DWANE MITCHELL
**** ***** ****, ***** ***** SHORES, MI 48080
CELL: 248-***-****
EMAIL: *************@*****.***
Inventive, enthusiastic technician with 7 years of product and quality performance experience. Highly competent in leading small groups and individuals in professional and community settings. Extensive collaborative involvement across diverse groups and business sectors, and multifunctional roles. Experienced at working in fast paced environments where customer needs are at accelerated demands.
SKILLS
-Trained in SAP for processing and modifying Formula Management System orders
-Hennecke Mixhead Technology and Processing
-Staubli Robot Programming
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes
- Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter
- OSHA Trained on Portaccount Respirator Fit Tester
EMPLOYMENT
BASF Corporation, Wyandotte, MI
Research Technician/Robot Operator 12/2011 – Present
-Technical support for projects with the Performance Materials, Transportation, and
Automotive groups
-Direct collaboration with formulating chemist and engineers for customer trials and
demonstrations of polyurethane chemistry and processing equipment
-Operation, calibration, and maintenance of pressure feed spray gun equipment, Frimo low-output metering machine, Hennecke spray head technology, and Staubli robot for successful spray skin application
-Serve as back-up Formula Management System processor in support of Performance Materials
-Safety Group Respirator Program Coordinator for Urethanes Application Group
-Performance of Shyodu Gel Testing and hand mixes for lab-scale studies and
scale-up trials with processing equipment
-Operation of SAP for creation, update, and routing of polyurethane formulas, batch sheets, and specifications to production plants and laboratories
AutoAlliance International Assembly Firm, Flat Rock, MI 03/2007 - 07/2010
Paint Mix Room Operator for PPG Industries through Belcan Staffing Solutions
- Operation of paint metering machines for base, primer and clear coat paints
- Detailed additions of paint additives and solvents amounts according to specification and
performance standards of specific paints and coatings
- Filtration of base, primer, and clear coat paint for removal of impurities
- Maintenance robust inventory for paint, solvents, additives and raw materials
EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University Cum Laude – GPA: 3.59 Bowling Green, OH
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Arts with specialization in Digital Imaging May 2006
DEVELOPMENT and AFFILIATIONS
-Currently pursuing APICS CPIM certification
-CHAMPS Trained Safety Observer
-BASF Technicians Network Steering Committee
-Member of BASF Toastmasters
-Member of BASF African American Employee Group
-Completion of Design of Experiments training
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
-Extensive volunteer work with community outreaches and youth development
programs in the Metro Detroit region
-Integral role in the start-up and governing of three Bowling Green State University
student bible studies and outreaches
-Self-taught pianist and electric organist