Robert Dillard Email & Phone Number

Elkhart, In, Us

Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States

Manufacturing project support, process improvements in a manufacturing and assembly environment.Construct and Repair metal, wood, plastic molds and patterns using conventional machines and bench work.Problem solving and decision-making, interact directly with our users to understand their requirements. Impact their experience through the design and implementation of new features and customizations.Design assembly fixtures, CNC fixtures, and Checking fixtures to support the users.

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Custom thermoforming and in house tooling with a variety of thermoformable materials.Finished parts from 6" X 6" up to 6' X 10'.Responsibilities and Job requirements include:Abundance of creativity and ability to work with my hands.Expertise in Pattern Shop equipment set up and operate.Safely operate power tools and manual machines.Troubleshooting issues and logical problem solving.Making process improvements.Read and understand blueprints, CAD and technical drawings.Accurately use measurement tools.Follow written and verbal instructions with accuracy.Perform any and all other job related tasks as assigned.

Granger, Indiana

IAM Local Lodge 2810 (International Association of Machinists)Automotive Seating Department. Design and fabricate industrial tooling used to cast sand and permanent molds for customers such as Johnson Controls, Lear Corporation, and Bridgestone. Set up and operate a wide variety of manual and CNC machine tools and hand finishing operations. Determine operation sequence, draft and shrinkage allowances, location of cores, parting lines, and core related needs.Prep Models (sanding, sealing,parting lines,core prints,cores, parting blocks,wax,model ID,etc.)Surface coating and Fiberglass layup for permanent tooling.Visually and dimensionally inspect tooling before shipping to insure quality.Maintain good daily housekeeping of personal workstation and general area and equipment.

151 Riverview Dr. Md 0401 Benton Harbor, Mi. 49022

Senior Model Maker RTV (room temperature vulcanization)Experience in programming and operating 3D printing equipment:SLA (Stereolithography also known as optical fabrication) 3D Systems SLA 7000PolyJet (OBJET 500 Connex3 Stratasys)FDM (Fused deposition modeling) FDM TITAN Stratasys, FORTUS 400mc and 900mcSLS ( Seletive laser sintering) DTM SINTERSTATION 2500 PLUSFADAL VMC4020, VMC6030 CNC Vertical Machining CenterHURCO VM10, VM20 CNC Vertical Machining CenterFLOW-WATERJETWork directly from drawings or CAD data to produce prototype components common to consumer appliances.Work closely with designers and concept developers to understand the purpose of designed products in order to deliver models (prototypes) that accurately portray the proposed product.Understands the conception, design and fabrication of concept prototypes, developing accurate physical models. Work with designers,engineers,and other model makers in a team concept, while contributing to a creative environment frequently under pressure of deadlines and heavy workload. Operate a wide range of of equipment common to a model/machine shop environment. Preforms tasks common to maintaining equipment and inventory.

1576 Milton St. Benton Harbor, Mi. 49022

IAM (International Association of Machinists) Local Lodge 2819 Preform duties of a Pattern Maker/Designer/Draftsman as required to support Product Development. Designed 3D models using Visi-Cad (Vero international software) for engineering or manufacturing purposes, according to specified dimensions. Create toolpath for CNC machining using power mill (Delcam software) on a wide variety of materials.Mighty Viper V-950 CNC Vertical Machining CenterFADAL VMC6030 CNC Vertical Machining CenterHurco VMX42 CNC Vertical Machining CenterOperate and maintain a wide variety of equipment common to the machine shop environment. Mathematical modeling of physical systems. Complete CAE research projects resulting in predictive engineering. Maintained and fabricated hardware to support machining and assembly fixtures. Interfaced with customer groups.Coordinate with Sales and Product Groups. Provide alternate design solutions.

28440 Glenview Drive, Elkhart, In. 46514

Reported directly to the owners on key responsibilities.Direct and oversee the activities of the Technical Group with respect of departmental goals.Provided leadership for support of department personnel.Performed duties of a Pattern Maker.

1450 Jermone St., Niles, Mi> 49120

Preform duties of a Pattern Maker. Work with a broad variety of mediums such as plastics, foams,wood,etc. Creation of RTV molds and the urethane casting process. Installing wax, leather, plastic fillets and pattern painting. CNC Vertical Milling Center and CNC Lathe operations, in wood and metal Pattern making. Skills also involve the use of various pieces of shop equipment such as manual mills, lathes, table saws, drill presses, lathes, sanders, jointers, planers,etc. Pattern repair, changes, layout and design. Master, plastic,plaster,epoxy,laminated and urethane patterns. Metal pattern cleanup and finishing. Assembly,rigging,and gating,construction of core and core boxes.

Pipestone Road,Benton Harbor, Mi. 49022

Supervised a 25-30 member team. Managed a department responsible for providing several different components needed on the assembly lines. Duties included, helping organize daily production, maintenance and overall quality. Originally hired for production machining and was promoted to Supervisor within a few months of employment.