1. Lewis R. Claar III
1121 Lawrence Street
Lowell MA. 01852
603-630-0264
Rich.Claar@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE: ​To positively apply and utilize my life skills and many years of experience to
the best of my ability with potential for future growth and advancement opportunities
QUALIFICATIONS
● Experience with sheet metal fabrication working for several Sheet Metal Shops
over the years this includes operating a Press Brake Machine, Spot welding,
assembling and grinding.
● Machine operations skills: Over 6 years of experience in the printing industry,
operating a Dixon Laminator, Vacuum coater (metalized), Solvent Coater,
Guillotine, and Stamco converter.
● Over 20 years working with wire straightening and cut off machines.
Mechanically inclined with the ability to learn and adapt quickly with other
machinery.
● The ability to read and understand customer's prints to break down and set up
production machine's accordingly.
● The ability to work with tight tolerances using micrometers and verniers.
● Responsible for Sharpening tooling and using surface grinders as needed.
● Fork lift experience and certified: over 20 years loading and unloading trucks for
shipping and receiving.
● The ability to work alone and unsupervised, to be productive and get the job
done in timely fashion.
● Work well with other people. Great Communication skills. Excellent problem
solving skills. Excellent Computer skills, Data entry, planning, inventory systems,
purchase reqs., and daily logs. Hazmat trained and certified.
EXPERIENCE
Symmetry Medical Manchester, NH 8/2014 -11/2015
Machinist
● Primary department was Riveting where I worked as a Press brake operator
● Operated a Trumpf v130 daily for 3 to 6 hours
● Performed basic set up and break down of the machine
● Ability to make changes to compensate for thickness and to keep part in spec
with use of verniers, micrometers, square and protractor
● Strong ability to read blue prints.
● Displayed strong riveting skills when not bending on Press Brake.

2. 2
Presstek Inc., Hudson NH 2/2006 - 6/2013
Level 3 Manufacturing Coating Tech
● Working as a Coating Tech in consumables in Vacuum Coating, Laminations and
Solvent Coating. Also working with Digital Media. Primary job was Solvent
Coating, but was cross trained in other areas and continuously learning.
● Worked directly in support of Research and Development Engineers, Inspection
Dept., and other areas as needed.
● Performed Data entry, documentation, keeping track of inventory and cycle
counts, using fork lift. (Fork lift certified)
● Handled purchasing needs within various Departments and worked with
venders.
● Duties included scheduling work within my department.
● Worked in Sheeting/converting, trimming plates to size on a Guillotine
● Worked in shipping as needed and involved in 5S, safety, and rewriting, updating
and creating new SOP's.
● Hazmat trained and certified.
Wire Tech., W.H. Bagshaw Co. Inc. Nashua, NH 1986 - 2005
Machine Operator
● Responsible for running up to 20 machines at a time.
● Break down and set up of machines accordingly to customer blue prints.
● Machine shop skills include use of surface grinders to sharpen tooling
● Performed preventative maintenance of machines and performed repairs within
the shop.
● Holding to tight tolerances utilizing Micrometers and Verniers.
● Use of Fork Lift for loading and unloading trucks and moving pallets around to
appropriate locations (Fork lift certified)
● Duties include assisting in Shipping and Receiving as needed.
American Textile Corp. Amherst, NH 1985 - 1986
Machine Operator
● Operation of Textile Embroidery Machines and a Fork Lift
● Fork lift certified
EDUCATION: ​1981 received GED from Adult Learning Center, Cambridge MA.
Department of
Education;Attended Alvirne High School, Hudson, NH.