Tara Rouse
Champaign,IL
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Electronic Assembler
Aero Electronics
06.2020 - 12.2023
- Used air hoses and proper solutions to clean components.
- Assisted new employees with assembly tasks to maintain production levels
- Inspected assembled products for any defects or malfunctions.
- Followed strict safety measures to avoid injuries and accidents.
- Tested functioning of completed assemblies to ensure proper operation.
- Worked closely with supervisors and designers to understand and meet production specifications.
- Assembled electronic components by hand, using soldering irons and other tools.
- Worked with a team to complete projects within tight deadlines.
- Used soldering equipment and wiring to assemble electrical and electronic systems.
- Read and interpreted blueprints to determine what materials and tools would be needed for assembly.
- Repaired faulty units according to specifications.
- Interpreted engineering drawings accurately when assembling complex systems.
- Suggested ways to improve production and solve problems to supervisors.
- Performed basic troubleshooting on defective parts and assemblies and replaced them as necessary.
- Collaborated with engineers to modify existing designs or create prototypes from scratch.
- Read and followed blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and technical manuals to assemble electronics.
- Worked with assemblies requiring diverse skill levels and using both analog and digital designs.
Quality Control Inspector
Plastipak
08.2017 - 04.2018
- Examined products and materials for defects or deviations to remove or discard non-conforming items.
- Identified production concerns and worked with supervisors to understand and remedy situations.
- Monitored production processes to ensure quality standards were met and documented results of inspections.
- Learned new testing methods through continued education and research.
- Compared product and materials colors, shapes, textures and grades with predetermined templates.
- Selected samples for use as test models.
- Inspected products for defects and conformance to customer specifications using precision measuring instruments.
- Used specialized tools to take precise measurements of various aspects of samples.
- Recommended improvement measures to production process to meet quality control standards.
- Adhered strictly to Good Manufacturing Practices guidelines at all times.
- Reviewed customer complaints and identified potential sources of quality issues.
- Documented inspection results by completing reports and logs and summarizing and entering data into quality database.
- Maintained records of all nonconforming products and completed corrective actions as required.
Quality Control Inspector
Dart Container Corporation
07.2011 - 05.2016
- Examined products and materials for defects or deviations to remove or discard non-conforming items.
- Identified production concerns and worked with supervisors to understand and remedy situations.
- Monitored production processes to ensure quality standards were met and documented results of inspections.
Education
High School Diploma -
Central High School
06-1997
Skills
- Schematic reading
- Hand Tools
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Hardware Installation
- Safety Awareness
- Circuit Board Assembly
- Power Tools
- Blueprint Reading
- Assembly Line Experience
- Quality Assurance Procedures
- Quality Inspections
- Parts Assembly
- Schematic Interpretation
- Quality Control
- Equipment Operation
- Assembly line experience
- Electromechanical assembly
- Wiring harness assembly
- Process Documentation
- Defect Identification
- Final Product Inspection
- Prototype Development
- Connector Assembly
- Safety awareness
- Hand tools
- Functional Testing
- Mechanical Assembly
- Soldering skills
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Soldering abilities
Quote
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Timeline
Electronic Assembler
Aero Electronics
06.2020 - 12.2023
Quality Control Inspector
Plastipak
08.2017 - 04.2018
Quality Control Inspector
Dart Container Corporation
07.2011 - 05.2016
High School Diploma -
Central High School
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