Russell Wofford
Rainsville,AL
Summary
Compassionate Community Health Worker with several years of experience in fast-paced positions. Committed to helping community members improve wellness through hands-on support and education. Dedicated healthcare professional adept at coordinating training, paperwork and specific community-based resources. Exceptional communication and planning abilities with an organized and thorough nature.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Operating Room Technician
Dekalb Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - Current
- Maintain a sterile field during surgery, set up sterile field for surgery, pass instrumentation to surgeons as necessary while maintaining sterile process, put away all sterile instrumentation in positive pressure rooms, pull assigned cases from 'pick tickets', turn over operating rooms as necessary
Community Health Worker
East Alabama Health Education Center
10.2020 - Current
- Educate community on opioid awareness and prevention, counsel community members about Covid-19, provide resources for community members to access health care and treatment for medical conditions, test viable candidates for Covid-19, create avenues for health education within Dekalb county
Quality Supervisor
MS Companies
10.2020 - 10.2021
- Manage the team of inspectors for the clients in the manufacturing and automotive industry; maintain customer satisfaction while providing a safe work environment for employees; developing clearly defined work instructions and maintaining quality by monitoring the process, control points, equipment, personnel and resources; communicating work expectations to employees by educating and directing personnel of all control points, resources and maintaining compliance with policies and procedures; entering time, data, and other business inputs into automated system in an accurate and timely fashion while ensuring customer satisfaction and employee morale; complete production plan scheduling and assigning personnel as necessary
Machine Operator/Assembler
Russell Forest Products
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Operate boring machine and drill press at speed, while maintaining quality of finished product at this critical control point in the production line
- After each product completes cycle, visual inspection of depth and placement of bore must be completed to assure assembly of finished product will be sufficient for customer
- Assembly: Using materials provided, assembly nailed-wood reels for customer, assuring that the product is properly labeled and assembled properly for each specific customer specification.
Quality Assurance Skilled Lead
OK Foods
01.2019 - 03.2020
- Maintains record keeping in Quality Assurance, verifies all CCP points, maintains all lines and staffing and oversees pre-op sanitation
- Possesses internal HACCP certification and several maintenance certifications.
Assembly Line Finisher
Progressive Finishes
11.2018 - 12.2018
- Worked on assembly line in tier two automotive plant, which does e-coating and powder coating of vehicle parts
- Take parts off rack attached to overhead carriers that ran on conveyor line
- Conducted quality control activities for the line, using knowledge of quality parameters, work instruction and maintenance testing processes
- Recording of all line stoppage, maintain production list and cross-referenced order with production supervisor, report problems to plant manager.
Rural Route Carrier Part-time
Gadsden Post Office
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Part-time delivering mail in rural areas
Bail Agent, Office Manager
Mary's Bonding
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Wrote bonds, processed paperwork, interacted with law enforcement and worked after-hours bond line.
Anodizing-Operator, Load/Unload and General Inspector
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.
08.2014 - 07.2017
- Inspection of all parts prior to shipping to the car manufacturer (i.e
- BMW, Mercedes, General Motors or Volkswagon); labeling and expediting the delivery of all parts, ensuring quality and working with all departments on fallout and defect correction; and, managing all inspectors to ensure that the correct or 'hot' parts are being thoroughly and correctly examined
- Managing all inspectors at their stations while inspecting parts, and assisting inspectors on quality questions
- Understanding the crane and trolly operations, unloading/loading ability, and understanding the complete anodizing process
- Identifying all defects, and their origin by appearance and solving the problem with the respective department
- The ability to recognize every part of our respective manufacturers
- Ensuring all parts are properly packaged, labeled and placed correctly on pallets in the audit area
- Scanning all parts to ensure there are no mislabels or mixed parts, and taking all parts to the dock, or any other department where they are needed
- Communication with inspectors, team leaders, supervisors, and department heads is an integral part of being lead inspector.
Quality Control - Lab - Lead Inspector
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.
