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A desire and an opportunity to work and grow in a technologically developing environment where my skills and expertise in shop and field machining can be fully utilized. I have a special interest in construction and the repair service industry.
Machine Operation Skills and Materials Handled:
Lathes: Automatic Turned Lathe, Engine Lathe (large & small with & w/o risers), CNC
G&L Lathe, Planer.
Mills: Vertical Slotter up to 40" stroke, Twin Spindle Tracer Mill, CNC Mill.
Portable Portable Mills, Key Cutters, Laminate Drill, Line Boring Equipment, Journal
Equipment: Squirrel.
Grinders: Cincinnati Grinder, Surface Grinder, Tooling Grinder, 46"-24" Blanchard
Grinder, Tool Post Grinder, Shaft Grinder, Centerless Grinder.
Bullards: 34-56-100" VTL, 46" CNC VTL Bullard.
Saws: Band Saw, Table Saw.
Drills: Vertical Drill Press, 60" Radial Drill, Gun Drill.
Others: Dry-Dam Arbor Press, Balancer, Heater Pumps, Heat Treating Ovens for annealing, Press Fit, Case Hardening.
Materials: Metals: Aluminum, Inconel, 6060 Bronze, Cast Iron, Cast Steel, Cold Roll,
Malignium, Magnesium, 4140, Titanium, HHS, Stainless Steel. Non-Metals:
Graphite, Rubber, Non-asbestos insulate lining.
Material Fork Truck, up to 80 ton Hyster, Man lift (Certified), 80 ton Rigger Tri-Lifter with Handling an extendable boom, 5,000 lb to 80,000 lb fork truck, Rough Terrain Fork Truck,
Equipment: Excavator, Bulldozer, Backhoe, Skid steer. In house certified training in
Confined Space and 100 ton Shop Crane Operator.
Education:
Classes I have taken at Lansing Community College towards a degree as a
Heavy Equipment Repair Technician:
Welding 100 (Combination Welding)
Heavy Equipment Operator Technician 100 (HEOT 100)(Equipment Intro)
Automotive 100 (AUTO 100)(Auto Service I)
Heavy Equipment Repair Tech. 100 (HERT 100)(Heavy Engine Rebuild)
Heavy Equipment Repair Tech. 101 (HERT 101)(Heavy Equipment Electronics)
Heavy Equipment Repair Tech. 104 (HERT 102)(Equipment Hydraulics)
Heavy Equipment Repair Tech. 102 (HERT 104)(Equipment Powertrain)
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Work Experience:
6/06-Present Dimick Machine Repair LLC (2324 Seventh Ave. Lansing, MI)
Work has included tear down, clean up, check for fatigue and evaluations of machine; print up, replace, and refurbish worn out parts; total modifications including. 5" and 1.5" Upsetters; machine new and remanufactured crankshafts; weld mains and throws; stress relief and remachining; key-way and 6"-19" bushing; field repairs such as line boring, die cushion, honing, drilling, and tapping on bushings, sleeve studs, and shafts. I also have done various repairs on lathes, mills, and presses and performed portable machine work in the shop and at customer's facility.
12/05-08/06 Miracle Arc, Inc. (1709 Thompson St. Suite 303, Lansing, MI)
Machined new and remanufactured sow blocks for 3000 and 5000 lb hammers, refurbished rams, rebuilt and repaired portable mills, and performed on-site machining of hammer bases and repair jobs on industrial shears.
10/04-12/05 Dufrene Machinery, Inc. (209 West South Street, Ithaca, MI)
Manufactured parts for corrugated equipment and assisted with tear out and installation of equipment at the customer's location.
05/03-09/04 Metalist International Inc. (1159 Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing, MI)
Machined rough blanks, raw steel, and investment casting to finish parts, machined 6060 bushing for cranks; manufactured manipulating arm hubs, spur gears, blanks, buttress threads for adjustment screws; modified deep drilling machines for field machining; also assisted in the design of the control panels for these machines. Laid off for a short period due to a lack of work and returned as the plant maintenance and equipment repair person on all production machinery while maintaining field machining operations; moved machinery around for better access and production; maintained and repaired gas and propane lift trucks including a Riggers T/150 BW Vertical Tri-Lifter with an extendable boom, rebuilt its four stage hydraulic cylinders and boom leveling system with assistance from Hyster's subsidiary company and utilized this lift for removal and transport of machines for refurbishing.
