Jason Campbell
Chapin,SC
Summary
Adept Tool and Die Maintenance Tech with a proven track record at Trane Technologies, enhancing tooling life and reducing downtime through expert surface grinding and die maintenance. Skilled in CNC machine operation and team leadership, I excel in equipment troubleshooting and efficient communication, significantly improving production goals.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Tool and Die Maintenance Tech II
Trane Technologies
Columbia, SC
06.2017 - Current
- Extend tooling life with inspections, and precision grinding operations on cutting tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures.
- Reducing machine downtime and resolving tooling issues as needed to support customer needs is top priority.
- Machine fixtures as needed to support production
- Develop grinding procedures for all new tooling and fixtures needed.
- Manage tooling inventory and usage on a weekly basis.
- Communicate effectively with engineering on tooling performance.
- Perform Burr Oak press and progressive die maintenance PM's.
- Process work order information to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
CNC Grinder II
Apex Tool Group
Lexington, SC
02.2011 - 01.2017
- Displayed strong problem-solving abilities when faced with challenging projects or unexpected obstacles during the grinding process.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes, and grinders.
- Prioritizing parts needed to get orders to customers.
- Okuma Gi-20 OD/ID grinder, Reid surface grinder, hass machining center, and spitfire lapping machine to precision grind all parts needed within quality specs listed on 1st article check list.
- Specializing in tight tolerances at a high level.
- Process improvement for production goal increase.
Tool Room Machinist
F&N Manufacturing
Columbia, SC
04.2006 - 05.2010
- Operated CNC and manual lathes, mills and drill presses to produce precision machined components designed by engineers.
- Experience with Hass, Liberty, Parker majestic, Bridgeport Mills, CMM, and Supertech was nice to have.
- Pneumatic and Hyd. Fixture machining and development.
- MK-19 barrel proofing fixture.
- Tight tolerancing and expert metrology lab inspecting techniques.
- Excellent measuring experience.
- Conversational OD/ID grinder profile programming to +/-0.002.
- Surface grinding, form dressing, side grinding,
- Problem solving on all production fixtures.
Machinist
Sumter Precision Machine Fabrication
Sumter, SC
05.2003 - 06.2005
- Operated drill presses, lathes and milling machines to produce required parts.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes, and grinders.
- Utilized micrometers and calipers to measure and verify precise tolerances.
- Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings and schematics to determine parts dimensions.
- Used CNC and manual equipment to perform both initial and final machining.
Education
Associate of Science - Machine Tool Technology
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC06.2005
High School Diploma -
Sumter High School
Sumter, SC06.1999
High School Diploma -
Sumter County Career Center
Sumter, SC06.1999
Skills
- Surface grinding
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- Die maintenance expertise
- Heat treatment understanding
- CNC Machine Operation
- Communication abilities
- Machine Operation
- Work Order Analysis
- Tooling knowledge
- Team Collaboration and Leadership
Timeline
Tool and Die Maintenance Tech II
Trane Technologies
06.2017 - Current
CNC Grinder II
Apex Tool Group
02.2011 - 01.2017
Tool Room Machinist
F&N Manufacturing
04.2006 - 05.2010
Machinist
Sumter Precision Machine Fabrication
05.2003 - 06.2005
Associate of Science - Machine Tool Technology
Central Carolina Technical College
High School Diploma -
Sumter High School
High School Diploma -
Sumter County Career Center