CHRISTY RUTAN
Palmetto,FL
Summary
Experienced Office Management and Administration Professional experienced optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.
Quality assurance professional prepared to contribute to maintaining high standards in product inspection and compliance. Background includes thorough experience in identifying defects and ensuring adherence to industry regulations. Reliable team collaborator focused on achieving results and adapting to evolving project requirements, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Experienced with inventory management and optimization. Utilizes advanced methods to maintain accurate stock levels and streamline processes. Track record of effective collaboration and adapting to changing needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Inspector
North East Transformers
Preble, NY
01.2023 - 04.2026
- Conducted thorough inspections on transformer components to ensure compliance with quality standards.
- Collaborated with production teams to resolve quality issues and enhance product reliability.
- Utilized precision measurement tools to assess dimensions and tolerances of finished products.
- Developed and implemented inspection protocols to streamline quality assurance processes.
- Provided training and mentorship for junior QA inspectors on best practices and procedures.
- Maintained accurate documentation of inspection results, ensuring traceability and compliance with industry regulations.
- Ensured compliance with industry standards by diligently following inspection protocols.
- Repaired and tested 3phase, pad mount, and pole transformers ranging from 5KVA to 10,000KVA units
- Responsible for learning every step of the transformer how they work, trouble shooting the reason why they broke, repairing and refurbishing them to like new condition.
Inventory Control Specialist
Voyant Beauty
08.2021 - 01.2023
- Preforming daily counts of inventory within three large factories, for a total of 20,060 locations. Trained to run Crown and Toyota equipment in order to facilitate my duties which includes, four-wheel fork trucks, three-wheel fork trucks, stand ups, a 6 high reach truck, ride on pallet jacks and a scissor lift. Using Excel spreadsheets, JDE, Intermec, Showcase, Pallet viewer, and Trans collector to complete my daily tasks. Meeting deadlines every quarter of the year. Ensuring daily work orders are completed and closed daily. Also, in charge of adding and removing locations, ensuring wasted product is properly documented and disposed of, ensure lost inventory is located and adjusted properly. Daily morning reports that my supervisor delegated to my daily responsibilities include reporting discrepancies to the president of the company. I work in a team of four and when the boss is unable to attend, I am trusted as the group leader, delegating and managing the daily tasks.
Executive Coordinator
RLTW LLC sister company to Central Recycling
12.2017 - 07.2020
- Worked directly under the president of the company. Oversaw implementing a plan to grow, expand, and start redemption centers in Central and Northern New York. Began with one location in Cortland NY, managing a crew of 8 employees, in charge of advertising, setting up new accounts, pick up services driving a 16-foot box truck, training, hiring, safety training, scheduling, payroll, ordering of supplies and making sure tractor trailers were ordered and filled on schedule. Once that shop became a success, we expanded to 8 locations which I firsthand set up and built the foundation to make the experience easier for the customers and employees. Advertised and promoted making sure city codes were met for signage and inspections. Set up excel spread sheet so new store managers could easily manage their budgets, schedules, and monthly sales goals. Consistently making sure employees were happy and their needs were met, while also ensuring the business needs were met and profits were made. Was also in charge of letting people go when required.
Seasonal Set manager
Cherryhill Programs
Ithaca
10.2012 - 03.2018
- In charge of entire set up of the Christmas and Easter set at the Shops at Ithaca mall. Coordinating with the mall manager and marketing manager to ensure proper promoting and event schedules for the set. Hiring and training crew members. Taking photos of families with Santa Claus and selling the photo packages and accessories that best fit their needs. Provided great customer service. Money management, setting up the till and closing out making nightly cash deposits. Always exceeding the daily sales goals.
Cross Trained Part-Time Employee
The Cornell Store
02.2016 - 12.2017
- Part-time employee chosen to be cross trained to work in the Post office, jewelry, clothing, cashier, sales promoting, diploma, bookstore, school supplies and souvenir departments. Making sure costumers, families, and students all found what they needed to have a successful semester at Cornell University. Teaching them the correct procedures on how to mail a variety of things overseas, obtain passports, taxes and multiple other answers to inquires they may have had. I ran the post office most of my time there. I was delegated to that position because it's a lot to learn and I pick up new tasks very quickly, and accurately. Also trained college interns at the daily tasks of the store and post office.
Education
High School -
Marathon High School
01-1999
Building Trades - Carpentry And Masonary
OCM Boces
Cortland, NY01-1999
Skills
- I work well in a team setting as well as by myself Very self-motivated and can often get a team on the same level and wavelength to be productive and efficient
- Budgeting, management, payroll, profit & loss, retail management, retail sales, strategic planning, team management, financial report writing, pricing, merchandising, forecasting, sales and money management, marketing, financial analysis, business development, stellar communication skills, sales, word programs, and I am open to challenges and prefer them over a redundant position
- I pay attention to detail and strive to excel at everything I do
- You will also find I am dependable, and reliable
- Training and mentorship
- Safety procedures
- Employee supervision
Accomplishments
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Supervised team of 20 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
QA Inspector
North East Transformers
01.2023 - 04.2026
Inventory Control Specialist
Voyant Beauty
08.2021 - 01.2023
Executive Coordinator
RLTW LLC sister company to Central Recycling
12.2017 - 07.2020
Cross Trained Part-Time Employee
The Cornell Store
02.2016 - 12.2017
Seasonal Set manager
Cherryhill Programs
10.2012 - 03.2018
High School -
Marathon High School
Building Trades - Carpentry And Masonary
OCM Boces