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Work experience
Project Manager
Cline Tool and Service Company
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May 2013 - present
I provide complete turn-key tooling solutions including standard tooling, special-made tooling, and fixturing. I work with some of the most experience and respected vendors in the machine tool industry. I have a solution for any machining process.
Applications Engineer
Machine Tool Supply Corporation
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June 2011 - April 2013
- Coordinated and implemented 6 turn-key installs including: tooling, work holding,
gaging, programming, install, training.
- Provided comprehensive time studies and tooling recommendations to sales staff using the latest cutting tool technology
- Streamlined documentation through uses of mobile devices, eliminating paperwork and increasing productivity
- Assisted in development of carbide recycling program
- Facilitated 15 new machine installs with training
CNC Machinist
Mid-America Manufacturing
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August 2010 - June 2011
-Setup and operate various CNC VMC and turning centers, inspect machined parts while following gage plans
-Work with process engineering to improve and maintain a lean, 5s workplace and streamline production
-Select, preset, load, unload, and replace tooling for each job run
Tool and Die Maintenance
Hawkeye Community College
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August 2009 - August 2009
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair manual and CNC machine tools as well as do work for other college departments
- Tutor students in lab and collaborate with instructors to continually improve the learning environment
Quality & Tooling Manager
Pella Machine Inc.
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May 2008 - April 2009
- Implemented and maintained a new tool management system decreasing down time and changeover
- Prepare prints, quality documentation, and gage plans
- Communicate between clients and production to ensure product is on time and in specification
- Program and optimize several CNC VMC’s and HMC’s
Work Study Machinist
DMACC Tool & Die Dept
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February 2008 - May 2008
- Programmed various CNC and CMM machines
- Operated CNC and surface ground parts within strict critical tolerance
- Prepared and maintained various other machines and equipment for educational use
- Developed and built a measurement block system for testing students
Production Worker / Intern
Accu-Mold L.L.C.
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August 2006 - January 2008
- Perform regular visual inspections and tolerance checks on injected parts and molds
- Worked with quality control department to create an SPC inspection database for all current and future production parts
- Perform routine maintenance on Sumitomo and BOY injection molding presses
Machinist/Fabricator
Phillips' Machine and Metal Fabrication
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May 2007 - August 2007
- Operate an engine lathe and conventional bore/mill, tolerances to ±.0005”
- Perform portable and in-house welding
Education
Iowa State University College of Engineering
Undecided Engineering
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January 2010 - January 2011
Complete 2 Semesters of core curriculum
Hawkeye Community College
Liberal Arts Transfer, Liberal Arts Transfer
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January 2008 - January 2010
Des Moines Area Community College
Machinist Diploma, Tool and Die Making
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January 2006 - January 2008