David Power
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Been in the tool die for 30 years looking to teach and share my skills with others and to advance my self I have done everything from build to design to production in tooling transfer progressive staging tooling.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Manager
Therma Die
01.2023 - Current
- Launching of new tools
- Oversee all employees and ensure safety
- Manage all production
- Work closely with customers to ensure part quality and delivery on time
- Provide guidance to tool makers and production
- Manage through put of tools and stampings
- Use Cad software
- Implement cost saving measurements
- Improve efficiency in production and tool builds
- Create and manage budgets
- Develop and drive continuous improvements
- Monitor all operations and processes
- Lead production meetings
- Employee evaluations
- Sign off on spending
- Help when needed on the floor
- Manage KPI and reports.
Toolroom manager
Kobay Enstel Limited
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Launching of new tools
- Responsible for ordering and maintaining spear
- Took all parts that were on GP12 off by fixing tooling
- Work close with Quality on part specs
- Provide guidance to tool makers and manage toolmakers
- Manage through put of toolroom
- Use Cad software
- Kpi
- Set up a better PM tracker
- Oversee and priority of cnc and wire edm
- Reduced down time in the press shop
- Supported all Continuous improvement initiatives
- Time lines on tooling changes and upgrades and new tooling
- Worked with Microsoft programs
- 6 Sigma.
Tooling Shop Supervisor
Armac Tooling
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Responsible for the Launch of tools for production, build of new tooling, and throughput analysis
- Extensive work with CAD software
- Provide guidance and support to toolmakers and apprentices
- Oversee concepts of tooling
- Work with GD&T
- Die development and processes maintenance to machinery
- Quoting of tooling and tool reviews
- Die development, In press and out on floor
- Launching of all new tooling
- Program management of new projects
- Design analysis of new product
- Oversee and manage toolmakers.
Shop Supervisor/Set up for production/Tooling
Beta Tech
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Oversee launch of tools for production and the launch of take over tooling for production
- Set up presses, manage tooling for production
- Ensure 5’s are maintained within facility
- Oversee PPAP runs, tooling quoting, strip layouts, tooling concepts
- Point of contact for Vendors to improve quality and tooling
- Hands-on work with SolidWorks CAD, Fast blank
- Responsible for Engineering changes to tooling, die design reviews, setting up transfer tools and arms
- Assisted with die quoting of new tool, and quoting of welding parts for production
- Worked with delay pressure pads and hydraulics
- Over saw production workers
- Attendance of production meetings to make sure daily activities were met
- Over saw toolmakers and apprentices
- Die development
- Press maintenance
- Set up of press shop for production
- Quick die change set up and se sensors for tooling
- Worked with presses 250 tons to 2000 tons worked with quality to improve part quality
- Ordering of spears for tooling
- Worked with complex stampings.
Tooling Engineer/Program Manager/Manage Toolroom
MULTIMATIC MEXICO
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Responsible for all new tooling and project’s
- Successfully launched MQB for Volkswagen, launch of Calsonic program Nissan, launch of tools for Audi, GM, Nissan, Volkswagen
- Supported Tech reviews at Volkswagen for new jobs, Tech reviews at Audi Germany, Tech reviews with GM, and Nissan
- Perform Simulations in Auto form for new work from Volkswagen, and Auto form Simulations for Audi Mexico and Germany and blue
- Travel to Audi Germany and Volkswagen Germany to present concepts and simulations
- Program managed several programs
- Handled Strip layouts and concepts for tooling using VISI and Fast blank
- Die concept and die layout what parts can run in progressive or transfer
- Perform PPAP, Oversaw Time lines on new tooling and changes and upgrades
- Responsible for quotation of tools and fixtures and steel in addition to Die cost and fixture costs as well as piece price quoting
- Handled Quoting of weld cells for IP, suspension, tooling for roll form line, quoting stamping, welded assemblies and new machinery and presses
- Extensive Travel to tooling shops to review tooling
- Oversee Continuous improvement initiatives, determine how to improve quality and tools and speed
- Work closely with die shops to ensure quality tooling and on time delivery
- Supported the training of toolmakers and apprentices, manage toolmakers for new tooling and engineering changes
- Ran the lead on Mexican toolmaker to do training in Canada
- Worked with presses and dies from 250 ton to 2000 ton
- Part of reverse engineering of parts
- Helped at Volkswagen Mexico with welding of rear axle to get welds to spec
- Quoting of roll form tooling
- Set up for toolmakers and apprentices to train in Canada at tool shops
- Managed toolmaker and apprentices and
- Part development of new products worked with technical center.
