I've been in Indiana my entire Dental career. I married the love of my life Aaron Claire who is a Florida man. In this season of our life our family wants to relocate to Florida. I'm open to the location in Florida but would love to be on a coast near water. I love my profession and field of work! I love learning, teaching and taking current classes. I love my current lab family I will be sad to leave them. I'm looking for a new lab family. I'm ready to build on my career and find my new niche in Florida! I'm fully vaccinated if that's important to you. I know I can be an asset to your operation!
Skills
New business and product development
Strategic business planning and marketing
Planning and coordination
Employee coaching and training
Revenue growth. I've never worked at a lab that did not increase in production and profits.
Team building and leadership
PPE use
First Aid/CPR
Problem and conflict resolution in interpersonal communications with coworkers, doctors and patients
All aspects of porcelain ceramic work
All aspects of fixed work
CAD design
CAD Scanning
OSHA regulations
All aspects of lithium delicate ceramics
All aspects of monolithic
All aspects of waxing
All aspects of composite both with metal and without.
Die trimming
Model work both traditional and 3D printed.
Maintaining stock and ordering materials
Doing inventory and keeping track of inventory
Implants, placing impression posts, checking design, finishing crowns and bonding.
All on Fours, design, Green State adjusting and Green State staining,
Quality control before delivery
Experience
Board Member, 01/2021 to Current (AIDL) Association Of Indiana Dental Laboratories – City, STATE,
Developed and maintained successful relationships with industry leaders.
Developed tailored business strategies, outlined long term goals and smaller milestones to keep company moving forward.
Reviewed operational activities for results purposes to better determine which strategies were working and which ones required improvements.
Streamlined operational efficiencies by delivering recommendations for knowledge-base processes and procedures.
Collaborated with small business stakeholders to ascertain key details about goals and products and services offered.
Outlined company products and services, identified target customers and developed forward-thinking sales and marketing plans to promote company growth.
Porcelain Ceramist, CAD, Quality Control , 02/2018 to Current CC Dental Studio – City, STATE,
Porcelain Building including tissue restoration, opaquing, Porcelain Margins
Composite contouring
Light Curing Stain on Temporaries, PMMA, Composite, Custom shading.
Waxing, Diagnostic Wax Up
CAD Scanning including Implants
CAD Design
CAD Quality Control and final check of Anteriors, Bridges, All on Fours
Contouring of PFM, Monolithic, PMMA, All on Four, lithium Desilicated Ceramic, temporaries, composite.
Custom Shade Patient color consultation, contouring and staining.
Investing, devesting
Cutting green state crowns out of puck from milling machines
Adjusting green state bridges and All on Fours, including pre sintering staining.
Sintering monolithic
Metal finishing and final metal check for porcelain.
Placing Implant Impressing post
Trimming dies
All model work
Interpersonal relations with doctors and patience
Marketing
Assessed materials, parts and products for conformance with quality control requirements and production specifications.
Trained newly hired employees by explaining company procedures, job duties and performance expectations.
Adhered to safety protocols to minimize equipment damage and avoid injuries.
Completed non-destructive tests and conducted continuous inspections.
Inspected and repaired products to meet project expectations.
Documented nonconformities and recommended techniques for prompt resolution.
Recommended improvement measures to production process to meet quality control standards.
Developed and implemented strategies for defect prevention and process efficiency.
Documented, filed and maintained proper inspection records and quality assurance documents.
Completed thorough inspects of finished products in compliance with established protocols and compared results against production specifications.
Completed evaluations by properly using various gauges, tools and equipment.
Assessed finished items for defects and ordered reworks to eliminate irregularities.
Recommended corrective actions to minimize rate of product defects.
Followed industry standards and manufacturer instructions to calibrate measurement tools.
Observed employee fieldwork and usage of materials for quality and consistency.
Led cross-functional team evaluations of production metrics and test results.
Porcelain Department Manager , 07/1996 to 07/2018 Advantage Ceramics – City, STATE,
Enforced safety and OSHA rules and other policies to protect employees and minimize company liability.
Supported shrinkage and safety awareness, reviewed sales and inventory data, products, identified trends and prepared reports for management.
Kept department on-target to meet sales and profit objectives by minimizing waste and pursuing revenue generation opportunities.
Handled shift overstock, restocking and inventory control.
