Alan Klein
Mandan,ND
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Machinist
Malloy Electric
Mandan, ND
01.2025 - Current
- Operate manual lathes, mills and specialty equipment to make parts for repair of electric motors and generators utilized in mining, oil/gas, power generation and many other applications to specified tolerances as small as .0005".
- Operate horizontal balancer to balance armatures and rotors to specific tolerances.
- Welding and metalizing processes to repair components to factory spec.
- Machining and sleeving of components to factory spec.
- Working with electrical and mechanical techs. to resolve a wide range of mechanical issues to support customer needs.
Manufacturing Technician
Bobcat
Bismarck, ND
03.2015 - 01.2025
- Implement Engineering Change Notice (ECN's), creating and supporting Standard Work Instructions (SWI's) for the Gwinner Engine Line (GEL).
- Create machining processes and write CNC programs supporting manufacture of GEL and MX engine components with priority focus on quality.
- Work with DSSI and tool vendors, Kennametal, Sandvik, Walter, Iscar to support machining processes.
- Work with vendors to outsource parts when necessary (Machine down situations).
- Work with machinists and assemblers to improve quality and efficiency.
- Work with shipping and receiving on a regular basis to track and ship materials.
- Participating in weekly quality meetings to develop new and improve existing quality processes.
- Development of CER to move 2 Mori Seiki NH8000 HMC's to BMK. to increase machining capacity.
- Recently supported development of CER and implemented a new flywheel/pulley cell and three horizontal machining centers at GEL.
- Supported implementation of machining centers for MX turn frame machining.
- Utilize Apriso system, mostly in the ECN implementation process monitoring inventory and transacting parts as necessary for the GEL, GWN and AC.
- Fluent with be450 I can complete projects with minimal supervision and enjoy working as a team member.
- I have a strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
- I played a crucial role in talent development, mentoring of machining practice and CNC programming at the BMK factory.
- Travelled to Chennai India to support 8 Ton MX transfer.
Outside Sales
Dakota Fluid Power
Mandan, ND
05.2012 - 02.2015
- Represented Dakota Fluid Power and Midway Machining selling hydraulic components and machining services across the state.
Machining Manager
Midway Machining
Mandan, ND
07.1991 - 05.2012
- Machinist/manager of 6 CNC machines and 2 production saws with up to 6 employees.
- Responsible for CNC programming, planning including material ordering and on time delivery of finished parts to customers.
- Operation of manual equipment, lathes, vertical and horizontal mills, broaching machines, welders, torches, and fork lifts.
- Other responsibilities included machine maintenance (diagnostics and troubleshooting of equipment), making and ordering tooling.
Machinist
Osmonics
Minnetonka, MN
05.1990 - 07.1991
- Manufacturing reverse osmosis equipment.
- Responsibilities included operation of a wide range of manual and CNC equipment, working with many types of alloy steels and stainless steels!
Timeline
Machinist
Malloy Electric
01.2025 - Current
Manufacturing Technician
Bobcat
03.2015 - 01.2025
Outside Sales
Dakota Fluid Power
05.2012 - 02.2015
Machining Manager
Midway Machining
07.1991 - 05.2012
Machinist
Osmonics
05.1990 - 07.1991