Danielle "Tori" Hargis
Kingsport,Tennessee,
Summary
Adaptable Polymers Staff Engineer with a proven track record at Eastman Chemical Company, specializing in process improvement and risk assessment. Achieved over $5M in cost recovery through innovative project execution. Skilled in Six Sigma methodologies and facilitating cross-functional teamwork to enhance operational efficiency and uphold quality standards.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Polymers Staff Engineer
Eastman Chemical Company
04.2025 - Current
- Provides daily operational manufacturing support and troubleshooting assistance
- Ensures stable, reliable operation to produce quality products for medical and food contact applications
- Support a $2.9M line retrofit and start-up on new process chemistry
- Execute projects to complete PHA action items and reduce identified risks
Polymers Start-Up Engineer
Eastman Chemical Engineer
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Ensured system construction execution aligns with process design specification on $156M new asset construction
- Conducted control systems reviews for start-up capability
- Amended safety interlock to mitigate failure mode consequences
- Generated interlock test procedures for pre-start-up functionality verification
Polymers Process Improve Engineer
Eastman Chemical Company
07.2022 - 12.2024
- Managed the migration of key Process Estimation Software to preserve $4.3M of variable margin
- Led the scale-up path way for Additive #2 removal that could have resulted in $5M in one time cost avoidance and $300k/yr in raw material savings
- Provided key technical insight on several new product development projects
- Successfully qualified 7 raw materials and rates for existing production assets to increase sourcing reliability and production capability
- Assisted in developing preliminary project scope for a $2.9M Capital project to retrofit existing production asset
- Participated in multiple PHA's and completed assigned action items
- Recovered over $600k variable margin by implementing several cost recovery projects to utilize off-spec product in other market applications
- Structured and clarified workflows to ensure proper movement of material across multi-functional teams
Polymers Staff Engineer
Eastman Chemical Company
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Provided technical support to ensure safe and effective Tritan polymer manufacturing
- Oversaw 30+ successful product line transitions while minimizing off-class production
- Utilized RCA methodology to determine root causes of customer quality complaints then executed projects to take corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Compiled a production capability assessment of MP100 to determine future product management strategies and avoid unnecessary customer shutdowns
- Participated in J-factor reviews to prioritize maintenance turn around jobs
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL05-2022
Skills
- Technical support
- Process improvement and development
- New product development
- Risk assessment
- Data management
- Technical documentation
- New Hire Training and Mentoring
- Statistical process control
- Minitab/JMP Statistical Tools
- Cross-functional teamwork & Stakeholder management
Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt , Eastman Chemical Company - February 2025
- Project Leadership Fundamentals, Eastman Chemical Company - 2024
- Kepner Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making , Eastman Chemical Company - 2024
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt , Eastman Chemical Company - 2023
- Confined Space , Eastman Chemical Company - 2023
- Lock Out Tag Out Certification , Eastman Chemical Company - 2023
Timeline
Polymers Staff Engineer
Eastman Chemical Company
04.2025 - Current
Polymers Start-Up Engineer
Eastman Chemical Engineer
01.2025 - 04.2025
Polymers Staff Engineer
Eastman Chemical Company
02.2023 - 08.2023
Polymers Process Improve Engineer
Eastman Chemical Company
07.2022 - 12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
The University of Alabama
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