1. Jeffery A. DePriest
51939 Quince Rd.
South Bend, IN 46628
Home Phone (574)243-8460
Cell Phone (574)210-1016
E-Mail: tammynjd@hughes.net
P E R S O N A L
I am a JourneymanToolmaker.
I servedaFour Year Apprenticeship
at WeldunInternational startingin1980
I Have Extensive CNCandBoringMill backgroundwiththe abilitytoprogram, set-up,and
machine anddo inspection. Ihave CAD programming experience withthreesoftware applications:
Smart Cam,Geopathby Solutionware andmostrecentlyMasterCam. I have some experienceinthe
plasticinjectionmoldingfieldandinQualitycontrol includingCMM.
All basicJobshop machines,Bridgeports,EngineLathes,Surface Grinders,Blanchard, Radial Arm.I
knowmy wayaroundProgressive Dies.
In the secondYear of my ApprenticeshipIWas Puton a DeVliegJigmillFittedwith
A 48 Inch Pratt & WhitneyTiltingRotaryTable.SometimeswithOutrigers.
To produce AssemblyandInspectionfixtures
for Pratt & Whitney.That'swhere ILearned5-Axismachining.
It came inprettyhandywhenIwas put onthat G-code Monarch witha Nikentilting RotaryTable at
Mack . AndAgainon The 5-axisMazak the Secondtime aroundat Mack.
Please don'tputme on a CNC Lathe.the onlyone I Ever ran wasa Mazak Intagrex.
I STILL don't knowwhere that6th Axiscame from.
I LeanedThe OldSchool fromsome of the Bestat WeldunandAdaptedas needed.
The Tool and Die trade in the South Bend area has been in a steep
decline for at least a decade. Most of the Best Job Shops are gone.
I got tired of starting over so I gave it up and got somthing steady.
Currantly I work at Memorial Hospital In South Bend,
inthe Valetparkingcars. It Doesnotpay much but
it'sA Blast,and it's notgoingout of Buisnessanytime soon.
But It's time tobe a Machinistagain...
If you give me a chance to show my stuff.
I Guarentee youwill be happy...
RelocatingISanoption..A GoodOption
E D U C A T I O N

2. GraduatedColomaHighSchool.MajoringinMachine Tool and Drafting,1980
GraduatedWeldunInternational 4yearToolmakerApprenticeshipProgram, 1984
Some Cad ClassesAlongthe waymostlyonthe jobtraining
E M P L O YM E N T
Memorial Hospital 11/26/2014 to Present
615 North Michigan
South Bend In. 574-647-1000
Contact: H/R Dept. (SupervisorJana Cary)
It's Valet.I Park Cars. I bring them back.
Empire Machine Co. 8/2010 – 1/2011
2710 S. 3rd
St. Salary Start: $18.75- End :$19.50
Niles,MI49120 (269) 684-3713
Contact: H/R Dept.
Laid off due to low production. I ran a Tree Vertical CNC Machine doing detail work and some
assembly. I would like more constant hours, therefore lookingfor differentalternatives.
Empire has beenBought by Liberty Steel inSt.Joe Mi.
I Don'tknow who to contact or if theywould know anythingabout me.
Budco Tool & Die 10/2009 – 2/2010
1927 N Cedar ST. Salary: $19.00
Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 259-8622
Contact: JimAllen
P.S. I think Budco moved To Elkhart
I operateda Haas Vertical Mill andusedMasterCam X4 programming. The economyfell andIwaslaid
off,andthenwas not calledback.
Butco Moved to ElkhartIn.
Mack Tool and Eng. 10/2007 – 8/2008
2820 ViridianDr. Salary: $20.00
South Bend,IN 46628 (574) 232-6081
Contact: Paul Harts
Mack isan area leaderinthe Manufacture of Aerospace andMedical components. AtMack I setupand
operatedMazak Variaxis5-AxisMills,inthe productionof Aerospacecomponents.Ipickedupsome UG
CAD experience,extensiveuse of Bore-Gages. The main componentIwasresponsibleformakingwasa
control valve thatoperatedthe Bomb-Baydoorof a YF-22 FightingFalcon,there were 6pagesof
blueprintsandover1200 dimensions.
San-Mar Inc. 6/2005 – 6/2007
5455 Pine Rd. Salary: $19.00 to $21.00
South Bend,IN 46628 (574) 232-6081

3. Contact: Frank Martinez
Thissmall shopemployed1-2employeesandwasclose tohome. Iran an OkumaVertical CNCusing
Master Cam CAD System. We builtformdiesandprogressive diesfor the RV industry.
The shop hasbeenclosednowthe ownerhasa Tree Service.
Empire Machine Co. 11/2002 – 5/2005
2710 S. 3rd
St. Salary: $18.00 to $20.00
Niles,MI49120 (269) 684-3713
Contact: Lazel Davis ifyou can findhim, I Can't
At Empire we builtformdiesandprogressivediesforthe automotiveindustry. Iran a large Tree Vertical
CNCmachine withmultipledie sets. The programmingusedwasMasterCam CAD System.
Parrish Machine Company 11/1999 – 2/2002
3702 Progress Dr. Salary: $18.00 to $20.00
South Bend,IN 46628 (574) 234-1051
Contact: foreman,Don Lubelski
At ParrishI ran a LablondMikinoCNCand an OkumaVertical CNC,bothwere Fanuk
G-Code machines.Ialsowasput on as a backupto the full time CADprogrammerandlearnedthe
GeopathCAD System. OccasionallyIfilledinasa leadmanwhenneededandrantheirMititoyoCMM.
ParrishMachine wentunderyearsago. But youcan contact the Then OwnerNow AttorneyAndy
Spauldingat May OberfellLorber(574) 400-2580
Warren PrecisionInspection 7/1999 – 11/1999
PO Box 53 Salary: $19.00
1165 W. LemonCreekRd. (269) 422-6039
Baroda, MI 49101
Contact: Steve Warren
At WarrenInspectionIworkedparttime fillinginasneeded. Iperformedinspectiononavarietyof
productsand tooling,rangingfromMoldcavities&Core pins,to electrodes,castings,plasticparts,
stampingsandmore. The inspectionmachine usedis aMititoyomanual CMM. I was responsible for
setup,inspectionandfull documentation.
Warren Inspectionclosed.Outof BuisnessYearsago..
Great Lakes PrecisionMachine Inc. 3/1996 – 7/1999
901 Wayne St. (269) 684-7703
Niles,MI49120
Relocated& RenamedGreat Lakes Excel.
Contact Nick FulbrightOwner at (269) 695-4580
American Tool and Die,Inc. 9/1994 – 3/1996
3515 Boland Dr. (574) 232-5855
South Bend,IN 46628
(Closed)

4. Thermoplastic,Inc. 12/1993 – 9/1994
1400 S. Industrial Dr. (574) 256-0277
Mishawaka, IN 46544
(Out Of Buisness)
Mack Tool & Eng. 1/1989 – 10/1993
2820 ViridianDr. (574) 233-8424
South Bend,IN 46628
Capitol Technologies 6/1988 – 1/1989
3615 Voorde Dr. (574) 232-3311
South Bend,IN 46628
(Out Of Buisness)
WeldunInternational 10/1980 – 3/1988
9850 Red Arrow Hwy. (269) 465-6986
Bridgeman,MI 49106
I Servedmy ApprenticeshipwithThe NephewofMerlinHanson.
The ThenOwner of Weldun.
Contct Dan Hanson at Eagle TechnologiesBridgmanMI. (269) 465-6986