Chad Wilsnack
Belgium,WI
Summary
Dynamic Tool Room Manager with proven expertise in team leadership and training staff on tool maintenance and operations. Committed to fostering professional growth and ensuring high-quality project outcomes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Tool Room Manager/ Sr. Toolmaker
Smart Tool Solutions/ A1 Tool Corp.
Milwaukee, WI
12.2024 - Current
- Managed tool room staff, fostering a supportive team environment and promoting professional development.
- Received incoming shipments of tools and equipment from trucks.
- Trained staff on tool maintenance and customer standards
- Coordinated with Tooling Engineers on tool issues and concerns
- Train and operate various tool room equpiment
Lead Tool Maker/ Project Manager
Strohwig Industries
Richfield, WI
05.2008 - 11.2024
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability under pressure.
- Work with Design engineers from concepts of new tools to repairs and improvements of existing tools
- Coordinate build duties to other team members
- Communicate with other project managers to maintain quality per customer specifications, and on time deliveries
- Operate various tool room equipment and various precision measuring equipment
- Take incoming raw materials and coordinate and manage the pieces through machines, outsourcing vendors, quality control, and assembly
- Use Unigraphics NX software to check and verify tool components are to customer specifications
General Contractor
Wilsnack Construction LLC
Fredonia, WI
04.2002 - 12.2010
- New home builder and remodler
- Bid jobs for various home owner needs
- Coordinate with various subcontractors to complete jobs and maintain completion times
- Sub contractor for various home building and remodeling needs
Tool Maker/ Apprentice
Triangle Tool Corp.
Milwaukee, WI
02.1999 - 05.2008
- Operate various tool room Machines and measuring equipment
- Read blueprints to maintain customer specifications
- New tool builds and repair existing tools
- Multiply cavity, core pull, lifter, internal action tools
- Plumb hydraulics, pneumatic, electrical , and hot runner systems
Machine Operator
Est Comp.
Grafton, WI
04.1998 - 02.1999
- Followed detailed instructions to operate machines with accuracy and produce quality products.
- Operate various cnc equipment
Education
High School Diploma -
Port Washington High School
Port Washington, WITechnical Diploma - Tool And Die Technology
Moraine Park Technical College
West Bend, WI01-1999
Skills
- Machine operation
- Tool maintenance
- Maintenance planning
- Scheduling
- Problem-solving abilities
- Team leadership
- Skilled in high pressure die cast dies, low and high pressure plastic injection tools
- Well versed in multi cavity, intricate, core pull, lifters, and internal action tools
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Multitasking
Timeline
Tool Room Manager/ Sr. Toolmaker
Smart Tool Solutions/ A1 Tool Corp.
12.2024 - Current
Lead Tool Maker/ Project Manager
Strohwig Industries
05.2008 - 11.2024
General Contractor
Wilsnack Construction LLC
04.2002 - 12.2010
Tool Maker/ Apprentice
Triangle Tool Corp.
02.1999 - 05.2008
Machine Operator
Est Comp.
04.1998 - 02.1999
High School Diploma -
Port Washington High School
Technical Diploma - Tool And Die Technology
Moraine Park Technical College