This resume is for Kenneth W Dawson, who has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing, primarily in tool room and technical specialist roles. He has extensive experience running, programming, and troubleshooting CNC machines. He is currently running the tool crib at Mechanical Devices, where he is responsible for ordering, purchasing, and setting up tooling for 80 machines. He aims to take on a challenging sales or service position that rewards performance.

1. 1303 Ann St.
Pontiac, IL
61764
Phone (815)822-7939
Kenneth W Dawson
Objective I am interested in a challenging position in sales and service, with a
Company that is growth oriented and rewards me based on my ability
to produce results.
Summary of Qualifications
 Professional appearance and manor
 Outstanding communication skills
 Well organized and self-motivated
 Hard working, efficient, competitive enthusiastic
 I relate well with all types of people
 Strong strategic planning, problem solving
 Time management and organizational skills
 Training, educating , mentoring
Employment 1984 – current Mechanical Devices Bloomington, IL
History Tool room, Tooling Technical Specialist
 Currently running the tool crib since 1999
 Setting up perishable tooling for all HMC, VTL
and VMC machines which consists of 80
machines
 Ordering and purchasing perishable tooling
 Working with Cribmaster Automated Tool Crib
and Inventory system. Bar coding and scanning
 Working in our Accounting Made to Manage
System
 Machinist for 30 years
Professional
Experience 1984 – current
 Technical Specialist and Manufacturing
 Tool room support specialist
 As a technical specialist trouble shooting is a big
part, as I take pride in accessing a problem and
developing a solution.

2.  Our process have cutting tool applications and not
all correct the first time out. When a process is out
of control and not stable or profitable or an
economical process I go to work on anything from
fixturing or application of new or different type of
cutting tool and may include a process and or
programming a change.
 These are areas where I excel and can use my
knowledge and experience to be your go to guy to
get the problems resolved. It is also a good time to
implement training and education.
 Trouble shooting includes machining center
department, turning department, live tooling along
with pressure test, paint, assembly, cleaning,
packaging and shipping
 Experience on manual mills, multiple spindle drills,
radial drills, bridge port series # 1 and 2, boring
machine, burgmasters, warner and swasey ac’s.
In the cnc I have ran Mazak, Cincinnati Millicron,
Mori, Kia and Johnsford
 Also programming on all of the above
 In the last 15 years I have implemented processes
and improved the purchasing or perishable tooling,
from carbide drills to taps, boring bars stick tools,
quick change, face mills end mills, slot cutter,
renishaw probes and an assortment of special
tooling and carbide.
 Machines I currently use to preset tools are Zoller
and Parlec tool presetters for the setting our tools.
Also includes the setting of milling cutters, boring
bars, od turn tools, grove tools, slotters and step
tools.
Accoplishments
 Caterpillar print reading
 Caterpillar geometric tolerancing
 Caterpillar SPC data collecting
 Certificate of Achievement for Internal Quality
Auditing for ISO/TS 16949:2000
 Caterpillar 6SIGMA, A vehicle for strategic change
an organizational approach to performance
excellence. I have earned a yellow belt, brown belt
and green belt, also in my 2nd greenbelt project
 Caterpillar 5S system which benefits the
improvement of safety and morale, extend

3. equipment life and decrease injuries, downtime
and defects
 Team leadership, continuous improvement, lean
manufacturing and team building
 CNC programing
 I have torn down, moved, set back up several
CNC machines and ran them
 Tool and machine repair
 Have worked extensively in Cribmaster since
2007. Helped with the setting up of this system
inventorying all the items in the toolcrib and now
expanded to a engineering crib and maintenance
crib
Purchasing
 I have had the opportunity to use and purchase
quality cutting tools for all the major manufactures
in the industry. Just to mention a few:
 Seco
 Kennametal
 Mitsubishi
 Sumitomo
 Ingersoll
 Allied Machine
 Sandvik Coromant
 Osg
 Emuge
 Guhring
 NT Tools
 There are a variety of tools I purchase such as
milling cutters, boring bars, carbide drills, tipped
drills, taps, stick tools, angle heads, live tooling
heads, quick change tooling, end mills, slot cutters,
renishaw probes, and a assortment of special
tooling and carbide and many more
 Other purchasing includes fluids, safety supplies,
shop supplies, gage room and maintenance
 It is my responsibility to always look at cost per
corner on all carbide including mills, bore tools and
turn tools, solid carbid drills, tip drills, taps and how
many inches of stock we can cut to be the most
efficient and economical solution for the company
Training and
Mentoring

4.  This is where I have the opportunity to train and
educate employees on different types of tooling
that they are using such as carbide inserts which
may include what radius they are using what size
and shape and if there is insert wear and what that
wear may be. Such as flank wear, cratering,
thermal failure, notching, edge deformation,
chipping, or mechanical failure.
 Also training employees on a corrective action for
these types of conditions
 This can also include drilling, tapping, boring
situations, turning and milling
 This also includes me going out to the machines
with the employees to guide them and walk them
thru the situation to solve the problem
 I also train employees how to use hand tools,
gages correctly, and help them to figure out how to
solve a problem
Projects
 I have programmed and setup, ran the bogie
assembly on the first Cat Challenger 85, the
second Gen. Ag Tractor which is another bogie
system. On the Gen. Ag Tractor I had the
opportunity to run and program a Cinnicanti
Milicron T-40 with a conturing B axis. With this we
made a 42” rear drive wheel. It was nice with the
engineer from Cat on a Sunday working with me on
what surface finish he would like to see.This was a
great experience
 In 1986 we bought a Mazak H25-N and tooled up
several aluminum aftercooler Cat housings, some
of which were 4 foot and some were 7 foot. These
are used on Cat 3600 engines. There was a seal
pocket that we used with 5 different tools to cut that
pocket. I contacted
Kennametal in 1989 who was being used on most
of the operation. We developed an insert and
cutter to cut that seal pocket in all of the aftercooler
housings. Now running in the Mori Seiki 1000 to
date
 These are just a couple of many projects I have
worked on

5. Education
 Fairbury Cropsey High School
 1976 –1980
Summary
 I am ready for a new adventure in my career,
recognize the importance of accuracy. I excel in
achieving perfection, avoid mistakes and errors.
 Conform to strict tolerances, meet precise
standards and achive optimal levels of personal
performance and accomplishment