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Melissa Lafave

Melissa Lafave

Hanover,Ontario

Summary

Considering work from home opportunities now that we have a sweet 1GB Fibre internet connection. Learning/brushing up on Linux/networking/security, and building an online store.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

production/press/furnace operator

ELECTRICAL CONTACTS LTD
11.2021 - 04.2023
  • Operating powder and solder presses
  • Operating high and low temperature furnaces for sintering, infiltrating, solder flushing, brazing, degraphing
  • Loading parts/solder into boards for furnaces
  • Checking parts for spec/uniformity

Production Associate

Spinrite
09.2011 - 12.2013
  • Packaging and boxing yarn as it comes off the machine, keeping the machine running as smoothly as possible, meeting production standards, ensuring quality standards are met, and maintaining a clean and safe work area

Industrial Electrician Apprentice

Stelco Steel
05.2006 - 09.2006
  • Completed WHIMIS, First Aid, and Fall Arrest training
  • Soldering broken electronics/circuit boards, testing fuses, changing brushes on motors, inspecting large overhead cranes, installing new network cables, changing light bulbs…

CSR - Customer Service Representative

NuComm International
01.2001 - 08.2004
  • Varying responsibilities including in/outbound calling, email response, sales, billing, technical support, health and dental claims inquiries/adjustments, confidentiality, logging all calls/emails into multiple applications for Nucomm and their clients
  • Recieved multiple Call Quality awards

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mohawk College

Waterdown DHS

Skills

  • Manufacturing (
  • 3 years)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Troubleshooting
  • Customer service (3 years)
  • Customer support (3 years)
  • Computer Networking
  • Outbound Sales
  • SQL
  • R
  • Spreadsheets
  • Tableau
  • Analytics
  • Technical support (3 years)
  • Project management (10 years)
  • Technology (10 years)
  • Python
  • Linux
  • Technology
  • Links
  • Http://wwwhonestmelsca
  • Https://wwwlinkedincom/in/melissa-lafave-643a46126/
  • Certifications and Licenses
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt
  • Present
  • Google Analytics Certification
  • Spreadsheets (Google and Microsoft)
  • SQL, Big Query, Kaggle
  • R, Posit, RStudio, Markdown
  • Analytical thinking
  • Data driven decision making
  • Completed course in just over 3mths

Timeline

production/press/furnace operator

ELECTRICAL CONTACTS LTD
11.2021 - 04.2023

Production Associate

Spinrite
09.2011 - 12.2013

Industrial Electrician Apprentice

Stelco Steel
05.2006 - 09.2006

CSR - Customer Service Representative

NuComm International
01.2001 - 08.2004

Electrical Engineering

Mohawk College

Waterdown DHS
Melissa Lafave