RUDY E. ACOSTA
Palmdale, CA 93351
OBJECTIVE___________________________________________
Highly motivated and skilled individual, seeking a challenging position in a company offering career advancement opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS_____________________________________
Expertise in tooling and composite/metal fabrication
Set-up mills and lathes - Grinders (OD/OD)- NC Mills (3 & 5 axis) -NC lathes
Extensive experience as a wind tunnel model tooling machinist, including production research and development, N/C mill machining and programming, M.D.I.
Ability to work with materials such as graphite composites and exotic metals
NC Programming - Maintenance machinist repair work
Full scope range of experience from Conventional to CNC machinist
Clearance: Secret/111
EXPERIENCE_________________________________________
February 2006 – September Hydra-Electric Company Burbank, CA
Prototype Machinist - Tool & Die
Performs high-precision machining and prototype tooling
Evaluates engineering prototype designs for feasibility and tooling development
Fabricates complex machined components
Constructs, repairs, maintains and calibrates machine shop tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and instruments
January 2001 – February 2006 Mulgrew Aircraft Components, Inc Los Angeles, CA
Tooling Machinist
NC operator and NC mill operator.
Perform own set ups
November 1984 - December 1999 Northrop Grumman Corporation Torrance, CA
Wind Tunnel Model Tooling Machinist
Implemented and monitored complete engineering plans; including model design for development
aircraft structures, as well as new system concepts
Acted as manufacturing liaison for each project
Evaluated engineering designs for productivity and implemented cost improvement measures
Provided corrective action to eliminate quality, schedule and cost variances
Performed high-precision machining and tooling development
Reported project status to management
April 1983 - November 1984 Nardon Manufacturing Company, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Tooling Machinist
Worked on jet turbine engines
NC operator and NC lathe operator Performed own set ups .
RUDY E. ACOSTA
37512 Plantain Lane
Palmdale, CA 93351
OBJECTIVE___________________________________________
Highly motivated and skilled individual, seeking a challenging position in a company offering career advancement opportunities.
QUALIFICATIONS_____________________________________
Expertise in tooling and composite/metal fabrication
Set-up mills and lathes - Grinders (OD/OD)- NC Mills (3 & 5 axis) -NC lathes
Extensive experience as a wind tunnel model tooling machinist, including production research and development, N/C mill machining and programming, M.D.I.
Ability to work with materials such as graphite composites and exotic metals
NC Programming - Maintenance machinist repair work
Full scope range of experience from Conventional to CNC machinist
Clearance: Secret/111
EXPERIENCE_________________________________________
February 2006 – September Hydra-Electric Company Burbank, CA
Prototype Machinist - Tool & Die
Performs high-precision machining and prototype tooling
Evaluates engineering prototype designs for feasibility and tooling development
Fabricates complex machined components
Constructs, repairs, maintains and calibrates machine shop tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and instruments
January 2001 – February 2006 Mulgrew Aircraft Components, Inc Los Angeles, CA
Tooling Machinist
NC operator and NC mill operator.
Perform own set ups
November 1984 - December 1999 Northrop Grumman Corporation Torrance, CA
Wind Tunnel Model Tooling Machinist
Implemented and monitored complete engineering plans; including model design for development
aircraft structures, as well as new system concepts
Acted as manufacturing liaison for each project
Evaluated engineering designs for productivity and implemented cost improvement measures
Provided corrective action to eliminate quality, schedule and cost variances
Performed high-precision machining and tooling development
Reported project status to management
April 1983 - November 1984 Nardon Manufacturing Company, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
Tooling Machinist
Worked on jet turbine engines
NC operator and NC lathe operator Performed own set ups .