career profile

results-oriented professional with solid skill as a bench jeweler and model maker. exhibit the necessary functions for supporting a successful jewelry design company. dynamic communicator and persuasive speaker, able to forge meaningful associations with clients, colleagues, vendors, management, and staff. talent to identify the needs of clients and to encourage a risk-free, positive atmosphere to meet those needs.

 

jewelry construction / design conceptualization / quality assurance / cad technician

client relations / gemology / repairs & replacement

 

technical competencies: alias studio software and solidscape 3d wax printers

professional experience

model maker/cad technician, 2000 c 2008

jeweler model maker/cad technician, 1996 c 1999 ▪ a.jaffe-sandberg & sikorski, new york

model maker/cad technician, 1994 c 1997 ▪ krementz & company, newark, nj

master model maker/supervisor ▪ castco inc., new york

 

• direct the professional success of up to 10-member team in the model making department.
• smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.
• position stones and metal pieces, and set, mount, and secure items in place, using setting and hand tools.
• create jewelry from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.
• make repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewelry together, and replacing broken clasps, material thickness, stone layouts, and mountings.
• clean and polish metal items and jewelry pieces, using jewelers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.
• select and acquire metals and gems for designs and collaborate with the new product engineering department in the actual design incorporating alias studio software and solidscape 3d wax printers.
• compute costs of labor and materials in order to determine production costs of products and articles.
• mark and drill holes in jewelry mountings in order to center stones according to design specifications.
• examine assembled or finished products to ensure conformance to specifications, using magnifying glasses or precision measuring instruments.
• construct preliminary models of wax, metal, clay, or plaster, and form sample castings in molds.

education

master degree in mechanical engineering and automation
guild of jewelry trade-master of jewelry

 

 

 

<date>

 

<<first name>> <<last name>>

<<title>>

<<company>>

<<street address, suite #>>

<<city, state zip code>>

 

dear <<courtesy>> <<last name>>,

 

it is with great confidence that i offer 15+ years of professional-level jewelry model maker and cad technician experience to your organization. as i pursue the <<position title>> within <<company >>, i recognize that my credentials and experience would greatly assist in reaching future goals and objectives.

 

experience as a jewelry model maker, cad technician, and supervisor is the basis for my confidence that i would be a valuable asset to your organization. my career history consists of vast experience in using gold and platinum and demonstrating a technical knowledge of jewelry construction, design for manufacturing concept, and understanding of the quality standards for high-end jewelry. when working with subordinate jewelry makers, i prepare recommendations for improvements in policies, controls, and new methods, effectively communicating with other members of the team also, verbally and in writing.

 

my professional background also includes:

 

jewelry construction / design conceptualization / quality assurance / cad technician

client relations / gemology / repairs & replacement

 

my aptitude for evaluating complex problems and reviewing related information to develop viable solutions would be of great use to your organization. i welcome more discussion about how my skills can help in meeting the goals and objective of your organization. until then, should you have any additional questions feel free to contact me at your convenience.

 

sincerely,

 

 

 

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