-Hired to significantly increasing safety record in the department with the worst safety record in the entire company, succeeded by overhauling training programs, increasing accountability, and improving working conditions. -Implemented operator and supervisor training programs to drastically improve training and knowledge gain.-Increased monthly recovery from 87% to 92%.

-Drastically improved safety mindset and safety focus throughout the Durock production department.-Gathered input from every individual in production on what they believed were safety risks and built plan to correct the issues. -Initialized LSS roll out resulting in creation of a new positions that specifically oversaw 5S, CI Cards, and other LSS tasks.-Coached every leader in the production department on what I believed would help them improve their own skill set.-Implemented Operator Rate Program that details the roles and responsibilities of every position and ensures proper advancement.-Carried out multiple trials to decrease production costs. -Promoted foremen, supervisors, CI Coordinators, and a Plant Training Coordinator, hired 24 people, coached, wrote up disciplinary documents, wrote up PIPs, demoted, and fired as was needed.

-Initiated and carried out installation of over $6MM of plant repairs, new equipment installation, and vehicle replacements.-Managed installation of $1.4MM automated FANUC/BWIS packaging system with contractors, production, and maintenance.-Completed LSS green belt training to gain continuous improvement knowledge to resolve issues across multiple departments.-Budgeted work in over 30 capital projects, infrastructure projects, and non-routine maintenance. -Led engineering co-op to write up, budget, and install capital projects and address safety concerns and contractor work.

• Engineered, implemented, and taught formulation of Power BI dashboards that were applied to R&D and Manufacturing.• Settled job description disputes between external manufacturing site employees.• Partnered in designing Python code to bring non-compatible data sources into Power BI.• Created and documented monthly inventory stock-take procedures to quickly catch and correct errors in inventory.• Identified import and export tariff similarities that saved Corteva thousands in expenses.

• Filmed, edited, and finalized safety videos for manufacturing, shipping, and lab environments.• Planned and organized multi-plant engagement events to boost employee moral during flooding.• Analyzed multi-part feed output for protein, fat, and fiber to create a specialty feed for customers.• Lead an eight intern packaging team to identify companywide improvements for packaging.• Repaired and maintained flour mills and ran Quality tests on products involved in daily operation.

• Utilized Inventor to design and 3D print prototypes for multi-million dollar liner improvement project.• Negotiated system specifications with product vendors for liner tensile testing.• Technical writing and report writing for daily customer inquiries.

• Constructed Pyralux resonant sensors.• Identified and carried out chemistry required to bind a variety of proteins to Pyralux sensors.• Cooperated with others in team-based environment to identify frequency differences in various proteins.

• Cooperated with others to identify corn genotypes.• Gathered, prepared, and identified corn for planting to observe phenotypic changes.• Maintained and documented changes in corn fields with genetically altered corn.• Harvested, observed, and documented changes in phenotypic changes throughout growing season.