Experience

Temperform, LLC

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Oerlikon

• Switzerland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foundry Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Oversee all aspects of the foundry. • Maintain safe working conditions for all employees. • Maintain production processes. • Scrap reduction and cost saving. • Maintain EASE software for 5S process. • Oversee atomization of a variety of alloys to produce powder to the correct micron size particles. • Maintain inventory levels of material for production. • Manage usage of furnaces, knockouts and relines. • Maintain and update employee training records. • Oversee all aspects of the foundry. • Maintain safe working conditions for all employees. • Maintain production processes. • Scrap reduction and cost saving. • Maintain EASE software for 5S process. • Oversee atomization of a variety of alloys to produce powder to the correct micron size particles. • Maintain inventory levels of material for production. • Manage usage of furnaces, knockouts and relines. • Maintain and update employee training records.



WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc. (West Homestead)

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Foundry Superintendent

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

  ● Oversee day-to-day operations of the Molding, Melt, Cleaning and Core rooms. ● Maintain up-to-date reviews of employees. ● Proven scrap reduction and cost savings. ● Maintain, write, implement, and train ISO procedures. ● Maintain a safe working environment for all employees. ● Maintain all schedules for production and processing of castings. ● Ensure all shipments are made on time. ● Maintain all levels of inventory ● Oversee day-to-day operations of the Molding, Melt, Cleaning and Core rooms. ● Maintain up-to-date reviews of employees. ● Proven scrap reduction and cost savings. ● Maintain, write, implement, and train ISO procedures. ● Maintain a safe working environment for all employees. ● Maintain all schedules for production and processing of castings. ● Ensure all shipments are made on time. ● Maintain all levels of inventory



Great Lakes Castings, LLC

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Disa Superintendent

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Oversee day-to-day operations of the Disa foundry. • Maintain production processes and prepare production reports • Evaluate all SOP’s for the foundry and make corrections and additions as needed. • Maintain a safe working environment for all employees. • Maintain all schedules for production and processing of castings. • Train and maintain ISO procedures. • Evaluate all production patterns for venting risering and gating. • Scrap reduction and cost savings. • Oversee day-to-day operations of the Disa foundry. • Maintain production processes and prepare production reports • Evaluate all SOP’s for the foundry and make corrections and additions as needed. • Maintain a safe working environment for all employees. • Maintain all schedules for production and processing of castings. • Train and maintain ISO procedures. • Evaluate all production patterns for venting risering and gating. • Scrap reduction and cost savings.



Asama Coldwater Manufacturing

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Casting Coordinator

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  Oversee the day to day operations of the Molding, Melt, Cleaning and Core rooms. Maintain inventory and shipping schedule of products. Maintain up-to-date reviews of employees. Maintain, write, implement and train ISO procedures. Maintain a safe working environment for all employees. Oversee the day to day operations of the Molding, Melt, Cleaning and Core rooms. Maintain inventory and shipping schedule of products. Maintain up-to-date reviews of employees. Maintain, write, implement and train ISO procedures. Maintain a safe working environment for all employees.



American Foundry Group

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • 2013 - 2015

  Oversee all day to day operations, maintain production process, prepare production reports, and approve all orders of departmental material and supplies. Maintain and oversee all aspects of printed molds. Maintain close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product. Interview and hire new employees as well as oversee employee attendance and discipline. Maintain up-to-date reviews of employees. Maintain a safe working environment for all employees. Maintain, write, implement and train ISO procedures. Show less



Flowserve Corporation

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Manager

  • 2012 - 2013

  Managed the day to day operations of the Molding, Melt, Cleaning and Core room. Maintained production process, prepared production reports, handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product, and ordered departmental material and supplies. Interviewed and hired new employees as well as overseeing employee attendance and discipline and maintaining up-to-date reviews of employees. Oversaw scheduling of orders. Maintained a safe working environment for all employees by developing a safety and training program to insure their success at their careers. Show less



The Federal Metal Co.

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Superintendent

  • 2010 - 2012

  Supervised the operations of the departments to insure quality manufacturing. Maintained production process, prepared production reports, safety reports, employee SOP’s and overseeing employee attendance and discipline issues. Alloyed material to ASTM standards. Supervised the operations of the departments to insure quality manufacturing. Maintained production process, prepared production reports, safety reports, employee SOP’s and overseeing employee attendance and discipline issues. Alloyed material to ASTM standards.



Donsco Inc.

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shift Superintendent

  • 2008 - 2010

  Supervised the operations of the foundry to insure quality manufacturing. Maintained production process, prepared production reports, handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product, and ordered departmental material and supplies. Specialized in Sinto and B&P machines specializing in specialty iron types. Interviewed and hired new employees as well as overseeing employee attendance and discipline and maintaining uptodate reviews of employees. Supervised the operations of the foundry to insure quality manufacturing. Maintained production process, prepared production reports, handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product, and ordered departmental material and supplies. Specialized in Sinto and B&P machines specializing in specialty iron types. Interviewed and hired new employees as well as overseeing employee attendance and discipline and maintaining uptodate reviews of employees.



New Process Steel

• United States
• Mining
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Quality

  • 2004 - 2008

  Machine setup, down layer, recoiler, quality control, and tagging of product. Machine setup, down layer, recoiler, quality control, and tagging of product.



Grede Foundries Inc

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mold and Pour Supervisor

  • 2001 - 2004

  Supervised the operations of the department to insure quality manufacturing, maintained production process, prepared production reports, ordered departmental material and supplies, and handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product. Oversaw employee attendance and disciplines. Supervised the operations of the department to insure quality manufacturing, maintained production process, prepared production reports, ordered departmental material and supplies, and handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product. Oversaw employee attendance and disciplines.



Auburn Foundry

• Auburn, IN

• Mold Supervisor/Cleaning Room Supervisor

  • 1990 - 2001

  Supervised the operations of the department to insure quality manufacturing, maintained machines, insured proper running of the product system, prepared production reports, ordered departmental material and supplies and handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product. Also enforced the collective bargaining agreement and weighed and stored castings in the warehouse. Oversaw employee attendance and disciplines. Supervised the operations of the department to insure quality manufacturing, maintained machines, insured proper running of the product system, prepared production reports, ordered departmental material and supplies and handled close relations with customers to insure on time delivery of product. Also enforced the collective bargaining agreement and weighed and stored castings in the warehouse. Oversaw employee attendance and disciplines.



Midwest Foundry

• Quality Control

  • 1987 - 1990

  Originally started with the company in the capacity of line grinder and was promoted to my primary position of quality control where I traveled to various customer locations to repair quality issues. Originally started with the company in the capacity of line grinder and was promoted to my primary position of quality control where I traveled to various customer locations to repair quality issues.