Andrew Gereau

I have been given control of all of the day to day management of the machining department

Responsibilities include;

Using E2 and JobBoss

Estimating

Job Routing

Hiring / Firing

Supervising employees

Employee evaluation / wage determination

Assisting purchasing department with material acquisition

Material purchasing as needed

Tooling acquisition and purchasing

Customer relations

Dealing with vendors for 3rd party and subcontract operations

Project management

Maintain machining schedule

Assisting with QC

Owned and operated and performed all of the day to day management functions including, but not limited to;

Estimating

Job routing

Purchasing

Material acquisition

Tooling

Invoicing

Hiring/Firing

Supervising employees

Programming and running machines

QC

Shipping and receiving

Accounts payable / receivable

Develop and build relationships with customers

After 8 years my current employer purchased all of my equipment and I went along with all of my employees to work for him, managing and developing the new machining department

Program set-up, and operate Mighty Viper 2100 VMC w/ Mitsubishi Meldas control

Program set-up and operate Mighty Viper 3100 VMC w/ Mitsubishi Meldas control

Assisted the training of numerous newer and lessor experienced employees

Assist the manager with the day to day operation of the shop floor

I left the company to start mt own shop. I left on very good terms , and continue to work with Highview to this day on a regular basis

Pre-military / High School

Cut-off saw, drill press, radial drill press, grinders, sanders etc.

Maintenance and grounds keeping, painting, and cleaning

Post-military in chronological order

Layout

Keyseater

Manual milling machines

MIG and TIG welding

Program, set-up and operate OKK MCV-520 VMC w/ Mitsubishi 335M control

Program, set-up and operate OKK HVC-600 HMC w/ Mitsubishi 335M control

Program set-up and operate Large Mighty Viper Bridge machine w/ Mitsubishi Meldas 520 control

Program set-up and operate Mighty Viper VMC-500 w/ Mitsubishi Meldas 520 control

Assist in training of newer, and lesser experienced employees

2nd shift foreman

Material estimator

Job traveler routing (Symix, and JobBoss)

Job estimating

Coordinate 3rd party operations such as plating, heat-treating, subcontract machining, subcontract fabricating etc.

Raw materials purchasing

Project Management

Production Scheduling

I left the company in 1999 approximately 1-1/2 years after parents retired and sold the company.

Followed a co-worker to Highview Custom Fabricating to help them start up their machining dept.

Maintenance welder USAF

Weld repair of jet engine parts, as well as, a variety of aerospace ground equipment

Weld repair and heat treatment of airframe components

Miscellaneous equipment maintenance

MIG, TIG, and ARC welding a variety of metals. Including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and several exotic metals such as inconel, hastalloy, and titanium.

Oxy-acetylene cutting and welding, brazing, and silver soldering