Sydney Epps Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Businesses across the consumer products, retail, and life sciences industries partner with Clarkston Consulting to enhance strategic decision-making, improve operational efficiencies, implement new technologies, and promote business growth and market diversification. Leveraging deep functional and industry expertise, our people discover, design, and deliver solutions that fit your business, your goals, and your future. At Clarkston, your purpose is our purpose.

Raleigh, Nc

- Assist groups of 2-5 students with topics in Organic Chemistry I and II.- Create quizzes, practice sets, and session agendas.- Cater to different learning styles and levels of expertise quickly and effectively.- Offer study tips as well as advice for organization and planning.

Bessemer City, North Carolina, United States

- Designed and performed experiment to determine effects of dry room storage time on product quality.- Employed results of study to edit SOPs and set new limit for product storage to reduce lost product.- Calculated process requirements to reduce labor demands and sanitation requirements by 20% through elimination of unnecessary equipment.- Evaluated washdown process and altered procedure resulting in $400,000 annual savings from reduced downtime.- Programmed in SCADA to improve readability, eliminate broken tags and links, and allow for tracking of production progress to reduce under- and overproduction.- Performed statistical analysis with RStudio on data collected for all projects.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

- Assist team involved in international tree breeding research. Prepare samples for scanning, scan samples, enter and review data.- Responsible for training of new team members each semester. Often work early hours to prepare scanning equipment for coworkers.

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

- Led meetings with sourcing teams locally and internationally to delegate work related to the implementation of a new regulatory document incorporating FDA, EPA, and global legislative restrictions of harmful substances. Interacted directly with suppliers to decrease wait times for required documents.- Reviewed over 50 supplier responses against requirements to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with standards.- Created an organizational space, guidelines, and training materials for the new regulatory compliance system. Combined a set of resources and developed a slide deck of general compliance concepts and materials to streamline the onboarding process.

Raleigh, Nc

- Provide 1-on-1 academic support for students in Organic Chemistry I and II. - Coordinate with two students per semester to organize once- or twice-weekly meetings. - Offer suggestions for general study habits.

Menasha, Wisconsin, United States

- Responsible for sampling from wastewater treatment plants and performing tests to determine residual concentrations. Used results of testing to recommend process adjustments to supervisors. - Involved in the planning of the installation of new guards for sludge presses. Researched cheapest supplier options for material requirements. Suggested installation of small doors on guards for convenience of operators.- Implemented a 5S system in the main lab. Organized a six-week schedule and involved the environmental team when necessary to remove dated and unnecessary equipment.

Catawba, South Carolina, United States

- Conducted trial involving the impact of pH on consistency for the installation of a sulfuric acid pump, found the ideal pH to be approximately 4.0 to achieved desired consistency for pulp dryer headbox.- Ran tests on samples collected from the chemical recovery area of the plant to determine concentrations of sodium in sewers. Found daily losses to be around $1,500. Corresponded with operators to plan process adjustments to washing systems to reduce losses.- Summarized all projects in concise technical reports which were distributed to department heads.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), TRIO, Pack Promise Scholar, Spanish Club, VOLAR (Voluntarios.

Dual Enrollment

High School Diploma, Graduated In Top 10 Of Class

Environmental Club member (2yr) and officer (1yr). Varsity soccer team player (4yr) and captain (1yr).