
Work with the owner and customers on mold repairs, and new mold builds.
Responsible for the daily schedules in the tool shop for mold builds, and mold repairs.
Approve new mold builds and the procurement of tools form design to production.
Responsible for the daily mold repair, PMs, and changeovers for the molding and harness mold departments.
Worked with other divisions in Falconer, NY, Wellsboro, PA, Coudersport, PA, and Puebla, Mexico, on their mold repair requirements.
Worked with Corporate Engineering on new mold designs and mold procurements.
Attended mold samplings for the development of molds for production readiness.
Production Manager in charge of rough mill, grind,EDM and final assembly.
In charge of a separate department working with outside customers on their mold repair requirements.
Held different positions and various locations.
Jan. 1986 - April 1994, Canton Mfg Division, Canton, PA. Toolmaker.
April 1994 - October 2004, Canton Mfg Division, Canton, PA, Tooling Manager.
October 2004 – November 2008, Norwich Mfg. Division, Norwich, NY,
Plant Manager, Tooling Manager.
November 2008 – May 2010, ShopVac Corp. Williamsport PA, Tooling Manager.
Started as a toolmaker at the Canton, PA, facility, then moved into the.
Tooling Manager position. I was in charge of the tool shop with eight tool makers covering two shifts.
In October 2004, I transferred to the Norwich Mfg. Facility that did the mold repairs and new mold builds for ShopVac Corp. The facility ran two shifts, with nine toolmakers.
In November of 2008, I was transferred to the corporate facility to manage
the development of new molds for two major projects. I traveled multiple times to China to oversee the development of the molds, working with multiple tool shops.
Toolmaker in the semiconductor industry.
Toolmaker apprentice for a custom molder.
Basic knowledge of Solidworks, AutoCad, Excel, Word and Power Point