Jonathan Cothran
Cartersville
Summary
Reliable Maintenance and Machine Operator with work history of good performance in fast-paced production environments. Knowledgeable in quality control measures and manufacturing quality standards with over 20 years in tube bending, tube flaring, tube cutting, tube testing experiences on fuel tube, vapor tube, and hydraulic tube
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
LS1 EM2/Assistant EM Supervisor
Alcon
10.2017 - Current
- Manage daily maintenance operations of LS1 production
- Maintain LS1 cartoning equipment
- Support LS3 cartoning equipment
- First Responder/Fire Brigade Member
Part-time Manual Machinist/Fabricator
Cothran Technologies
10.2009 - 10.2017
- Produce precise parts according to blueprints
- Operate lathe, milling machine, vertical and horizonal and vertical band saws
- Produce custom parts for local companies
- Repair and rebuild equipment for local companies
Injection Mold Machine Maintenance
Graham Packaging
04.2008 - 10.2017
- Maintain Injection Mold Machines
- Maintain Material Dryers
- Maintain Material Conveyance Equipment
- Manage material silo levels
- Maintain regrind/recycle equipment
- P.M
- Various types of equipment
- Process equipment to perform efficiently
- Track M.O.E.E (efficiency) of equipment
Maintenance/Machinist/Fabricator
ATR (Advanced Thermoplastic Resources)
07.2007 - 04.2008
- Maintain pit bailer (hydraulic compression bailer)
- Maintain "Blue Streak 2" pattern knives
- Fabricate and repair extrusion die heads
- Operate manual mill, lathe, plasma torch, mig welder, tig welder, and arc welder
- Fabricate plintoms and other vacuum transport ducts from stainless steel
- Help to maintain screw-type extruders, pelletizing equipment, and Weedy separators
- Reorder parts used and helped to maintain inventory of parts
Maintenance/ Millwright
TI Automotive Group
08.2006 - 07.2007
- Rebuild and align Ferguson drives
- Set-up and Operate end forming press (single, double, triple and expanding press)
- Program and develop new tubing using blueprint and xyz's coordinate
- Block up and Mock-up tubing
- Install fitting/nut
- Work on steel, aluminum, and nylon tubing
- Repair and Operate Leak testing equipments
- Align and calibrate servo drives and 90-degree reduction gear boxes
- Install and maintain Thompson linear motion system
- Rebuild various hydraulic components such as Bosch, Parker, Vickers, and Rexroth
- Perform seal and coupling alignments.
- Troubleshoot "DVT" digital visual inspector systems.
- Program and Operate Miic double and single end CNC bender
- Program and Operate Chiota single end CNC bender
- Use CMM (Coordinate measuring machine) to ensure quality of contour of the tubing.
- Program Fanuc and ABB robotic systems and integrate them into production cells.
- Calibrate and troubleshoot vacuum and high-pressure tubing testers
- Align and calibrate cuts and end form presses to ISO-9000 standards
- Operate band saw, tubing cutting, manual mill, lathe, surface grinder, welding equipment (mig, tig, and gas)
- Inspect parts for quality control
Perform duties of Firefighter 1
Bartow County Fire and Rescue (part-time)
02.2006 - 02.2007
- Perform station duties (clean, cook, maintain gear and equipment)
- Perform public service duties
- Aide E.M.S
- With medical calls
Preventive maintenance on injection molding equipment
Graham Packaging
07.2006 - 08.2006
- Service hydraulic systems
- Building maintenance
- Dehumidifier maintenance
Maintenance/ Millwright/2nd Shift Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
TI Automotive Group
04.1993 - 02.2006
- Rebuild and align Ferguson drives
- Install fitting/nut
- Program new develop tube using blueprint and xyz's coordinate
- Leak test tubing
- Work on aluminum, steel, and nylon tubing
- Repair and operate flaring press (single flare, double flare, triple flare, and expanding end of the tube press)
- Block up tubing to ensure quality
- Align and calibrate servo drives and 90-degree reduction gear boxes
- Install and maintain Thompson linear motion system
- Rebuild various hydraulic components such as Bosch, Parker, Vickers, and Rexroth
