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CNC Sheet Metal Fabrication

ID: 726177 Minnesota, USA

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Expert uses CADKEY on a daily basis to communicate design and fabrication ideas and solutions to domestic and international customers. Expert uses the principles of designing for manufacturability on a daily basis to assist customers on new designs and redesigns to increase productivity and quality improvements. Expert has worked with major corporations in design concepts and the implementation of such concepts. Some of which are patents currently held by corporations such Carrier and Trane. He has worked with both individuals and corporations on prototypes in various industries. Some projects have resulted in patents by corporations such as Trane and Carrier. Mostly, the innovation comes from designing more efficient, faster means of production, fully utilizing the customers assets. Expert has been in manufacturing his entire life. He has personally done (hands on) everything from machining to stamping, welding, assembly, CNC punching, CNC lasers, robotics, quality control, and is currently a senior applications specialist with Mate Precision Tooling, the world leader in CNC turret tooling. Expert lives in the "rapid prototype" world. As an application specialist for Mate Precision Tooling, the world leader in CNC punching innovation, he sees more in an average day than most manufacturing engineers see in a month. "Designing for manufacturability" and "Form follows Function" are his mantras.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2009 Degree: Subject: General Sheet Metal Manufacturing Institution:

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to 2009 Employer: Undisclosed Title: Application Engineer Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Review customer drawings and recommend tooling to manufacture. Work with designers/engineers to alter initial prototype designs for manufacturability. Work with customers to reduce manufacturing time by fully utilizing machine and process capability. Involved in on site customer audits to recommend process improvements.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to 1999 Employer: Undisclosed Title: Lead Person - Amada CNC Presses Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Lead person in CNC stamping department. Setup and trouble shoot prototype part runs in Amada turrets and lasers. Set up and insure reliable operation. Work with engineering, production, and quality control to finalize design and process.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 1999 Employer: Undisclosed Title: Quality Control Inspector Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
In process and first article inspection of individual parts and assemblies. Experience in hard tool metal stampings, MIG/TIG welding, spot welding, assemblies and assembly practices, plastic injection molding, ultrasonic welding, and CNC punching/lasers. Recommend tooling and process improvements.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1991 to 1996 Employer: Undisclosed Title: Lead Person - Press Room Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Lead person, metal stamping. Set up, troubleshoot and run product in presses 20-500 tons. Work with inspection and tool room to create quality parts. Experience in progressive dies, compound blanking, and formng aplications. Supervised up to 25 employees.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1984 to 1991 Employer: Undisclosed Title: General Machine Operator Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Operator - set up / run in various stamping machines. Always responsible for personal quality / accuracy. Continued excellence resulted in positions above.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1981 to 1984 Employer: Undisclosed Title: General Operator Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Machinist trainee - Learned general machining practices and trained on Bridgeport mills, general lathe work, and basic CNC machining.

Fields of Expertise

CADKEY, design for manufacturability, design for manufacture and assembly, innovation, manufacturing, rapid prototyping, assembly, manufacturing cost analysis, manufacturing troubleshooting, robust design, design-for-quality, design for cost, engineering design, manufacturing process development, design review, design for disassembly, design for assembly, computer-aided design, product design, design engineering

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