Yosep Palacios

CNC Mill Machinist Lead

Karman (AAE) Aerospace

Huntington Beach, CA

09.2011 - Current

Interfaced with machines to adjust settings or tools, driving high-quality production.
Achieved safety, quality, and performance standards to meet production schedules.
Read blueprints and 3D models to determine product specifications and plan operational sequences.
Changed out aging tools, fixtures and offsets.
Established and performed quality assurance duties to maintain acceptable production levels.
Kept parts within close tolerances of design standards to maintain optimal quality.
Set-up and operated, mills and grinders to cut materials.
Set controls to regulate speed, feed and coolant flow.
Followed templates to produce consistent work and avoid errors.
Monitored machine operation at control panel and adjusted settings to create desired pieces.
Operated precision measuring instruments to check pieces within tight tolerances.
worked with composite material like Carbon fiber, silica, graphite, all sorts of metals
Replaced dull cutting tools with sharp ones when necessary for optimal performance of the CNC mill machine.
Operated multiple CNC mills simultaneously while ensuring accuracy and quality control standards were met.
Suggested modifications or improvements in existing programs for better results.
Inspected finished products to determine conformance to customer specifications before they were shipped out.
Set up CNC mill machine to perform operations such as drilling, tapping, facing, and cutting.
Edited speeds and feeds in CNC program for different production runs.
Verified proper functioning of machinery and corrected problems with CNC programs to produce quality work in line with specifications.
Set up, adjusted or operated basic or specialized machine tools to support precision machining operations.
Observed machines for proper functioning and made adjustments to meet specifications and complete work orders on-time and under budget.
Maintained machines with regular repairs and removal of worn or broken tooling or dies.
Helped others and did set-ups for them.
Troubleshot machinery and programming issues to exceed production goals.
Developed solutions to wide range of complex technical problems to meet organizational objectives and deadlines.
worked with differerent types of coated tools D1,D1,TA,AT,TN,PCD.