Experience

BestCo

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Process Engineer II

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  Mooresville, North Carolina, United States



WestRock Company

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Raw Material Coordinator

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2021

  Covington, Virginia, United States Managing raw materials consumed in the paper mill by ordering chemicals and purchased fiber, controlling inventory of bulk and non-bulk raw materials through daily, weekly, and monthly internal inventory processes, and communicating regularly with suppliers of critical and non-critical raw materials, working closely with customer or technical service representatives to ensure product quality and timely deliveries.

• Senior Engineer

  • Jun 2017 - Nov 2021

  Covington, Virginia, United States Lead engineer for two coating preparation areas responsible for managing daily operations including: directing hourly workforce efforts, coordinating needed maintenance, promoting safety excellence and addressing safety concerns, optimizing existing processes, and driving improvement projects. Additional duties acting as Raw Material Coordinator and Department Supervisor in coworkers’ absence. Continued call duty on weeknights and weekends on a rotational basis.

• Process Engineer

  • Jun 2015 - May 2017

  Covington, Virginia Organized maintenance job requests, preparation, and scheduling for single area in department. Improved existing raw material calibration program in coating preparation area to decrease material waste. Facilitated various software program changes and updates resulting from company merger. Supported mill-wide safety efforts by creating and reviewing department-specific lockout-tagout documents and contributing to improvements made with the ergonomics team.



Volume Two Bookstore

• Sales Associate

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2015

  Blacksburg, VA Responsible for organizing store floor and restocking merchandise Increased sales by assisting customers in locating merchandise and suggesting additional purchases



MeadWestvaco (MWV)

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Safety, Health, and Environment Co-op

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Covington, VA Developed an application containing eight emergency safety procedures and capable of sending alerts to users Identified and organized past injuries and near misses for fatality and serious injury potential Tracked and consolidated environmental emission and wastewater permit requirements Presented my contributions to upper management at the end of the work session



MeadWestvaco (MWV)

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Stewardship Co-op

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Covington, VA Collected and analyzed data to track and control bacterial colonies on select paper grades Introduced a new procedure for tracking chemical totes used in at least six areas within the mill Presented my contributions to upper management at the end of the work session