Russ Wharton
Tony's Machine Shop
GILROY,CA
4
years of professional experience
Experienced CNC Programmer skilled in CAM programming with Fusion 360, Sodick Wire EDM, and CNC setup on Haas and Fanuc. Committed to process improvement and efficiency in workflow design.
Work History
CNC Programmer
1 Year 2 Months- Designed CAM programs in Fusion 360 for 3 axis mill, 5 axis mill , and live tooling lathe with various materials.
- Maintained inventory control system.
- Improved layout of shop floor for safety and efficiency.
- Redesigned workflow to shorten cycle times and reduce scrap
- Customer interactions
- Shipping/ Receiving
- Process new purchase orders
- Manual lathe and Mill work as needed.
- Started and continued to run the Welding department.
CNC Machinist
2 Months- Operating VMC, HMC, to manufacture parts for customer
- Change out tooling and adjust offsets as needed.
- QC checks mid run and over designated quantities.
CNC Programmer
3 Years 1 Month- Developed CNC programs for 3 axis mill to ensure precision and quality in machining operations in mold making and engineering support
- Mold repair , laser welding and tight tolerance polishing
- DFM with design team.
- Sodick, wire edm programming setup and run.
- Maintain a PM schedule on shop equipment
- Purchasing of materials and tooling.
- Manual lathe and mill work as needed.
Education
Wire EDM - Wire EDM
Skills
CAM programming
CNC mill programming
CNC setup
Machine setup
6 years setup experience on Haas and Fanuc
Sodick Wire EDM trained at Sodick intnl
Mold design optimization
MIG
stick
gas welding
Accomplishments
Improved overal shop layout for safety and efficency.
I have taken several projects from 2-3 days of labor intensive jobs to 4-6 hour of cnc work, reducing man hours, part scrap and risk exposure.
Timeline
CNC Programmer
Tony's Machine Shop
09.2025 - CurrentRead More
CNC Machinist
Arrowhead Machining
04.2025 - 06.2025Read More
CNC Programmer
Phoenix Deventures
03.2022 - 04.2025Read More
Sodick Intnl
Wire EDM from Wire EDM
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