RICHARD BALISON

831 Gale Dr., Campbell, CA 95008

Phone (408) 871-1207. Cell Phone (408) 871-1207

Highly accomplished manufacturing professional seeking a challenging position within a dynamic organization.

• 36+ years of manufacturing screw threads, starting as a class c drill press operator in Los Angeles in 1972.
• Perform as a company safety officer and oversee the disposal of the hazardous wastes.
• Familiar with Oracle, Microsoft Excel and Access, Word, FrontPage; with inspection and documentation experience with Excel.
• Ability to create Access data bases with Access 2003 or 2007.
• Tools and measuring equipment owned:  Two Tesker machines, models 215 and a 320, one Kinefac 50 modified with a variable speed controller, and one Swiss made Thommen CNC PR17 thread roller. Etalon 0-1 indicating micrometer, Micrometers, digital 0-1, 1-2, and 2-3, Various calipers up to 8, Pocket comparator and loupes, Wrenches, screwdrivers, Spindex ( no 5c collets, I use company collets)

Danaher Motion Thompson/BSA Products, 1993-96/ 97 - Present, Wage $24.85 hr

• Lead man thread rolling department
• Set up and operate Tesker 215 & 320, Kinefac 50, and Thommen PR17 CNC thread rollers
• Cincinnati #2 centerless
• I work in a 5 S, Lean Mfg. Cell mfg environment.
• Micro View video comparator automated lead checker.
• Purchasing of stainless steels, dies, and grinding wheels using Oracle

Cal-Micro in San Jose CA. San Jose CA, 1987 – 1992, Final wage $15.00 hr

• Thread grinding of precision lead screws various Excello, 33, 35L
• OD grinding, Centerless Grinding, Thread rolling
• Modified a flat dresser to do buttress threads, 7o-45o
• Added a third diamond to a cam dresser for easer control doing acme threads

Pennoyer Dodge Thread Gage Company, Glendale CA, 1972-75 and 1979-87$10.00 hr

Set-up and operated various types of grinding machines to include:

• Thread Grinding of precision thread gage from a 0-80 to over 12 inch diameter
• O.D. of precision thread gages to tolerances of -0/+.0003
• Blanchard, and surface grinding, and some I.D. grinding
• Inspection equipment such as J&L optical comparator's
• Measurement over wires with Super Micrometer
• Dial Bore, for ID measurement, set up and used when I did ID work
• Pratt and Whitney lead checker.
• Rebuilt the three types of dressers for Excello thread grinders, surface grinding, lathe, hone, and mill.
• Annealing of metal to soften it.

 Osborn Products www.osbornproducts.com/ wage $15.00 per hr + a percentage

• Thread grinding of aero-space components
• ID grinding, ID thread grinding, Excello 39, Surface Grinding, Centerless Grinding

Noll Mfg San Louis Obispo Ca www.nollinc.com/ 1996-97 Final wage $15.00

• Grind thread roller dies for Tesker and Grob thread rollers using a manual Reishauer thread grinder, Landis thread grinder to grind or regrind crush rolls, Chucker, Thread Rolling, Centerless Grinding

• As high points to my job, in 2001 I was sent to Switzerland and Germany to assist in the qualifying of the Swiss Thommen or the German Bad Duben thread rollers for purchase.
• In 2005 I was sent to Mexico to obtain a second centerless grinder from a sister company.
• In 2006 I took a key role in the creation of the companies Hazardous Materials Business Plan.
• As lead man for my section I have done the purchasing of stainless steels, dies, grinding wheels for the centerless grinder, tools, and tooling for the thread rolling section.
• I have worked extensively with 303 stainless, and have worked with different metal suppliers to develop criteria for material that rolls well.
• Worked with many different die manufactures.
• Hands-on experience grinding thread rolling dies and know what materials works best for dies for different thread pitches and forms. I use the Oracle system to enter purchase orders.  During 2006 I did in the mid six figure range in purchases.

 

High School Diploma

References available upon request