Platforming Technology Specialist for UOP Energy Technology Services

Teaching interactive science classes to children of various ages, and facilitating them with hands-on science experiment activities. Programs include after-school programs, assemblies, workshops, summer camps, parties, and events. Additionally taking on roles in lab kit warehouse to help with inventory management, and assisting equipment manager in datebase development for inventory management.

Took career break to focus on fiancee's cancer treatment and home care.

Managed & executed full-scale product synthesis, and assisted upstream scientists with product scale-up. Developed “SAP-like” inventory management & reorder planning database in Google Sheets from scratch to provide cost-effective project management & planning for small but rapidly growing startup company. Led OSHA training and implementation, including HAZWOPER & ergonomics.

Associate Scientist in Product Development Dept. for Baby Products. Responsible for trial management of new raw material development for baby diaper products, with a particular focus on thermoplastic adhesives, wetness indicators, polyethylene liners, and elastics. Trial responsibility included trial planning & scheduling, design of experiment (DOE), trial sample testing, analyzing results, and presenting reports to management with proposed next steps.

Process Engineer at polyester & vinyl ester reactor plant in Philadelphia. Roles included daily production troubleshooting, continuous improvement projects, process data analysis, Management of Change (MoC) and other PSM functions. Trained in programming & operating Delta V distributed control system (DCS) for chemical plant operations. Developed data querying interfaces in AspenTech data historian and pulled CSV data from SAP to create accessible data visualization for production, maintenance, and supply chain teams. Trained and served as QC Laboratory Technician as needed to cover shifts. Additionally, served interim role as Supply Chain Purchaser & Scheduler for raw materials.

Process Engineer in the Material Processing Dept. for Metal-Polymer Bearings. Led successful continuous improvement and root cause investigation teams. Developed and maintained SPC databases for production quality & yield metrics. Took on interim Manufacturing Engineering role in Machine Stamping Dept. for automotive bearings.

Quality & Process Engineer in Specialty Grains & Powders at Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials in Worcester, MA. Particular focus in industrial slurries, process optimization, and quality data analysis. Additional responsibilities in Saint-Gobain's World Class Manufacturing program for leading the Quality & Process Control pillar and coordinating the plant's Steering Committee.

Reliability Engineer for Maintenance Department at CertainTeed Corporation's Insulation Group plant in Athens, GA, as a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain Corp. Responsible for managing and initiating short-to-mid-term capital repair & improvement projects throughout the plant & grounds, with a particular focus on personnel safety, mechanical reliability, and plant security. Additionally, an active member of the plant's World Class Management team for Reliability and Preventative Maintenance, as well as Saint-Gobain's Essentials of Leadership young professional development program.

Field verified & corrected mechanical equipment data from vendors. Mapped out mechanical integrity information on P&ID's. Transitioned mechanical equipment databases at heritage Rohm & Haas plant to new Dow standards. Gathered & organized GMISS data for mechanical integrity audits.

Directed curricular program and range operations for archery, and additionally instructed the evening music program. Created weekly curriculum for both archery and music classes. Organized, trained, and supervised staff in running the archery range.