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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Centerville, Utah, United States

► Developed hands-on experience in troubleshooting workstation and laptop operating systems (Windows 10/11), Microsoft Office applications, and network-related issues► Gained exposure to a wide array of IT domains, including networking, enterprise voice systems, enterprise WiFi systems, Office 365, Azure, Active Directory, virtualization, scripting, and Cybersecurity

Bountiful, Utah, United States

► Lead team of 85+ employees in achievement of plantwide ISO-14001 (Environmental Management System) certification► Achieved highest employee engagement ratings out of 7 other operational facilities in 2022 company wide Gallup survey, was also higher than company average overall

► Implemented mass programmatic control of recipe management system, saving 1200 process engineering man hours across 5 manufacturing plants, estimated savings of $100k over fiscal year► Saved 10 man-hours per week and reduced entry errors by writing application with GUI to handle employee attendance data using Java and SQLite for data persistence. Used across 4 shifts and 3 departments.► Implemented alternative finished product quality predictor, allowed for reduction in raw… Show more ► Implemented mass programmatic control of recipe management system, saving 1200 process engineering man hours across 5 manufacturing plants, estimated savings of $100k over fiscal year► Saved 10 man-hours per week and reduced entry errors by writing application with GUI to handle employee attendance data using Java and SQLite for data persistence. Used across 4 shifts and 3 departments.► Implemented alternative finished product quality predictor, allowed for reduction in raw material usage while maintaining quality, resulted in $400k in savings over fiscal year► Designed and implemented more rigorous in-process quality control testing and methodologies on specialty products line, reduced amount of customer complaints by 60% from previous year► Developed training program and technical documentation department wide, reduced impact of turnover and operator error related scrap and downtime by 33% Show less

► Standardized processing parameters across three shifts utilizing DOE methodologies and optimizing chemical formulation, temperatures, and other parameters, resulting in cost reduction of $250k over fiscal year► Identified need for, and lead, project to design and install updated temperature controls for pentane component of process, installation and optimization of heat exchanger resulted in $191k savings in summer quarter► Reduced process variation and generated savings of… Show more ► Standardized processing parameters across three shifts utilizing DOE methodologies and optimizing chemical formulation, temperatures, and other parameters, resulting in cost reduction of $250k over fiscal year► Identified need for, and lead, project to design and install updated temperature controls for pentane component of process, installation and optimization of heat exchanger resulted in $191k savings in summer quarter► Reduced process variation and generated savings of $83k over 2 quarters by leading project to implement statistical process control at pilot plant, ultimately oversaw implementation successfully at 3 additional plants Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science, 3.98

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers