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Anna Marie Damiano

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Bilingual, Lean Manufacturing/Lean Six Sigma, A Safety trained independent professional with fourteen years of extrusion and injection molding in the Plastic Industry. Experience in Manufacturing, Laboratory, and Research & Development Environments, Engineering Dept, Scheduling, Marketing. Experience and cross-trained in Quality Control and assists with customer service, manage and record material inventory. I have achieved and reached many goals, deadlines against many challenges that exceed above and beyond my job title for global leading companies.

QUALIFICATIONS

Mold set-up

Lean Six Sigma

Customer Service

SAP/AS400/BPCS/UPS

Laboratory Protocol

Product Innovation

Molding studies

MS Office

WORK EXPERIENCE

PolyOne GLS, McHenry, IL February 2011 – September 2015

Research & Development / Process Technician

• Adhere to and participate in organization’s EHS initiatives, Quality standards and Good Manufacturing Practices & cGMP

• Independently Design and prepare formulations for a vast variety of product applications for scientists. Involved with several successful launches of new product innovations.

• Perform various analytical methods that include over molding, experiments, Shore A & D, Tensiles, Abrasion, Rheology, dampening, visual, torque DMA, DSC, along with mixing, blending etc.

• Extensive Knowledge in master brabenders that make specialized film & tubing, sheets. Programs to put mold & parts in spec, injection molding,over molding, including multi-cavity, molding studies, extruding.. Works with TPE’s, TPU’s, TPR’s, along with PET, Nylon, ABS, PP, and PC, HIPS and many more engineering resins & raw materials, including color blending with a variety of plastics.

• Involved in the safety team to reduce lost time injuries and preventive maintenance

• Mold set-up, mold changes,

• Connecting water lines for hydraulic lines for injection molders and brarbenders

• Equipment start -up & shut-down

• Processing for production runs for Development and/or troubleshooting

• First and last piece shots for Quality Control

• Maintaining production data and all documentation on process parameters

• Lean/continuous improvement/5S within work cells

• Assist Research Scientist with with FDA experiments for the medical, pharmaceutical industries and many other products & Industrusties. Also assists with chemists doing chemical resistance testing.

• Performed housekeeping and cleaning duties in order to maintain a safe and organized work area

• Managed the inventory dept.

Clariant, McHenry, IL September 2006 – February 2011

Laboratory Technician/Process Technician

Works Independently to achieve 25 + color matches per week, able to create starting points, cross trained in Quality Control. Supervised & trained new employees.

Designed pigment/liquid color formulations for various product applications under a FDA regulated environment

Extensive firsthand knowledge and experience in the injection molding of HIPS, MIPS PP, PE, HDPE,LDPE, PET, GPPS, PVC, TPE, ABS, glass filled resins, nylon, and several more engineering resins & materials, which also included drying, grinding of resins.

Performed various testing methods including moisture, L.A.B., visual testing for contamination, disbursement issues, Etc.

Used IBM AS400 and Business Planning & Control System (BPCS) to enter material and test data

Used bilingual skills to assist first line supervisor and department managers

Performed housekeeping and cleaning duties in order to maintain a safe and organized work area

Perform department’s administrative and clerical duties for sample dept. and color lab using UPS/FED EX, etc

Chroma Corporation, McHenry, IL October 2005 to January 2006

Receptionist

Operated a thirty-five line switchboard and assisted with each dept. secretarial needs.

Prepared documents for various departments including monthly calendars, events, meeting times, etc.

Distributed mail and emails, faxing

Provided customer service to those entering building, sign ins / check ins with visitors and distributers

Performed housekeeping and cleaning duties in order to maintain a safe and organized work area

EDUCATION & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

McHenry Community College, coursework towards A.A. in Criminal Justice

Recipient of PolyOne of two “You Made A Difference Awards” & also a “Spotlight Award” that include saving large amounts of money for Polyone, troubleshooting, and utilizing my 14 years of experience in the plastic industry to successfully solve manyl on going problems for customers.

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