Thomas D. W. – Mach. Fab.

OBJECTIVE

A position in either manufacturing or maintenance using my skills as a hands-on, working supervisor. As a self-motivated, hard-working individual I seek the challenges offered by a company expecting excellence in their product, their service and in their employees. This company would also benefit from my skills in interfacing with customers and vendors as well as with fellow employees.

QUALIFICATIONS

I have been a working foreman in the shop of a material-handling equipmentmanufacturer, in a mold making shop and a boiler repair shop as well as a service department manager. Supervising up to 15 employees required scheduling, job assignments, employee hiring, training, and evaluation as well as safety schooling. I applied welding and rigging skills in construction of ¼ to 30 ton hoists and bridge cranes as well as experience with 3-phase, single phase industrial electrical, programming and trouble shooting VFDs and PLCs. I am familiar with using industrial and ironworking tools. I have installed and serviced various material-handling systems. I am licensed as a fork truck driver and as an aerial lift operator.

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

2004WTTI certified in A36, up to 1 ½ inch, structural steel in all positions and in 304 stainless steel, up to 1 ½ inch.

1992CM Hoist Repair School

1977N.J High Pressure Black Seal Stationary Engineering License

1972-1977U. S. Navy – Boiler Technician “A” School, Hull Technician “A” School, Certification US Navy high pressure pipe/hull, 7018 and10018 arc welding, 1rst in class HTC Welding School.

1967-1971New Hope – Solebury High School, Diploma

EMPLOYMENT

1990-PresentOperations Technical Manager, D.R. Cordell Inc.

My position requires scheduling and completing the layout, fabrication, wiring, and quality control of overhead cranes, monorails and associated machinery. The repair of hoists and associated electronics is also my responsibility. Given an empty building and three pieces of machinery I was hired to create the fabrication division of the company. The resulting shop contains two major fabrication areas, one centered on a ninety-ton iron worker, the other around a thirty-three inch vertical band saw, a hoist repair work area and a large painting area. The over one thousand crane and hoist systems produced there have helped take the business from $300,000 the first year to $6 million in sales at present.

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A service department that was also created has a small fleet of three trucks with additional trailer for forklift and other equipment. As service manager I assigned personnel to service calls and trained service technicians to complete O.S.H.A. inspections and repairs on related equipment.

In a separate sector, I was instrumental in the startup of production of a patented material-handling device. In addition to personally manufacturing and wiring the components for the device, I have trained others in manufacture and set-up.

In all my combined roles I handled inventory control for supplies totaling over $80,000 for service alone and ordering for various areas. Shipping of all products falls under my control. The yearly shop budget is my responsibility. I provide one on one training for my employees in production methods, welding, wiring, reading blueprints, and safety. I work as an advocate for my employees and as well implement company policy with them. Together we have met all scheduling dates. We have supplied and serviced product for customers ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.

1978-1990Corporate Mold Shop Supervisor, Cartex Corp./Woodbridge Holdings

I started at Cartex as a mold maker and stepped in as foreman in the original shop.

I was responsible for scheduling, training and evaluation of all shop personnel.

I was the Purchasing Agent for the plant handling all purchasing and inventory.

Upon transfer to a new location I planned and designed a new corporate mold

shop. The shop produced molds for use in several manufacturing plants. All

adaptations to designs from original prints were handled here. Primary customers

for the products were the three major American auto companies as well as one

foreign auto company.

1977-1978Production Welder, Aztec Machine Inc.

I worked as a production welder in the manufacture of machinery for the textile

industry.

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