Expert Details

Expert in Open - End Spinning Machines, Schlafhorst Models SE-7 - SE-11 and 312 Machines.

Expert ID: 730371 North Carolina, USA

Expert has over 30 years in the textile industry. He works for many of the largest yarn manufacturing companies in the world on the Schlafhorst open-end spinning machine. He worked for 10 years as an instructor, erector and electrician for Schlafhorst America from 1987 to 1997. He was assistant plant manager in a denim plant in Mexico for 2 years where he learned the other processes for denim. To this day he still teaches technicians to work on the machines and he is also called upon for quality and efficiency issues for different companies. Expert has also moved open end machines for different companies to include: disassembling, skidding, erecting and starting each machine. He also has a rebuilding shop for piecers, doffers, shuttles and winding heads.

Consulted on quality problems at Parkdale #29 in Sanford, NCInvestigation of quality problems at Summit Yarns in Yecapixtla, Morelos, MexicoWorked on technical and quality issues at Cone Mills - Parras, MexicoWorked on technical and piecer problems with Fromtier Spinning - Clarkton, North CarolinaConsulted with technical and quality issues with Fruit of the Loom - Campsie, Northern Ireland

Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Charlotte, North Carolina - Greensboro, North Carolina - Winston Salem, North Carolina - High Point, North Carolina - Gastonia, North Carolina - Concord, North Carolina - Johnson City, Tennessee - Roanoke, Virginia

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 1996	Degree: BS	Subject: Electronics	Institution: NRI Institute

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department	Responsibilities
Years: 1999 to Present	Employer: Undisclosed	Title: Owner/Operator	Department:	Responsibilities: He is hired by multiple yarn manufactures to train technical/electrical personnel and to address quality issues.
Years: 1997 to 1999	Employer: Denimtex	Title: Assistant Plant Manager	Department:	Responsibilities: He was responsible for production and quality control in the denim plant.
Years: 1987 to 1997	Employer: Schlafhorst inc.	Title: Senior Instructor	Department: Instructor/Erector	Responsibilities: Training technical and electrical personnel, erecting machinery and addressing quality issues.
Years: 1982 to 1987	Employer: Vintage Yarns	Title: Technician	Department: OE Spinning	Responsibilities: Responsible for repairing break downs and preventative maintenance on the Schlafhorst open end machines.

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 1994 to 1994	Country / Region: Northern Ireland	Summary: Training of technicians and erection of machines at Fruit of the Loom
Years: 1996 to 1996	Country / Region: Canada	Summary: Taught technical and Testbox classes at Cavalier Textiles, Quebec
Years: 2005 to 2005	Country / Region: Colombia	Summary: Installed machines and taught technical classes at Cohilados, Rio Negro, Colombia Zona Franco
Years: 1997 to 1999	Country / Region: Mexico	Summary: Assistant Plant manager at Denimtex, Chihuahua, Mexico
Years: 1999 to Present	Country / Region: Mexico	Summary: Still travel to different plants for technical, electrical and quality issues

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
Schlafhorst Technicians School, Schlafhorst Testbox School, Schlafhorst Electricians School, Schlafhorst Piecer Trouble Shooting School, Schlafhorst Doffer Rebuilding, Schlafhorst Shuttle Rebuilding, Schlafhorst Quality Control and Piece-up Optimazation.

Vendor Selection
Have located and used local vendors for parts supply and for moving of machinery from one plant to another

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
Spanish	about 75%
German	Colors and simple words as learned from manuals and electricla prints

Fields of Expertise

open-end spinning, yarn manufacturing, yarn processing, cotton yarn manufacturing

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