Dana Polanin

Experience

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  PFERD of America

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2012

  Engineering Intern

  • Created training materials for all incoming shop-floor employees• Conducted time studies• Utilized AutoCAD to create part drawings• Designed 5S tool shadow boards to assist with machine setup• Experience working in a union environment

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  Master Lock Company

  Apr 2013 - Jan 2014

  Project/Engineering Coordinator Intern

  • Managed 10-15 engineering change orders (ECO) at the same time• Improved communication with an external supplier in China by creating packaging drawings

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  Milwaukee Composites, Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  • Collaborated on a 4-person team to develop and implement a Microsoft Excel-based ERP system• Designed and maintained a work-in-process (WIP) barcoding and tracking system• Utilized Microsoft Excel Visual Basic to schedule all production orders• Tracked and provided updates on weekly production status to senior leadership

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  J.W. Speaker Corporation

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Coached and developed 2 Interim Production Group Leads• Decreased overtime hours by redefining labor sharing and overtime standards• Restructured 5S daily tasks across 26 manufacturing cells• Participated in the Out of Office Networking Group • Led a team of 12 assemblers across 7 manufacturing cells• Reported out production metrics daily• Applied PDCA methodology to decrease the number of quality defects for a critical customer• Reduced setup time by 50% utilizing principles of Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)• Increased throughput by 90% by applying design of experiments (DOE) and line balancing • Utilized AutoCAD to analyze cell layout to assist with new product introduction• Rearranged high volume items in the cardboard market• Created a time studies standard and trained 8 Production Group Leads on the standard

  • Interim Assembly Team Lead

    Nov 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Production Group Lead

    Aug 2015 - Nov 2016

  • Manufacturing Engineering Intern

    Apr 2015 - Aug 2015
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  ITW

  Sept 2017 - now

  ITW Global Tool Unit ITW Global Tool Unit• Scaled up operations to support 5 new product launches• Managed 3 assembly technicians across 2 shifts• Acted as a key operations leader during a global pandemic• Implemented equipment controls in assembly to improve safety and quality

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Process Engineer

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2022