Kellie Mejia (Dickerson) Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Wilmington, Ma

•Manage capital projects. Oversee the initiating, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure phases. Work closely with stakeholders and direct team members and contractors throughout the projects.•Lead process engineer for 3 core areas focusing on scrap reduction projects, facilitating review meetings with stakeholders, conducting audits, improving processes, training personnel, and troubleshooting breakdowns.•Part-time quality engineer April 2020– present

Greater Boston Area

•Lead hardware quality engineer, provided floor support for ~30 operators.•Raytheon 6s certified (six sigma). Completed a project to reduce unit hour variation, nonconformaces, and rework hours on a part by redesigning the build process and initiating print changes. Used analysis methods such as FMEA, process flow charts, 5 whys, and fishbone diagrams.•Managed the defect prevention team. Drove down scrap and rework costs by leading training sessions, increasing walk backs to operators, and implementing process improvements. Introduced weekly small projects meetings which led to an increase in project closeouts.•Continually built trust and developed close relationships with customers.•Participated in audits and formally drove root cause and corrective actions.

Paulsboro, Nj

• Leader of the Blend Improvement Team comprised of lab, planning, and process departments. Responsible for root cause analysis and developing solutions for blend failures. • Optimized lubricant product treat rates to maximize raw material savings.• Backup Lab Supervisor responsible for overseeing 9 technicians.• Managed new product implementations in the lab. Mentored new project leads on blending practices and development stage considerations. • Performed equipment calibrations and oversaw statistical quality control.• Created a training manual to maximize knowledge transfer between transitions. Training manual leveraged at multiple locations. • Trained in leadership safety

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Studied lab practices to determine the need for gage repeatability and reproducibility studies and waste reduction.• Measured Saflex rolls to analyze online and lab gauge measurement differences. • Reported monthly losses for worldwide Saflex and Butvar sites.• Produced an automated resin silo status log.• Examined shutdown heats to determine the need for new coding.

Milford, New Hampshire

• Upgraded and improved Hitchiner’s certification system for Gas Turbine Operation parts.• Tested software and validated mechanical test results, units, x-ray, and FPI specifications. • Produced a step-by-step database usage manual for employees.• Value-stream mapped the sourcing and shipping departments and determined sources of waste.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering, Senior

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi International Fraternity Unit Operations Labs Completed: packed tower, heat exchanger, fluidized bed.

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