James Brant 11121 M V Smith Road NE Flintstone, Maryland 21530 301-478-2141 Home 240-313-0061 Cell -_______________________________________________________________________________ Summary: I have

more than 32 years of experience in design, fabrication, tool design & in stallation of mechanical and electromechanical projects. During the previous 11 years I was responsible for the development of tool design for flatbed carriers and wreckers for Jerr-Dan Corporation. Education: Coursework in mathematics (80 semester hours), Hagerstown Junior Coll ege (now known as Hagerstown Community College), Hagerstown, MD Coursework in mechanical engineering (2 years of full time s tudy), Washington County Vocational-Technical School, Hagerstown, MD 80 hours of in-house training on Grove Manufacturing (now kn own as Manitowoc Corporation) mainframe-based CAD/CAM system Certificates in Microsoft Project 2000 Intermediate, Managin g Projects, Advanced Industrial Hydraulics, Processing, Designing and Troublesho oting Progressive Dies MOSH / OSHA Overview training Hardware: Intel 80x86 based PC Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Project 2000, Solid Edge, AutoCAD pro grams Desired Salary: Negotiable Clearance: Secret Experience: July 1999 a" September 2010: Tooling Supervisor / Manager; Jerr-Dan Corporatio n, a division of Oshkosh Corporation; State Line, Pennsylvania Responsible for designing, managing and supervising daily performance the toolin g of new and updated products; responsible to cost, quote, design and build new tooling in a reasonable time frame; responsible for the supervision of 5 experie nced personnel September 1994 a" July 1999: Shop supervisor; Carter Control Systems; Freder ick, Maryland Responsible for the fabrication of custom control panels and conveyor systems; r esponsible for insuring controls were built and tested in a timely schedule for the end user; involved in the installation of systems built by Carter Control sy stems for end user September 1985 a" August 1994: Vehicle Integration Facility Manager; SFA Inc.; Frederick Manufacturing Division; Frederick, Maryland Responsible for all technical and managerial aspects of SFAas Vehicle Integratio n Facility, including the design and fabrication of custom components, the prici ng of new efforts, the procurement of parts and components, the tracking of staf fing, schedule and cost data; responsible for the design, fabrication, installat ion, testing, timely completion and cost control of all projects performed withi n the facility; established techniques and procedure to modify shelters, vans an d trucks; supervised a team of machinists, electronics technicians, carpenters, electrical and mechanical engineers and assemblers

January 1985- August 1985: Mechanical Designer; Jerr-Dan Corporation, State Lin e, Pennsylvania Responsible for designing, detailing and coordinating the installation of hydrau lic lifts for tow trucks and flatbed carriers; revised a new numbering system fo r engineering drawings October 1972-September 1984: Mechanical Designer; Grove Manufacturing (now know n as Manitowoc Corporation); Shady Grove, Pennsylvania Responsible for the design and fabrication of cranes, sheet metal components, pi ping systems and electromechanical systems; evaluated the quality of finished pa rts and components ad their compliance with specifications

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