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Lock Haven, PA

• Lead Paper Towel Converting Team objectives and strategy on team of cross functional process and controls experts
• Developed project justification from concept through proposal, approval, install, and commission of new equipment to achieve process efficiency improvements and capability
• Implemented new processes and utilized historian data to gain information on efficiency losses to identify target areas for future projects
• Facilitated group root cause analysis and led team to implement failure elimination processes
• Centerlined individual processes to improve operator training and equipment efficiency
• Effectively communicated with equipment operators, quality and maintenance departments, raw materials suppliers, and contractors in a fast-paced work environment

Lock Haven, PA

• Collaborated with Operations and Product Development to execute new chemical and product trials to understand capability for next generation tissue grades
• Performed research on historical data to determine process shifts and recommend lists of action items to operations
• Executed trials to qualify and define specifications for raw materials

Produced two medical devices that assist a Geisinger Health System otolaryngologist in reducing the time needed to perform the measurement and sizing steps during a septal button placement procedure in collaboration with three other undergraduate Biomedical EngineersSummary of Responsibilities:- Problem identification and selection through clinical case.

Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland

Performed regenerative medicine research with Dr. George Klarmann, Ph.D. Summary of projects:- Characterizing combinations of processes for recovery of Human IPS Cells after cryopreservation. Delivered insight on each processes’ varying viability and pluripotency after culture- Exploring plausibility of binding and expressing growth factor protein on.

Lock Haven, PA

Improved converting and manufacturing processes for bath tissue and paper towelsSummary of Projects:- Redesigning mechanical layout of product ramp. Reduced failures and minimized product waste- Revising equipment downtime tree through active communication with on and offsite team members. Provided more informative data for future trials- Leading glue and.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biomedical Engineering, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Study Group Leader and Tutor for Organic Chemistry, Residential Advisor, Bucknell Campus Box Office Student.

Semester Study Abroad, Biomedical Engineering

Spent the fall semester studying abroad in Galway, Ireland at the National University of Ireland, Galway.