Kathleen Melia

Kathleen Melia

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Continuous Improvement Engineer at Ferrara

  • Education

    • University of Notre Dame

      2018 - 2022
      Bachelor of Science - BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Society of Women Engineers ND Listens ND Club of Philadelphia Neeson Scholarship Recipient ND Club of Delaware Scholarship Recipient

    • Padua Academy

      2014 - 2018
      High School Diploma

      Activities and Societies: Blue Gold Club Board Member Varsity Field Hockey Captain Ronald's Rescue Club Student Ambassador

  • Experience

    • ND Listens

      Feb 2019 - May 2022

      - Oversee management of 80+ student callers on shift - Head the Special Projects team of six which plans and coordinates Notre Dame Day, Senior Class Pledge, ThankViews and international engagement efforts - Record and register daily attendance, monitor off-shift hours, send bi-weekly shift sign-up communications and plan alumni events - Aid in training new hires, answer questions on shift and act as a mentor to a small group of approximately twelve Student Ambassadors as a team leader - Foster relationships and create meaningful dialogue between students and alumni/friends of the University of Notre Dame through phone, video and media- Work with University Relations and the Development Office to help organize "Notre Dame Day", give campus tours to aspiring students, and provide support in various football and alumni related events

      • Senior Manager - Special Projects

        May 2021 - May 2022
      • Student Manager - People Operations

        Mar 2020 - May 2021
      • Student Ambassador

        Feb 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Imperial College London

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Chemical Engineering Summer Abroad Program

      - Selected to participate in a six-week program at Imperial College in London with the opportunity to take a Carbon Capture Plant Operations course as well as a Chemical Engineering Lab - Canceled due to COVID-19

    • Solenis

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Industrial Water Treatment Intern

      - Service and foster relationships with customers at power plants, paper mills and chemical plants across Georgia- Lead the optimization of International Paper’s wastewater treatment system by increasing percent dryness of solids exiting their sludge-dewatering belt press from 16 - 18% and subsequently reduce annual hauling costs by $50,000- Head the jar testing of two proprietary flocculant polymers in order to compare sedimentation rates and dewatering, and use results to calculate proper feed rate of chemistry at belt press - Develop process schematics of Solenis’s OnGuard i Controller System to be implemented on a recovery boiler system- Perform chemical testing on cooling and boiler systems and organize results into cohesive reports for customers Show less

    • Ferrara

      Jul 2022 - now
      • Continuous Improvement Engineer

        May 2025 - now
      • Quality Assurance Supervisor

        Jul 2024 - May 2025
      • Finance Analyst

        Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
      • Continuous Improvement Specialist

        Jul 2022 - Aug 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HACCP Training

      BD Food Safety Consultants LLC
      Oct 2024
    • OSHA 30-Hour

      Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety
      Aug 2022
    • Redzone Certified Frontline Leader

      QAD Redzone
      Aug 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • FSPCA Preventative Controls for Human Food

      Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
      Feb 2025