About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 940303
SENIOR CNC MACHINIST | JOURNEYMAN TOOLMAKER | SETUP & PROGRAMMING
Core Expertise
- Precision CNC and manual machining for aerospace and job-shop components with 40+ years experience.
- Setup leadership and tooling fabrication for prototype and production runs, improving throughput and accuracy.
- Program editing and machine-side troubleshooting on Fanuc and proprietary controls to minimize downtime.
- Quality control, first-piece inspection, and GD&T-based inspection to ensure close-tolerance compliance.
- Cross-trained in manual mills, lathes, grinders, and jig borers for complete shop flexibility.
Project Background
- Supported aerospace and precision job-shop manufacturing for prototype and production components.
- Led setup and toolmaking for short-run and high-mix programs, reducing setup time.
- Executed close-tolerance machining to print and verbal specifications across complex geometries and exotic materials.
- Performed first-piece inspection, in-process checks, and finishing to meet quality standards and delivery dates.
- Programmed, edited, and optimized CNC sequences for improved cycle time and repeatability.
Key Skills
- CNC Mills & Lathes | Manual Mills & Lathes | Surface Grinders | Jig Bores
- Fanuc Controls | Machine-side program editing | Fanuc 6M experience
- Mazak | Haas | Mori Seiki | Okuma | Puma | Hitachi | Leadwell
- Blueprint Reading | GD&T | First-Piece Inspection | Quality Control
- Tooling & Fixture Fabrication | Setup Lead | Prototype and Production Workflows
- Close-Tolerance Machining | Exotic Materials | Shop-floor Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Education
- Associate, Manufacturing — Rutgers College
- CNC Lathe & Mills Program (Fanuc controls) — Manufacturer training course
- General Machine Shop & Tool & Die — Union County Technical Institute
Why Interview this Candidate?
A senior-level CNC machinist and journeyman toolmaker with decades of hands-on aerospace and job-shop experience. Demonstrates consistent success in setup leadership, tooling fabrication, and machine programming to meet tight tolerances. Brings proven first-piece inspection and quality-control practices to accelerate production readiness and reduce rework.
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