Rebecca Wulfsohn

• Supported the planning and coordination of the Chicago Venture Summit, which welcomed over 600 Venture Capitalists and entrepreneurs from around the country to showcase Chicago’s growing startup ecosystem. • Strengthened the Startup Chicago program, which focuses on developing and showcasing startups in the Chicagoland area. Helped grow startup portfolio to over 200 companies and sourced Venture Capitalists to take part in industry targeted pitch events

• Drove cross functional projects with employees at all levels in Operations, Procurement, Commercial, and R&D. 2020 initiatives resulting in an annual cost savings of $9.7M • Ideated on annual initiatives and strategy to enhance problem solving culture across organization by serving on Continuous Improvement Leadership Team • Directed projects with strategic suppliers to optimize supply chain and create intercompany synergies, leading to over $1.6M in savings • Developed training curriculums and associated materials to be used by over 100 employees, on subjects such as Basic Statistics, Intro to Minitab, SPC (Statistical Process Control), and Advanced Excel Techniques • Provided training support to North American plants to over 130 employees to increase problem solving capacity. Areas of specialty include project management methodologies (ex. PDCA and DMAIC), data analysis tools, and how to identify and measure key metrics to drive sustainable improvements

• Promoted to lead enterprise-wide transformational initiatives to drive efficiency and provide $8M+ in cost savings • Led plant strategy sessions to determine key initiatives and align on focus areas to improve performance. Worked with Plant Leadership Teams to translate strategy into aligned project initiatives tied to KPI’s • Introduced strategy and approach to implement cultural transformation and integration of lean management system at Ingredion’s largest manufacturing site • Performed data exploration and assessments for three sites to develop case for lean implementation at North American manufacturing facilities

• Worked as a technical resource to bring project management and analytic expertise to plant issues • Increased annual throughput by 4.5M lb and reduced reprocessing by 96% of crystalline product. Led the research, development, design, and implementation of a solution to address vital issue of identifying contamination in finished product. Product success led to recognition by senior leadership, including recommendation to expand application across multiple sites • Engaged with Corporate Quality to lead root cause analysis event at key supplier site to improve product safety • Trained over 400 employees in Six Sigma methodologies. Coached practitioners in the scoping, execution, and financial benefit calculations of their certification projects • Acted as the first site leader at manufacturing site for company’s business resource group, Women of Ingredion Network (WIN). Led diversity and inclusion workshops with managers and staff

• Provided leadership and technical expertise to optimize production on carbon fiber lines to improve yields and maximize process capability of final product properties. • Managed three production lines and critical water treatment system as lead engineer to produce aero- and space- grade carbon fiber • Commissioned multi-million-dollar equipment for industry leading manufacturing lines. Managed schedule and cost control, identified pertinent resources, and ensured proper coordination between multidisciplinary team • Headed continuous improvement initiatives, including material optimization and changeover reduction, which resulted in over $600K in annual cost savings

Wallman Scholar (Top 5% of Class)