and gaging for use in the stamping pressroom.

Faultless Caster Division, Evansville, IN (7/97-5/00), Tooling and Manufacturing Engineer

Troubleshoot manufacturing problems on daily projects or temporary assignment basis in other facilities in a team environment.

Company recognized a savings of $1-2 million during my tenure and team involvement for manufacturing and tooling process improvements. This comprised implementation of refined process flows by means of SMED/quick die change practice, staging tools for production, general organization and storage of tooling. In addition, improved lead times by manipulation of CNC programs for long run production parts on lathes and milling work centers. Improved robotic weld fixtures through improved user ergonomics for quick part release and loading, and cost savings through low price country outsourcing and build of replacement tooling.

Experienced in tool design of cold heading dies, single station to progressive complete dies, robotic weld fixtures. Exposed to purchase and installation of CNC cabinet mills with CAM programming,(MasterCAM and Bridgeport 3-D FeatureMill software) CNC production lathes, and screw machines.

Other employment

Self-employed professional consulting geologist in the mid-west from 1978 to 1997, 2008-present with the exception of a two year job with Wiser Oil Company in Corbin, KY from 1979-81 and a one year term after graduation with the Kentucky Geological Survey 1978-1979.

Military

United States Army (1987-1990),Aerial Intelligence Specialist, enlisted soldier

Maintained secret and interim top secret clearances.

Education and Training

ITT Technical Institute, Evansville/Newburgh, IN

Associate of Applied Science/Tool Engineering Technology

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology

Registered Professional Geologist, No. 1022, State of Kentucky

Adept in use of Microsoft Office programs, basic Pro Engineer, AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Lotus Notes

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