1. 3640 S. 1150 E.
Lagrange, IN 46761
Phone 260-350-9585
E-mail eyesman@ligtel.com
Brian W. Swoveland
Objective To obtain gainful, permanent, full-time employment, and to grow
professionally through education and work experience.
Professional
experience
5-12-2008 to Present Benteler Automotive, Goshen, Indiana
3rd
Shift Hot Stamp Support Team/ Die Maintenance and Repair
 Machine, fabricate, and repair tooling and steel stamping dies,
including blanking, progressive, hot stamp, and transfer dies
weighing up to over 60,000 lbs. Repairs done in and out of the
presses.
 Operation of mills, lathes, drill presses, wet and dry surface
grinders, bandsaws, MIG/TIG/ARC welding, crane, fork lift,
experience with precision measuring equipment including
calipers and micrometers.
 Lead Person from 5-02-2011 to 4-05-2015. Responsibilities
included die repair with the addition of organization and
assignment of duties, critical decision making, applicable
paperwork/computer work including ordering of supplies, time
keeping in KABA, filing of work orders in SAP, performance
evaluations, and disciplinary write-ups.
 Hot Stamp Support Team from 4-05-2015 to present.
Responsibilities include any service or repair to the hot stamp
dies which can be performed while in the presses should they
break down, assisting in changeovers, and assisting other
support team members in their tasks to keep the machines
operating.
11-06-2007 to 5-12-2008 B&J Specialties Inc. Wawaka,
Indiana
Tool & Die Repair
 Build, fabricate, and repair tooling and steel stamping dies
including blanking, progressive, and transfer.
 Operation of mills, lathes, drill presses, wet and dry surface
grinders, bandsaws, MIG/TIG welding, crane, fork lift,
experience with precision measuring equipment including
calipers and micrometers.

2.  Laid off due to lack of work
6-04-2007 to 9-20-2007 Timberwright Construction Hudson,
Indiana
Welder/ Fabricator
 Mig/Stick welding and fabrication of wall panels, roof, supports,
conveyors, and other components in the building of an industrial
corn dryer for Lord’s Seed/Great Lakes Hybrids Howe Dryer
Facility
 Includes designing/fabricating fixtures to duplicate components.
 Laid off/End of job: 9-20-2007
11-06-2001 to 1-05-2007 Meridian Automotive SystemsAngola,
Indiana
Tool and Die Apprentice
 Mig Welder from 11/2001 to 07/2004,
 Fork Lift operator from 07/2004 to 01/2006,
 Tool and Die Apprentice as of January 3, 2006 under the Dept. of Labor
BAT Apprenticeship Program. Experience includes mig/tig welding
aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and tool steel; oxy-acetylene brazing
copper; the use of vertical mills, horizontal lathes, surface grinders, drill
presses, band saws, bench grinders, heat treat ovens, Eagle CNC,
Kitamura CNC, and Fanuc EDM wire machine. Duties include rebuilding
and repairing stamping dies, including progressive dies; build and repair
tooling for roll form mills; build components for, and repair check fixtures,
including gage/stab pins of various contours and sizes; fabrication and
assembly of most tooling used in our manufacturing process, experience
with precision measuring equipment including calipers and micrometers.
 Laid off: January 5, 2007 due to lack of work/downsizing.

3. 1990-2001 Saddletramp’s Angola, Indiana
Owner/Tattoo Artist
 Business owner/ sole proprietor. Duties included management of all
aspects of the business, including book keeping, appointments,
consultation, equipment repair, sterilization/disinfection, pattern design
and transfer, and applying tattoos.
1995-1998 Angola Wire Products Angola, Indiana
Lead Set-up/ Assistant Supervisor
 Duties included set-up and repair of wire form benders, brake presses,
shear presses, stamp presses, wire straighteners, resistance welders;
supervise production employees; and inspect the manufactured products.
Prior experiences include rubber extrusion and curing (Griffith Rubber,
Orland, Indiana), spot welding and setup of spot welders, Mig/Tig welding,
2nd
shift Production Foreman (Madsen Wire Products, Orland, Indiana),
Mobile home service and repair (Southport Homes, Lagrange and San
Antonio, Texas), (Conner Homes, San Antonio, Texas), Armed Security
(Wells Fargo Guard Services, San Antonio, Texas) (USAA, San Antonio,
Texas)
Education  1980 Graduate Prairie Heights Community High School,
Lagrange, Indiana
 4/1980 to 12/1982 United States Army
 1/2006 to 12/2006 Ivy Tech Community College,
Ft. Wayne, Indiana

4. Tool and Die
 Classes attended include:
 Intro to Print Reading;
 Pre-Algebra;
 Introductory Welding;
 Intermediate Algebra;
 Intro to Machining.
 3.750 GPA
 Fundamentals of Tool & Die (Non-Credit)
 Advanced CNC Operations (Non-Credit)
Apprenticeship ended due to Layoff.
Military Service 4-01-1980 to 12/10/1982 United States Army
63H- Wheel and Track Mechanic
Duties included service and repair of the drivetrain of trucks,
tanks, personnel carriers, and various other wheel and track
vehicles assigned to the unit, tactical training, guard duty