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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

11 Months
Tony's Machine Shop | 09.2025 - Current
  • 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
Arrowhead Machining | 04.2025 - 06.2025
  • 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
Phoenix Deventures | 03.2022 - 04.2025
  • 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

Sodick Intnl | Brea, CA | 05-2024

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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Russ Wharton