Brian Villa-Lafontaine

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  • Timeline

    Dec 2015 - Jun 2019

    Make the Road New Jersey

    Make the Road New Jersey
    May 2020 - Sept 2020

    Amazon Associate

    Amazon
    Jul 2020 - Sept 2020

    City Hall Intern

    City Hall of Elizabeth, NJ
    Aug 2020 - May 2021

    Peer Mentor

    Trio Student Support Services
    Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

    Deloitte Case Competition

    Deloitte
    New Jersey, United States
    Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

    L'Oréal USA Diverse Future Leaders Fellow

    L'Oréal
    Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

    ExxonMobil Future Leaders Academy

    ExxonMobil
    Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

    IBM Accelerate

    IBM
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    Summer Intern

    L'Oréal
    Current Company
    Jun 2023 - now

    Specialist Visualization Developer

    Merck
    Rahway, New Jersey, United States
  • About me

    Rutgers Alum Major: Chemical Engineering

  • Education

    • Rutgers university–new brunswick

      2019 - 2023
      Bachelor's degree chemical engineering
  • Experience

    • Make the road new jersey

      Dec 2015 - Jun 2019
      Make the road new jersey

      College Ambassador/Youth Leader • Conducted FAFSA and NJ Dreamers State Aid application workshops to 30+ underrepresented high school students increasing college enrollment • Implemented resources for Spanish-speaking parents by translating college information and materials to improve their understanding of higher education increased by 20% of parent involvement with the college process • Expanded college resources by increasing scholarship opportunities and programs for high school students Show less

    • Amazon

      May 2020 - Sept 2020
      Amazon associate

      Warehouse Associate • Established a new minimal contact system for associates to arrange packages from the conveyor belt onto the pallets improving packaging speed, and shipment efficiency • Supported warehouse team by stacking, wrapping, and placing packages to meet daily production goals • Prepared trucks for distribution by assisting in and overseeing the loading of trucks and securing items

    • City hall of elizabeth, nj

      Jul 2020 - Sept 2020
      City hall intern

      Mayor’s Task Force Intern • Strengthened my community’s voice by collecting surveys to improve their quality of living such as adding more public works projects • Coordinated with other members on creating new engaging activities at local parks which offered free food, free masks, and a safe place for families to come to spend their summer which increased the community’s positivity during the pandemic.

    • Trio student support services

      Aug 2020 - May 2021
      Peer mentor

      • Developed academic and interpersonal relationships with 30+ first year students by educating about resources and student services available on-campus.• Facilitated 5 online workshops to review resumes, interviews, and personal branding on Handshake and LinkedIn. Effectively used Zoom and WebEx to contact my mentees on a timely basis.

    • Deloitte

      Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

      1st Place Winners of Deloitte Case Competition

      • Deloitte Case Competition

        Apr 2022 - Apr 2022
      • DLAMP Program

        Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
    • L'oréal

      Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
      L'oréal usa diverse future leaders fellow
    • Exxonmobil

      Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

      • Increased productivity by 20%, saving an additional $400,000 by revamping clay treater process to create more product using software’s such as SEEQ and PI Processbook to analyze historical data and develop new trends to determine the benefit of the new clay treater line up.• Investigated the benefit to incorporate an alarm system on the process gas dryers resulting in a 90% decrease of a potential exothermic reaction and loss of product.

      • ExxonMobil Future Leaders Academy

        Nov 2020 - Apr 2022
      • Technical BMCP Co-op

        Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
    • Ibm

      Apr 2022 - Aug 2022
      Ibm accelerate
    • L'oréal

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Summer intern

      • Decreased the amount of time to produce Kiehl’s Body Wash by using Excel to develop gantt charts to identify critical points where the steps took over 60 minutes and implemented solutions to reduce the time to 30 minutes improving the performance of the batch by 25 %.• Revamped tank farm layout through effectively communicating with operators to develop the best locations for clean, filled and partially filled tanks by utilizing Excel to create the new layout which decreased the amount of downtime to find a tank by 20 minutes saving an additional $10,000 per year.• Launched 8 team building activities for processors following L’Oréal’s simplicity model. Managed my time using outlook calendar to cover every shift and aligned with supervisors to deploy the activities. Show less

    • Merck

      Jun 2023 - now
      • Specialist Visualization Developer

        Nov 2023 - now
      • Business Analyst

        Jun 2023 - Nov 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Brian Villa-Lafontaine
      Dean’s List | 2019-2021 - May 2021 The Dean's List recognizes students who obtained a 3.3 GPA or better.
    • Awarded to Brian Villa-Lafontaine
      ExxonMobil Future Leaders Academy - Nov 2020 - Was recognized for high academic achievement and leadership positions- Attended virtual workshops to learn about the petrochemical industry and ExxonMobil’s organization- 1 of 24 students selected nationally to attend a 3-day virtual leadership program.- Networked with Presidents and Vice-Presidents.- Participated in leadership-oriented workshops.
    • Awarded to Brian Villa-Lafontaine
      Christopher M. & Angela Sinko Endowed Scholar - Sep 2020
    • Awarded to Brian Villa-Lafontaine
      Louis Stokes Minority Alliance Participation - Feb 2020
    • Awarded to Brian Villa-Lafontaine
      Paul Robeson Summer Institute Scholar - Sep 2019
    • Awarded to Brian Villa-Lafontaine
      Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar - Jun 2019 I was recognized for my leadership among the best Latino students in the country,