Jason Dean
New Haven,MI
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Tool and Die Maker position. Dependable and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Well versed in a variety of skilled applications.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
Magna International Inc
Saint Clair, MI
08 2021 - Current
- Part of Electric Vehicle facility launch that has expanded 2 times.
- Responsible for making dimensional moves to ensure product is within quality and customer standards
- Create and fabricate tooling, fixtures and modify existing details to be better utilized
- Ability to use all machining tools as well as hand tools to very tight tolerances
- Able to read blue prints or create prints for parts to be produced
- Cost savings by creating fixtures rather than having to purchase details.
Journeyman Die Maker Lead
Challenge Manufacturing
Pontiac, MI
11.2020 - 08.2021
- Creating work orders and assigning job assignments
- Responsible for overseeing all die issues and coming up with solution to any issues that arise
- Handling of any issues with dies under the ram or in the toolroom
- Improve thru put on production runs with die improvements
- Ordering of equipment or die perishables
- Work hand in hand with Supervisor and Die Engineering
- Repair and PM dies with use of any machinery or hand tools
- Bring die details back to precise specs with use of precision measuring equipment.
Journeyman Die Maker
L&W Engineering, Inc
Detroit, MI
06.2020 - 11.2020
- Tear down and repair of blanking and hot stamp dies
- Line calls for repairs needed under press ram
- Tear down for PM as well as issue resolution
- Work with precision equipment as well as hand tools to achieve desired fit and finish.
Journeyman Die Maker
Gestamp
Chattanooga, TN
03.2019 - 06.2020
- Class A die work for VW
- Full hood, Tailgate, Roof, and all door panels
- Able to use precision machines as well as hand tools to achieve desired fit and finish
- Stoning and polishing dies to mirror like finish
- Line calls for repairs under the ram
- PM operations to prevent or repair issues during run.
Journeyman Diemaker
Tower Automotive
09 1999 - 03 2019
- Progressed to Toolmaker for 12 years
- Entered Die Maker Apprenticeship in 2013
- Journeyman Die maker
- Able to reclaim welded details back to original by way of precision machinery and hand tool use
- Line call repairs and troubleshooting
- Fabricating scrap chutes and other guarding
- PM dies on floor to prevent and catch incorrect tolerances or broken components.
Education
Tool / Die Maker Certification -
Macomb Community College
Warren, MIDiploma -
Warren Lincoln High School
1995
Skills
- Completed UAW and Dept of Labor Tool and Diemaker Apprenticeship
- Use of all toolroom machinery and hand tools with high tolerance
- Crane, Forklift, and Fall protection certified
- Organized and dependable
- Quick thinking and knowledgable
Certification
- Certified Journeyworker – State Apprenticeship Boards or Departments of Labor.
Timeline
Journeyman Die Maker Lead
Challenge Manufacturing
11.2020 - 08.2021
Journeyman Die Maker
L&W Engineering, Inc
06.2020 - 11.2020
Journeyman Die Maker
Gestamp
03.2019 - 06.2020
Tool / Die Maker Certification -
Macomb Community College
Diploma -
Warren Lincoln High School
Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
Magna International Inc
08 2021 - Current
Journeyman Diemaker
Tower Automotive
09 1999 - 03 2019