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Job requirements included scheduling material, tooling and supplies for monthly, low volume, production needs. Maintain CAD/CAM software packages. Computer needs including: backup files, transfer data and basic hardware needs. For the production of automated assembly components, fixtures and tooling.Maintain and perform minor machine maintenance, schedule repairs and trouble shoot basic repairs corresponding with telephone service technicians.Familiar with ISO/QS 9000 requirements.

Sarasota, Florida Area

For Sun Hydraulics, Sarasota, FL. – • Maintain programs, tooling, work holding (2)Chiron, (2)HAAS, (3)Robodrill 5-axis Machining Centers, equipped with Nikken, single/twin, 4th-5th- axis, Renishaw part/tool probing.• Coordinate MasterCAM licensing, seating, Dongles/HASPs. “GOTO” for basic instruction technical support. Currently MasterCAM, Multiaxis “X7”.• Develop secondary operations, to Lathe/Turning operations, for Prototype, Custom, Short run part processing.

Sarasota, Florida Area

For Hi-Stat, Sarasota, FL. – Automotive sensor manufacturer• Toolroom Machinist, within Automotive automated component manufacturer. (1)4-axis Machining Center, (1)Multi/Mill/Turn Lathe all manual Toolroom machines.• Reverse engineer assemble fixtures, application systems, testing and fabricating equipment. For multiple assembly stations• Manufacture, tight tolerance, replacement, expendable, coil winder mandrels, test/assemble fixtures, PVD sputter furniture/masks, lapping fixtures, ultrasonic cleaning/wash fictures.• Coordinate Toolmaker needs, single/prototype tooling, converting single process into completed CNC project requirements.Reason for Leaving: Plant location closer

Sarasota, Florida Area

For Bradenton Tool & Machine Corp., Sarasota, FL. -- Manufacturers of form - drills, reamers, form tools and production machine parts. (10+ employees)• Planned, and coordinated activities on major project for a small job shop. This was to include (2) Horizontal Machining centers, (6) multi-shift employees, (5) secondary operation stations, all programming and maintenance.• Designed and machined all fixturing and clamping. Project involved a family of parts that included over 80 part drawings.• Developed rapport as point of contact for two major customers. These contacts included Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Quality control, Marketing, Accounting, Shipping, Production control.• Repaired mechanical and electronic machine tool problems. This included replacing internal spindle encoders, exchanging axis drive boards, realign pallet indexer.Reason for Leaving: Plant location closer

Sarasota, Florida Area

American Beryllium Lockheed/Martin (Loral)Fabricators in aerospace components, specializing in beryllium and exotic metals Employed to setup/operate manual and CNC vertical machining center, and wire EDM machines. Job requirements include programming, setup/operation of manual and CNC milling machines. Required to verify program, proof run and first article inspections. Verify programs required full knowledge of g-code format, tool selection and process planning. For the production of aerospace components. Majority of machining was done in beryllium for structural aerospace components using solid carbide tooling. Full use and understanding of speeds and feeds for most commonly used aerospace materials, beryllium, albemet, titanium, 7075 aluminum… Regrind basic carbide tooling as required. Setup, programmed and operated, moth-balled, 1986, Monarch, VMC-75, GE2000 Control. Self taught older G-code format and increased machining capacity of machine shop. Extensive use of dual 4th axis indexers and customize vacuum fixturing.Exceptional understanding of “Geometric” dimensioning and tolerances. Reason for Leaving: Company stability was in question and Bradenton Tool & Machine Corp. sought me out to manage major project.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

SUN MICROSTAMPINGManufacturers of precision telecommunication stamped/formed components. Employed to setup CNC vertical machining center, and wire EDM machines. Job requirements include: programming, setup, training area personnel, scheduling material, tooling and supplies for production needs, scheduling maintenance of machines. For the production of progressive punch and die components. Maintain CAD/CAM software packages. Computer needs including: backup files, transfer data and basic hardware needs. Trained in the use of Mitsubishi wire EDM machine - 40 hours schooling. Trained in the use of Esprit CAD/CAM software - 40 hours. Full use and understanding of speeds and feeds for most commonly used tool-making materials, A2-A8 air hardening steel, S7 die steel, M2/M42 high-speed steel, carbide… Reason for Leaving: Merger in company caused redundancy of my position, employment closer to home was in our mutual interest.

Sarasota, Florida Area

SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDSarasota County Technical Institute Vocational/Technical Training Center Employed as a full time machining instructor. Responsible for teaching basic machining, CNC setup and programming and CAD/CAM basics. Job requirements included: training in all machine shop basic skills, Shop safety, measuring instruments, math, blueprint reading, bench work, lathe, mill, grinding, heat treatment, tool grinding, gaging and inspection. Extended training included EDM, CNC lathe and mill, setup/operation and CAD/CAM introduction. Full use and understanding of speeds and feeds for most commonly used machine-shop materials, 1018 steel, cast iron, 12L14/11L17 leaded steel, 6061 aluminum, brass, bronze, nylon, and tool-making materials, D2 drill steel, A2-A8 air hardening steel and oil hardening steels… Visited the 1994 IMTS Trade Show in Chicago Trained in SmartCAM - 40 hours. Reason for Leaving: Excellent experience and challenge but the financial restrictions were too great.