Experience

Cortland Biomedical

• United States
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Cortland, New York, United States Supports design and development of new products by: -Developing and codifying production processes and measurement methods. -Establishing routers, labor estimates, and BOMs -Performing process characterization studies and supporting process/ equipment qualifications



Gentex Corp.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• R&D Chemical Engineer

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2022

  Carbondale, PA Was a member of the Advanced Engineering (R&D) team, specializing in polymer chemistry and adhesives. -Designed, built, and tested prototypes in the development of new optics products. Analyzed test data to inform the next iteration of prototype design and testing. -Supported projects involving the replacement of adhesives in existing products. Served as the technical lead from new adhesive selection through product qualification. -Supported production in the troubleshooting of… Show more Was a member of the Advanced Engineering (R&D) team, specializing in polymer chemistry and adhesives. -Designed, built, and tested prototypes in the development of new optics products. Analyzed test data to inform the next iteration of prototype design and testing. -Supported projects involving the replacement of adhesives in existing products. Served as the technical lead from new adhesive selection through product qualification. -Supported production in the troubleshooting of chemical or adhesion problems. -Operated and maintained instruments including TGA, DSC, DMA, FTIR, and rheometer for use in material characterization. Show less



Coty

• Netherlands
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Initiative Process Engineer

  • Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

  Hunt Valley, MD Led new product initiative launches in the liquid cosmetics making department. -Worked with initiative project leaders to define project schedules and align external resources to support initiative activities in the making department -Managed initiative readiness activities internal to the liquid cosmetics making department -Gathered and shared technical and department-specific feedback to the initiative project leaders, for use in the early stages of initiative development to… Show more Led new product initiative launches in the liquid cosmetics making department. -Worked with initiative project leaders to define project schedules and align external resources to support initiative activities in the making department -Managed initiative readiness activities internal to the liquid cosmetics making department -Gathered and shared technical and department-specific feedback to the initiative project leaders, for use in the early stages of initiative development to impact product formulation and capital cost estimates etc.

• Process Engineer

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  Hunt Valley, MD **The P&G Covergirl business transferred to Coty in a merger 10/1/2016** Worked in the production areas that produce Covergirl liquid makeup and mascara. Developed in-depth knowledge of the production equipment and process transformations in order to: -Complete cost savings projects for the production areas -Investigate process upsets and either return equipment to desired state or implement improvements to equipment -Determine what steps in the batch process caused bad… Show more **The P&G Covergirl business transferred to Coty in a merger 10/1/2016** Worked in the production areas that produce Covergirl liquid makeup and mascara. Developed in-depth knowledge of the production equipment and process transformations in order to: -Complete cost savings projects for the production areas -Investigate process upsets and either return equipment to desired state or implement improvements to equipment -Determine what steps in the batch process caused bad quality product, and implement technically correct fixes. -Improve the automated batch control programming to drive batch consistency -Participate in making full-scale test batches of new products; identifying potential production issues and mitigating them by suggesting process changes, adjusting automated batch controls, and training on new work processes



Procter & Gamble

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 2015 - Sep 2016

  Hunt Valley, MD Covergirl business



Bucknell University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • May 2013 - May 2015

  Studied methods for determining the surface tension of atmospheric aerosols. Instruments used: Atomic force microscope, tensiometer, and additional instruments listed with the undergraduate research experience below

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2010 - May 2013

  Undertook several projects dealing with atmospheric aerosols. Explored the impact rivers had on local atmospheric aerosol production. Tested whether household cleaners and deodorizers could react with tropospheric ozone to produce particles. Gained knowledge on nanoparticle distributions, aerosol production mechanisms, experimental design Instruments used: Differential mobility analyzer, Condensation particle counter, Cloud condensation nuclei counter, Optical particle counter… Show more Undertook several projects dealing with atmospheric aerosols. Explored the impact rivers had on local atmospheric aerosol production. Tested whether household cleaners and deodorizers could react with tropospheric ozone to produce particles. Gained knowledge on nanoparticle distributions, aerosol production mechanisms, experimental design Instruments used: Differential mobility analyzer, Condensation particle counter, Cloud condensation nuclei counter, Optical particle counter, Scanning electron microscope



Maia Yogurt

• United States
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2013 - Jan 2014

  Selinsgrove, PA