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Dawn Vespa

Machesney Park

Summary

Forward-thinking team leader skilled at efficiently operating departments to meet goals. Successfully matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement with a strong emphasis on multitasking and task completion. Professional with a proven track record in managing diverse projects and consistently delivering high-impact results. Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to seamlessly collaborate with cross-functional teams. Reliable and adaptable, consistently aligning with evolving business needs while maintaining a strong focus on achieving results.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Associate Project Manager

Quest Global
05.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Contract employee-currently working for an Aerospace company (Military Ops support)
  • Program management
  • Hardware procurement for development
  • Daily Correspondence with multiple departments and outside vendors
  • Contract employee-currently working for an Aerospace company (Military Ops support)

Production Supervisor

Bridgeway Inc.
07.2023 - 05.2024
  • Supervision of Bridgeway productionists and manufacturing guidance to the rehab coaches
  • Setup and execution of new product lines
  • Account manager to assigned customers
  • Daily interaction with Buyers and planners on processing and approving quotes on new and existing PO's

First Assistant Manager

Maurices
03.2023 - 07.2023
  • Assists Store manager with daily duties

Production Supervisor

PCI Pharma Services
07.2022 - 03.2023
  • Supervisor over 2nd shift Custom Pack team
  • I led a team of over 30 employees with direct reports being team leads, line leads, and packers
  • Assisted in Daily scheduling for all value streams
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term problems

Operations Supervisor

Rinehart Targets
06.2021 - 06.2022
  • Supervised 1st shift
  • Production scheduling
  • Implementation of warehouse procedures and Standard Work
  • Novatime (hourly employee time card and vacation maintenance
  • In charge of hourly performance reviews and disciplinary
  • Encouraged and promoted ideas aligned to business needs and benefits
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term problems

Team Lead (Packaging, Bus AC and BPI kitting Team)

Bergstrom Inc.
08.2010 - 06.2021
  • Successfully ran multiple areas
  • Packaging Team, Bus AC and BPI kitting
  • Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks
  • Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements
  • Worked different stations to provide optimal coverage and meet production goals on a daily basis
  • Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills
  • Continuously checked products for quality assurance according to strict guidelines
  • Participate in cross-functional team-building activities

Education

No Degree -

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
01.2018

Licenced -

Educators of Beauty
Rockford, IL
01.2000

High School Diploma -

Stillman Valley High School
Stillman Valley, IL
05.1999

Skills

  • Schedule Coordination
  • Highly organized
  • Goal oriented
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Strategic Goal Setting
  • Team Supervision
  • Mentoring
  • Quality Assurance
  • Effective Team Building
  • Candidate Selection
  • Honesty
  • Strong Ethical Standards
  • Proficient in Microsoft applications
  • Teams
  • JD Edwards
  • RFgen
  • Sage
  • SAP
  • Novatime
  • Workday
  • Zoom

Certification

  • Yellow Belt in Six Sigma.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life (CPR and AED) certified.

Accomplishments

  • While at Bergstrom Inc. I was temporarily taken out of Leadership to train and implement Standard Work for the warehouse and packaging teams. This entailed teaching both teams the proper steps of which to perform their job functions per the Standard work instructions and then following up with time studies to make sure that all steps were applicable and could be successfully followed.
  • I was nominated by management to participate in Leadership Institute Training which spanned a time frame of eight months and deep delved into DISC personality training.
  • Within my 11 years at Bergstrom I achieved the level of double Master. With my first Mastery being achieved while working in the Quality department and my second Mastery followed when I moved into my leadership role.

Timeline

Senior Associate Project Manager

Quest Global
05.2024 - Current

Production Supervisor

Bridgeway Inc.
07.2023 - 05.2024

First Assistant Manager

Maurices
03.2023 - 07.2023

Production Supervisor

PCI Pharma Services
07.2022 - 03.2023

Operations Supervisor

Rinehart Targets
06.2021 - 06.2022

Team Lead (Packaging, Bus AC and BPI kitting Team)

Bergstrom Inc.
08.2010 - 06.2021

Licenced -

Educators of Beauty

High School Diploma -

Stillman Valley High School

No Degree -

Southern New Hampshire University
Dawn Vespa