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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Led a team of 9 engineers to increase first time yield from 45% to 75% within 6 months. Developed project assignments based on team member skills, experience, and preferences to maximize the teams efficiency. Utilized Lean Six Sigma principles to discover the main source of variation within multiple processes and developed process settings to increase their capability.

Wilmington, Delaware, Us

Implemented an operator to inspector feedback loop which helped increase visibility of defect creation, inspection, and correction pointsCoordinated with cross functional colleagues to lead RCA’s that diagnosed, designed, and implemented solutions for customer complaintsCreated defect data analysis tool to prioritize and structure engineering projects by combining line output and defect detection dataStandardized communication between onsite and offsite customers to streamline project progress, NOC’s, and inspection resultsIdentified process issues on the production line in real time and provided quick and effective solutions to maintain line continuityTargeted key product defects and developed process design changes to increase yield on the line and through quality inspection

Lincolnshire, Illinois, Us

Composed, conducted, and analyzed various IQ/OQ/PQ protocols to validate new customer products for Flexan to manufactureDeveloped all relevant documentation, protocols, and risk assessments for a new extrusion line installationInterfaced directly with customers to design procedures with minimal risk and maximum efficiency to create products on time and accuratelyDrafted a validation master plan with cross-functional colleagues to manage multiple SKUs with tight timelines for Flexan’s parent company

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

This position was designed to identify key process gaps in the confectionary plants manufacturing processes as well as to determine how to fill those gaps with cost effective and pragmatic solutions. As the process lead for this position, I have utilized a data-driven mindset to identify these gaps by leveraging my experience in Excel and PowerBI. I have also become very flexible with my project management style since I have to balance four different confectionary plants, multiple different product lines and processes, as well as the diverse teams that come with each site.

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Strategized directly with stakeholders and proposed product designs leveraging existing technology to meet strict deadlines • Streamlined data analysis for multi-million dollar line installation by designing and implementing Power BI dashboards • Led development on a novel candy design that balanced process innovation and a consumer centric design • Created capability reports by analyzing data in Minitab to identify the process’ strengths and weaknesses • Managed weekly project meetings to review progress and to delegate tasks for future trials and qualifications

University Park, Pa, Us

I researched to discover a new family of 2D materials that were theorized to be prime candidates for batteries, semiconductors, or high surface area catalysts. In this position, I published two scientific papers in the Journal of American Chemistry Society (JACS) detailing my teams journey towards these target materials. My specific contribution was to determine a new synthetic method to produce a material that was more susceptible to mild etching conditions. I was successful in doing so, and was also able to develop and troubleshoot new etching protocol as part of this work. I have become an expert in this field, but more importantly have learned how to solve complex issues with little precedent with competing timelines.

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

• Identified relationships between product microstructure and performance to help improve product quality• Overcame complete project restructuring by creating alternative quantitative methods to gather impactful data• Characterized critical properties of a product to gain an understanding of the root cause of consumer concerns• Leveraged multiple cross-functional leader’s expertise to achieve the deliverables of my summer project

Irving, Tx, Us

I helped to pioneer a new material within Kimberly-Clark by taking ownership of multiple sub-projects that were imperative to the success of the overall goal. I identified the root cause of the material's main production issue by isolating key variables in the bench-top process to make the material, and correlating that relationship to each functional property. I established new experimental procedures that were successful in identifying the level of potential hazardous chemicals in our material, so I can always ensure that the products this material is incorporated into are safe for the user.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Honors, Solid State Chemistry