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United States

Midland, Michigan, United States

Midland, Michigan

Midland, Michigan

• Day-to-day troubleshooting and coordination of maintenance activities for nine batch kettles and support equipment• Coaching and collaborating with a team of fifteen process operators to identify and implement process improvements aimed at reducing batch times and improving product quality and process reliability• Implementing LEAN six sigma process improvements and supporting root cause investigations for failed batches• Overseeing a high-priority capital project to upgrade and automate four batch kettles

• Led several second source qualifications leading to over $75K annual savings• Scaled-up and troubleshot new commercial products providing improved quality and reliability of products• Worked cross-functionally with development and production roles in multiple geographies to improve production processes achieving reductions in NVA, batch times, and waste utilizing Six Sigma Methodology• Developed and piloted excel-based tool at request of plant manager used for evaluating energy consumption at a process level and identifying "hot spots" for improvement

• Integrated and tested new functional components of MOVES model and communicated functionality in a flow sheet for supervisors• Performed logic checks on model outputs and analyzed nationwide impact as part of the inventory subsection of RFS2 rulemaking

• Tested Java-and-SQL-based MOVES model and rectified database malfunctions• Developed E85 emission factors derived from test program data• Modeled nationwide impacts of ethanol on vehicle emissions and compiled data into a technical memo for supervisors and for public docket

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi (Corresponding Secretary), Society of Women Engineers, American Institute of Chemical EngineersMinor.