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Senior Experimental Tool Maker
Adept with all industry-standard measuring instruments (interferometer, collimating down to 2 arch seconds and optical flats to 1/10 wave, mechanical down to the 5th digit).
- Collaborated with various design teams to research, develop, and build new products.
- Skilled at applying lean manufacturing standards to streamline productivity and reduce company expenses.
- Provided customer-focused solutions and engaged in regular communication with clients, vendors, and internal staff.
- Expert with the use of various aerospace materials.
- Performed daily analyzing and troubleshooting to ensure efficiency and identify potential system failures.
- Trained apprentices and served as the lead mentor; evaluated colleagues' job performance.
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Management And Control
Lead Tool Maker
Experienced in the manufacturing of plastic injection molds, bi-molds, multi-cavity molds, stack molds, hot runner molds, two shot molds, various closure molds and connector molds
- Analyzed the work involved in manufacturing molds
- Assigned work projects to other departments
- Supervised the team to ensure timely completion of the contracted job
- Managed and supervised the final assembly of plastic injection molds
- Experienced in reading and verifying blueprints prior to the manufacture of plastic injection molds
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New Build Tool Maker
Repaired, maintained and built new tooling.
- Built special carbide punch and die sets from zero to twenty-five millionths clearance.
- While working with planners, engineers and the development team, lay out and built special tools, and inspected for qualification.
- Support form and shear and measurement tooling and adjusted for various departments.
- Assisted engineering department with prototype tooling, for new builds.
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Tool Maker/machine Repair
Plant was acquired by Siemens VDO (Apr. 2004)
- Maintained production equipment for assembly line automotive electronics.
- Manufactured parts, made modifications to improve machine capabilities and to speed productivity and reduce down time.
- Successfully completed TPM training (Total Productive Maintenance).
- Utilized machine shop and plant equipment: lathes, mills, saws, sheet metal shears, presses, forklift, aerial lifts and hand tools.
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Tool Maker/machine Repair
- Plant was acquired by Siemens VDO (Apr. 2004)
- Maintained production equipment for assembly line automotive electronics.
- Manufactured parts, made modifications to improve machine capabilities and to speed productivity and reduce down time.
- Successfully completed TPM training (Total Productive Maintenance).
- Utilized machine shop and plant equipment: lathes, mills, saws, sheet metal shears, presses, forklift, aerial lifts and hand tools.
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Criminal Justice
Tool &die
Tool Maker
- Performed all aspects of mold making, including design and manufacturing of new molds
- Conducted engineering changes on new and existing tooling
- Repaired and polished damaged molds
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High School Diploma
Technology
Tool Maker
Responsible for continuous operation of machining and assembly lines
- Built and repaired fixtures, gages, jigs, and assembly tools
- Diagnosed and repaired fixture hydraulic systems
- Assisted tool designers and engineers in fixture development
- Considered the "Go to Guy" for rush jobs, development, and prototyping
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High School Diploma
Tool Maker
Maintain, repair, and troubleshoot progressive dies. Build fixtures, redesign to improve existing tooling, and rework perishable tooling.
- Built several single station dies (non progressive).
- Utilize engineering blueprints to build various component parts for dies.
- Make required parts and assemble into completed jigs and fixtures according to blueprint specifications.
- Accurately machine to tolerance up to .001 to .0001.
- Utilize mills, grinders, lathes in manufacture and repair including ACU-RITE programmable mill.
- Utilize automatic feed grinders.
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High School Diploma
Machine Shop Technology
Associate of Arts
Tool Maker at Closet Maid
Position responsibility includes tooling fabrication, re-engineering of tooling used on ventilated shelving fabrication equipment and Euro Draw wire drawing machines
- Responsibility also integrates overall plant machine up-keep and repair needs
- Complete Planned Maintenance system obligations and work order based musts.
- Machine shop equipment most familiar with includes the following; Mazak smart turn 250, 12 x 25 x 60 Milltronics, 6 x 14 x 31 Hurco VMC, 8 x 12 Japax wire EDM, Cress controlled atmosphere heat treat oven, 12 x 28 AMW automatic surface grinder, ten years experience on the CNC machine. Especially comfortable working in the metric system.
