Scott Smith

Experience

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  Industrial Engineering

  Jul 1977 - May 1985

  Apprentice Tool Maker

  Apprentice Toolmaker.8,000 hours - lathe, mill, surface grinder, machine building, fixture and gage building, WEDM, CNC lathe, CNC mill and machine programming.

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  Friskney Gear

  May 1985 - May 1988

  Journeyman Tool Maker

  Lathe, Mill, Grinder.Set up and cut Spur Gears, Helical Gears, Splines, Racks, Pinions, Bull Gears, Broaching & Slotting key ways,

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  Universal Tool & Stamping

  Mar 1988 - Aug 1988

  Journeyman Tool Maker

  Die Repair.

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  Classic City Tool

  Aug 1988 - Mar 1991

  Die Maker / Builder

  New Build, Trouble Shoot, De-bug, and repair Progressive Dies. Designed single station dies. Grind and help assemble new Plastic Injection Molds, Shuttle Molds. Fixture Building.

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  L.H. Carbide

  Mar 1991 - Mar 1992

  Die Builder

  I built new progressive dies, then did the de-bug and trouble shooting of the dies while at L.H. Carbide. After building the die, I traveled to the customer's location and helped set up turn key operations and to de bug & set up final run off of dies, feeder, and press for production.

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  Midwest Tool & Die

  Mar 1992 - Apr 1995

  Journeyman Tool & Die Maker

  Trouble shoot and debug High Speed Terminal Dies for the stamping production.

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  The Adroit Company

  Mar 1995 - Aug 1996

  Mold Maker / Journeyman Toolmaker

  Grind and build plastic injection molds.

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  X - Y Tool & Die

  Aug 1996 - May 1998

  Journeryman Tool and Die Maker

  I have been a journeyman tool and die maker for over thirty years. My expertise is in building, trouble shooting, and debug of high speed progressive terminal dies. I am also knowledgeable in building plastic injection molds, jigs, fixtures, gages, and special machine building. I have also cut many types of gears, splines, and sprockets. I am proficient on most machines in the shop.

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  Midwest Tool & Die Corp

  May 1998 - Apr 2011

  Process Engineer

  I worked as a Process Engineer & Spare Tooling Coordinator for the last ten years. I have written work instructions for machines, operations, and new processes. I also helped setup a P.M. schedule for machines and developed the format that was used. I created a materials I.D. log to track and label all incoming material. And I set up and created a log to track maintenance and debug of production tools and production numbers. All this was done to be compliant with ISO 9001, 2000. My main focus was to help develop and improve business processes, increase productivity and machine efficiency and safety, and to help cut costs and boost company profits.My primary responsibilities were to process all incoming work through the shop in a timely and efficient manner. Other responsibilities were: ordering material for the jobs, obtaining price quotes from vendors for needed materials, order the best material at the cheapest price while attaining the best delivery of the product; coordinating with outside companies for post manufacturing processing and secondary operations; quoting jobs and processing new incoming orders; working with engineering to help with the redesign or correction of product prints for manufacture details, to make products faster, easier, and more efficiently. Show less

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  Toolcraft, LLC

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

  Sales & Operations

  Outside Sales and developing new customers. Quote new jobs. Manage jobs and track progress through the shop, answering job concerns and problems to ensure on time delivery.

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  The Klink Group

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2014

  Grounds and Maintenance

  Grounds and maintenance upkeep. Assist project managers with new road building and road resurfacing, new parking lot construction, installing storm water drainage & sewage tile, and laying grade for footers in new build construction projects.

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  C&A Tool Engineering, Inc.

  Sept 2014 - now

  Project Manager

  Quote new jobs. Develope new customers. Manage, process and track new jobs in the Project House. Coordinate jobs and workflow with department heads to meet delivery demands. I rely on my past experiences of many years as a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker and as an outside salesperson to make quick, creative and correct solutions to help customers save time and money in their tooling needs, repairs, and decisions. I am looking forward to working with new customers and assisting them in their tooling needs. Show less