Experience

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  Entrust Manufacturing Technologies

  • Menomonee FallsWi

  • Area Machining Supervisor

    • Aug 2011 - Present
    • Menomonee FallsWi

    • Supervise and train production staff members about CNC programming, setup, and operation of equipment.• Increase productivity and shorten lead times through advanced programming techniques including high speed machining, tooling, and work holding.• Design and build all fixtures related to horizontal machining.• Piece part time reduction of over 70% has been realized with recent purchase of equipment and machining techniques.

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  Master Lock Company

  • Oak Creek Wi

  • Model Maker

    • Oct 2001 - Apr 2011
    • Oak Creek Wi

    • Provided technical assistance in support of new product design, development, and testing.• Provided rapid prototyping techniques in the Product Development unit in cooperation with Product Engineering.• Manufactured new product samples using toolroom equipment including CNC and manual machines, 2 and 3-axis• Product testing destructive and non-destructive using salt spray, Ultra Violet, vibration, contaminant, shock, cycle testing, mechanical testing, design and building of all fixtures required for testing.• Surfcam part programming; coordinated all preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment.• Design and build plastic injection molds, and small compound stamping dies for short run samples.

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  Rockwell Automation

  • Greater Milwaukee Area

  • Journeyman Tool and Die Maker

    • May 1995 - Sep 2001
    • Greater Milwaukee Area

    • Maintained and repaired multi-cavity plastic injection molds and progressive and compound metal stamping dies.• Designed and fabricated jigs and fixtures; built high tolerance inspection gages.• Provided support tooling for internal customers using manual and CNC equipment.• Trained toolroom personnel about CNC equipment programming and operation and Surfcam software.

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  Scot Industries

  • Pewaukee Wi

  • Journeyman Toolroom Machinist, Supervisor

    • Jun 1984 - May 1995
    • Pewaukee Wi

    • Supervised five production staff members and contributed to all-encompassing second shift operations.• Reduced cycle times with less downtime while improving spindle hours for unmanned machining.• Trained toolroom apprentices about manual equipment operation and CNC setup, programming, and operation.• Program, setup, and operate CNC equipment including 2 axis slant bed lathes, 4 axis Mill/turn lathe with live tooling. CNC Horizontal and Vertical mills up to 4 axis.