- Exceptionally skilled in 3-axis CNC machining, tooling and fixtures.
- Able to read and interpret blueprints effectively and familiar with VCarve pro as a post-processor.
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Tool Maker
Set-up Grinders Machine with experience Jack mill, Cincinnati Center less Grinder
- Prepared blanks and welded tips on the blanks to prepare to make form tools.
- Process of Tool Bits: Grooving Tool, Face Grooving, Boring Tool, Threading Tool. OD/ID
- Radius, Chamfer angle in Xo Tolerances in (+/_ .002" standard) External and Internal Face and Grooving Right and Left hand OD/ID. Grooving and Turning Inserts- Boring tools, knife Tool making process and Tooling Sharpening.
- CNC Lathe Machinist experience with knowledge of Mazak turning centers, CNC Fanuc control, Semiautomatic Lathes, and conventional Mill machines operator
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Tool Maker
Responsible for the build of automotive fixtures from design concepts to final product.
- Capable of reading mechanical assembly prints.
- Ability to make necessary changes to the fixture per design.
- Capable of updating engineering design prints for tooling modifications.
- Obtained working knowledge of tool shop equipment including drill press, bridgeport, lathe, and many hand tools.
- Able to read fixture and tooling assembly blue prints.
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Gd&t
Tool Maker
Create/maintain tooling/fixtures that maintain a tight tolerance for the aerospace industry.
- Operate a variety of machinery including: die grinders, lathes, radial drill presses, jig grinders, surface grinders, and mills while maintaining tight tolerances.
- Present a high level of customer service and satisfaction
- Evaluate high tech documentation and blueprints
- Train and develop apprentices
- Troubleshoot tooling problems
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Tool Maker III
- As lead tool maker, responsible for job quoting, work scheduling and building of molds or dies to ensure timely delivery to achieve continued production.
- Demonstrated effective leadership skills at all levels of the organization.
- Consulted with customers concerning needs, expectations, and quality requirements.
- Consistently produced quality work under extreme pressure while meeting tight timelines developed by engineers and managers.
- Contributed and supported strategies for improving machine shop operations.
- Proactive in ensuring customer satisfaction and improving operational and functional efficiencies.
- Initiated tasks to meet departmental goals.
- Keen sense of thoroughness and accuracy relating to each job.
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Machine Trades
Mechanical Engineering
Tool Maker/group Leader
Supervise the daily activities of up to nine employees, and serve as a go-to contact for all repairs, machining, and input on financial business decisions.
- Design and build special machines according to client specifications, meeting with customers to present results and suggest creative solutions to meet expectation.
- Communicate with team members and direct employees through any changes needed.
- Ensure final products meet pneumatic and hydraulic specifications.
- Handle administrative duties, such as parts ordering, and repair and maintain shop equipment.
- Bring employees up to speed on project requirements or changes, guaranteeing everyone follows workplace procedures and client demands to accurately complete projects.
- Verify safety compliance and participate in training as needed.
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Tool Maker
Design and fabricate parts for new machinery in Fab. Dept.
- Set-up and program Prototrak EMX K3 Bridgeport
- Repair and maintain production dies
- Set-up and program 3-Axis kent knee millw/Anilam 3000M controls
- Proficient in use of: Computer, Bridgeport, Lathe, Honing Machine, Surface Grinder, Drill Press, Mig Welder
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Journeyman
Tool Room Lead /tool Maker Class A/ CNC Specialist
2D/3D CNC programming with Master Cam X6 (programming Die Plates, Die Punches, Mold Plates, Mold Inserts & Hard milling Cavity & Core Blocks) on 3-axis CNC Mill, CNC Lathe, and WEDM
- Proficient in set-up and operating CNC Mill, CNC Lathe, and CNC WEDM and occasional EDM.
- Solid Works design and documentation of electrodes for Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM), Tooling and Fixtures.
- Proficient in Manual Mills, Lathe, and Surface Grinders
- Preventive maintenance on manual and CNC machines by replacing belts, switches, ball screws, monitors, turret, and troubleshooting according to problems.
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Tool Maker
Performing complete and independent setup of various machine tools and perform any operation within the machines capacity
- Working from blueprints, tapes, sketches, oral and written instructions - determine the sequence of operations to be performed, dimensions and tolerances to be held, tools to use, method of locating, aligning, and feeds & speeds.
- Make machine adjustments for efficient machining operations.
- Use precision measuring instruments, machines and gauges to check own work for conformance to specifications.
- Recognize improper machine functions, take corrective action and provide information to resolve discrepancies.
- Knowledge of mechanical inspection equipment including: calipers, micrometers, height gauge, thread gauges, and inspection pins.
- Responsible for reading blueprints to setup programs.
- Set up and operate MIG welding equipment
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Tool Maker
Built precision checking fixtures and gauges for Ford, GM, Harley Davidson, Mercedes Benz, Boeing and other companies.
- Team leader: responsible for delegation, accuracy, and timely completion.
- Have been involved with building of fixtures and gauges from initial concept to completion of the project.
- Built fixtures for body sides, doors, roofs, undercarriages, dashboards, full body mockups, and many others.
- Traveled within the US for Engineering changes/upgrades.
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Tool Maker/production Supervisor
CNC Programming.
- Trained employees on production needs and processes including machine operation, time tracking, and lean manufacturing.
- Responsible for quality over all product and processes.
- Clerical and administrative duties as needed. Answered calls, communication with customers and sub-contractors.
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Owner / Tool Maker
Manage multiple projects at the same time
- Endure timely delivery and meet all customer expectations, and outsource as needed
- Follow up with sources and make sure of on time delivery
- Manage budget and maintained a 30% profit margin Beach
- Onsite Program Manager to oversee initial set-up &installation
- Maintained equipment, machinery, routing and scheduling.
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Tool Maker
Company specialized in the food industry packaging.
- Constructed thermo-forming molds for product development/replacement.
- Used Mastercam 3-D software to machine molds using complex surface geometry.
- Operated Hass VH-2 Machining centers / Bridgeport's / Lathes.
- Machine shop practices.
- Company for sale
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Senior Tool Maker
Knowledge and verification of state regulations for manufacturing certain products
- Training of other Tool Makers to use equipment in the Machine Shop
- Supervision and delegation of assignments for other Tool Makers
- Responsible for analyzing blueprints with the precision of 0% marginal error
- Daily communication with Engineers to align appropriate materials/tools for each project
- Creation of action plans to sequence project development
- Responsible for diagnosing blueprint errors and making modifications based on the compliance with Engineers
- Use of 3 Axis CNC Milling Machines, Lathes and Grinders to fulfill exact specifications of the design for a project
- Verification and inspection with the Assessor of the final project
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Machinist/tool Maker
Built, maintained and repaired specialized tooling
- Primarily maintained ultrasonic horns for welding machinery, among others
- Machined new tooling & materials needed for ultrasonic horns
- Set up and ran all required manual tool room machinery, including Bridgeport Mill, Proto-Trax
- Insured quality standards were met by utilizing precision measuring tools including micrometers, calipers and various gages
- Utilized blueprints to assemble & troubleshoot tooling
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Engineering
Tool Maker
Toolmaker
- Design and prepare Cad files for outside machining using Solid Works
- Send for quotes to have outside repair work done
- Set up and Program CNC Wire EDM and CNC die sinker
- Served on the Safety Committee
- Attended Monthly safety meetings
- Obtain First Aid CPR AED License - Valid through July 2016
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Design And Simulation
Tool Maker/machinist
Tool and Die Repair
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and repair worn or problem dies.
- Accurately measure components utilizing micrometers, calipers, indicators, and other gauges.
- Process raw material into usable elements using mills, grinders, lathes, and like equipment.
- Employing the 5S standards for organization around the work area.
- Capably run hydraulic press.
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High School Diploma
College Course Work
Tool Maker / Model Maker
Design and build equipment using NX5
- Utilized 3D light year for programming the SLA (stereo lithography)
- Worked directly with engineers to design and build production equipment
- Utilized EDM sinkers and wire EDM electrical discharge machinery
- Programmed, operated, and maintained numerous machines including: Mazak laser, SLA 3500, Hurco, Eltee Pulsitron, and Charmilles
- Other responsibilities included: Changing filters, changing bottled gasses, topping off fluids, replacing circuit boards, making sure the machines operate correctly
- Responsible for daily maintaining and up-keep of utilized machinery
- Responsible for programming and utilizing: CNC mills, Bridgeport mills, surface grinders, wet grinders, heat-treating, sheet metal bending, setting molds and processing
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Master Tool Maker / CNC Programmer
Set up & program CNC Mills & CNC Lathes
- Build & maintain manufacturing tooling using all machine shop equipment
- Fabricate prototype tooling per engineering request from drawings or 3D models
- Member of 5S team for tool room compliance with 5S system
- Assist Manufacturing Engineering in full scale machinery design, modifications & installations
- Responsible for several pieces of equipment on the plant floor for all preventive maintenance during scheduled shutdowns
- Designed & fabricated all safety guarding for danger areas on equipment while in operation
- Assisted maintenance technicians with all mechanical rebuilds or any tooling issues on the floor
- Experience with all types of production equipment including but not limited to conveyor systems, point to point & CNC machining centers, vibratory bowls, injection molding machines, hydraulic & pneumatic cylinders, linear slides, robots & end of arm tooling etc.
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Mechanical Engineering Technology
Machinist/ Tool Maker
Setup, program, and run CNC Mills, CNC Lathes, Wire EDM, and Laser
- Used Auto Cad, SurfCam and Mastercam X6 for programming
- Ran many different manual grinders, mills, and lathes
- Manually gage and CMM gage parts
- Exposed to machining titanium, Inconel HANS 230, Hastalloy and Waspalloy
- Maintain machinery
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High School Diploma
Cutter Grinder/tool Maker
Operated Cincinnati #2, CNC Oerlikon, CNC Anca, and CNC Phoenix Build Stand machines
- Delivered tooling to various plants
- Obtained forklift operator permit
- Toolmaker experience for 2.5 years
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Tool Maker
Work in the model shop supporting engineering innovations that will be tested by the "UL" laboratories,
- Sharpening of cutting tools, make punch press set-up, run productions orders
- Make modification to existing circuit breakers cases, with new inserts
- Make productions orders for lathe and millings machines. Support production lines replacing broken screws, replace old wear pieces that need to be machined by drawings specifications
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Certificate
Mechanical
Tool Maker/ Machinist
Repair cold and hot runner molds as well as being charged with engineering changes concerning any modifications of said molds of up to 20,000 lbs.
- Fabricate parts for plastic injection molds.
- Wire and repair electrical heaters when electrical shorts and plastic overflow occurs to ensure proper temperatures are reached for efficient molding.
- Troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems to ensure proper function of molds at all times thus ensuring maximum production of parts.
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Machining/industrial Technology
Tool Maker
- Observe machine operation to detect work piece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
- Assist in the implementations and improvement of effective preventive maintenance programs for all tooling equipment.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Extensive knowledge as a Mig, Tig, Gas & arc welder
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Technology
Business Administration
Tool Maker
Facilitate tool room support to the production floor
- Troubleshoot molds, perform repairs, fabrication and replacement of damaged components, engineering changes and preventive maintenance
- Fabricate jigs and fixtures as needed
- Participate in improvements to create efficiency
- Operate the following: milling machine, lathe, surface grinder, pedestal grinder, electrical discharge machine (EDM), drill press, and hand tools
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Tool Maker
CNC Lathe set up and operation
- Manual Lathe and Mill to make and repair parts
- Worked with blue prints and inspection of own pieces and work
- Filed, ground, shimmed, and adjusted parts to ensure proper fit
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Tool Maker/ Project Manager
I make and maintain plastic injection molds
- Run a Haas CNC Mill machine using Mastercam
- Use surface grinders, cnc edm machine and all related machines for making molds
- Provide quotes for new job orders, do all mold design work, and programming
- I schedule all mold building, repair and keep track of all mold maintenance
- I coordinate all outsourcing of mold building when there is an overflow of work
- Work with customer engineers from concept to finish product
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Mechanical Engineering
Tool Maker
Responsible for prototyping electro-welding solutions
- Built prototype full assembly fixtures
- Created custom solutions/parts for special machine floor needs
- MASTERCAM 4X
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Die Repair / Bench Hand / Tool Maker
Sharpen & shim of progression dies & small line dies in production environment on bench.
