Profile

I am from Oklahoma and relocated to Colorado almost 4 years ago to be closer to family. I love animals, especially dogs horses and burros. In addition to our two boys we have three four year old littermates that we rescued from the shelter in Oklahoma before we moved. My partner had a 21 year old dog that passed away last year so to celebrate his memory and help heal broken hearts we got a new puppy in October. I love reading fiction when I have time as well as doing anything outside including snow skiing which is plentiful here in Colorado. I also enjoy gardening, cooking and dream of one day having enough land to rescue rounded-up wild horses and burros.

I attended the University of Tulsa graduating with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 2010. Following graduation I worked for a small original equipment manufacturer or industrial process heating equipment for about eight years managing small to large projects worldwide. In 2018 my family and I decided we needed a change of scenery so I begin a job search. I accepted a facilities, basically project, engineering position with a large aerospace equipment manufacturer. The facility I work at makes carbon brakes for commercial aircraft. My role is to manage projects or various sizes for the facility as well as ensure existing equipment/infrastructure is operating well and safely. One project I am currently leading is an effort to reduce our site’s greenhouse gas emissions as part of corporate goals as well as state enforced regulations. I am passionate about sustainability in my personal life and in business so this is a very exciting project for me! Part of my role is serving as the Process Safety Management (PSM) coordinator for the site. PSM is a requirement  of OSHA for sites that store quantities of various hazardous substances. In addition to my work I am working toward a masters in Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (Online program).

Besides taking my sons to and picking up from school each day can be different! Many days I am sitting behind a computer 90% of the day developing designs and drawings for in progress or potential future projects, tracking open safety items, updating site documents etc.  Some days I am running around the site helping to put out fires or gather data. Most days start with checking emails if no emergencies are in progress. Any pressing e-mails/voice messages will be handled via customer/vendor/contractor contact. Then I check my calendar to see what, if any, meetings or other events I have scheduled being sure to prep accordingly for each beforehand. After that I start working my way through my everlasting to-do list that I update daily. The facilities team has a stand-up meeting every morning to discuss what is going on that day/week and any turnbacks (issues) to track. Generally I will do at least one physical site walk a day depending on the projects I am currently leading.