Samantha Haas
Albion,MI
Summary
Dynamic educator with experience at Fundamental Childcare, excelling in student engagement and curriculum development. Demonstrated strong problem-solving and clear communication skills while fostering collaborative learning environments. Achieved significant improvements in classroom behavior and student participation through innovative teaching strategies and a growth mindset. Passionate about creating supportive educational experiences.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher Assistant
Fundamental Childcare
Parma, MI
07.2025 - Current
- Supervised students during lunch breaks, recess, field trips, and other school-related events, maintaining a positive atmosphere conducive to learning.
- Assisted lead teacher in managing classroom behavior, ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.
- Fostered a positive learning environment by modeling enthusiasm, empathy, and respect for all members of the school community.
- Collaborated with fellow educators to share best practices, resources, and ideas for continuous improvement in teaching methodologies.
- Met regularly with team of teachers to discuss best practices and develop innovative teaching strategies.
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans to keep learner attention.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop and revise curriculum, enhancing learning experience.
- Collaborated with adults and children to provide safe and educational experience.
- Encouraged small groups to discuss topics and explore concepts through hands-on activities.
Production/Painter
Arcosa Shoring
Union City, MI
10.2019 - 03.2025
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment, reducing potential hazards and increasing productivity.
- Reduced material waste by implementing proper mixing, measuring, and application techniques.
- Adhered to all company policies and OSHA regulations for safe handling of hazardous materials.
- Improved safety awareness within the team through ongoing training, leading to fewer workplace incidents.
- Utilized strong communication skills to coordinate with other departments on project timelines and requirements.
- Consistently met or exceeded daily production targets, contributing significantly to overall output goals.
- Collaborated with team members to meet high-volume production deadlines while maintaining quality standards.
- Performed regular equipment maintenance to ensure optimal performance and reduced downtime.
- Achieved consistent color matching for custom orders, ensuring customer satisfaction.
- Completed projects on time by effectively managing workload and prioritizing tasks based on urgency.
- Painted surfaces using brushes, spray guns, and paint rollers.
- Prepared surfaces and surrounding areas for painting using sandpaper, tape, and other materials.
- Climbed scaffolding, staging, ladders, and planks to reach work area surfaces and observed safety protocols to prevent falls.
- Operated power sprayers and hand tools to prepare and paint large areas.
- Prepared trim, walls and ceilings for painting by cleaning, smoothing, and priming.
- Worked holidays and weekends depending on shifting needs of project.
- Protected surfaces from damage and spills by using drop cloths prior to and during painting.
- Kept accurate records of paint supplies and other materials.
- Inspected completed work for adherence to very strict guidelines and highest quality standards.
- Provided supervisor with daily status report on all job tasks and workers' duties.
- Held or positioned spray guns to direct spray onto articles.
- Prepared and applied stencils, computer-generated decals or other decorative items to finished products.
- Turned dials, handwheels, valves or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation.
CNC Operator
RSB Transmission
Homer, MI
06.2014 - 08.2019
- Maintained tight tolerances with design specifications.
- Reduced machine downtime by performing routine maintenance, cleaning, and calibration on a regular basis.
- Enhanced workplace safety by following all company protocols and guidelines during daily operations.
- Maintained accurate records of all completed jobs, tracking progress throughout the production cycle to ensure timely delivery to customers.
- Ensured high-quality products by conducting regular inspections of finished parts and addressing any issues promptly.
- Properly loaded and unloaded materials in and out of machines.
- Adhered to strict quality control standards by using precision measuring tools such as micrometers or calipers during the inspection process of finished products.
- Assisted in training new CNC operators, sharing best practices and offering guidance as needed.
- Moved finished work to correct staging area for disposition.
- Performed accurate Type tool changes and offsets.
- Adhered to high level of safety by following company rules and regulations to prevent injuries.
- Improved production efficiency by adjusting and maintaining CNC machinery for optimal performance.
- Monitored machines during operation to make adjustments when necessary and produce quality parts.
- Learned and followed safety procedures to keep machines operated safely and prevent accidents.
- Assessed equipment after each production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly.
- Inspected finished parts by checking for defects to meet quality standards.
- Kept accurate operating records by documenting machine usage, production numbers and any issues that arose.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes, and grinders.
- Inspected parts to meet customer specifications and quality standards.
- Completed manual adjustments and tooling changes in absence of automatic programming.
- Utilized calipers and other measuring tools to increase accuracy of parts.
- Operated CNC machines to produce components with tight tolerances.
- Prevented machine breakdown by maintaining proper lubrication and cooling during operation.
- Instructed new employees on operation of CNC machines.
- Reviewed and interpreted schematics, blueprints, and work instructions to determine product specifications and machine requirements.
Education
GED - General Studies
Homer Community
Homer, MI06.1997
Skills
- Parent-teacher communication
- Growth mindset
- Collaborative learning
- Project-based learning
- Problem-solving
- Clear communication
- Active listening
- Student engagement
- Curriculum development
- Teamwork
Timeline
Teacher Assistant
Fundamental Childcare
07.2025 - Current
Production/Painter
Arcosa Shoring
10.2019 - 03.2025
CNC Operator
RSB Transmission
06.2014 - 08.2019
GED - General Studies
Homer Community