Derek Hess Email & Phone Number

Erlanger, KY, US

Hebron, Kentucky, United States

Florence, Kentucky, United States

• Machine tooling and cutting tool sales.
• Lead Generation and prospecting potential clients, such as machine shops and production operations.
• Gain and maintain relations with vendors, distributors, and end-users.
• Evaluate client needs and suggest potential solutions.
• Produce quotes and communicate client needs.

United States

• Replace and repair components on press dies, ensuring cutting/shearing details and punches meet specifications. Die Maintenance.
• Train, mentor, and inspire apprentices in tool & die related skills, and to foster critical thinking.
• Read blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions to determine materials and machines required.
• Set up and operate machine tools (lathe, Bridgeport mill, wet grinder, hand tools, EDM) to machine parts to specification.
• Manage tool shop projects, explore supply vendors for tooling and supplies.
• Collaborate with production, engineering, and quality teams to resolve issues.

• Operate production machines and adjust parameters in machine computer systems, gripper controls, and press controls to maximize output.
• Provide on-call support for other operators, track performance, and communicate with engineers, management, and maintenance to resolve issues.
• Conduct safety walkthroughs, facilitate proactive safety discussions and harm reduction meetings.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Organizational Leadership

• Focused on evidence-based leadership principles, theory, ethics, research, communications, and problem-solving. • Developing a diverse.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Computerized Manufacturing And Machining

• Completed coursework in general education, basic electrical and mechanical systems, and advanced machining. • Certificates obtained.