05/98-10/02 Enprotech Mechanical Services, Inc. (2200 Olds Ave., Lansing, MI)
Employed in the heavy machining department and was a backup for the outplant department setting up and machining crankshafts, journals, throws, hubs, flywheel belt groove, bushings, small and large clutch plates, and other press components. Transferred to the outplant department as a portable machinist with responsibilities of inspecting and resurfacing beds and slides; machining of die cushions, die cast stationary and movable platinums, t-slots, and 50 ton - 800 ton presses such as Danly, Bliss, Verson, and Komatsus and other heavy forging presses; modifications to enhance machine function by retrofitting for bearing shaft drives or motors through fabrication of plates and brackets of various sizes to line bore that were welded, brazed, or bolted in place; removal of gears; setup of wire kits in the crown to verify parallel position for line boring bar, and other portable line boring jobs. These jobs were performed on site at automotive manufacturing plants such as WR Grace, USS Steel, Bethlehem Steel Co., NIH, General Motors, Ford, Honda, and subcontractors of the automotive and stamping industries throughout the United States and Mexico.
01/96-05/98 Gabe's Shop Inc. (9349 Coleman Rd., Haslett, MI)
Research and Development Machinist machining components for hot wire cutters and laser drawing devices used in the medical field; delivery and assembly when necessary of tumor plotting machines at Harper Hospital, Detroit V.A. Hospital, and other medical institutions.
09/94-08/97 Midway Engravers (811 Progress Ct., Williamston, MI)
Machinist in the blank roll department making blanks, roto dies for the grinder, blanking, and finishing print cylinders; prepared wheels for heat-treat; bored and thinned blades;
Roughed flat dies for the mill and finished them after heat-treat; various projects related to the die industries and quality assurance prior to shipment. Machinery used included all standard tool room equipment and partial training on the Quick Turn CNC Lathe and Mill.
01/93-08/94 JAT Construction Company (1231 H. St., Washington, D.C.)
Supervised a construction crew of 15 members including contractors in the rehabilitation of commercial and private buildings. Other duties included roof repair and replacement, plumbing, drywall, painting, electrical wiring, remodeling, and landscaping. In addition I assisted in the preparation of estimates and located equipment to use on the job.
12/88-04/93 Kopflex (101 Harmons Rd., Harmons, MD)
Worked as a special machinist in a large manufacturing department that made cuplinks and flex diaphragms for power plants and GE jet engines. Participated in design and tooling for the first diaphragm cuplink for power plants. Was responsible for setting up machine and tooling for production manufacturing of the flex diaphragms.
08/85-11/88 DC Tech Research Corp., (1001 Michigan Ave., NE Washington D.C.)
Headed the tool room. Worked closely with the engineering department on CAD
to determine best design method of manufacturing parts for specific products. Assisted with the design and manufacturing of fixtures for inspection on the grenade launch for the M16. Was responsible for setting up machine, tooling and manufacturing parts for Lockead Fighter Jets and baffles for GE vertical lift engines.
01/79-06/86 Atlantic Research Corp., (Alexandria, VA)
Started as a Production Machinist and promoted four months later to a Research
& Development Machinist. Was responsible for setting up machines and tool, and manufacturing parts for several defense contracts. Defense programs included The C4, Tamahawk, D5, EX111, Trident Missile, and The Penguin. Worked with classified materials such as metals, non-metals, and rubbers. Also, cut and weld then machine pressure chambers for The National Institute of Health.
07/77-11/79 Worthington Service Corp., (Laurel, MD.)
Worked as a service machinist traveling throughout the east coast United States to repair/replace equipment. Assignments included making new shafts and steam tubing for boiler feed pumps; installing insulation on boiler feed pumps and steam generators; refurbishing, machining, and balancing stage impellers; and refurbishing industrial commercial boilers and compressors.
08/76-07/77 Panache Construction Corp., (Annandale, VA.)
Started out as a laborer and worked my way up to an assistant superintendent assigning various tasks to the work crew. Work also included carpentry, installing electrical and plumbing fixtures, cabinets, and landscaping. Also performed walkthroughs with homeowners.
01/75-08/76 Weston Machine Co., (Merrifield, VA.)
Performed various tasks frequently involving dies, punch presses, and metal benders.
07/71-10/74 Erlich Machine Corp., (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Served in an apprenticeship program while a full time student. Performed general machining work that included making gum implants for the military, bed springs, watch springs, and other experimental work.
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