Thomas Raun

Chief Technical Officer at Iscar Metals

Wattsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

About Thomas Raun

Thomas Raun is Chief Technical Officer at Iscar Metals. Location: Wattsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.

Thomas Raun is Chief Technical Officer at ISCAR USA. Tom has 33+ years of manufacturing industry experience. Starting in 1991, Tom spent the next 12 years as a CNC machinist and CAM programmer, mainly working for companies within the Die & Mold industry. Tom joined ISCAR in 2003 and has performed various roles focused on project and product management, while engaging with manufacturing companies throughout the USA to improve CNC machining processes through implementation of cutting tool technologies. In his current role, Tom oversees a team of product and industry specialists who are responsible for developing and articulating cutting tool application strategies that maximize cutting tool utilization and drive productivity improvements for the many manufacturing customers/industries served by ISCAR. Tom achieved the highest certification in Lean Six Sigma (Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, LSSMBB) and has completed coursework through Villanova University related to Lean Six Sigma and Strategic Organizational Leadership. Specialties: Process Improvement and Project Management (Lean & Six Sigma), Cutting Tool Applications, CAM Programming

Skills

  • CAD/CAM
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Six Sigma

Additional experience

  • National Product Manager - Milling

    Iscar Metals

    February 2016 – January 2020

Education

  • CLSSMBB, Villanova University