David Allen

• Set up, prove out, and run various toolroom and job shop parts on 3-axis Hurco VMX-64 and DCX-32. Some experience operating Hurco VMX 42 5-axis swivel head VMC and Okuma MB-4000H horizontal machining center.
• Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to ensure accurate setups.
• Conducted routine maintenance on equipment to maintain optimal performance.

Studied blueprints, work instructions, drawings, and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances.

Set up and operation of Mazak VMC 250 mill, Mazak Vari Axis, Milacron Avenger lathes, Star ST-38, Citizen E-32, and Citizen A-32 Swiss turning machines, Shigiya and Studer CNC OD grinders, Eldorado gun drill, Reed thread roller, and Blanchard grinder.

Operation of CNC and manual equipment to rough and finish machining of precision aerospace parts.

Monitor speeds and feeds of machines during the machining process.

Edit G-code programs.

Prove out new parts on ST-38 and Citizen A-32 machines.

Operation of CMM inspection equipment

Operation of TESA and JENOPTIK inspection equipment.

Use optical comparators, height stands, indicators, various micrometers, and calipers for first article inspections and to monitor machining processes.

Develop processes and routing for parts.

Assist in scheduling and work release to maintain timely deliveries.

Worked with quality control, engineering, and supplier quality on a material review board.

Identified quality issues with manufacturing and suppliers, and helped to develop corrective actions to reduce or eliminate scrap.

Contributed input to engineering for possible rework solutions to correct non-conforming material.

Wrote non-conformance reports, created rework, test, and trial routing to test process improvements.

Planned and coordinated work release and scheduling.

Facilitated the maintenance of machines and fixtures, the purchasing of tooling, and the prove-outs of new programs.

Assisted operators with training in cellular manufacturing, troubleshooting problems, and preparing work for CNC mills.

Coordinated and assisted with the implementation of new processes.

Submitted routing change requests and engineering change requests.

Created test, trial, and rework routers.

Programmed, set up, and operated.

CNC mills, Haas VF-2, VF-4, VF-7, and, OKK VM-5 to produce mold components for plastic injection and die cast molds.

Knowledge of G-code 2D and 3D CAM programming using Prospector CAM software

Responsible for training new employees in CNC department, and assisting with scheduling and completion of jobs by priority.

Trained as an X-ray technician

Served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, November 1990–May 1991.

Served one weekend per month and two weeks in the summer.

Honorably discharged in October 1995.