- Perform seal and coupling alignments
- Troubleshoot "DVT" digital visual inspector systems
- Program and operate Miic double and single end CNC tube bender
- Program and operate Chiota single end CNC tube bender
- Program Fanuc and ABB robotic systems and integrate them into production cells
- Calibrate and troubleshoot vacuum and high-pressure testers
- Align and calibrate cuts and end form presses to ISO-9000 standards
- Operate band saw, tubing cutting, manual mill, lathe, surface grinder, welding equipment (mig, tig, and gas)
- Inspect parts for quality control
Twisting Fixer/Assistant Supervisor
Diamond Spinning
03.1990 - 04.1993
- Responsible for maintaining twisters and backwinding equipment, project management, and budget control
- Shaft and coupling alignment, rebuilds on pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders and vertical and horizontal gearboxes
- Supervised new launches and moves which includes installation of new air and water drops also transformer and bus boxes
Education
Cognex In-Sight Spreadsheet Standard vision system programing -
Alcon
01.2023
Bartow County First Responders -
Fire Station #1
01.2006
Georgia Basic Firefighter Training Course Module 1 -
Georgia Public Safety Training Center
01.2005
Bartow County Fire and Rescue Rookie School -
Fire Station #1
01.2001
North Metro Tech -
AutoCAD Introduction
AutoCAD 2
01.2001
TI Automotive Group -
P.S.I. Pneumatic Training
01.2000
TI Automotive Group -
Fundamentals of Pneumatics and Hydraulics
01.1999
North Metro Tech -
P.L.C. Training, RS Logic Software
01.1998
TI Automotive Group -
Fundamentals of Machine Technology
01.1997
Cedartown Adult Learning Center -
GED
01.1995
Skills
- Building parts from blueprints and xyz's coordinates
- Program and setup CNC tube benders, CNC welders, and CNC robotic cells
- Bend tubes in various size
- Install various type of fittings/nuts onto the tube
- Mock-up, block up, and develop new tubing
- Use CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)
- Mig, stick, and tig welding
- Operate and setup tubing end forming equipment (single flare, double flare, triple flare, and expanding end of the tube presses)
- Bend, cut, and flare different type of tubing (steel, aluminum, and nylon)
- Operate and repair tubing cutting and straightening equipment
- Hand and power tools
- Operate and repair tubing leak tester
- Operate and maintain tubing bending equipment
- Empty bending and mandrel tube bending
- Fire control
- First responder
- Operate manual mill, lathe, drill press, vertical and horizontal band saw
- Operate heat treat oven
- Precision measuring equipment
- Manage daily operation of a maintenance crew
- Repair and maintain cartoning equipment
- Repair and maintain injection mold equipment
- Control and maintain material dryers
- Operate and maintain recycling equipment
Timeline
LS1 EM2/Assistant EM Supervisor
Alcon
10.2017 - Current
Part-time Manual Machinist/Fabricator
Cothran Technologies
10.2009 - 10.2017
Injection Mold Machine Maintenance
Graham Packaging
04.2008 - 10.2017
Maintenance/Machinist/Fabricator
ATR (Advanced Thermoplastic Resources)
07.2007 - 04.2008
Maintenance/ Millwright
TI Automotive Group
08.2006 - 07.2007
Preventive maintenance on injection molding equipment
Graham Packaging
07.2006 - 08.2006
Perform duties of Firefighter 1
Bartow County Fire and Rescue (part-time)
02.2006 - 02.2007
Maintenance/ Millwright/2nd Shift Assistant Maintenance Supervisor
TI Automotive Group
04.1993 - 02.2006
Twisting Fixer/Assistant Supervisor
Diamond Spinning
03.1990 - 04.1993
Cognex In-Sight Spreadsheet Standard vision system programing -
Alcon
Bartow County First Responders -
Fire Station #1
Georgia Basic Firefighter Training Course Module 1 -
Georgia Public Safety Training Center
Bartow County Fire and Rescue Rookie School -
Fire Station #1
North Metro Tech -
AutoCAD Introduction
AutoCAD 2
TI Automotive Group -
P.S.I. Pneumatic Training
TI Automotive Group -
Fundamentals of Pneumatics and Hydraulics
North Metro Tech -
P.L.C. Training, RS Logic Software
TI Automotive Group -
Fundamentals of Machine Technology
Cedartown Adult Learning Center -
GED