1. Richard S. Thomas
Phone (267) 370-1452
Email rst-metal@hotmail.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Employer:
UKM Transit Products Inc.,
Title:
Lead Fabricator
Location:
Kulpsville, PA
Duration:
6/2006 to 7/2016
Job Duties:
 Set-up andoperate manual andCNC press brakes andshears; punching, notching, spot welders, drill press, Bridgeport,
deburring, finishingandsandingprocedures / equipment accordingly.
 Modify productionmethods, set-ups, toolingandequipment etc., foroptimumout-put, operation ease,precisionandsafety.
o Specify toolingpurchases andmodify accordingto project requirements.
 Train andmonitor operator's as requiredto meet productionschedules on all equipment andprocesses.
 Demonstratedskills including: Patternmaking anddesign, Hot andcoldformingrounds, squares, bar, plate andsheet
includingsolidriveting. Customstraighteningof weldments and castings; design customandor altertooling/ fixturingas
requiredto achieve final product.
 Materials usedin fabrication; Stainless steel alloys, Aluminum alloys, Copper, Brass, Springsteel, HRSandCRS.
 Sheet thickness from .017” to .187”; Roundandsquare from .250” to 1.250”; Plate from .250” to 3.000”.
 Assist in productiondevelopment matrix; executedaily, weekly,monthly productionschedules.
 Provide in-process andfinal QC inspections formachine shop, welding, paint andassembly departments accordingto
company’s ISO standards.
 Assist Management on labor, equipment availability, requirements andmaterials cost estimates for commercial RFQ’s.
o Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, companyMRP system
o 5S andLean Manufacturing
Employer:
MPD Inc.
Title:
Production Supervisor
Location:
Owensboro, KY
Duration:
11/2003 – 5/2006
Job Duties:
Supervise twenty-two unionandnon-union, skilledandnon-skilledemployees workingin the Ceramic Manufacturing, Metalizing
ApplicationandPlating/ AnodizingDepartments.
Assist the Human ResourceDepartment in evaluatingnewandcurrent employees includingadequate staffingrequirements.
Train operators in equipment andprocess operations includingcompanies' ISO-9001andASA Quality Management System
documentation.
Monitor Employee attendance, production andadherence to company safety,conduct andsanitationguidelines. Collect andrecord
shop floor productiondata andenter intoPRMSSystem.
The planningandschedulingof daily productionbasedon MRP/MPSandmonthlyEstimatedSales Plan requirements for internal and
external departments anddivisions: manage inventorylevels.
Purchase all Non-Capital Expense rawmaterial, productionsupplies andequipment. Provide Material Requests with appropriate
approvals toPurchasingDepartment for expenses above expense limit. Compose andpropose Project AppropriationRequests for
approval topurchase un-plannedequipment andsupplyexpenses.
Plan andschedule productionequipment maintenance, repairs, parts andsupplies. Workwith Operational Division's Manager and
Supervisors to establishyearly Capital Expense budget for newandreplacement equipment.

2. Title:
Production Supervisor
Location:
Owensboro, KY
Duration:
12/2001 – 10/2003
Job Duties:
Manage andsupervise the relocationandset-upof Howie Corp’s coil form manufacturingoperations at the newlocation. Trained
operators andmechanics tofabricatecoil form products andprocesses in theOwensboroKY facility.
Maintain formerHowie Corporation customerbase and establishednewrelationships withMPDInc.Seek newcustomers andsales
utilizingMPD's precisionmetal fabricationoperationandvertical integration. Developandextendcapabilities tonewcustomers.
Employer:
Howie Corporation, Inc.
Title:
General Manager
Location:
Norristown,PA
Duration:
10/1996 - 08/2001
Job Duties:
Responsible for all operations ofa single shift,six tofourteenemployee manufacturingplant producingprecision, light gauge
components usingalloys of aluminum, brass, andcopper for analogmeters andelectrical testingequipment.
Human resources, bookkeeping, budgetingforecasting, financing, A/P anA/R, customerservice andsales, inventory control and
purchasing, quality control,invoicingandshipping, productionfacilities andbuildingmaintenance,departmental andindividual
productionscheduling, product toolinganddesign, machine set up andpreventativemaintenance.
Title:
MechanicManager Trainee
Duration:
01/1996- 09/1996
Job Duties:
Trainingof all operations andprocesses of the coil form manufacturingoperation includingjobassignments,productionplanning,
scheduling, machine set-upandmaintenance.
Employer:
M. A. Fadeley Inc.
Title:
Lead Craftsman
Location:
East Greenville, PA
Duration:
02/1990 - 05/1995
Job Duties:
Hands on manager establishedworkingrelationships with industrial clients' sales, engineering, andmanagerial staff. Responsible
for composing competitive bids, proposals andpresentations for potential newandexisting roofingandsheet metal customers.
Supervisedandprovidednecessarylabor includingsubcontractors; purchasedandassembledrequiredmaterials andequipment.
Evaluatedandpreparedproduction schedules.
Project scopes included; design, fabrication andinstallationof material handlingpiping, conveyors andcatwalks, sheet metal and
PVC dust collectionsupplyandpickups, personnel guards, stainless steel spraybooth. Hiredandsupervisedunionandnon-union
subcontractors forplumbing, electrical, andmillwright per project requirement.
Title:
Shop Foreman
Duration:
07/1985- 01/1990

3. Job Duties:
Workingleader responsible fortrainingandproject schedulingfiveemployees; product design, patternmaking, cutting, forming,
fabricating, fastening, soldering, welding, installationof customproducts andtraditional air handling sheet metal products made from
galvanizedsteel, tin, copper, aluminum andstainless steel sheet.
Title:
Sheet Metal /RoofingApprentice
Duration:
06/1979- 06/1985
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND TRAININGS
Master Sheet Metal Craftsman
Macroeconomics, AccountingI & II, English CompI & II, Organizational Behavior,Algebra I.
CabinetmakingandMillwork
5S System Organization andStandardization
Lean Manufacturing HAZMAT DOT RCRA