Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Tu Tran

San Jose,CA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Machinist cnc and QC setup with Zeiss Calypso CMM

West Valley Precision Inc
05.2022 - Current
  • Operated mills, drill presses, grinders, saws and other related equipment for precise machining operations.
  • Utilized precision measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and height gauges to ensure accuracy of parts.
  • Operated CNC lathes, mills, and other machines to produce high-precision parts and components.
  • Adjusted cutting tools to achieve desired dimensions while maintaining tight tolerances.
  • Conducted preventive maintenance on machinery to reduce downtime due to mechanical failures.
  • Performed basic troubleshooting on machines and equipment in order to maintain production continuity.
  • Exercised advanced critical thinking skills and ingenuity in selecting and applying tooling and fixturing to maximize quality.
  • Inspected finished products for conformance to specifications using various measuring tools.
  • Trained personnel in the safe operation of machine tools and related equipment.
  • Assisted in troubleshooting and repairing equipment breakdowns.
  • Monitored machine shop environment to ensure safety regulations were followed at all times.
  • Set up and operated conventional milling machines with digital readouts for complex machining tasks.
  • Managed inventory levels of raw materials ensuring availability when needed.
  • Gauged and maintained tolerances on grinding diameters, depths and parallelisms.
  • Documented process parameters used in each job setup sheet for future reference.
  • Maintained detailed records of daily production activities, including number of parts produced and downtime issues.
  • Selected appropriate speeds and feeds according to type of metal and finish specifications.
  • Adjusted cutting tools and tool post positions to produce parts to specifications.
  • Assisted in the installation or relocation of machinery when necessary.
  • Planned and laid out work from sketches, drawings, and specifications.
  • Calculated speeds and feeds for optimal performance during machining operations.
  • Wrote follow-up reports to document issues and concerns for incoming shift.
  • Assembled and tested parts and products to ensure they functioned correctly.
  • Interpreted drawings and planned work in proper operational sequence on multi-cut jobs.
  • Worked closely with engineering team to develop prototypes for product development initiatives.
  • Calculated dimensions and tolerances, using instruments, such as micrometers, and vernier calipers.
  • Maintained machine tools in proper operational condition.
  • Used machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, and grinders.
  • Set up, adjust, and operate basic and specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
  • Conferred with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
  • Supported metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
  • Dismantled machines and equipment, using hand tools and power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
  • Monitored feed and speed of machines during machining process.
  • Operated equipment to verify operational efficiency.
  • Disposed of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
  • Completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
  • Separated scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
  • Established work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using variety of metalworking machines.
  • Aligned and secured holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials onto machines.
  • Installed repaired parts into equipment and installed new equipment.
  • Evaluated machining procedures and recommended changes and modifications for improved efficiency and adaptability.
  • Diagnosed machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments and repairs.
  • Checked work pieces to ensure that were properly lubricated and cooled.
  • Set up and operated metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, and cutting equipment.
  • Studied sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
  • Layed out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
  • Conferred with numerical control programmers to check that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
  • Tested experimental models under simulated operating conditions, for purposes such as development, standardization and feasibility of design.
  • Fitted and assembled parts to make or repair machine tools.
  • Advised clients about materials being used for finished products.
  • Installed experimental parts and assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, and batteries into machines and mechanisms.
  • Prepared working sketches for illustration of product appearance.

Machinst

Private Shop in Vietnam
03.2019 - 06.2022
  • Inspected completed parts to verify compliance with specifications and quality standards.
  • Utilized micrometers and calipers to measure and verify precise tolerances.
  • Operated drill presses, lathes and milling machines to produce required parts.
  • Manually set up machinery.

Education

Certificate -

Kim Dong Highschool
06.1998

Skills

  • Quality control (2 years experience in Zeiss Cmm setup)
  • Blueprint reading
  • Troubleshooting
  • Deburring skills
  • Lathe operation
  • CNC and QC setup
  • Precision machining
  • CNC machine operation
  • Machine calibration
  • Machine operation
  • Machine setup
  • Manual milling
  • Quality control
  • Visual inspection

Timeline

Machinist cnc and QC setup with Zeiss Calypso CMM

West Valley Precision Inc
05.2022 - Current

Machinst

Private Shop in Vietnam
03.2019 - 06.2022

Certificate -

Kim Dong Highschool
Tu Tran