Tooling Engineer
Narmx Narmco
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Responsible for overseeing all new tooling and decreasing downtime
- Oversaw and responsible for Strip layouts and concepts, Die quoting and fixture pricing
- Extensive work with progressive transfer and tandem presses
- Design of weld fixtures, and poky yokes
- Perform Simulations in Auto form for new work from Volkswagen
- Perform PPAP
- Timelines on tooling changes and upgrades and new tooling
- Ensure press problems are resolved in a timely manner, oversee engineering changes to dies and order and maintain spears
- Handled Tech reviews at Volkswagen for new jobs
- Worked with roll form tooling, tub bending equipment
- Supported all Continuous improvement initiatives
- Worked with quality to improve part quality
- Over saw toolmakers and apprentices
- Worked with Microsoft programs
- Travel to tool shops to ensure quality of tooling and parts.
Tool Room Manager
MULTIMATIC MEXICO
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Handled new die builds for Tier 1 Automotive stamping including, dies for Mexico, Chrysler, Ford, GM,Volkswagen,Nissan
- Lead the CNC department, apprentices, as well as other tool makers
- Involved with all production meetings, worked closely with scheduling to assure product ran and fixed and prioritize tooling
- Prioritized tooling and toolmakers daily
- Oversaw the ordering of new toolroom equipment, and ensure the speed of the presses and dies were on target
- Responsible for Strip layouts, finalizing die designs, setup of transfer arms for new transfer tools
- And maintained timelines on tooling changes and up grades
- Took care of 200 tools and over saw all maintenance
- Managed the quotation of tool changes
- Ordering and maintaining consumables and spears
- Maintain Continuous improvement initiative, extensive work with GD&T and PPAP
- Handled employee evaluation and concerns
- Managed 25 toolmaker and 5 apprentices
- Final buy off of tooling
- Quoting of engineering changes and spears
- Over saw production in the press shop with 30 plus employees
- Used Visi and Solid works and Master cam
- Develop a min max for consumables and tooling
- Worked with Microsoft xl and related software
- Reduced down time in the press shop
- Worked with d stacker
- Took dies that couldn’t run to running and got note 1 for Volkswagen.
Tool and Die Tool Shop Leader/ Die Support
Die Tech Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Lead the CNC department, apprentices, as well as other tool makers
- Responsible for the build new dies for stamping, perform engineering changes on dies
- Over saw the build of multiple tools, oversaw engineering changes to tooling
- Travelled to Mexico to provide detailed die support, ensure accurate build of complex parts
- Worked with presses 400 ton to 2000 ton, perform a lot of press try outs on new tooling and old tooling
- Regular work with building Transfer arms.
Tool and Die Team Leader
Edgar Tool and Die
01.2005 - 01.2007
Tool and Die Maker Team Leader
Die Tech Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2005
Education
Tool and Die Certificate -
Conestoga College
Guelph, ONMachine and Tool Setter -
Conestoga College
Kitchener, ONManagement Coaching
Queretaro, MexicoSkills
- Plant and warehouse operations
- Project Management
- Operations Management
- Production Planning
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
Tool maker trade certificate
Timeline
Plant Manager
Therma Die
01.2023 - Current
Toolroom manager
Kobay Enstel Limited
01.2020 - 01.2023
Tooling Shop Supervisor
Armac Tooling
01.2019 - 01.2020
Shop Supervisor/Set up for production/Tooling
Beta Tech
01.2017 - 01.2018
Tooling Engineer/Program Manager/Manage Toolroom
MULTIMATIC MEXICO
01.2013 - 01.2017
Tooling Engineer
Narmx Narmco
01.2012 - 01.2013
Tool Room Manager
MULTIMATIC MEXICO
01.2011 - 01.2012
Tool and Die Tool Shop Leader/ Die Support
Die Tech Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2011
Tool and Die Team Leader
Edgar Tool and Die
01.2005 - 01.2007
Tool and Die Maker Team Leader
Die Tech Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2005
Tool and Die Certificate -
Conestoga College
Machine and Tool Setter -
Conestoga College
Management Coaching