Dante Mejia
Bloomfield
Summary
Results-driven Process Engineer with a proven track record at Mondelēz International, specializing in process optimization and cross-functional collaboration. Achieved significant cost reductions through effective project management and statistical analysis, enhancing production efficiency. Expert in batch and continuous processing, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance and quality assurance.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Process Engineer
Arcade Beauty
South Plainfield
01.2023 - Current
- Enhanced process capabilities by evaluating emerging equipment technologies.
- Developed standardized work instructions to improve operational consistency.
- Reduced downtime by applying structured root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Authored process documentation and technical specifications to support seamless production.
- Collaborated with production teams to resolve real-time process issues.
- Evaluated new technologies and equipment upgrades to enhance overall process capabilities.
- Implemented standardized work instructions, enhancing operator understanding of critical tasks and improving workflow consistency.
- Reduced production downtime by conducting thorough root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions.
- Conducted root cause analysis to identify, prioritize and eliminate process losses.
- Developed documentation, diagrams, and specifications to meet project requirements and provided technical assistance to production team when issues arose.
Senior Engineer
Mondelēz International
East Hanover
01.2016 - 01.2023
- Analyze key process trends and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, quality control, procurement, and project engineering to scope, develop, and execute process improvement projects.
- Launch new product across global plants including Mexico, Canada, Thailand, and USA.
- Streamline process for North America commercialization and quality programs based on equipment upgrades and improvements.
- Create and implement training modules for batch and continuous technology utilized by global process community.
- Mitigate production losses by circa $1MM through proactively qualifying alternate material.
- Direct commercialization activities for 10+ line extensions challenging aggressive timelines, new equipment installation, reformulation, volume requirements, new flavor suppliers, and alternate ingredients.
- Create training modules for global engineering and product development teams to create SOP 'play book' for how to manufacture high-volume consumer products and manage the machinery to do so.
- Resulted in establishing consistency across all manufactured products across every entity in the organization.
- Oversee and report critical statistical product information to meet regulatory requirements, ensure processes are in control and ensure that our label satisfies truth in advertising for what the product contains and does.
Engineer I
Mondelēz International
Rockford
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Increased plant stability, improved production throughput, and optimized equipment performance for production plant.
- Managed process development from conception to implementation including budgeting, scheduling, training, and use of ergonomic concepts.
- Introduced and commercialized 8-line extensions across continuous and batch processing technologies.
- Decreased production complication by coordinating formulas for US and Canada through scale-up from lab to pilot plant to commercialization.
- Delivered assistance on plant efforts for troubleshooting flavor interactions during production across different brands.
- Reduced equipment downtime and saved circa $110K per annum by shifting three SKUs from batch to continuous process.
- Managed and improved plant raw material portfolio across multiple brands, achieving yearly savings of up to $200K.
Associate Scientist II
Kraft Foods
Whippany
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Led and researched continuous improvement projects for productivity improvement and cost cutting processes.
- Monitored various functions including material ordering, trial documentation, and execution for all productivity initiatives.
- Acted as product and process development lead for filled polymer raw materials as part of business contingency planning.
- Reviewed and recorded analytical data and reported test results in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Directed commercialization of multiple raw materials for productivity program with annualized savings of $500K.
- Conducted pilot trials via new extruder technology and validated 10% flavor reduction to attain annual saving of $5M.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJSkills
- Batch and continuous processing
- Minitab and Excel expertise
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- HACCP compliance
- FDA regulations for OTC products
- Label claim oversight
- Process optimization
- Global commercialization strategies
- Consumer packaged goods scaling
- Regulatory compliance and quality assurance
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Continuous improvement
- SOP development and training
- Process validation
- Project management
- Statistical analysis
- Cost reduction initiatives
- Vendor collaboration
- Technical documentation
- Data analysis
Timeline
Process Engineer
Arcade Beauty
01.2023 - Current
Senior Engineer
Mondelēz International
01.2016 - 01.2023
Engineer I
Mondelēz International
01.2013 - 01.2015
Associate Scientist II
Kraft Foods
01.2009 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology