Skills:
Class C die-maker, CNC machinist, mechanical engineer, reverse engineer, production machinist, welder, quality control, and handled all aspects of a Lean Custom Machining facility. Over 30+ years of experience in all aspects of the manufacturing industry. I have operated the following machinery, some manual, some CNC: 17" x 60" Clausing- Colchester Engine Lathe, 24" American NC lathe, Carlton 5" milling machine with 3 tables, 84" Bullard CNC vertical lathe with automatic tool changer which required fixturing, 24" Lodge & Shipley CNC lathe, various NC and CNC horizontal boring mills in the 5" class, manual lathes, radial drills, shapers, surface grinders, Bridgeport milling machines, die sinker EDM machine, drill presses, band saws, OD grinders and hones. I can also operate a forklift and an overhead crane. I have trained in welding, drafting, metallurgy, tool grinding, tooling, NC and CNC programming (updated in fall of 1997) and have taken classes to sharpen my computer skills.