- Develop and execute key strategic, cost savings, and infrastructure projects in the Frozen Sides/Vegetables platform supporting the Birds Eye brand.- Provide engineering support to cross-functional teams working on large scale improvement and cost savings projects.

▪ Collaborated on inter-plant projects cross functionally , including all four business units, both maintenance groups, finance, quality, safety, and supply chain groups▪ Managed and executed projects integral to daily operations ranging in difficulty and cost impact▪ Owner of the Technical Documentation System of the Early Management (EM) Pillar team; assisted with achieving 82% completion in Phase 1 Assessment, which exceeded expectations and requirements of 80%.▪ Multiple Frozen Platform Projects: Cost Savings Automated Shipping Projects- Primary plant contact at Russellville responsible for involving key plant, contractor, and corporate stakeholders in design and construction conversations and decisions.- Owned the collaboration between key corporate, plant, and contractor teams to complete necessary design limits and scope- Gained key insights from Subject Matter Expert (SME) operator and maintenance personnel to detail operational and engineering design of new system▪ Developed two FMECA’s, uncovering 100+ failure modes that enabled the project team to revise the system design to mitigate a majority of the risk; Presented to CAG leadership- Gained Construction Management experience by managing the project construction schedule and ensuring scheduling issues were minimized▪ Participated in DDS (daily, weekly, monthly) and learned how the DDS heartbeat is used to drive out loss to develop sustainable processes▪ Worked with Process Lead and mechanics to identify and correct a major loss point on the line▪ Shadowed operators and maintenance to collaborate on developing future projects and work aids to assist with their job function▪ Assisted with coaching team members on safety best practices and improving 5S performance

▪ Developed and executed projects at 8 unique production facilities - External Trailer Volume Flow - Archbold, OH - Learned a new simulation software and identified data distributions to simulate live in-bound and outbound volume flow for current and future states. - Steam Tunnel Relocation - St. Elmo, IL - Completed project under budget and on schedule, achieved VSU, and created technical installation and equipment documentation - Racking Engineering Support - Rensselaer, IN - Collaborated with plant team and 3PL to understand and map the future racking changes needed to support a new production line▪ Perfect Pallet: Build 96-101” tall pallets for warehouse and transportation savings - Assisted in the development of the engineering pre-spend cost scope - Delivered decisions based on site visits and analysis of current racking configurations and future expected load heights - Collaborated with 3PL in the design of new racking configurations▪ Shipping Automation Project - Russellville, AR - Owned and drove the completion of key risk analysis tools. - Lead the collaboration between key corporate and plant leadership to complete necessary design limits and scope - Supported the development of the business case for presentation to CAG Leadership approval ▪ Material Handling Cost Analysis and Plant Material Flow – Took ownership and transferred key data information and insights to aid with key project development decisions - Mapped the distances and path complexities of raw, semi-FG, and FG moves within the Russellville facility for current and expected future volumes - Developed a repeatable system to determine the cost of material handling in terms of cost/case at all frozen sites in the Conagra Network - Reported findings and presented system to Senior Leadership

- Procured grants and donations from companies to fund a design-build competition- Communicated with Purdue Alumni and company professionals to: + Host several professional development events with ~50 Purdue Engineering Students + Compile a resume book + Connect prospective high-school students to full-time engineers in their field of interest

- Led cross-functional teams for cost savings and strategic capital projects at several facilities- Participated in an energy audit to evaluate utilities such as steam, lighting, and wastewater- Managed and delivered projects with opportunities to save ~$1.6MM + Drove a sustainability project to save $240k and reclaim 17.9M gallons of water annually + Managed an infrastructure project to save ~$60k annually in natural gas costs + Built a strategic project where processes would save $1.4M annually

- Assisted Purdue Exploratory Studies students in exploring the 200+ majors at Purdue- Explained how to interpret inventory tests such as Myers-Briggs, the Strong Inventory, and MyStrengths inventory- Graded papers and assignments- Held office hours outside of class to discuss career plans and Change of Degree Objective requirements- Instructed students in topics such as resume building and leadership skills

- Composed new sourcing rules and standard work based on the data analysis to regulate the intercompany supply chain and decrease over processing and extended lead times- Defined and requested the necessary data to analyze the current standing of the intercompany supply chain within the Power Tools business unit- Learned the Supply Inventory Operations Planning (SIOP), stratification, and supply processes- Participated in a President’s RIE as a part of the SIOP team to decrease on time shipping misses caused by stock-out situations through changing the reordering system of materials from a statistical forecast to a consumption-based reordering point- Strengthened knowledge of Lean Principles in the corporate workplace

- Implemented a monthly equipment care regimen to initiate cost savings by preventing quality issues and unplanned machine downtime - Redesigned a consumables storage space to improve efficiency in the printing department- Involved in the process of implementing automated batch delivery from large-format, sheet-fed cutter (Bobst Mastercut)- Experienced the problem analysis, design, and start-up phases for projects- Strengthened knowledge of industrial consumer packaging processes - Assisted in development of solutions and alternatives to problems and opportunities

- Coached level two and three team gymnasts on all four events- Used previous competitive gymnastics experience to assist fledgling gymnasts to achieve higher skill levels

- Worked as a customer liaison servicing trouble tickets and assigning issues to developers- Member of the development team in charge of beta testing HUBzero (a powerful, open source software platform for creating dynamic web sites that support scientific research and educational activities) websites