08.2014 - 07.2017
- Maintaining all correct temperatures, tank levels, and overflows on the anodize back line
- Conducting maintenance on all working tanks, working with caustic soda, lime, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, dyes, and sealants
- Adding chemicals to working tanks according to instruction from supervisor
- Operating cranes when necessary, and trouble-shooting problems with the cranes as well
- Testing, monitoring and maintaining all concentrations of acids, caustics, conductivities, pH of ALL tanks on the anodize line
- Testing for heavy metals for waste water treatment
- Operating DI system, waste water treatments, and maintaining proper phosphorus and nickel levels discharged to the city are extremely important
- Conducting thickness tests and blue dye tests on parts for each customer every day
- Completing inventory and conducting all purchasing for my department is a key function of the lab technician as well
- I work with many strong acids and heavy bases every day during my work day and safety is key during these operations and dosing
- Expediting lab results to external facility on a weekly basis to ensure proper waste water testing.
Personal Caregiver
04.2011 - 04.2013
- Worked both part-time and full-time as a home health worker for my father, my grandfather and grandmother
- Gained experience in caregiving for persons at end of life stages: congestive heart failure, COPD, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Pharmacy Technician - Part-time
Mill Street Pharmacy
- Assisted registered pharmacist in filling prescriptions, collected money and input patient profiles into computer system
Survey Worker
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
- Interviewed customers, completed surveys, compiled data and placed in aggregate format
Education
MSW Program -
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, ALBachelor of Arts in General Biology - Biology
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AlabamaBiomedical Science
Auburn University
Auburn, AlabamaSnead State Community College
Boaz, ALGadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AlabamaGadsden High School
Gadsden, ALSkills
- Insurance Billing
- Surgical Preparation
- Case Cart Management
- Patient Positioning
- Specimen Transport
- Community-Based Resources
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
- Assignment Management
- Reasoning Ability
- Report Preparation
- Customer Service
- Equipment Maintenance
Mailing Address
P.O. Box # 152, Crossville, Alabama, 35962
Special Training
- On-the-job Training: Manufacturing and Maintenance Training – August 2014 – July 2017
- Leadership Skills I – 16 hours – August 2014
- Maintenance Certification(4) – 2017 Jefferson State Community College
Physical Address
718 Clements Road, Rainsville, AL, 35986
References
Herb Ford, Director of Surgical Services, Dekalb Regional Medical Center 200 Medical Center Drive Fort Payne, AL 35967 (256)845-3150 (256)490-4332 hford@qhcus.com
The Honorable Bobby Junkins, Retired Etowah County Probate Judge, 131 Nottingham Road, Rainbow City, Alabama, 35906, 256-442-6366, 256-549-5334, Bmjunkins42@yahoo.com
Angela Anderson, Executive Director, East Alabama AHEC Center, 1409 Springfield Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama, 35903, 256-439-6333, 205-704-2971, aanderson@ecaahec.com
Timeline
Operating Room Technician
Dekalb Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - Current
Community Health Worker
East Alabama Health Education Center
10.2020 - Current
Quality Supervisor
MS Companies
10.2020 - 10.2021
Machine Operator/Assembler
Russell Forest Products
03.2020 - 10.2020
Quality Assurance Skilled Lead
OK Foods
01.2019 - 03.2020
Assembly Line Finisher
Progressive Finishes
11.2018 - 12.2018
Rural Route Carrier Part-time
Gadsden Post Office
06.2018 - 08.2018
Bail Agent, Office Manager
Mary's Bonding
07.2017 - 06.2018
Anodizing-Operator, Load/Unload and General Inspector
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.
08.2014 - 07.2017
Quality Control - Lab - Lead Inspector
WKW Erbsloeh North America, Inc.
08.2014 - 07.2017
Personal Caregiver
04.2011 - 04.2013
Pharmacy Technician - Part-time
Mill Street Pharmacy
Survey Worker
Quality of Life Health Services, Inc.
MSW Program -
Jacksonville State University
Bachelor of Arts in General Biology - Biology
Jacksonville State University
Biomedical Science
Auburn University
Snead State Community College
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden High School
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