Rick Bahr
	17446 E. Arkansas Ave.
Aurora, CO  80017
Phone: 303-752-1185
E-mail: rdb4x4@comcast.net	
		
Professional Summary 	Motivated professional with over 25 years experience in high volume, high-pressure work environments including tool grinding, tool engineering, programming, customer service, shipping, receiving. Experienced and proficient in handling multiple projects with strong attention to detail and time management. Adept at the challenge of coordinating multiple projects with time sensitive deadlines. Developed and implemented safety procedures in operations area.

Professional Experience	
Orielly Auto Parts    2011-present

Counterman/ shift manager
•	  Sell auto parts retail and manage the shift staff.
•	  Investigating parts application and installation.
•	  Monitoring and assigning duties to the staff.
•	  Responsible for maintaning all monitary balances for shift and store.
•	  Insuring store stocking and cleanliness.
•	  Changing and maintaining planograms.   

Cutterworks Company	   1992 – 2011
Shop foreman
§	In charge of all manner of tool reconditioning.
§	Grind and create form tools.
§	Grind endmills, size reamers, countersinks, drills, taps, and crescut endmills utilizing both CNC and manual grinding machines.
§	Set-up, program and operate all CNC ANCA grinders; Walter 400, 500 Power Production grinders.
§	Set-up and operate manual machines: Cincinnati #2 and monoset, Deckel S11 multi axis, Rush drill grinder, Cuttermaster Airflow fixture, Radius swing fixtures.
§	All inspection processes and quality control, both CNC and manual. Zoller Genius 3 (non-contact video inspection) and optical comparators, stereo microscopes, jeweler loupes.
§	Various hand inspection tools: micrometers, calipers, height gauges etc…
§	Work with customers to design and engineer form tools to tight tolerance using Mastercam for both CNC and manual machines.
§	Shipping and receiving of packages; UPS online shipping software.
§	General office administration, customer service and relations.
§	Responsible for machine upgrades, maintenance and repair.
§	Implementing of shop safety procedures.

	

Education	

Certificate for Machining: Aurora Vocational-Technical School, Aurora, CO.
§	Certificate: ANCA USA for G-code programming and form grinding. 
§	Certificate:  Walter Grinders for basic regrinding and pallet loading.   	
Personal References	John Flesner            33 years          720-934-1035
Dennis Dickover      17 years          303-748-5611     
Larry Pointer              21 years            303-337-0962

Machine List:

Mastercam. Various versions up to V9.
ANCA TG7+: 5-axis CNC Universal tool and cutter grinder.  12 yrs exp.
Walter 400: 5-axis CNC tool and cutter grinder.  10 yrs exp.
Walter 500: 5-axis CNC tool and cutter grinder with pallet loader.  6 yrs exp.
Zoller Genius 3: Non-contact video inspection unit.   4yrs exp.
Darex XPS16: CNC drill grinder.   6 yrs exp.

Optical Comparator: Manual 
Cincinnati Monoset
Cincinnati #2
Brown & Sharpe #13
Deckel S11
Rush drill grinder
Airflow fixture
Radius swing fixture
Sine bar
Surface grinders

Various hand measuring tools associated with tool grinding:
Micrometers
Indicators
Calipers
Height gauges
Gauge blocks
Radius Gauges
Angle Gauges