Terrence P. Bostian
Training Manager, Aerospace machining
Cedar Rapids, IA · (539) 555 0143 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/terrencepbostian
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nineteen years in precision manufacturing, seven managing training
INDUSTRIES
Aerospace machining, metal fabrication, tool and die
SPECIALTIES
Registered apprenticeship, machine qualification, safety training, work instruction writing
SYSTEMS
Epicor, Cornerstone learning management system, Microsoft Power BI, Paylocity
CREDENTIALS
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry outreach trainer, Certified Manufacturing Technologist
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in workforce education, University of Northern Iowa; journeyman machinist apprenticeship, Kirkwood Community College
Results at a Glance
34
Machinists in five
180
Illustrated work instructions
22
Shop floor trainers
$640k
Team of four
Executive Summary
Training manager for a precision machining company supplying aerospace customers, 620 employees across two plants. Runs the registered apprenticeship, the machine qualification program and all safety training. Nineteen years in manufacturing, seven of them in training. Was a journeyman machinist first, which is why the shop takes his classes seriously.
Signature Achievements
- Built the registered apprenticeship with the Department of Labor that has graduated 34 machinists in five years, 29 of whom are still on the floor.
- Cut the time a new operator needs before running a machining center unsupervised from fourteen weeks to eight by breaking qualification into signed steps.
- Took recordable injuries across two plants from eleven a year to three by rewriting every machine specific safety briefing.
- Wrote 180 illustrated work instructions that replaced the folklore new hires used to learn from.
- Trained and certified 22 shop floor trainers so instruction happens at the machine rather than in a classroom.
- Manages a training budget of 640,000 dollars and a team of four across two plants.
Professional Experience
Training Manager
Cedar Bluff Precision Machining, Cedar Rapids, IA 2019 to present
Leads training for 620 employees across two plants with a team of four trainers.
- Owns the apprenticeship, machine qualification, safety training and supervisor development.
- Maintains the training records customers and quality auditors ask to see.
- Runs the community college partnership that delivers classroom hours for apprentices.
- Approves every operator qualification before that operator runs a job alone.
- Reports training measures to both plant managers monthly using scrap, rework and injury data.
Lead Manufacturing Trainer
Wapsi Valley Metal Products, Independence, IA 2014 to 2019
Trained production operators for a fabrication company of 220 employees.
- Delivered press brake, laser and welding qualification for every production hire.
- Wrote the onboarding curriculum used across the whole plant.
- Ran monthly refreshers on lockout procedures and machine guarding.
- Kept the qualification matrix that told supervisors who could run which machine.
Machinist and Shift Lead
Iowa River Tool and Die, Marion, IA 2006 to 2014
Ran a night shift crew of nine in a tool and die shop.
- Set up and operated computer controlled milling and turning equipment.
- Brought six new machinists up to speed on the shift over three years.
- Held the tightest tolerance jobs in the shop and inspected the crew's first articles.
Licensure and Certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry outreach trainer
Certified Manufacturing Technologist, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Lockout and machine guarding trainer certification
Education
Bachelor of Science in workforce education, University of Northern Iowa, 2018
Journeyman machinist apprenticeship, Kirkwood Community College, 2009
Core Skills
Registered apprenticeship management · Machine qualification programs · Work instruction writing · Safety training delivery · Trainer development · Training records and audits · Community college partnerships · Budget management · Shop floor coaching