Kyle Thistle
Quakertown,PA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
CNC Machinist/Programmer
Arkay Solutions
05.2023 - Current
- Implemented a new First Article Inspection process
- Ability to take an entire order from print to part while maintaining precision tolerances
- Experience with Doosan 4500, Doosan 500 ii, Doosan 5700 and Mazak VTC 200B
- Experience with Prototrak mill programming on a Bridgeport mill.
Process Engineer
Custom Glass Solutions
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Reduced the glass grinding cycle time by an average of 60% through increasing the speeds and feeds with tooling improvements, such as through spindle coolant and diamond grit
- Collaborated with tooling and consumable vendors to find best pricing and availability, leading to price savings of 33% on tooling and a 50% savings on coolant
- Oversaw the implementation of an automated tool dressing system which led to a savings of over 90% on the dressing wheels after a material increase with the OEM supplier
- Continued to expand the automated glass cutting and grinding line by adding three additional parts to the library, freeing up capacity from the manual lines.
Manufacturing Engineering Technician
Custom Glass Solutions
01.2018 - 03.2022
- Managed the continued improvement of the ECR/ECN process by adding a system for tracking all submittals to ensure timely completion
- Updated 3D models and drawings following the ECR/ECN process
- Implemented a "Make vs Buy" process to evaluate and reduce outsourcing, bringing back 33% of parts
- Developed fixturing to hold multiple components to reduce load/unload times as well as tool change times by combining similar machining operations
- Took ownership of all CNC fixturing in addition to all bending dies and fixturing, from design through calibration steps
- Oversaw the purchase and deployment of SolidCAM CAD/CAM software, becoming the lead CNC programmer.
Manufacturing Liaison
Custom Glass Solutions
03.2015 - 01.2018
- Assisted in all phases of new product development including drawing review, tool and die making, prototype and R&D, first unit build for customer approval, writing work instructions and helping train production employees
- Helped revamp the engineering change request and notice process including reviewing all notices being released for framed assemblies and fabricated parts
- Created a new process for existing designs to reach a higher standard of quality and production with one process saving 40 minutes per build and lowering material cost
- Worked closely with engineering, scheduling and materials teams to ensure deadlines were met
- Handled troubleshooting from quality issues, water testing and window functionality
- Led quality improvements through root cause analysis and corrective action.
Lead Machinist and Fabricator
Custom Glass Solutions
03.2011 - 03.2015
- Followed blueprints to create parts to customers specifications
- Created drill fixtures and bending dies to ease the manufacturing process
- Assisted in training on mills and hand tools in the machine shop
- Designed tools to increase production with one tool eliminating half of the original times needed to flip a part while machining.
Field Service Technician
Custom Glass Solutions
11.2009 - 03.2011
- Visited customers to troubleshoot and correct issues while in the field
- Helped write Field Modification Instructions
- Created trip summary reports and provided training to prevent issues from occurring.
Customer Service Representative
Custom Glass Solutions
06.2008 - 11.2009
- Assisted sales representative in providing customer quotes
- Entered new orders and tracked existing orders
- Handled weekly conference calls with customers to track hot items.
Education
Skills
- AutoCAD and SolidWORKS experience 6 years
- CAD/CAM experience 6 years - SolidCAM Level 1
- Vertical CNC mill setup experience 1 year
- Manual Machinist background
- Design, fabrication and inspection experience
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Thrives while multitasking and prioritizing projects
- Detail-oriented, comfortable working with tight deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experienced in determining root cause analysis and corrective actions
Timeline
CNC Machinist/Programmer
Arkay Solutions
05.2023 - Current
Process Engineer
Custom Glass Solutions
03.2022 - 04.2023
Manufacturing Engineering Technician
Custom Glass Solutions
01.2018 - 03.2022
Manufacturing Liaison
Custom Glass Solutions
03.2015 - 01.2018
Lead Machinist and Fabricator
Custom Glass Solutions
03.2011 - 03.2015
Field Service Technician
Custom Glass Solutions
11.2009 - 03.2011
Customer Service Representative
Custom Glass Solutions
06.2008 - 11.2009
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