Kaitlyn Mansfield
Biography
Kaitlyn Mansfield is a senior in chemical engineering. Over the summer, Kaitlyn was a Manufacturing Science and Engineering intern with Merck. Kaitlyn is a teaching assistant for OPP’s ENGR 103 course. At her internship with Merck, Kaitlyn supported the Deviation Management team by leading a Deviation investigation with CAPA development using Root Cause Analysis principles to identify process deficiencies and establish a robust system to apply material control. Additionally, she investigated and assessed impact for 7 production-impacting deviations to ensure product quality and expedite batch release timelines. She also worked with the site Safety team to develop a sitewide PowerBI interactive tool to present status of safety action items, display KPIs, and improve safety response times with union partnership. Kaitlyn is also a member of Higher Ground Dance Company and Women in Engineering. In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys hiking, reading, dancing, and arts and crafts.