Kaleb Silva
Sugar Land,TX
Summary
Highly skilled CNC Machinist with 9 years of experience setting up, operating, and maintaining CNC machines in fast-paced production environments with extensive knowledge in machinist training and programming comprehension and editing. Experienced with machining a vast majority of materials and precision parts of various sizes from small to large. I've spent my professional career manufacturing components across many industries; including oil and gas, firearms, automotive, and medical. Proficient at training and leading machinists, troubleshooting tooling, programming, and efficiency inadequacies. I am committed to effective collaboration, team support, and striving for continuous improvement to deliver a top-quality performance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Machinist III
Emerson
Stafford, TX
08.2021 - Current
- Quality Control/Inspection - Perform quality control and inspection with measurement tools including: OD and ID micrometers, Tri-micrometers, ID bore gauges, height gauges, blade micrometers, depth gauges both micrometers and calipers, maintaining tool life on tool magazines up to 120 tools on automated and non-automated systems for both lathes and mills, maintaining tolerances and surface finishes, performing individual first article inspections and for others across the shop floor.
- CNC Controls/Machining Training - Trained machine operators/machinists on Fanuc and Mazak controls for multi-axis machines including lathes and mills, taught individuals concepts in machining including: G&M code, GD&T, program comprehension and editing for program efficiency, metalworking feeds and speeds, and proper set up technics for safe and efficient set ups.
- Tooling Manufacturers/Collaboration - Worked extensively with tool manufacturers and distributors to find the best performing tools to impact cost savings, reduce program runtimes, and remove universal tooling for specific tooling to be used for each individual application/material type.
- Mill - Operate and set up, up to 5-axis machines, including: Trevisan Horizontal Mills (with OD & ID boring/turning along with standard milling) and Toyoda Horizontal Mills (with an automated RGV system including lights out machining, and orbital milling).
- Lathe - Operate and set up, up 7-axis machines, including: Mazak (Integrex 5-axis), Doosan (SMX 2600Y 7-axis), and Nakamura (dual turret & spindle).
Lead Lathe Machinist
Deyoung Machine Works
Stafford, TX
08.2017 - 08.2021
- Operations Management - Train and assess employees skills, distribute work orders accordingly, manage and monitor operators work performance and discipline.
- Tool Management - New tool testing, maintain tool inventory.
- Quality Control - Perform quality control with manual measurement tools, maintain an oversight of quality control activities of lathe and mill operators.
- Inspection - First article inspections and measurement tool calibrations.
- Mill - Operate and set up, up to 4-axis Haas machines.
- Lathe - Operate and set up Haas machines.
General Manager
Eskimo Hut
Amarillo, TX
07.2014 - 07.2017
- Improve Sales
- Manage sales and customer service teams of up to 20 employees
- Maintain a productive and efficient work environment
- Maintained top 3 in sales across all corporate locations
- Conducted monthly inventory audits
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Music Therapy
West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX06-2017
Some College (No Degree) - Music
Wharton Country Junior College
Wharton, TX06-2013
Nuclear Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX06-2011
Skills
- Proficient in multi-axis mill (up to 5-axis) and multi-axis lathe (up to 7-axis) setup and operation
- Programming
- CNC maintenance
- Experienced working within ±001" to ±0001" tolerances
- Machining expertise across materials: plastics, aluminum, carbon/stainless steels (304, 316, 17-4), titanium, Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, Nitronic 50/60, and duplex and super duplex alloys
- Strong knowledge of tooling selection for specific applications
- Tooling testing and cost analysis
- Focused on optimizing programs to reduce runtimes and improve efficiency
- Effective trainer in CNC controls and G&M code programming
- Collaborative team player
- Troubleshooting
- Production planning
- Metalworking techniques
Timeline
Machinist III
Emerson
08.2021 - Current
Lead Lathe Machinist
Deyoung Machine Works
08.2017 - 08.2021
General Manager
Eskimo Hut
07.2014 - 07.2017
Some College (No Degree) - Music Therapy
West Texas A&M University
Some College (No Degree) - Music
Wharton Country Junior College
Nuclear Engineering
Texas A&M University