Tool And Die Maker
Advance Metal Industries - Kitchener, ON July 1996 to January 2007
- Extensive experience with building and modifying Blanking, Deep Draw, Progressive, Transfer and Compound Dies.
- Polishing, Blending form blocks.
- Experienced in worked within a fast paced Stamping Plant and in a Die Shop.
- Confident working independently or in collaboration with teams.
- Experienced in trained and guiding apprentices.
- Committed to working the necessary hours to complete tasks on schedule therefor reducing downtime.
- I have overseen the building of several dies simultaneously, leading multiple Machinists and Tool and Die Makers.
- Able to reference various tables and charts when choosing materials for machining of replacement parts.
- Skilled in Blank Development.
- Skilled in checking, layout and measuring of parts with a variety of tools and techniques.
- Operate Forklift.
- Building one of a kind parts.
- Reverse engineering new parts from broken parts or examples.
- Experienced in constructing both welding and checking fixtures.
- Proficient in diagnosing die issues.
- Skillful in the machining operation of Engine Lathes, Milling Machines, Horizontal & Vertical Boring Mills, Radial Drills, Shaper Machine, Surface Grinders, Cylindrical Grinders, Blanchard Grinders, Saws and various hand tools, to within prescribed tolerances.
- Setting up CNC Machining Operations.
- Programming CNC and EDM machines.
- Operating Sink EDM and making their electrodes.
- Operating Coordinate Measuring Machine.
- I am skilled at Brazing, Arc and MIG welding.
- Maintaining clean and safe work environment 5S.
Tool and Cutter Grinder / Gear Cutter
Rapid Gear - Kitchener, ON February 2007 to March 2011
- Sharpen Hobbs, End Mills, Drills and various other cutters.
- Machining to within tolerances of 0.0001".
- Cut internal and external gears, of various types.
- Maintain a clean work area 5S.
- Referencing tables and charts of various types.
- Proficient in checking, layout and measuring of gear tooth profile as well as cutters using a variety of measuring tool and techniques.
- I developed a solution to a problem that resulted in significant time and cost savings. Enabling the production of gears at a pace unprecedented in their prior 30 years.
- Operating Engine Lathes, Milling Machines, Radial Drills, Surface Grinders, Tool and Cutter Grinder, Gear Hobbing Machines, Gear Shaping Machines, Saw, Shadowgraph and various hand tools.
- Helping Millwrights and Electricians when needed.
- I learned additional skills at this job on top of what I learned as Tool & Die Maker. I enjoyed the extreme accuracy required at this job. It was a great place to further hone my skills.
