Jim Lesniewski

Experience

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  Westinghouse Electric Company-Research and Development

  May 1981 - Oct 1983

  Instrument Maker

  Collaborated with research engineers and technicians to develop prototype tooling for experimental and research usage. Worked with a variety of materials to develop prototype parts including: various steel grades, precious metals, plastics, rubber and other materials.

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  General Motors

  Oct 1983 - Jan 2009

  Business Unit Manager – Technical Support Services

  Leading the Technical Support Department with as many as 9 Technical Supervisors and over 150 skilled trades employees across a three shift operation. Provided all die-based tool room support including tool and fixture build operations, machining operations, die cutting and die welding operations and managing the Maximo based Preventive Maintenance and Tool Repair Process. Also manage the line-side technical support for the high speed progressive presses, blanking presses, small presses, laser cutting systems, automated conventional press systems, metal assembly hand gun operations, and automated metal assembly processes in the 980,000 square foot manufacturing operations.-Implemented annual business planning process and managed to specific targets in Safety, Quality, Responsiveness and Cost-Developed and enhanced employee skills with development of technical and flexibility training programs-Implemented lean manufacturing concepts in skilled trade areas.-Improved productivity on lines by 40% during tenure as Tech Support Manager (217sph to 302sph)-Helped develop and implement flexible manufacturing assembly cells to reduce metal assembly operating costs by approximately $800K per year-Helped develop and implement “press cell” strategies cells to reduce press room operating costs by approximately $1.2M per year-Launched 11 new tool sets for the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt car program – met all program timing milestones and set records on structured program launch process Show less

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  Cleaveland/Price Inc.

  Jan 2009 - now

  Tooling Manager

  -Manage design and construction of new manufacturing dies and fixtures-Preventative Maintenance of production dies and fixtures-Die and fixture repair