Melissa Depew-Smith
Shelbyville,IN
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Analytical Quality Control Lead with many years of progressive experience identifying and solving quality issues at early stages. Dedicated to team-focused problem-solving resulting in proven, consistent product launches that satisfy quality-focused customers. Accomplished technical and interpersonal leader and communicator with sound judgment and decision making skills.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Lead
PMC
Shelbyville, Indiana
04.2024 - Current
- Ensured that all products meet industry standards, regulations, and customer requirements prior to release.
- Conducted quality control inspections and audits to ensure compliance with established standards.
- Maintained accurate records of all quality control activities including test results, audit reports.
- Implemented, maintained and verified compliance to various international quality standards and administered training on standards.
- Assessed competency of quality inspection personnel to effectively perform inspections and identify non-conforming finished goods.
- Generated and published reports detailing results of process, product and department audits and inspections, describing corrective actions required.
- Evaluated and inspected machine-manufactured products for compliance to quality standards and identified non-compliances for correction.
Melter
Ryobi Die Casting USA
Shelbyville, Indiana
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Identified potential safety hazards in the workplace and implemented corrective actions.
- Monitored furnace temperatures to ensure proper melting temperatures were achieved.
- Performed pre-pour inspections of molds and ladles to ensure quality standards were met.
Filler Operator
United Coatings
Indianapolis, Indiana
01.1988 - 01.1999
- Calibrate measuring instruments used in the filling process according to established standards.
- Monitor the flow of materials throughout the production process to ensure all components are present in correct quantities.
- Set up and operate equipment to fill containers with specified amounts of products according to customer requirements.
Education
High School Diploma -
Washington High School
Indianapolis, IN05-1988
Skills
- Product Inspection
- Total Quality Management
- Value stream mapping
- Internal Auditing
- 5S methodology
- Corrective Actions
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- Documentation Control
- Quality Control Checks
- ISO 9001 Certified
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification - SSGI 2024
- Lean six Sigma Green Belt Certified- Udemy Course 2024
- Basics of Engineering Metrology- Udemy Course 2024
- Mastering the Seven Quality Tools ( Microsoft Excell )- Udemy Course
- Certified Quality Technician - Udemy course
- Microsoft Excell, Word, Power Point- Udemy course
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Quality Lead
PMC
04.2024 - Current
Melter
Ryobi Die Casting USA
01.1999 - 01.2003
Filler Operator
United Coatings
01.1988 - 01.1999
High School Diploma -
Washington High School