Joseph Genereux
Commerce Charter Township,MI
Summary
An interesting position as a stamping tooling specialist in an accelerated engineering environment.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Stamping Tooling Specialist
Ford Motor Companty
09.2013 - Current
- Review product for manufacturability/formability of major outer sheet metal panels
- Review and approve draw development ,die process, die design
- Oversee domestic/overseas tool and die activities, die construction, die tryout through new model launch to mass production,keeping costs in budget.
- Buy off and deliver tools to company standard and production requirements for successful production launch of tools
- Prove out dies in home line tryout and part dimensional requirements
- Work parts and dies through launch process 90 days after mass production
- Develop solutions to integrate body construction and stamping activities to produce successful launches
- Develop new die standards ,gage standards, and product standards from production launch construction activities
- Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion with unionized and non unionized workers
Die designer/ design liaison/stamping
Troy Design and Manufacturing
01.2006 - 09.2013
- Sheet metal stamping press optimization
- Assigned to Ford Motor Company to optimize production by manipulating press automation program and updating die and die design
- Provided on site stamping plant support
- Develop Schuler press automaton curves
- Assist plant in programming PPC
- Assigned to Ford Motor Company for on site representative for stamping engineering at Dearborn Tool and Die
- Provide die design, die process, die construction, draw development support at design and construction stages of dies
- Proficient written and verbal skills used to communicate to stamping engineering issues and resolutions to die related issues
- Develop die design and die construction standards to accelerate die design, construction, die process, and plant optimization
- Assisting in the development of 100% manufacturable CAD die design processes
- Work with unionized die makers, NC, electricians, pipefitters, riggers and machinists to optimize plant processes, tooling production and die design
- On site stamping tooling specialist
- Participate in static and dynamic tooling evaluations
- Required to use strong verbal, interpersonal, organizational and writing skills
- Participates in plant safety
- During time at Troy Design and Manufacturing produced two significant technology patents directly related to metal stamping with the United States Patent Office and Ford Motor Company Global Technologies
- Well versed in Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Outlook
- Understands Catia V5, Unigraphics, Ideas, Solid Edge, AutoCad, Smirt, and Solid Works.
Senior die designer
Custom Design of Royal Oak
10.2004 - 11.2005
- Design of progressive, line, triaxis transfer, crossbar transfer and special machines, design checker and processor.
Die designer
RLE Craftline
01.2002 - 10.2004
- Cad die design of line, triaxis transfer, crossbar transfer dies, die process and assistant design leader.
Die designer/Die maker helper
Richard Tool and Die
09.2000 - 12.2002
- Cad (Catia 4) progressive/line die design, design liaison, tool follow up, and die room helper.
Die designer
Ronart Industries
02.1999 - 09.2000
- Cad (Catia 4) progressive/line die design, design liaison, tool follow up, and die room helper.
Die designer
Crown Design
12.1997 - 01.1999
- Unigraphics cad die design, die process and die design checker.
Die designer
Jay Engineering
05.1996 - 10.1997
- Designed Line, Transfer and Progressive dies.
Die designer
Stevens Design
12.1995 - 05.1996
- Designed line dies and began designing progressive dies.
Detailer/Junior designer
Delta /IMI
08.1992 - 11.1995
- Detailed die designs and designed basic dies.
Runner / Detailer
Vertech Corporation
04.1989 - 08.1992
- Ran blue prints and detailed die designs.
Education
Semester in Drafting / Descriptive geometry -
Schoolcraft Community College
Livonia, Michigan01.1991
Airframe Certificate -
Detroit Institute of Aeronautics
Ypsilanti, Michigan01.1991
Highschool Diploma -
Assumption College School
Windsor, Ontario01.1983
Skills
- Die making
- Die design
- Die process
- Draw development
- Sheet metal formability
- Body Construction processes
- Press Automation
- Problem solving
- CAD Software
References
- Dr. Evangelos Liasi, 248-990-8512
- Richard Urban 512-718-5791
- James Anderson, 248-624-7695
Timeline
Stamping Tooling Specialist
Ford Motor Companty
09.2013 - Current
Die designer/ design liaison/stamping
Troy Design and Manufacturing
01.2006 - 09.2013
Senior die designer
Custom Design of Royal Oak
10.2004 - 11.2005
Die designer
RLE Craftline
01.2002 - 10.2004
Die designer/Die maker helper
Richard Tool and Die
09.2000 - 12.2002
Die designer
Ronart Industries
02.1999 - 09.2000
Die designer
Crown Design
12.1997 - 01.1999
Die designer
Jay Engineering
05.1996 - 10.1997
Die designer
Stevens Design
12.1995 - 05.1996
Detailer/Junior designer
Delta /IMI
08.1992 - 11.1995
Runner / Detailer
Vertech Corporation
04.1989 - 08.1992
Semester in Drafting / Descriptive geometry -
Schoolcraft Community College
Airframe Certificate -
Detroit Institute of Aeronautics
Highschool Diploma -
Assumption College School
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