This document provides a personal profile and work history for an experienced toolmaker with over 25 years of experience in the engineering industry. The individual possesses skills in machine shop practices, tool and die design, and management. They have worked in roles repairing and creating press tools, molds, jigs, and fixtures for automotive and electronics manufacturers in both the UK and South Africa. Most recently, the toolmaker worked repairing press tools and molds for plastics companies in Essex, UK.

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Personal Profile
An experienced and time served toolmaker with over 25 years experience in the engineering industry. Fully conversant
with machine shop practices and is capable of handling specific customer requirements from conception to manufacture
of end product. Posses an innovative approach to design issues, controls work schedules and ensures a high standard of
quality performance. Works effectively in a multi-disciplined team often at senior level, and has used knowledge and
skills acquired to manage and direct a workforce to meet objectives. Motivated engineer, wishing to apply skills and
experience to benefit a prospective employer.
Key Skills
1.
 Highly skilled and experienced engineer; self-motivated and keen to succeed
 Able to communicate at all levels and offer constructive options and ideas
 Used to working to close tolerances
 Capable of performing own hardening and tempering
 Experienced in working from drawings and components or from customer specifications
 Hardworking, organised and flexible in approach to new directions
 Teach apprentices machining and safety procedures
WORK
2014__Present day----------------------FISCO—RAYLEIGH—SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.
Responsibilities:
. Make new and repair press tools for production.
. Repair Plastic ejection mould tools.
. Use of tool room machines.
. Help design new tooling.
. Observe all health and safety laws impart to other workers.
. Resigned -beginning of December 2019 .
2012—Present day NICO –CLACTON ON SEA.
Responsibilities:
 Make new press tools for production- repair existing press tools.
 Repairs to die cast & injection moulding tools.
 Repair progression tools for production press shop.
 Make jigs and fixtures for production.
Use of tool room machines
 Lathes –Milling machines-Surface grinders- Cylindrical grinders- Drilling machines-
 Hand grinding and polishing tools
 Use of Tool room measuring equipment.
 Resigned
2010 – AUG-2012 ( G TEM ) TAKAO AUTOMOTIVE –EBBW VALE GWENT.
Responsibilities:
 Repair existing tooling for press shop, multi-stage & single stage shallow draw –deep draw
 Metal forming.

2.  Use of tool room machines
 Lathes-Milling machines-Surface grinders-Cylindrical grinders-Drilling machines-
 Pillar drilling machines-Jig Boring machines.
 Welding machines.
 Hand grinding tools-Pistol drilling machines.
 Over head cranes.
 Use of Tool room measuring equipment.
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2008-2009 STROUD METAL COMPANY LTD. DUDBRIDGE . GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
Responsibilities:
 Repair existing tooling for press shop, multi-stage & single stage shallow draw –deep draw
 Use Tool room machines
 Lathes-Milling machines-Surface grinders-Cylindrical grinders-Pillar drilling machines-
 Boring machines-Form grinding machines.
 Bench hand tools-Grinders-Polishing machines.
 Use of Tool room measuring equipment.
 Metal forming.
 Use of Tool room measuring equipment.
2004-2007 SAIA BURGESS, TEAM VALLEY, GATESHEAD-TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Make– repair existing tooling for press-shop, multi-stage & single stage tools for the electronics industry.
 Tools made to very close tolerance-
 Tool room machines, capable of finishing to a very close tolerance.
 Lathes-Milling machines-Surface grinding-Cylindrical grinding-Jig Boring.-Diamond Grinding on certain
On certain products.-Polishing to high standard.
Use of tool room measuring equipment.
2002-2004 T.K.A TALENT CHASSIES, BOURNE, CAMBRIDGE - TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Repair & maintenance of tooling for the manufacture of chassis to the motorcar industry.
 Use of tool room machinery.
 Lathes-Milling machines-Drilling machines of various sizes-Welding machines-
 Hand grinding and polishing machines.
 Tool room measuring equipment.
 Use of over head crane.
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1995-2001 GIRLOCK, ISANDO, SOUTH AFRICA - TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Manufacturing new tools, press tools and progression tools
 Repairing existing press tools, jigs and fixtures
 Worked in a team with draughtsmen, and drawing office to discuss ideas and customer requirements
 Team Leader of special products and design work
1994-1995 DONN PRODUCTS, SOUTH AFRICA – TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Manufacture and repairing press tools
 Using a range of machinery
 Needed to be totally flexible according to production needs
1993-1993 USHER INVENTIONS, SOUTH AFRICA – TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Manufacturing and repairing drop forging tools
1990-1993 WESTPICO, SOUTH AFRICA
Responsibilities:
 Installation of aluminium and glass windows and doors
 Worked at heights
 Responsible for health and safely

3. 1983-1990 STC ALCATEL, SOUTH AFRICA – TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Manufacture and repair of jigs, fixtures and small tools for the electronic industry.
1981-1982 VAAL METAL PRESSINGS, SOUTH AFRICA – TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Manufacturing of press tools, jigs and fixtures for the motor-car and commercial industries.
1977-1981 GIRLINGS LIMITED, CWMBRAN – TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 Manufacturing new press tools, jig and fixtures for the motorcar industry.
 Manu acting specialised are ducting for extraction equipment.
1969-1975 BRITISH STEEL CORP. – FITTER, TURNER AND TOOLMAKER – SHIFT SUPERVISOR
Responsibilities:
 General plant maintenance
 Repairing diesel engines, Rolls Royce, Ford, Cummings and Hunslett
1963-1969 COOPERS MECHANICAL JOINTS – APPRENTICE TOOLMAKER
Responsibilities:
 General apprenticeship, specialling in tool making, with a year in sheet metal development work
 Press tools, jigs and fixtures
 Drawing office duties included
 Drawing press tools, jigs and fixtures
 Time and motion study included in apprenticeship
EXTRA COURSES ATTENDED
 Fitter/turner City & Guilds (Full Course)
 Tool making City & Guilds Credit Pass
 Inspection City & Guilds
 Economics First Grade
 St Johns First Aid Supervisory Course
 NOSA – Supervisory
 C.A.D. 2D 2002 – City & Guilds
 C.A.D. 3D 2000 – City & Guilds
 TIG & MIG Welding course – City & Guilds
INTERESTS;
 Referee – Welsh League standard (UK) and NSL league (RSA).
 Qualified Referee Assessor