Neil F Clifford

1232 East Berlin Road,

New Oxford, PA. 17350

717-528-4264

Education Pennsylvania State University

Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree

Experience

CNC Machinist Technician

Voith Hydro, York, PA 2007 to current 2010

Set up, run Five Axis SundStrand Mill hydraulic turbine test lab, Schiess CNC HBM, Dorries 6m vertical lathe, G&L HBM machine parts hydro power generation. Inspect parts, program cutter path help apprentices with math.

Production Supervisor / Project Engineer

Keystone Machine Littlestown, PA 2005-2007

Direct and guide employees with technical leadership, work orders, shipping orders, scheduling. CMM Certification from Rhode Island Brown and Sharpe CADD PLUS; Setup and program CMM PC-DIMIS Software of Global Image for the precision inspection of multiple families of parts. Set and run CNC Kellenberger/ Hardinge Kel-Vision Grinder, Makino Mills A55/A77/A81.

Quality Assurance

Tyco Electronics, East Berlin, PA 2003-2004

Inspect and verify plastic parts conformity and interpretation of geometric tolerances. View machine and Ram Scope operation.

Mold Designer / Tool Maker

Key Plastics, Felton, PA 1998-2001

Promoted from tool shop, toolmaker duties were to setup & program CNC Charmilles RoboForm 20 & 40 EDM machines to burn 3d shapes in tool blocks. Engineered and designed injection mold tools for automotive plastic parts. Design mold tooling with AutoCAD, Cad Key, & Euclid software, Windows NT / MS Office workstation.

Team Leader Mold Maker

Amp, Inc. McSherrystown, PA 1994-1997

Responsibilities included PCI .050 product line, R&D new Thermx material. Setup and process Cincinnati high temperature injection machines. Troubles shot problem areas in tooling and production and fix them. Quality Control View machine, verify plastic parts and tooling dimensional accuracy. Honored with employee of the month May and December 1996.

Special Projects Tool Engineer

McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach, CA 1986-1991

Integrated process team leader of multi-disciplined group of engineers, planners. Tool liaison for 2^nd shift operations C-17 exterior sheet metal skins model building. Developed concepts and concurrence of MD90 new fabrication and assembly tools. Certified jig and fixture builder. Employee recognition 1988, 1989, and 1990 Development Dimensions International Trained assessor.

Journeyman Machinist

H.I.M.C.O. Hanover, Pa. 1980-1985

8,000 hour tool & die apprenticeship, turret lathes Warner & Swasey 3, 4, 5, engine lathe .0005 inch tolerances, Bridgeport mills, horizontal, vertical, boring mills, NC, CNC Surface grinders, with .0001 tolerances held. ID/OD, cylindrical, form grinding angles, radius profiles, Moore jig bore & jig grinding Heat treating and planning.