Emory Mann:
CLASS OF 1956
Townsend High SchoolClass of 1956
Townsend, MA
GE Machinist Apprentice ProgramClass of 1960
Lynn, MA
Spaulding Memorial High SchoolClass of 1956
Townsend, MA
Spaulding Memorial Elementary SchoolClass of 1952
Townsend, MA
Emory's Story
Life: Bud Mann,
Born Dec. 14, 1938, son of Emory H. and Charlotte (Hodgman) Mann in Townsend, MA
Resided in Townsend, MA 1938-1959, Lynn, MA 1959-1960 Townsend, MA 1961-1973, ,and Ashby, MA 1973 to date.
Married Perri A. Kuniholm - Sept 9. 1958 - divorced Mar. 1973
Five Children:
Michael - Jan. 7, 1959, Sharon - Oct. 12,1960, Eric - Oct. 5 1961, Vicki - Jan. 20, 1963 & Jennifer - Jul. 18, 1964
Married Stephanie E. Walsh - August 30, 1975
Four Grandchildren:
James Place March 15, 1982;
Amanda Place October 14,1983;
Travis Place February 12, 1996 ;
Christopher Heatley September 5, 1994
Three Great Grandchildren
Connor Place November 5 2000
Caiden James Place , Feb. 5,2016
Thomas David Place ,Nov. , 2017
Education:
Townsend High School, Townsend, Ma.(Diploma - 1956);
Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Ma. (Associate in Science- 1961);
GE Apprentice Training - Machinist/Toolmaker in Fitchburg, MA.
(Certificate of Apprenticeship -1960)
Several Vendor classes, such as - NC Programming languages, NCPPL, ADAPT, APT, AIPOST, GPOST.
Computer - RSTS/E (User,System Manager), RSX11M (User), Windows NT(System Admin)
Computer Languages -FORTRAN, BASIC/PLUS, Visual BASIC
Affiliations:
Society of Manufacturing Engineers - Member since 1993, Chairman of Worcester Chapter #25 - 1998,2000;
GE ELFUN Society - Volunteer at local High Schools. Career day speaker, mentoring, etc.
Member of G...Expand for more
reater Worcester Humanists.
Workplace:
Dishwasher and general kitchen help at Ronchen Inn in W. Townsend- 1953 - 1956.
Career at General Electric Co. Fitchburg, MA 1956 through 1999
GE Machinist/Toolmaker Apprentice - Sept. 1956- June 1960
Factory and Field Engineering: June 1960 - Mar 1961
ENG. Technician - Instruction Books.
Shop Operations:Mar. 1961-July 1964
Methods, process planner, NC Programmer. [NC refers to Numerically Controlled machine tools]
Manufacturing Engineering:July 1964 - June 1966
NC programmer (Including methods & planning)
Manufacturing Engineering:June 1966 - Jan. 1986
All of the jobs that I held after this date were created by me, they did not exist before me.
Senior NC programmer, MFG. Engineer & Senior NC Programmer, Supervisor of NC programmers, Senior NC Programmer, CAM Systems Engineer, Supervisor of CAM Systems. [CAM refers to Computer Aided Manufacturing,specifically NC programming, Process planning and DNC (Distributed NC data directly to NC controls)]
Information Management: Jan. 1986 - Jan. 2,1999 (Manufacturing Engineering as a unit was eliminated Jan 1986)
Program Manager CAM Systems - Retired Jan 2,1999 due to plant closing.
Worked part time for GE Steam Turbine, Schenectady, NY & Bangor, ME
NC & DNC Software applications 2/2000 through 1/2007.
Worked part time for CVTOOL Plant 2, Fitchburg, MA.- NC & DNC hardware & software applications 6/2000 through present.
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