Curt E.

Zwaagstra
204 Hartford Square
curtzwaagstra@yahoo.com
Hartford, WI. 53027
262-623-2458

CAREER OBJECTIVE

I am highly proficient in customer service and sales. I am also a CNC Vertical & Horizontal Mill set-up
and programming Machinist and Plant Supervisor looking to grow with a stable company. I am eager to
contribute technical expertise, leadership and analytical skills toward actively supporting an organization
in achieving objectives as a key team member.

PROFILE
Over 10 years’ experience in Customer service and sales along with scheduling, material ordering and
follow through on completions of product follow through.

Over 14 years’ experience as a Machinist, Supervisor and Quality Control Inspector with expertise in:

 CNC Set-Up and programming of vertical and horizontal mills.

 Developed, trained and wrote ISO Manufacturing and quality standards
 Knowledge of all inspection equipment (own my own tools) and calibration
 Worked directly with Management, Engineers, Process Engineers and Sales
 Machinery upgrades and trouble shooting of existing machines
 Shift Management training and proven leader

WORK EXPERIENCE

Office professional
BostonFam DBA Furniture and Appliance Mart, Ashley Home store. Richfield, WI
1/22-6/22
 Answered customer phone calls and helped solve their issues
 Called customers to let them know of delay’s or possible move up of customers deliveries
 Correct and monitor all sales orders for complete information
 Run Daily Cash Balance reports and open order Financing. Balance the till daily.

Flooring Sales
Walters Carpet Gallery West Bend, WI
8/17-9/21
 Sales of carpet, vinyl, laminate, tile and luxury vinyl plank
 Calculated measures for quantities needed for the job.
 Ordering product and Scheduled jobs to be installed.
 Contacted customer after install to make sure everything was satisfactory.

CNC Machinist
Hydro-Thermal Corp Waukesha, WI
12/14-6/17
 Set-up, program and operate Mori Seiki horizontal mills
 Responsible for own quality
 All parts produced were components of in house products.
CNC Supervisor
Heim Manufacturing Corp. Germantown, WI
2011-12/14
 CNC Supervisor of 30 operators and 4 set-up tech’s (started with 9 employees)
 Hiring and training of all CNC operators and tech’s as business grew 400% in 2 years
 Moved to a building in Germantown (July 2012) in which I layed out the floor plan and directed
the moving of 18 CNC machines, 4 weld cells and 3 inspection areas.
 Worked with quality to establish quality check sheets, set-up packets and work instructions
 Quoting new jobs including fixturing and tooling as well as purchasing 6 new CNC’s
 Responsible for all tooling purchases and developing an on floor Auto Crib program saving the
company over 40% in tooling purchases
 Worked with parent company in scheduling all jobs throughout the CNC area and Shipping.

Quality Technician
Mayville Engineering Company Mayville, WI
2010-2011
 Fabrication parts inspector
 Assisted the Quality office of follow through on ISIR’s, PPAP’s, NCR’s, Scars and Paint
Submission reports verifying parts to print
 Demonstrated extensive technical skills in use of all measuring equipment per ISO standards

CNC Set-up Machinist / Quality

Staffing Support Services Hartford, WI
2009-2010
 Performed set-ups and programmed vertical mills for machine operators
 Collaborated with Engineering and Sales to provide first run parts for approval
 Created work instructions and quality check sheets for all operators to complete daily
 Created a back-up program to save all programs in a data base

CNC Set-up Machinist / Quality

Motion Controls Hartford, WI
2003-2009
 Performed set-ups and programmed vertical and horizontal CNC’s for machine operators
 Worked with Engineering and sales providing first run parts for approval
 Created work instructions and quality check sheets for all operators to complete

CNC Set-up Machinist / Quality

Hampel Corporation Germantown, WI
2001-2003
 Off-line programming of 5 axis routers for the thermoforming industry
 Programmed and inspected product to print with Pro-E, Surf-Cam, and Power Inspect
Worked with a manual CMM for all first piece inspections, V-Study’s and PPAP’s
 Worked directly with Sales, Engineering and Management from inception to product completion
 Courses taken in Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9000, Supervision and Just in Time manufacturing

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Supervisor of Thermoforming Department, The Brewer Company, Menomonee Falls, WI
Co-Owner, VP of Flooring Division, T&L Home Services, Butler, WI

EDUCATION
Business Management Courses
Milwaukee Area Technical College Mequon, WI 1988-
1990