August 2016 resume for Diane Kaffka.

1. D I A N E L . K A F F K A
6913 West 176th Street • Tinley Park, Illinois 60477
H (708) 444-2123 • C (708) 738-2345 • d_kaffka@yahoo.com • http://dianekaffka.weebly.com/
S U M M A R Y
An accomplished and results-driven operations professional, with a proven track record of achievement in operations analysis, Lean
manufacturing, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement, design for manufacturing, project planning, product development, team
leadership, product design, process improvement and quality assurance. Crafts graphical representations of complex data to
communicateinformation to stakeholders. A hardworking leader, who lays the foundation for the long-term success and profitability of
a company.
E X P E R I E N C E
Q Products and Services, Hazel Crest, Illinois
Office Coordinator, 2015-2016
Ensured proper communication on sales of certain product lines. Worked on social media and marketing projects with the team.
Did value stream maps and wrote work instructions to streamline processes. Personal assistant to the President.
Keller Williams Preferred Realty, Orland Park, Illinois
Leads & Marketing Coordinator, 2015
Managed all leads in to The Ron Wexler Team, a growing real estate group for the south suburban Chicago. Promoted the team
through emails, Facebook and other advertising avenues. Coordinated all graphics for team.
PANDUIT, Tinley Park, Illinois
Global Real Estate Coordinator, 2012-2014
Served as fleet manager for North America. Maintained and worked to improve SharePoint site for GRE, now GOE. Worked on
a number of spreadsheets used to keep track of department expenses. Worked on several Lean projects, utilizing value stream
mapping, 5S and Kaizen techniques to improve processes and increase efficiencies.
PANDUIT, Tinley Park, Illinois
Environmental, Health and Safety Coordinator, 2009-2012
Worked closely with environmental, health, safety and security group, coordinating all information for department. Placed
information into format accessible by all employees. Kept track of all safety training, in addition to all other training for
department. Set up system of InfoPath forms for tracking injuries within company. Managed postings for recreational activities
committee and maintained SharePoint site.
PANDUIT, Tinley Park, Illinois
Project Engineer, 1983-2009
Completed test analysis of data comparing materialsand processesto find best solution. Determined many raw materialspecifications
formaterials purchased. Updated work instructions forinternationallocations, incorporating photos. Guided and narrated making of
instructional video for one of the laboratory processes. Served as project lead for testing new materials and material combinations.
Finished cost-savings projects. Planned and coordinated large material testing projects, then communicated results to management
with recommendations. Coordinated several projects and pushed them through for timelycompletion. Analyzed a number ofmaterials
in comparison testing,finding lower-cost alternatives to somenylons used in manufactureof cableties. Saved the company $80,000
per year on one project alone.
Established, updatedand maintained engineering databases forall aspects of business. Set up most databases used in engineering.
Maintained database and coordinated availability on Intranet. Made number of improvements to raw material specification
system by creating Access database for specifications. Revolutionized Test Request Number (TRN), Molding Machine Test (MMT)
order and laboratory testing request systems by starting an Access database for all of them. Implemented systems, still used
today, which have been copied and used in number of divisions. Oversaw some of the cable tie product lines. Served as a
product designer for modification to existing injection molds.
E D U C A T I O N
PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET, Hammond, Indiana, B.S., Mechanical Engineering Technology
C O M P U T E R S K I L L S

2. SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access), InfoPath, Publisher, Adobe CC Graphics Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign