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Gary Reeves

Gary Reeves

Bradford,ON

Summary

To obtain a position where the current skills and experience I have obtained can be used towards the growth and advancement of a company while being stimulated to expand and strengthen my own skill set.

A licensed mould maker with 25+ years of experience in injection moulding processes such as but not limited to die cast, plastic, rubber and Glass encapsulation moulding. Toolroom Supervisor over seeing both Mould Makers and Tool & Die Makers. Who has demonstrated performance in tool room and machine shop operations, tool and die making, process improvements, health and safety, problem resolution and scrap reductions Tooling improvements and cost savings?

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

Tool Room Supervisor

Co-Ex-Tec (A division of Magna International)
01.2017 - Current
  • Responsible for 21 Mould and Tool and Die Makers, overseeing the day-to-day operations
  • Responsible for tooling operations for 8 Automotive-Original Equipment Manufacturers such as GM, Chrysler, Ford, Toyota consisting of various tools and equipments
  • Developed and implemented preventative maintenance plans and schedules for all tools and equipment
  • Acted as a mentor, coach, and an advocate for the tool room employees to manage policies and procedures, staffing, training, and performance
  • Overseen the tooling design, development, and implementation for over 8 programs such as the GM T1, Chrysler RU/UF and Honda Odyssey sensor seals
  • Implemented lean manufacturing practices to various work cells to improve production efficiency between 10%-30% with methods such as improving tooling cycle time, eliminating and/or reducing tool repair and maintenance.

Mould Maker

Co-Ex-Tec (A division of Magna International)
01.1998 - 01.2015
  • Overseen day to day production tooling related issues between 3 plants
  • Perform preventive maintenance on tools and made changes to moulds according to engineering technicians’ specifications
  • Build and repair end of arm tools, degating tools and trim units
  • Build inspection fixtures for product validation use during production.

Mould Maker

Torral Cast
01.1994 - 01.1998
  • Ensured smooth operations of production, by servicing moulds and performing repairs in Die Cast Machines (DCM)
  • Serviced various moulds and trim dies and performed End of Run (EOR)
  • Perform preventive maintenance on tools and made changes to moulds according to engineering technicians’ specifications.

Press Operator

Karmax Heavy Duty Stamping
01.1992 - 01.1993
  • Stamping press operation and product inspector.

Machine Apprentice

Bryden Tool and Gage
01.1991 - 01.1992

Education

Advanced Mould Maker & Tool and Die Certificate - undefined

Durham College
01.1998

Tool & Die Engineering Technician - undefined

George Brown College
01.1994

Skills

  • Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Blueprint Interpretation
  • MIG and TIG welding
  • Experience with die casting moulds up to 15 tonnes
  • Experience with presses from 30 – 250 tonnes both stationery and rotary
  • Certificate of completion in supervisory competency training
  • Certificate of completion in forklift truck operation
  • Certificate of completion in press entrapment emergency procedures
  • Certificate of completion in operation of overhead cranes
  • Certificate of completion in WHMIS

Languages

English
Professional Working

Timeline

Tool Room Supervisor

Co-Ex-Tec (A division of Magna International)
01.2017 - Current

Mould Maker

Co-Ex-Tec (A division of Magna International)
01.1998 - 01.2015

Mould Maker

Torral Cast
01.1994 - 01.1998

Press Operator

Karmax Heavy Duty Stamping
01.1992 - 01.1993

Machine Apprentice

Bryden Tool and Gage
01.1991 - 01.1992

Advanced Mould Maker & Tool and Die Certificate - undefined

Durham College

Tool & Die Engineering Technician - undefined

George Brown College

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