Jennifer Dunn Carlson

Seasonal Wastewater Worker

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Atchison, Kansas, United States

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Timeline
About me
“No problem can be solved with the same level of consciousness that created it.” -Albert Einstein
Education
- Kansas State University
  2005 - 2010
  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemical Engineering 3.67
  Activities and Societies: Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honors Society Oct 2008-May 2010; Phi Eta Sigma, KSU National Honors Society Feb 2006-May 2010; National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Honors Society, Jan 2006 –May-2010 Literary analysis sampling published in student handbook Fall 2006
- Kansas State University
  2010 - 2012
  Master of Science (M.S.) Food Science 4.0
  Activities and Societies: Institute of Food Technologists, Professional Organization, 2012 Research Chefs Association, Professional Organization, 2011-2012 At KSU, I completed my undergraduate and graduate degree, as well as work for the university as a tutor for the Engineering and Chemistry Departments, a research assistant for the Engineering department, and a teaching assistant for the Food Science Department. Outside of school and work, I occasionally volunteered for the Women in Engineering and Science outreach program.
Experience
- City of Olathe
  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
  Seasonal Wastewater Worker
  Worked with operators on plant operations and facility maintenanceMaintained safety code standards of facilities
- Kansas State University
  May 2008 - Dec 2012
  Conducted research on carboxymethyllysine reduction in quickbreads Tutored Chemistry 1 and 2 Instructed a Chemistry 1 laboratory Teach and review fundamental course concepts to fellow students Learned XRD and SEM techniquesPerformed research experiments on aluminum nitride kineticsOrganized outreach activities in collaboration with WESP
  - Graduate Research Assistant
    Aug 2010 - Dec 2012
  - Chemistry Helproom Tutor
    Jun 2010 - Jan 2011
  - Chemistry Teaching Assistant
    May 2010 - Aug 2010
  - Scholars Assisting Scholars Tutor
    Aug 2006 - May 2010
  - Chemical Engineering Department Undergraduate Research Student
    May 2008 - Aug 2008
- University of Delaware
  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
  REU Summer Intern
  Ordered and troubleshot a monitoring system for a green roof project; presented a research poster at an undergraduate research symposium
- University of Delaware
  May 2009 - Aug 2009
  Undergraduate Research Assistant
  Ordered and troubleshot a monitoring system for a green roof projectPresented a research poster at an undergraduate research symposium
- Kerry
  Jan 2013 - Apr 2019
  Role Responsibilities:- Develop rotary cookie and cold form extruded dough products for ice cream applications -Develop cereal agglomerate and panned cereal products to meet customer taste and nutrition requirements.- Engage customers during presentations and working sessions- Support product scale ups and production runs.- Provide technical expertise to customers during product development phases.- Conduct production innovations- Work cross functionally as a Category Technologist for grains, seeds & pods.- Develop bar application prototypes for trade shows, following food safety protocolsAccomplishments- Launched heat stable panned cereal confection- Scaled up a product designed to advance process capabilities for our processing line Show less
  - RD&A Sr. Scientist
    Oct 2016 - Apr 2019
  - RD&A Scientist
    Jun 2015 - Oct 2016
  - R&D Technologist
    Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
- Newly Weds Foods
  Aug 2019 - Jun 2023
  Sr. Scientist I
  Role responsibilities: - Develop marinades for inject and tumble and emulsified meat products. - Develop topical seasoning for topical applications for national chain accounts, regional accounts, and internal customers.- Developed seasoning solutions for co-branding opportunities. - Optimized salad dressing seasonings for supply chain continuation-Work cross-functionally with Culinary team to develop and present innovation platforms for strategic customer-Develop seasoning solutions for customers for supply chain consistency and product quality.-Cross-trained in batter and breader systems to develop high quality value add chicken, fish, and meat analog products. Show less
- MGP Ingredients
  Jun 2023 - now
  Senior Scientist, Product Development
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified Culinary Scientist
  Research Chefs Association
  Mar 2018