Balanced workloads to meet targets
Exercised discretion and judgment in managing fast-paced environment adapting to change with sense of urgency.
All porcelain work including opaquin building contouring staining.
Custom shade patient consultation and staining and contouring chairside both in-house and at doctor's offices
Composite work including contouring, staining as well as custom shade work
Trimming of dyes
Interpersonal communications with patients and doctors.
Conducting inventory when needed
Training and advising employees.
Troubleshooting equipment failure and repair.
Employed process improvement initiatives within department.
Calculated expenses and overhead to remain profitable and competitive.
Executed targeted merchandising and promotional plans to meet department sales goals.
Porcelain Ceramist Lead Technician , 07/2013 to 01/2018 NDX Lumident – City, STATE,
Oversaw daily operations, delegated tasks and assignments and implemented strategies to optimize workflows.
Porcelain building, Opaquing, Contouring and Staining.
Entered and distributed work orders to other technicians.
Repaired, upgraded and inspected electronic, electrical and mechanical systems.
Tested components, assemblies and systems to diagnose problems.
Followed safety practices to safeguard against injury and damage to property.
Enforced compliance with quality standards to maintain production requirements and sustain business operations.
Reviewed and interpreted schematics, manuals and related documentation to complete mechanical tasks.
Validated adherence to best practices, quality standards and customer specifications.
Installed and maintained control systems and other technical components to complete equipment installations.
Ran operational tests on systems and equipment to reinforce proper processes and remedy malfunctions.
Contacted customers prior to date of scheduled installation to verify appointment.
Reduced waste and streamlined schedules to optimize manufacturing processes.
Design contour staining of monolithic crowns
Design, contour, staining of lithium decilitated ceramic crowns. Both milled and pressed.
Composite contouring with and without metal frame. Light Cure staining and opaquin.
Consulting with Custom Shade Patience, in addition staining and contouring chairside.
Training and teaching porcelain techniques staining techniques working and with custom shape patients.
Interpersonal communications with doctors and patients
Quality control in CAD design and training in design.
Quality control for department finished work.
Porcelain Ceramist, 02/1994 to 07/1996 Crown Dental Studio – City, STATE,
Porcelain ceramist.
Porcelain building, opaquin, staining contouring.
Disinfecting cases as they come to the lab by OSHA standards
Model work
Interpersonal communications with doctors.
Porcelain Ceramist, 09/1992 to 07/1994 OC Ceramics – City, STATE,
Porcelain building
Porcelain contouring
Porcelain opaquin and porcelain margins.
Disinfecting cases for OSHA standards as they come to the lab
Scheduling workflow
Education and Training
Certification: Hazard Communication Standard Certification of Tra, Expected in 06/2023 Dot Hazmat - Indianapolis, IN, GPA:
Safety Training
Function specific training hazmat
General awareness familiarization training hazmat
OSHA and basic bloodborne pathogen infection control
Purpose and proper use of personal
Explanation of exposure incident including post exposure
Proper labeling of hazardous chemicals new GHS guidelines
Certification: Implants, Expected in 11/2022 The Implant Restorative Study Club - Indianapolis, IN, GPA:
2018-2023
Meet 2 times a year for 2 hours of continuing education credits.
Certified educational by the Indiana State board of dental examiners.
Organized by Prosthodontics of Central Indiana.
Certification: A Suitable Treatment Plan. , Expected in 11/2021 NBC Continuing Education - Indianapolis, IN, GPA:
3 hours scientific credit
Speaker Jim Collins CDT
Provided by association of Indiana Dental laboratories.
Certification : 3Shape Digital Design. Perfect Pink For Full-Arch , Expected in 10/2021 Whip Mix Digital Forum - Louisville Kentucky , GPA:
Perfect pink for full-arch prototypes
3shaped digital design
How 3D printing can revolutionize your business.
Conquering Zirconia & overcoming Challenges of shading, cracking and translucency.
Temporary design with diagnostic wax-ups in 3shape.
Dental marketing for the 21st century
Certification : Irst Aid And CPR. , Expected in 06/2021 (AHA) American Heart Association - Indianapolis, IN, GPA:
High School Diploma: , Expected in 1992 Warren Central High School - Indianapolis, IN GPA:
Certification: CDT, Expected in NBC Dental Laboratory Technology. - National Board Of Certification , GPA:
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