Matt Benson
Manufacturing Engineer
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2018-2021 Tobar Machining Department. 2021 Givmar Inc was acquired by Tobar. 2025 Tobar/Givmar acquired Tapemation. Machining department is now under Tapemation name. I work out of 2 locations depending on current project.
Current title is manufacturing engineer as of 2025. Duties include planning, 3d modeling, programming, design of fixtures, setup, operation, maintenance, and repair of CNC and manual machine tools 2-5 axis and Coordinate Measuring Machines. Producing parts for the tech, biomedical, and aerospace fields.
Working on small parts, and large parts, from large vertical lathes to small 5 axis. Quantities from 1 off to 100-1000pcs.
Experience
Manufacturing Engineer; previous titles: Machinist/CNC programmer - Tobar Industries/Givmar/Tapemation - San Jose and Scotts Valley
(2018)
2018-2021 Tobar Machining Department. 2021 Givmar Inc was acquired by Tobar. 2025 Tobar/Givmar acquired Tapemation. Machining department is now under Tapemation name. I work out of 2 locations depending on current project.
Current title is manufacturing engineer as of 2025. Duties include planning, 3d modeling, programming, design of fixtures, setup, operation, maintenance, and repair of CNC and manual machine tools 2-5 axis and Coordinate Measuring Machines. Producing parts for the tech, biomedical, and aerospace fields.
Working on small parts, and large parts, from large vertical lathes to small 5 axis. Quantities from 1 off to 100-1000pcs.
- 2018 - started using 2013 DMG Mori NHX5000 (Siemens 840d control). Machine had been unused for a few years because no one knew the Siemens control. I had to make a working post processor, and have made multiple repairs since.
- 2022 - started using Esprit CAM software for better programming of 5 Axis and advanced turning machines.
- 2023 - In charge of disassembly, rigging, and commissioning a used large Giddings and Lewis VTL with Fanuc 31i series Control. Learned a lot about the fanuc PLC, ladder, diagnostics, and parameters. Due to required disassembly, I had to disconnect and reconnect all the wires in the machine and learned a lot about the fanuc control.
- 2025 - reinitialization of 2 large fanuc 18m and 11m machines. (5axis SNK FSP120, 5 axis Anayak HVM7000) Needed to reload PLC and ladders along with reconstructing missing parameters from books. Also adjusted backlash and straightness compensation.
Manual machining and assembly - V2 Lighting Group
(2016 - 2017)
Manual machining parts and assembly for custom LED lighting fixtures.
Education
Associates of Science - CNC Research and Development Machinist - De Anza College (2018 - 2021)
High School - Los Gatos High School (2013 - 2017)
