Katie Alsobrooks

• Provide executive leadership across engineering, manufacturing, quality, product development, commercialization, process safety, supplier qualification, and regulatory compliance for a manufacturer of energetic materials and explosive devices serving oilfield, industrial, and defense markets.
• Drive engineering development and commercialization for EMFTS-DART program with ExxonMobil, including qualification planning, customer engagement, and manufacturing strategy.
• Guide transformation of manufacturing capability from legacy single-product operation into diversified energetics manufacturing platform.
• Support engineering development, qualification testing, manufacturing readiness, and commercialization for multiple energetic product families.
• Lead commercialization of proprietary power charge products and customer-specific energetic solutions.
• Lead engineering development and qualification testing for new power charge family at Innovex.
• Expand manufacturing capability supporting ongoing SLB power charge production requirements.
• Support expansion into new customer segments, product categories, and engineering-service opportunities.
• Build internal ballistic testing and validation capability that strengthens product qualification, supports quality assurance, and maintains manufacturing consistency.
• Develop strategic customer relationships that drive recurring programs with SLB, ExxonMobil, Baker Hughes, Innovex, and AETC.
• Implement ISO 9001 quality-management systems and supplier qualification processes that support ongoing business growth.
• Led technical evaluation and strategic sourcing discussions involving energetic propellant materials.
• Develop opportunities involving primer cartridges, initiator cartridges, ignition technologies, and silver azide manufacturing.
• Managed supplier relationships to support material availability and production continuity.
• Oversaw budget planning, resource allocation, and capital equipment decisions.

• Provided device testing for monitoring progress, and recording defects.
• Obtained licenses to secure access to Testing and Commissioning Sites within Gulf of Mexico region.
• Reviewed proposed work orders to confirm jobs followed scope of services and budget.
• Logged device failures caused by unexpected reactions during testing.

• Updated standard operating procedures and work instructions for offshore processes.
• Developed process flow diagrams and control plans for production operations.
• Assessed production H2S concentrations for offshore rig and proposed scavenger options.

(In Progress)

• MENG5047 Theory of Pyrotechnics and Propellants - Final Grade: 104%
• Term Paper - Feasibility of Reformulating Pyrotechnic Propellants for Oil and Gas Well Applications