Kathleen Melia

Experience

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  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
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  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

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  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

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  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