Sarah Crysler

Experience

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  Absopure Water Company

  Nov 2010 - Apr 2012

  Quality Assurance Technician II

  • Oversaw entire manufacturing process from raw material to finished product• Anticipated production needs and allocated raw materials to ensure that customer demand was met successfully• Improved record-keeping procedures to guarantee cGMP guidelines were met• Streamlined the company’s Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan• Achieved International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) Certified Plant Operator (CPO) status in September 2011

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  The Dow Chemical Company

  Jun 2012 - Apr 2017

  • Increased overall plant First Pass Prime from 92% to 98% by improving catalyst removalfrom monomer prior to distillation, eliminating rework• Increased monomer yield from an average of 101 kg to an average of 114 kg per batchthrough elimination of monomer rework• Managed six operators during day-to-day production and facilitated daily, weekly andmonthly communication meetings between operations and staff• Led operations through the start-up, production and shut-down of biennial campaign at analternate plant to produce raw material used in daily plant operations• Launched two new products in the plant, including procedure and runsheet creation,operator training, pre-startup review and post-campaign analysis• Led root cause investigation team following process upsets such as loss of primarycontainment and non-conforming batches• Completed Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader training and utilized toolsto improve production efficiency while minimizing defects• Developed, reviewed and revised procedures used by plant operators to perform routine,non-routine and critical tasks in the field Show less • Managed blending campaigns for Dow Agrosciences’ Lorsban 15G plant, collaboratingwith production coordinator, production leader and operators to convert 30,000 lbs of lowassay material into usable product• Site Safety Performance Improvement Team (SSPIT) Challenged Plant Representativefor Dow Chemical’s Specialty Intermediates plant• Supported Dow Water & Process Solutions in the characterization of reverse osmosismembranes, providing data for over 160 samples and 400 analyses through pyrolysis GCMS/FID/TCD, pyrolysis EGA-MS, LC/MS and GC/MS• Managed multiple projects concurrently utilizing strong prioritization, communicationand organization skills• Authored/coauthored 31 AL reports and 7 CRI reports• Performed troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on analytical instrumentation• Nominated for 2014 Technologist of the Year award as a result of rapid acclimation toAnalytical Sciences and the Dow Water & Process Solutions reverse osmosis membraneworkflowSupported Dow Water & Process Solutions in the characterization of reverse osmosis membranes by pyrolysis GC-MS/FID/TCD, LC/MS and GC/MS Show less • Performed routine and non-routine testing using various analytical instrumentation, including: HPLC, GC/FID, GC/HS, GC/MS, UV/Vis, IC, KF/HS, viscometers, and pH• Identified and quantified byproducts, impurities and contamination in final products, intermediates, and raw materials for use in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, healthcare, and food-based applications• Optimized current analytical methods and developed/validated new methods to provide manufacturing and process R&D support• Implemented cGMP procedures for routine product release testing (pharmaceutical and food-based applications)• Performed characterizations and analyses under GLP regulations and guidelines• Authored/coauthored 67 AL reports and 3 CRI reports Show less

  • Run Plant Engineer, Advanced Electronic Materials

    Jun 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Analytical Technologist, Formulated Systems Analysis - Analytical Sciences R&D

    Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Analytical Technologist (Kelly Services) - Analytical Technology Center

    Jun 2012 - Jan 2014
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  DTE Energy

  Apr 2017 - now

  FG ESO DeLAB Warren Service Center Renewable Energy O&M - Project ManagerFG Monroe Power Plant Engineering FG Monroe Power Plant EngineeringFG ESO - Combustion & Draft

  • Manager - Field and Lab Operations

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Supervisor - Engineering

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Senior Engineer

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Staff Engineer

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2018