1. Dale Loucks
W206 N16758 Blackberry Circle. Jackson, WI. 53037
Home: 4142542830 Office: 4143712844
INTRODUCTION:
Highly motivated and skilled Professional offering 24 years of surface finishing, process engineering and Environmental compliance
experience. Sound understanding of metal surface finishing/plating advancements needed to surpass the competition.
EXPERIENCE:
5/99 – Present Snap-on, Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI
Sr. Plating Technician III/Process Engineer
Act as team leader to independently coordinate plating, stripping, phosphating,electroless nickel, mass
finishing and waste treatment operations. Believes successfulleadership is accomplished with good
communication skills among departmental employees while utilizing a hands-on/lead by example
approach.
 Worked with industry-leading professionals to enhance process performance, quality and throughput.
 Act as Process Engineer to troubleshoot current process variables and provide management with
process improvement solutions and cost saving initiatives through advanced chemical/mechanical
technology.
 Assisted Plant Engineer in the upgrade of current process designs.
 Hazardous and non-hazardous waste management.
 Designed systems to help employees eliminate or reduce the handling of hazardous chemicals in their
workplace.
 Attended budget meetings and successfully managed several areas of the environmental and plating
budget.
 Performed Routine laboratory tasks to support all process areas. Duties include chemical additions,
instrument calibrations and process chemical analysis i.e. HPLC, ICP, XRF, color metric titration’s.
 Developed Process Control Programs per ISO 14001 certification requirements. Maintained the entire
Snap-on Environmental, Health and Safety manual of practice and coordinated all annual program
reviews with personnel responsible. Educated employees on process safety hazards in their workplace.
10/94 – 5/99 Process Lab/Environmental Technician
 Primary responsibilities include environmental compliance activities set forth by local, state and
federal regulations.
 Operation and maintenance of an industrial wastewater pretreatment system. This position also
supports the plating, phosphating, stripping and mass finishing process areas, the ISO 14000
requirements as specified in the Snap-on EH&S manual of practice and the analytic functions of the
process control lab.
9/91 – 9/94 Plating Technician
 Responsible for operation of an automated plating machine and to schedule production as needed.
 Monitor and troubleshoot process variables to insure quality products.
EDUCATION: Homestead High School, Mequon, WI
 Diploma, 1982
ADDITIONAL INFO:  Licensed Wastewater Treatment Specialist
 LEAN Facilitator
 Attend various seminars related to the Environmental, Health and Safety field.
 Computer proficiency
 Actively involved in the following activities: Weightlifting, volleyball, fishing and traveling.
References Available Upon Request