Dana Wells
Lake Orion
Summary
Leadership-focused professional with over 20 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, and business management. Rapidly promoted to Assistant Team Lead at BizLink Robotic Solutions USA, based on performance and leadership ability. Proven success in staff training, scheduling, policy enforcement, and workflow coordination. Business ownership experience through 2024 with strong budgeting and HR-adjacent responsibilities. Seeking management, team lead, or HR operations roles in manufacturing or corporate environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Team Lead, Manufacturing
BizLink Automotive
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Promoted to Assistant Team Lead within months, ahead of peers with significantly longer tenure.
- Coordinated daily production workflow, quality checks, and team support in a robotics-focused manufacturing environment.
- Trained and mentored employees on cable and connector assembly, soldering, and crimping standards.
- Acted as liaison between production staff and management to resolve issues and maintain output goals.
- Hands on work (solder, crimp, splice, computer input, etc.,) which included a large daily output of orders in accordance to customer standards.
Co-Owner / Operations Manager
The Fowling Warehouse
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Managed staffing, scheduling, hiring, and employee training.
- Developed and enforced workplace policies and operational procedures. Created and maintained budgets, tracked expenses, and supported financial decision-making.
- Oversaw daily operations and customer experience through full business lifecycle.
- Managed and organized special events and corporate parties, collaborated with Universities to set up fundraisers and off site events.
- Hands on work which included the day to day jobs of keeping the business clean and the handling of customers.
- Business closed late 2024
Microscopic Gauge & Wire Technician
Robert A. Denton, Inc. / Humanetics AG
01.2000 - 01.2021
- Performed high-precision microscopic wiring and assembly according to detailed schematics.
- Maintained strict quality and deadline standards in a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Collaborated with engineers, administrators, and management to meet production requirements.
- Handled and soldered very delicate strain gauges with precision.
- Expertise in very small to large scale soldering techniques for strain gauges, connectors and wire splicing.
- Work from home experience with work station for 10+ years.
Education
Associate Degrees - Business Administration & Accounting
Oakland Community College
Bloomfield Hills, MIBusiness Administration Coursework
Saginaw Valley State University
Saginaw, MISkills
- Team Leadership & Supervision
- HR Operations & Staff Coordination
- Training, Onboarding & Scheduling
- Performance Management
- Manufacturing Operations
- Quality & Process Improvement
- Policy & Procedure Implementation
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Expert Soldering Ability, Crimp Tools etc
Desired positions
Management | Manufacturing Team Lead | HR Operations
Professional Development
- ISO certifications
- AED/CPR certification, workplace safety team
- Continuing personal education (daily) on economics, the stock market, crypto, blockchain and chart reading.
Timeline
Assistant Team Lead, Manufacturing
BizLink Automotive
01.2023 - 01.2025
Co-Owner / Operations Manager
The Fowling Warehouse
01.2021 - 01.2024
Microscopic Gauge & Wire Technician
Robert A. Denton, Inc. / Humanetics AG
01.2000 - 01.2021
Business Administration Coursework
Saginaw Valley State University
Associate Degrees - Business Administration & Accounting
Oakland Community College