Dan Speer Email & Phone Number

Spring Grove, Il, Us

Takaoka-City, Toyama-Pref, Jp

Phone support and field service for VMC, HMC, and 5 axis CNC milling machines, ladder/PLC troubleshooting, spindle diagnosis, tilt/rotary axis repair, machine installation including additional pallet pool and expanded chain and matrix magazine setup. Trained in Renishaw laser and DBB. Writing and delivering training seminars and hands-on training for distributor service teams for multiple specific topics, including basic machine geometry, rotary axis repair, ATC cam box service and performing trace function to troubleshoot ATC, and machine accuracy and tuning parameters for axis performance.

Crew Chief, Crew member for a multiple car road race team that includes: Sport 2000, Formula Continental, GT1, GT2, GT3, and Trans Am series cars. Manufactured parts from scratch in house via: Mill, Lathe, and welder. Built race and street engines: piston and rotary engines as well as diesel engines. Worked with team to tune, maintain, and repair cars at track. Designed drivers’ compartment for driver ergonomics and safety. Upgraded several older (pre 1970) street cars with: high output engines, Drum to disk brake conversions, suspensions, and bolt ons. Emergency repairs specialist, repair damage from racing to get the car back on the track with safety as primary goal.

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Originally brought in to assist with field service and installations, as well as repairing rotary indexing tables. as business needs have changed over the last year, I've also expanded into machining and manufacturing, both manual and CNC machines, as well as draw tube balancing for hydraulically actuated lathe chucks. Over the last year, I've assisted in nearly doubling the capacity of the rotary indexing repair department, as well as more than doubling the profitability of the department by allowing faster turn around times, yielding the ability to profit from making expedite services available for the end user.

Chesterfield, Mo, Us

Started originally as a plastic extrusion machine operator, promoted to tool room technician to maintain, repair, or replace tooling as needed, as well as assembling and distributing job kits for multiple assembly lines.

London, England, Gb

Performed various tasks as a floating team member, having to learn quickly to accomplish various tasks in a very short window of time (~32 seconds) to assist in the assembly of multiple makes of vehicles on a continuously running assembly line.

Maintain and repair bowling machines in a 20 lane house. Both tuning and emergency repairs to keep machines running with minimal down time were a constant and critical need.