Michele Dutton Email & Phone Number

Lawrenceburg, IN, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Midland, Michigan, US

Dayton, OH, US

Teaching assistant for Chemical Engineering Separations Techniques course. Graded assignments and exams and tracked student progress. Held office hours twice a week to provide tutoring for students who needed additional help on assignments or preparing for exams.

Dayton, OH, US

Managed the School of Engineering's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts and created content to post to each account. Worked with the School of Engineering marketing and social media team to increase visibility and recruitment efforts. Increased visibility by ~40%. Developed strategy for effectively reaching out to prospective and current students.

• Developed and executed degassing procedures for a resin mixture to determine the best method to decrease voids in a composite structure synthesis using vacuum assisted resin transfer molding
• Analyzed the quality of carbon fiber composites for fiber direction, resin voids and imperfections, by using sanding techniques and examining samples using SEM and optical microscopes
• Assisted with the experimentation on the reduction of silver nitrate to silver nanoparticles using Shewanella oneidensis, focusing on the effects of temperature and addition of dimethyl sulfoxide

Midland, Michigan, US

• Created a variety of lower cost cling films and performing cling tests to achieve predetermined targets
• Measured accuracy and repeatability of an in-house carbonation method versus chemical carbonation method used to test plastic bottle closures
• Analyzed and validated heat seal temperatures for a new customer package
• Led the exploration study for snack packaging and conducted various tests to better understand the industry

Midland, Michigan, US

• Team leader for the installation of a new waste water pump system and the creation of the pump start-up process
• Researched promoter precursors used in EO Catalyst synthesis, and tested catalyst samples in Rotoberty reactors to ensure quality and performance metrics were achieved
• Responsible for the verification and correction of ~100 items on plant P&IDs
• Participated in the development of an automated tool for tracking process and analytical data for the Merox process within the Propane Dehydrogenation plant

Midland, Michigan, US

• Led an effort to extend equipment inspections and create equipment registrations resulting in $133M of savings over 10 years
• Managed the removal of unrequired PSVs from the field to prevent unnecessary preventative maintenance work
• Led the scope development for a project to install nitrogen sweeps on ESD vent piping on 9 Ethylene Oxide reactors

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Created and updated 452 Lockout-Tagout procedures saving up to $25 M per year
• Developed crane & hoist work instructions and implemented the Crane & Hoist Safety Program
• Team leader for the testing, analysis, and implementation of a new chemical process for speed sensor wire stripping, resulting in $1.6 MM per month in savings

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Developed and implemented Safety Focus Sheets for all equipment/processes in lab areas
• Completed ~250 Lockout-Tagout procedures saving up to $13 M per year
• Facilitated the transition of equipment to a new process area by establishing an inventory of all existing equipment
• Managed the organization and implementation of preventative maintenance checklists in lab areas