Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Work Availability
Work Preference
Timeline
Generic
David Pryor

David Pryor

Lee's Summit,MO

Summary

Proficient Tool and Die Maker, and United States Labor Board Certified Journeyman Machinist of almost 40 years combined. I possess strong self motivation, with critical thinking capabilities, and problem solving skills, with keen attention to detail and quality of work. Accomplished in manufacturing, building, trouble shooting, and repairing of precision tooling, fixtures, dies, and automated special manufacturing machines, with focus on continuous improvements through new innovative ideas and methods. I am constantly in search of new challenges and education for self improvement, and I have the ability to thrive and lead in a team based environment.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Tool Maker

Honeywell FM&T
Kansas City, MO
11.2020 - Current
  • Develop, Repair / Fabricate tools, jigs, fixtures, and gauges to meet the requirements needed.
  • Disassemble and inspect tools, fixtures, and gages.
  • Assess the necessary repairs needed.
  • Troubleshoot why the repair is needed.
  • Develop the processes necessary to produce the needed product
  • Execute the necessary operations needed to produce product needed
  • Reassemble product if needed
  • Ship to the next operation of manufacturing

Tool Maker / Journeyman Machinist

DT Engineering
Lebanon, MO
02.1987 - 11.2020
  • Designed, fabricated, tools, jigs and fixtures to meet manufacturing and engineering needs.
  • Built, maintained, and repaired dies of all types, including trim and punch, form dies, draw dies, deep draw dies, progressive dies, etc.
  • Read blueprints for machining, tool and die builds, and collected material.
  • Troubleshoot and repaired machines and dies to increase productivity and decrease spending.
  • Executed bench, machine and hand tool work by shaping, fitting and assembling machine parts from metal stock.
  • Produced quality work by leveraging welding techniques, machining processes, engineering requirements and metallurgy knowledge.
  • Dismantled and inspected components to complete necessary adjustments, repairs, and rebuilds to maintain manufacturing needs.
  • Sharpened, replaced and tracked cutting tools to adhere to strict quality control and usage schedules.
  • Welded, heat treated and repaired worn and damaged tooling and equipment to optimize performance.
  • Executed on-time, under-budget project management on complex industrial equipment, including metal and precision part machining issues.
  • Gauged and maintained tolerances on grinding, turning, and milling of diameters, depths, squareness and parallelism.
  • Monitored feed and speed of machines during machining process to report problems and required repairs.
  • Selected appropriate speeds and feeds according to metal type and finish specifications.
  • Increased equipment lifespans by incorporating thorough preventive and corrective maintenance processes.
  • Trained, directed and instructed apprentices and helpers to increase production levels and meet established goals for the company.
  • Calibrated machinery to optimize performance according to prescribed standards and specific project needs.
  • Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrated self-reliance by meeting and exceeding workflow needs.

Education

Advanced Mastercam

Mastercam Advanced
Kansas City, MO
06-2023

Mastercam Programing

Mastercam
Kansas City, MO
05-2023

Solidworks

Honeywell FM&T
Worksite
04-2021

Journeyman Machinist - Machinist

Detroit Tool And Engineering
Lebanon, MO
1994

Tooling Application - Tooling Selection And Optimization

Detroit Tool And Engineering
Lebanon, Mo
1992

Customer Focus, Team Building, And Communication - Customer Satisfaction

Detroit Tool And Engineering
Lebanon, Mo
1991

Machine Tool Technology - Machinist

Laclede Vo-Tech
Lebanon, Mo
05.1987

Some College (No Degree) - Math And Science

OTC Community College
Springfield, Mo.

Skills

  • Tool and Die Build, maintenance, and Repair
  • Large panel dies, Trim and Punch dies, Form dies, Deep draw dies, and progressive dies
  • Automated High Speed Special Machine Build, maintenance, and Repair
  • Design and build Tooling, fixtures and gages for machining, work holding, and measuring
  • Planning and coordination of work flow during the manufacturing process
  • Project organization and execution for efficiency
  • Large horizontal and vertical CNC machining
  • small/medium horizontal and vertical manual and CNC machining
  • CNC and manual lathe machining
  • High precision OD and ID Grinding
  • Surface grinding
  • Mastercam programing
  • Solidworks and Fusion 360 design modeling
  • G-Code and Conversational machine programing
  • Welding - GMAW and GTAW, aluminum, steel, and stainless steel
  • Team building and Communication
  • Mastercam, Solidworks and Fusion 360' CAD/CAM

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
swipe to browse

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing

Timeline

Tool Maker

Honeywell FM&T
11.2020 - Current

Tool Maker / Journeyman Machinist

DT Engineering
02.1987 - 11.2020

Journeyman Machinist - Machinist

Detroit Tool And Engineering

Tooling Application - Tooling Selection And Optimization

Detroit Tool And Engineering

Customer Focus, Team Building, And Communication - Customer Satisfaction

Detroit Tool And Engineering

Machine Tool Technology - Machinist

Laclede Vo-Tech

Some College (No Degree) - Math And Science

OTC Community College

Advanced Mastercam

Mastercam Advanced

Mastercam Programing

Mastercam

Solidworks

Honeywell FM&T

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
David Pryor