Christopher Bloss
Grand Haven,MI
Summary
I am seeking an opportunity in a team-oriented environment with the potential for personal and professional growth.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Tooling/Design Engineer
Automation Tool and Die Inc
09.2023 - Current
- Review potential new projects for manufacturing viability.
- Continuous improvement of existing tooling/processes.
- Processing and tooling design for transfer, progressive, and secondary tooling.
- Software: NX 11.0, 2412; Solidworks 2023; Microsoft Excel, Power-point, and Microsoft Word
Project-Program Manager/Design Engineer
Diecad Group, Inc.
02.2016 - 08.2023
- Coordinate timing requirements, standards, and information between designers and various customers.
- Document and manage internal timelines and workflow.
- Processing and tooling design for transfer, progressive, and secondary tooling.
- Assured tool design adhered to the structural requirements and standards of various customers.
- Software: NX 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 1969 Microsoft Excel, Power-point, and Microsoft Word
Lead Die Designer/Tooling Engineer
Pridgeon & Clay Inc.
12.2014 - 02.2016
- Mentor/lead the Die Design team, guiding and instructing them through the processes of die design, thereby increasing their knowledge and improving the entire team’s throughput.
- Lead the Die Design team in standardized work, ensuring all processes and procedures are followed.
- Drive projects from the start of the design to the beginning of production to ensure designs are completed on time.
- Review information from prints, CAD data, and existing tooling to determine the best processes for manufacturing the product.
- Review the part print with the team to determine if the part is feasible to make with the provided print tolerances.
- Assist with determining accurate timelines for projects, work with vendors and customers to solve any problems that might arise throughout the process and provide project status updates to the team.
- Assist Tool room with troubleshooting dies that have consistent process issues.
- Convert and store incoming design data from suppliers.
- Complete and present annual performance appraisals for all direct report employees.
- Tooling Engineer:
- Reviewed part prints and cad data to develop the best processes to produce parts.
- Coordinated internal die designs for the engineered process and reviewed process strips.
- Reviewed die standards and adjusted for lessons learned.
- Reviewed designs in detail to assure quality, cost, and adherence to company standards.
- Determined best machining sources, scheduled timing and delivery of components.
- Coordinated with die techs throughout the tooling assembly and tryout; updated design cad to reflect any required changes or improvements.
- Reviewed part layouts to assure parts met quality and dimensional requirements.
- Documented lessons learned and best practices.
- Software: Solidworks, NX8.5, Microsoft Excel, Power-point, and Microsoft Word
Design Leader
Middleville Tool & Die
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Coordinate with customers regarding part feasibility including necessary part and tolerance concessions.
- Receive, organize and document design CAD from tool suppliers.
- Establish and maintain design/tooling standards for externally and internally built tools.
- Coordinate with machining centers and follow through the assembly/try-out phase regarding design intent and execution.
- Establish design processes and procedures.
- Establish and maintain design libraries and templates
- Schedule workflow and work responsibilities for design department
- Responsible for overseeing the design aspects of maintenance for stamping facility including repair and replacement of components and tooling improvements
- Coordinate strip and design reviews.
- Software: Solidworks, Microsoft Excel, Power-point, and Microsoft Word
Tool Maker/Designer/Design Manager
GR Spring & Stamping
06.2001 - 01.2014
- Coordinate with customers regarding part feasibility including necessary part and tolerance concessions.
- Receive, organize and document design CAD from tool suppliers.
- Establish and maintain design/tooling standards for externally and internally built tools
- Coordinate with machining centers and follow through the assembly/try-out phase regarding design intent and execution.
- Establish design processes and procedures.
- Establish and maintain design libraries and templates.
- Schedule workflow and work responsibilities for design department
- Maintain licensing and maintenance agreements with software suppliers.
- Responsible for overseeing the design aspects of maintenance for stamping facility including repair and replacement of components and tooling improvements.
- Quote engineering changes.
- Oversee strip and design reviews with customer.
- Oversight of training for designers
- Continued designer responsibilities including process engineering for new parts, strip generation, surfacing & solid modeling.
- Also functioned as project manager
- Implemented new design software: VX & NX
- Software: NX 7.5 and NX 8, VX, Key Creator, Dynafrom 5.6, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word
Education
General courses geared toward engineering degree
Grand Rapids Community College
Die Maker Journeyman card - undefined
01.1994
Graduate with Honors - undefined
Belding High School
01.1989
Skills
- 30 plus years’ experience in all facets sheet metal tooling: from part concept, through design, build, tryout, and production Extensive knowledge of sheet metal formability and properties, as well as tool and die practices Well versed in GD&T Knowledgeable in progressive and transfer tooling Very knowledgeable in a variety of CAD software Strong leadership qualities and organizational skills Dependable, self-motivated, take pride in work, can multitask, grasp new concepts quickly and easily
Certification
- 2009 Certificate of Training for Dynafrom
- 2009 Certificate for Art Hendrick (Dieology) course in sheet metals properties
- 2011 Certificate of Training for NX 7.5
- 2013 Certificate from PMA for Design, Simulation, and Sheet Metal Properties Seminar
- 2014 Certificate of Training: Solidworks Essentials, Solidworks Surfacing, and Solidworks Advanced Assemblies.
- 2018 Certificate from PMA for High Speed Stamping Seminar
- 2018 Certificate of Training for NX Surfacing
Timeline
Tooling/Design Engineer
Automation Tool and Die Inc
09.2023 - Current
Project-Program Manager/Design Engineer
Diecad Group, Inc.
02.2016 - 08.2023
Lead Die Designer/Tooling Engineer
Pridgeon & Clay Inc.
12.2014 - 02.2016
Design Leader
Middleville Tool & Die
01.2014 - 12.2014
Tool Maker/Designer/Design Manager
GR Spring & Stamping
06.2001 - 01.2014
Die Maker Journeyman card - undefined
Graduate with Honors - undefined
Belding High School
General courses geared toward engineering degree
Grand Rapids Community College
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