-Accountable for generating savings and increased payment terms throughout a diverse portfolio including guar, glycols, preservatives, monomers, and sulfates -Assembled and managed a task force to avoid customer interruption following the unexpected cutoff of key raw material -Spearheaded the development and standardization of a global Raw Material Qualification process to improve ISO compliance and stakeholder accountability

- Plan, execute, and validate strategic process improvements to deliver step-change cycle time decreases - Lead energy efficiency initiatives projected to decrease steam and nitrogen costs by 18% - Develop and launch quality plans, DCS recipes, batch sheets, and change management for new products - Lead cause-map investigations to determine and eliminate contributing factors of process issues, quality incidents, and customer complaints - Continuously adjust recipes and processes to improve “First Shot Right” quality metrics and decrease cycle times

- Studied thermal properties and decomposition/exotherm hazards of products and reactions via ARC, DSC, and RC1. - Automated process of identifying high-hazard chemicals in 9,000+ container inventory, increasing rate of identification by 87% vs. previous self-reporting method - Managed site-wide update to GHS-formatted Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for 2,500+ chemicals

Generate weekly content for 'The Onion' based on topical or "evergreen" prompts

Solvay Biomass Energy - Quitman Plant Production Ramp-up - Supervised night and weekend shifts to troubleshoot and commission new equipment - Developed and implemented SOPs for torrefaction reactors and quality control laboratory - Managed weekly data trending and OEE of torrefaction reactor - Communicated data trends and commissioning reports to plant manager and project management on a weekly basis

Solvay Energy Services - Solwatt Team - Analyzed the consumption of electricity, steam, coal, and natural gas across Solvay plants in the US and Mexico - Identified projects to decrease energy expenditures by 5.4MM (10.5%) at various solvay sites, 2.6MM of which could be achieved with less than 1 year payback - Implemented energy management KPI/KAI infrastructure to communicate and track energy consumption - Interacted with plant personnel on-site to identify key energy losses and generate project ideas - Utilized VLOOKUP and pivot tables to manage team's monthly KPIs in safety, budget, and project implementation Solvay Energy Services is a global business unit of the Solvay Group, specialized in the fields of energy optimization and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the group's commitment in the fight against climate change. Solvay Energy Services manages approximately EUR 1.2 billion of energy purchases on behalf of the Group.

Biopharmaceutical Processing - Industrial Products Division - Identified and addressed operational and safety issues during startup of solvent delivery system - Performed Operation Qualification testing on various process elements of solvent delivery system, without which production and experimentation could not begin - Designed and executed an experiment to match product performance characteristics between two laminators using DOE techniques with JMP software, allowing product to be made at two plants

Promoted a safe community environment by enforcing University policy and organizing activities for a floor of 40 undergraduate residents

- Designed and executed an experiment to increase the efficiency of a batch manufacturing process through manipulation of filtration parameters - Performed small-batch filtrations utilizing various filter aids and a lab-scale apparatus

Selected for one-week camp upon interview with Shell Oil Company, where I became educated in the Company's land and deep-sea operations.

Assisted with the facilitation of classroom exercises, group project administration, and grade/attendance management

-Coordinated with other AIChE officers to execute corporate networking events -Participated in AIChE's THON organization, benefiting pediatric cancer patients & families -Represented Penn State Chapter at annual AIChE Student Conference in Minneapolis (October 2011) -AIChE Member since September 2010

- Collaborated directly with Vice President on steam tunnel project with value in excess of 11,000,000. - Collaborated with Project Manager and President to develop pilot plant to treat hydraulic fracturing waste. This plant is currently in operation in Blossburg, PA. - Utilized Excel to organize and track Change Order finances throughout Blossburg Hydrorecovery project. - Solicited quotes and executed purchase orders for various equipment and parts - Entrusted to perform material takeoffs for orders in excess of 1,000,000. Used Microsoft Excel to organize resulting data into several comprehensive binders to be referenced by the project Superintendent, Project Manager, and field workers. - Performed cut/fill takeoffs in AGTEK Earthwork 3D for various wastewater treatment plants.