Todd Demeyer Email & Phone Number

Charleston, Sc

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Continued responsibility of the Hard Turning, Soft Turning, Power Honing, Toyoda OD Grinding and bushing press machines in the plant.• Manage all Engineering Projects and Continuous Improvement Action items.• Lead a team of 5 Engineers to achieve KPI’s and show improvement every month.• Utilize LEAN principles and coordinate improvement projects for all areas of the facility.• Lead A3 and 8D investigations on all areas of manufacturing technologies• Coach and train the Engineering staff on metalworking and manufacturing processes to further the skills of the team and continually improve.• Train Engineering and technicians on CNC programing to utilize the equipment to the fullest of capabilities.• Support in the alignment and repair of Turning centers, Mills, Hobbing machines, ID/OD Grinders, and assembly equipment. • Reduced Hard Turn department scrap by over 50% in first 6 months. Which helped the plant reach a total scrap goal of less than 1.5%.• Completed numerous tool tests resulting in over $150,000 in savings on yearly tooling costs.• Develop programs, tooling packages, processes, and SOP’s for new product.• Monitor capability data and ensure 1.33 Cpk on all processes. Make changes to the process to improve capability if needed.• Developed and performed a training program for machine operators about tool wear and failure modes on carbide tooling.• Trained technicians on new machine operation and also on CNC programming.• Designed new fixtures and tooling to improve turning processes and reduce scrap.• Troubleshoot equipment, suggest repair measures, quote spare parts, and train technicians on repairing procedures of CNC equipment.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Work on continually improving the Tooling and Fixtures on the machining line•Track and manage inventory using SAP•Work on new tool and fixture designs to improve the processes •Successfully implemented a new tool design that saved approximately $300,000 dollars per year at the US facility and over $800,000 Euros in the German facility. •Create Tool Testing reports, and present PowerPoint presentations to management •Utilize AutoCad to design new and improved fixtures for the machining process.•Edit CNC programs for tool life improvements and new tool testing.

Responsible for up to 30 employees on a Machining production line•Maintained and controlled quality, production, and reliability of the line•Created scrap reports and presented improvement opportunities to Management•Performed 8D investigations on continuing downtime issues on the line, finding the root cause and implementing the solution•Created SOP’s for the operators and technicians on the line.•Continued to train new technicians and operators on the line.

• Performing Set up tasks and programming on various machines• Training of new Set Up Techs and Operators• Edit programs for new tool testing studies• Track tooling performance and determine needs for improvements• Manage cost saving projects; including new tool testing and cycle time reduction • Develop cost savings reports and perform presentations to managers

• Responsible for up to 16 employees• Delegate work to employees depending on their strengths and machine experience• Program and Set-up Fanuc Controlled CNC Lathes• Analyze old programs, making improvements to the process and reducing cycle times• Work on continuous improvement projects “Kaisens”• Attended a 1 week Lean Manufacturing training course

• Program and Set Up Fanuc Controlled CNC Multi-Axis Swiss Turn Lathes• Program and Set Up Okuma Controlled CNC lathes and mills• Conduct Tooling tests and work with Applications Engineers• Analyze old programs and make improvements• Cycle time reduction and cost saving program changes to increase production• Train operators

• Responsible for up to 8 employees• Design, build, and implement new process machines for Automotive components• Quote work from customers• Work on design projects with our customer’s engineers• Install and program all PLC’s required on the machines we built.• Research Prox switches, Laser sensors, Air Cylinders, and Hydraulic Units for best possible application on our machines we built.• Order tooling and component parts per new designs• Monitor machine performance, and test new components for better performance• Program and Set Up Fanuc Controlled CNC equipment• Run manual Lathes, Mills, Grinders and other machining equipment.