DIANE BENAVIDES

16 1/2 Brookside
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
db10b2896@westpost.net
(c) 414-640-6638
Career Objective: Quality Control Manager -
Profile: Supervisor or Other Manufactu
ring
Facilitator

* Diverse experience and accomplishments in Manufacturing, Materials Management,

Leadership/Training/Coaching - Manufacturing - Have extensive hands-on manufa
cturing experience:
* Training - safety, orientation, process control and techniques, machine operat
ions, quality applications.
* Planning and Directing - Production shipments per orders, coordination of prod
uction functions within departments.
* Ensured on-time deliveries - by meeting production schedules.
* Materials Management - accomplished in materials management/inventory control,
purchasing, MRP system implementation, Engineering documentation control, logis
tics.
* Manufacturing Management - Lean Manufacturing Practices, 5S, Managing for Qua
lity
* Quality Assurance - Testing techniques using: vacuum testers, pressure tester
s, dial indicators, snap gauges, verniers/calipers, micrometers, ROI vision syst
ems, optical comparators, TIR indicators, compression testing, durometer testing
, ISO compliance auditing, Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL), tensile and stretch
testing, height gauges.
Education: Cardinal Stritch University - Milwaukee, WI
B.S. Business and Management (2
010) - Honors/Delta Mu Delta

Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee & Mequon Campuses

Logistics and Materials Manag
ement Program, Business related
courses. 1986 to Current.
Northern Ozaukee High School - Fredonia, WI
Graduate - Diploma
Work Experience:
04/2000- present MOLDED DIMENSIONS - 701 Sunset Road, Port Washin
gton, WI
(262) 284-9455
* Back-up lead person, planning, directing & coordinating staff assignments
* Staffing & Development - Orientation/Safety Trainings
* Labor reporting, production, inventory control
* Production training, process improvements, 5S, Kanban, Quality Assurance, blue
print reading,
machine operator, finishing work to process specifications.

10/1998 to AUSSPRUNG & ASSOCIATES APPRAISAL LTD. - Cedarburg

, WI
05/2001 (PT) (262) 377-6204
* Responsible for scheduling and performing residential/land real estate apprais
als as assigned.
* Prepared Appraisal Inspection Reports
01/1997 to
10/1998 (PT) DCW REALTY - 463 W. Grand Avenue, Port Washingto
n, WI
Owner: Delbert C. W
eiss (retired)
* Real estate sales and real estate appraisal assistant
* Office Manager - set up real estate appointments, hold open houses, real estat
e listings and sales,
attend seminars and continuous education classes for li
censure.
Photography of real estate for profiles and appraisal r
eports.
11/1992 to 08/1997 GARDEN WAY CORPORATION/BOLENS DIVISION
Port Washington, WI --Plant
Closed--
* Sr. Materials Clerk - responsible for creating and maintaining spreadsheets fo
r production which includes inventory, sales forecasting, production, and depart
mental budgets for department managers. Reports for corporate headquarters uppe
r mgmt. executives.
* Barcoding of serial number nameplates and carton tags for finished goods (lawn
and garden equipment).
* Scheduling and tracking the shipments of engines from various manufacturers.

-----Additional work experience furnished upon request-

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COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook a
nd various
business and manufacturing softwar
e
applications. Computer literate.
CERTIFICATIONS
* Community Emergency Response Team - Ozaukee County, WI
* Foundations for Human Resource Administration Certification - 2009
* ServSafe - Food Handling (State of Wisconsin & National)
AFFILIATIONS:
Habitat for Humanity - Sheboygan County, WI
Red Cross - Milwaukee Chapter