Experience

Circle J Fabrication Inc

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials/CNC/Production Mgr

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Design in CAD, Computer-aided manufacturing programing, operate CNC Plasma equipment to produce various Steel, Aluminum, and Stainless parts and assemblies. Design new products, implement the Production Sequencing, Cost Analysis, Cost Reduction Strategies, along with Product Improvement in a ASME Code vessel manufacturing shop. Manage: Raw material stocking levels, New head blanks, Partial assemblies, Order specification sheets, Shop supplies and Tooling, New Material specification for RFQ, Maintaining MTR ( Mill Test Reports) Database,Various other duties. Increased production of CNC from a few products (5%-10%) to now producing over 90% of product/sub assemblies. 30%+ waste utilization through new Component design and new sub-product redesign. Decreased Cutting times for 1 product (grill tops) by 35% along with reducing warping of the material through new design. Grill tops account for 30%+ of CNC machine time. Supervised 11+ employees Show less



Lone Star Woodworks

• Fort Worth

• Owner

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Design/Fabricate and sell custom creations ranging from $5 to $1000+, using Wood, Metal, Leather, Plastics, and other materials. Building from design to final product incorporating art and precision. Extensive work with Horizontal milling machine & CO2 Laser. CAD Design in various programs including Art CAM, Vectric CNC, En Route, and Fusion 360. Fabricate custom fixtures and jigs to increase productivity and lessen defects per unit while increasing first time yield. Currently teaching basic CNC (Router-Plasma-Laser) to surrounding High School teachers. Primary designer for Cowtown Welding Challange. Show less



Auto Doctor

• United Kingdom
• Automotive
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Feb 2008 - Sep 2014

  Run automotive maintenance and repair shop including fleet management, personnel supervision, customer service, parts ordering, scheduling and control of workflow. Ability to achieve cost reductions without sacrificing quality by taking a LEAN approach to all aspects of the business . Co-Managed fleet maintenance programs for City of Mansfield PD, FD, Parks Department along with other small businesses. Hired and supervised a team of Service Writers, Automotive Technicians, Technician assistants (7+ Personnel). Used RO Writer software system to plan, track and report vehicle previous and future maintenance/repair for fleet customers to include Total Cost of Ownership. Planned and managed parts procurement including vendor contracts/relations and subcontract services. Developed pricing strategy for labor and parts to meet competition and budget constraints. Reduced parts cost by 15% to 35% and supply cost by 20% to 50% in 3-year period, without sacrificing quality. Consistently maintained a 64% gross profit margin and $350 to $500 average ticket. Show less