- Troubleshoot & perform repairs in press line to insure minimal downtime.
- Weekends I assist die build with processing new build steel, squaring, surface grinding & drilling for new die assembly. Development of web, correcting clearance issues & bringing die on bottom.
- Tool room equipment used, Surface Grinder, Blanchard Grinder, Wet Grinder, Bridgeport, Shaper, Drill Press, Honer & Radial Arm Drill.
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Tool Maker/machinist
ID/OD Grinding
- Heald Internal Grinder
- Landis 144 inch External (OD) Grinder (CNC)
- Okomoto CNC OD Grinder
- Set up and operation of pneumatic bending machine.
- Responsible for preventative and continuous maintenance of plant equipment.
- Perfect attendance, extremely reliable.
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Electronics Engineering Technology (biomedical)
Machine Tool Technology
Tool Maker
- Perform operations on all machine tools; lathes, milling machines (manual and CNC), surface grinders
- Set-up and track Total Productive Preventive Maintenance Program
- Perform calibration to electronic and manual tooling
- Design, develop, and apply air-logic systems to tooling
- Perform all types of welding; stick, MIG, TIG, oxy-acetylene
- Operate all heat treating equipment when required
- Repair and maintain all pneumatic and electric hand tools
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Manual Machinist/ Tool Maker
Manual Lathe
- Manual Mill/ EZ-Trak/ Programming
- Puma CNC lathe/ Okuma CNC lathe
- Produce tooling for Aerospace Industry ground support
- Reverse Engineer existing tooling
- Work Closely with Quality Assurance to produce Aerospace grade parts and tools
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Tool Maker Specialist
Injection Mold Maker. Machine Maintenance
- Build, troubleshoot and repair injection molds and dies.
- Build and repair Blank Pierce dies.
- Run lathes, grinders, Bridgeport, EDMs, drill presses, boring and milling machines.
- Read interpret and draw blueprints, perform close-tolerance measuring, and create actual molds.
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Industrial Tool Technology
Mold and Tool Maker
- CNC Milling operating learning to edit and offsets
- Performed repair of tooling, Machining electrodes for EDM.
- Performed precision machining and tolerances within .0002
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Medical Education
CNC Machinist/tool Maker
Setup and Program Fadel 4th and 5th axis mills.
- Setup and operate manual Lathes, Bridgeport's, Prototrac mills, Surface Grinders.
- Design and build Prototype tooling and fixtureing
- Setup and complete multiple prototype jobs every day, and do it with stellar precision.
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Tool Maker
Machine tooling for the Robotic Automation for the Auto Industry
- Responsible for all aspects of manual machining and revisions per customers specifications
- Ability to work with other departments to meet deadlines for completion of automated segments
- Maintain quality assurance
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Journeyman
Journeyman Tool Maker
Maintaining and repairing punches and dies used in the cold forming process of pinion carriers
- Trouble shooting stamping presses
- Maintenance of transfer dies
- Set-up and maintenance of Gardner grinders
- Worked closely with Q.C. ensuring quality of parts
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Mechanical Engineering
Autocad
Cutting Tool Maker
- Setup and operate 3, 4 and 5 axis milling machines
- Research and development on new tooling
- Program, set up and operate CNC lathe
- Set up and operate manual lathe for hard turning
- Perform quality control checks on all parts
- Assembly
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High School Diploma
Cutter Grinder/tool Maker
- Operated Cincinnati #2, CNC Oerlikon, CNC Anca, and CNC Phoenix Build Stand machines
- Delivered tooling to various plants
- Obtained forklift operator permit
- Toolmaker experience for 2.5 years
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GED
Certificate
Mechanical Technology
Machinist - Tool Maker
- Improved methods of production.
- Design and fabricate jigs, fixtures and dies to improve the production and makes the parts better and more accurately.
- Design and fabricate parts for projects or prototypes as required.
- Set-up and operate all usual tool room equipment.
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Mechanical Design
Tool Maker, CNC Programmer, Maintenance
- Program Tsugami CNC machines using Mastercam software
- Troubleshoot and repair Davenport screw machines and Cincinnati grinders for automation
- Use AutoCAD and Solidworks to create drawings for tooling
- Machine tooling with GD&T
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