Alex Swinnie

Hardworking individual with hands on experience and training in machining, drafting, and blueprint reading. Strong foundation in shop math, communications and CNC machining with an excellent eye for detail, and great teamwork skills.

Team member - Lear Corporation

(2026-01)

Assist various teams at various work stations in the Assembly process making seats for Dodge Wagoneer

Armed guard - Brinks

(2024-01 - 2025-06)

• Do pre-trip inspection and post trip inspections on company truck
• Obtain delivery and pickup schedule for the days work
• Handle currency and valuable items for deliveries and pickups for various clients
• Replenish ATM machines for various banks
• Do minor repairs to ATMs serviced as needed

Robot weld technician - Fisher dynamics

(2022-07 - 2022-12)

Operate and adjust robot welders and make records of all repairs, replacements and adjustments made

Line technician - Yan Feng Automotive

(2022-01 - 2022-07)

Work at various assembly stations

Stamping press operator - Oakwood group

(2022-01 - 2022-03)

• Report to supervisor to get assignments for the day
• Assist die steering in setting up machine for part or parts being pressed
• Press parts and check the quality and tolerance every hour

Electronics technician - City of Detroit

(2019-01 - 2020-07)

Repair, replace, and maintain all electronic equipment in the coach terminal facility and all 948 city coaches

• Install GPS systems, surveillance systems, fare collection units
• Install new phone tap pay system and voice interaction with GPS location
• Make records of all repairs, replacements and preventative maintenance work into database

Manual machinist - Finkl Steel composite

(2021-03 - 2021-08)

• Unload steel stock from flatbed truck using over-head crane
• Stage steel and select next piece by paperwork order number
• Prepare stock for loading by finding and marking its centers
• Adjust chuck jaws so the piece runs properly while being machined
• Use prints to shape the stock to its dimensions
• Stage cut steel to be loaded for shipping

School bus driver - Trinity Transportation

(2015-09 - 2018-12)

• Do pre trip inspection on school bus
• Proceed on to school route
• Pick up children from corner stops for regular ed students and house to house stops for special needs children
• Return to terminal to do post trip inspection of the school bus

Coach operator - City of Detroit

• Pre inspect coach
• Pick up and drop off citizens at bus stops on route

Quality technician - Sakthi Automotive Group

(2013-08 - 2015-08)

Inspect parts produced by operators every hour by gauging the part produced to ensure it meets the standard of operation

• Oversee the Ford axle cell which produces different size axles
• In charge of Ford left and right knuckle for light SUV's and trucks
• In charge of GM's truck steering knuckle
• Adjust the machine to keep machine cutting parts within tolerance
• Advise maintenance of tool changes needed and maintenance of the machine
• Use function gauges and CMM reports to maintain the quality of parts produced to the highest quality possible

CNC Machine operator - 3 Point Machine inc.

(2013-03 - 2013-08)

Run the production on CNC machine for the front knuckle of the Ford escape

School bus driver - Safeway transportation

(2008-03 - 2008-09)

• Do routine checks on the maintenance of the bus
• Do pick-up route every morning picking up children from corner stops and home stops

Tow Truck Driver - Executive towing

(2008-04 - 2008-10)

• Tow cars for the Detroit Police Department as well as public tows
• Document all tows using forms provided by the company and police department
• Do lockouts using the proper tools to get into cars that had been locked with keys inside

Truck Driver - Salvation Army

(2008-05 - 2008-11)

• Load own truck with store merchandise
• Deliver to each location on delivery route slip
• Unload merchandise at each location
• Document every delivery with provided forms

Manufacturing technician - Honda

(2006-03 - 2006-10)

Precisely detail manifold intakes for all model Honda cars

• Setup the machine for running the intakes
• Quality control parts as they are complete
• Document production analysis reports

Data Conversion Operator - United States Postal Service

(2000-11 - 2005-08)

Key mail unreadable to the automatic flat sorter machine to its proper destination using typing schemes learned specifically for this job through dexterity testing and training

Electromechanical technician - Steel Technologies

(1999-06 - 2000-10)

• Repair broken-down production machines
• Repair automatic banding machine
• Repair failed electronic components, hydraulics and pneumatics within the system
• Repair faults that occur by adjusting the computer program

Electronic repair technician - K and S electronic repair

(1998-10 - 1999-05)

• Repair industrial electronic devices such as light curtains, timers, motor drives, welding machines, industrial displays and different electronic boards for different industrial systems
• Repair robotics which entailed programming of IC chips for testing
• Keep log of repairs by way of computer

Electronic repair technician - IVS

(1997-11 - 1998-09)

Troubleshoot and repair industrial electronic equipment at component level

• Develop test stands for testing of repaired equipment
• Calibrate a variety of different electronic systems
• Work on industrial drives and hydraulics
• Go out on service calls for repair

Certificate of technical training - Machining - Machinist Training Institute a Division of Focus: Hope (2010-02 - 2010-06)

Bachelor of Science - Electrical electronic engineering and technology - Wayne State University

Diploma in electronics and computer technology - Electronics and computer technology - National Institute of Technology (1996-04 - 1997-09)

Mechanical linkages, motorization, gears, and flowchart reading - Wayne county community college (2001-03 - 2001-06)