What I Do Currently, my role as Continuous Improvement Leader is to find any opportunities on the site to simplify processes, increase production, decrease cost, and overall find a way for our site to be as competitive as possible. This includes running an Agile Team of short, small "mini-projects" to solve problems and implement solutions in the production unit.
Why Engineering? My father was a mechanical engineer and one of my older, female cousins was a chemical engineer, so I was aware of engineering at an early age. But it took my AP Chemistry teacher my sophomore year in HS to give me the final push I needed and recommended me for a week-long engineering summer camp at a local university. After that, I never looked back!
School Days I attended the University of Delaware and have a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering. I also graduated with 2 minors- one in Economics, and another in Psychology.
Best Part What I like best about being an engineer is that in industry, you have so many opportunities! With an engineering degree, leaders know that you are very capable of problem solving, so this opens up a lot of doors outside of just technical roles. Engineers can be in sales, marketing, leadership, even CEO's!
Proud Moments I have recently been most proud of the efforts that my company and site has sponsored around community outreach. Chemours is investing $50 Million through 2030 in our communities to increase access to STEM for all. I have led multiple volunteer efforts at local schools; acquired a $200,000, 5-year grant to financially help 5 young women pursue their STEM goals in college; and set-up a multi-year partnership with a Houston-area school around STEM.
My Family I have been married (to someone else in the manufacturing industry!) since 2014 and have 3 active rescue dogs!
Hobbies My main hobby outside of work is competing in triathlons! I swam and played soccer growing up, but switched to running after I moved to Houston in 2008. After completing 2 marathons, I decided I needed a bit more "variety" and added in cycling and picked swimming back up. I've been doing triathlons for 10 years and have competed on the national level 3 times in the Olympic distance.